Deadly Russian strike in Poland risks dangerous escalation

The United States is on high alert after a Russian missile strike in Poland killed two people, an incident that could signal a major turning point for Moscow's war in Ukraine.  The explosion and deaths on Polish land mark the realization of a long-held concern among NATO members: that Russia’s attacks on Ukraine would spill beyond its borders and risk widening the conflict by triggering Article V, the mutual defense pact of member states. Poland, which quickly began an investigation into exactly what happened, was considering invoking Article IV, which allows any NA

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GOP acrimony spills over at heated Senate lunch

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Poland calls NATO meeting after Russian-made missile kills two

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Judge strikes down Title 42 policy blocking asylum seekers

A federal judge on Tuesday vacated the Title 42 policy that allowed border agents to rapidly expel migrants without letting them seek asylum, toppling a Trump-era policy embraced by the Biden administration. D.C. federal district court Judge Emmet Sullivan found the policy violated the Administrative Procedures Act, striking down the controversial policy and blocking the Biden administration from using it to turn away migrants. Crafted under the Trump administration in the earliest days of the pandemic, Sullivan found the policy to be arbitrary and capricious, violating

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House GOP picks Emmer as GOP whip, Scalise as leader

House Republicans elected Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), the chief of their campaign team,to be House majority whip in a closed-door conference vote on Tuesday, ending a closely-fought race with Reps. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.). The conference separately voted to elect Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) as majority leader by voice vote. Scalise had been serving as minority whip. Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was elected Speaker-designate. A vote on the House floor will eventually determine the Speakership. Emmer won the race for House majority whip,

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