Ukraine war bleeds into Russia-US nuclear talks
Rock-bottom relations between the U.S. and Russia amid the Ukraine war are bleeding into one of the most high-stakes area of the relationship: strategic communication over nuclear weapons. Russia’s rejection of meeting U.S. officials in Egypt for nuclear talks over a soon-to-expire treaty is raising the risk that Washington is losing its ability to communicate with Moscow, even over one of the most fragile and preserved issues of mutual importance. Russian President Vladimir Putin has appeared to tone down rhetoric threatening the use of nuclear weapons in U
Read MoreAlito jokes about Black kids in KKK outfits during Supreme Court argument
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Read MoreWhy Democrats are so optimistic about winning the Georgia Senate runoff
Democrats are feeling optimistic about winning Tuesday’s Senate runoff in Georgia between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and GOP challenger Herschel Walker, a victory that would give the party a 51st seat. There are a number of reasons for the high hopes. The party thinks it has a top candidate in Warnock, a reverend who serves as senior pastor at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, the former pulpit of Martin Luther King Jr. Warnock won a runoff in 2021, and he received more votes than Walker on Election Day. Walker, endorsed by former Presiden
Read MoreNH senators skipping White House event over Biden-backed primary plan
New Hampshire Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D) and Maggie Hassan (D) will skip the White House congressional ball Monday amid anger in their home state over President Biden backing a plan to shake up the Democratic primary calendar. A Democratic National Committee panel voted Friday to make South Carolina the first state to cast ballots, replacing Iowa as the first caucus state, and to put New Hampshire and Nevada on the schedule three days later.
Read MoreThune: Trump call to terminate Constitution a ‘golden opportunity’ for 2024 rivals
Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters Monday that he “couldn’t disagree more” with former President Trump’s call to terminate parts of the Constitution in order to be reinstated president and said such comments present “a golden opportunity” for Trump’s rivals in 2024. Thune, who was just reelected to a fourth Senate term, noted that federal officeholders take an oath to uphold the Constitution and added that he takes his seriously. “Of course I disagree with that. I swear an oath to uphold the Constitution, and it is a bedrock principle — it is the p
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