https://www.scmp.com/rss/327174/feed Founded in 2007, POLITICO is an award-winning, American political journalism company that covers politics and policy in the United States and internationally. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed concern that Russia is planning to destroy the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant because its war with Ukraine is going so poorly. Speaking via a translator in an interview that aired Sunday on ABC’s “This Week”, Zelensky said: “Can we, while analysing this, think that Russia is planning a local explosion in order to stop Ukrainian operations on the battlefield? Yes.” He said of the Russians: “If they are going to lose more initiative than they have lost... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3227090/russians-could-blow-nuclear-plant-halt-ukraines-forces-zelensky-warns?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3227090/russians-could-blow-nuclear-plant-halt-ukraines-forces-zelensky-warns?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 09 Jul 2023 14:26:53 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Annabelle Dickson on politico.eu on October 17, 2021. British MPs holding meetings with the public could be offered police protection following the killing of their colleague David Amess, Home Secretary Priti Patel said. Ministers and parliamentary authorities were carrying out an urgent review of MPs’ security outside parliament after the Conservative representative for Southend West was fatally... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3152697/uk-mps-could-be-given-police-protection-public-meetings-wake?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3152697/uk-mps-could-be-given-police-protection-public-meetings-wake?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Oct 2021 03:32:08 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Ryan Heath and Karl Mathiesen on politico.com on October 13, 2021. Scotland’s largest city – famous for deep fried Mars bars, club nights and sectarian soccer rivalry – is about to attract a network of global elites more comfortable gathering over champagne in Davos for the World Economic Forum. Corporations, celebrities, royals and religious leaders will be jetting into Glasgow on October 31 for two... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3152296/global-elites-are-headed-scotland-cop26?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3152296/global-elites-are-headed-scotland-cop26?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Oct 2021 03:54:43 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Caitlin Emma and Jennifer Scholtes on politico.com on October 12, 2021. The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives approved a bill on Tuesday to briefly alleviate the squeeze of the US debt limit, warding off an economically destructive default for just over seven weeks. President Joe Biden is expected to sign the legislation in short order, allowing the Treasury Department to keep paying loans... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3152131/congress-punts-us-debt-limit-crisis-december?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3152131/congress-punts-us-debt-limit-crisis-december?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 Oct 2021 01:31:13 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Christopher Cadelago and Laura Barron-Lopez on politico.com on October 11, 2021. In a focus group last week, Pennsylvania Democrats one after another articulated the issue vexing top White House aides, party operatives in Virginia and voters in Georgia: why isn’t US President Joe Biden’s diminished job rating rebounding? All nine participants from Tuesday’s session gave Biden C- grades or lower. And... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3152008/joe-biden-trapped-coronavirus-malaise-presidents?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3152008/joe-biden-trapped-coronavirus-malaise-presidents?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 Oct 2021 02:21:16 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Meredith McGraw on politico.com on October 9, 2021. Nine months ago, Republicans were questioning Donald Trump’s place as the lead fixture of their party. Saturday night provided the clearest evidence yet that they want him right there. Not one year removed from surviving a second impeachment, the former president rallied before thousands of his most loyal supporters across the Iowa state fairgrounds on... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3151858/donald-trump-holds-fast-his-election-lies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3151858/donald-trump-holds-fast-his-election-lies?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 Oct 2021 17:01:59 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Betsy Woodruff Swan on politico.com on October 7, 2021. Former US president Donald Trump is directing a group of his former aides to ignore a subpoena from the House committee probing the January 6 Capitol attack and signalling he will go to court to block their testimony to the investigators. The committee has subpoenaed documents and testimony from four Trump administration alumni: former social media... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3151577/donald-trump-tells-four-former-aides-defy-january-6?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3151577/donald-trump-tells-four-former-aides-defy-january-6?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Oct 2021 21:01:59 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Quint Forgey on politico.com on October 7, 2021. Two lawmakers on US national security committees – one a House Democrat, the other a Senate Republican – said on Thursday they were unaware of a US troop deployment in Taiwan where forces are reportedly helping train the island nation’s military. The acknowledgements from congressman Ami Bera and Senator Thom Tillis, made during POLITICO’s inaugural... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3151573/us-troops-secretly-training-taiwanese-soldiers-last-year?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3151573/us-troops-secretly-training-taiwanese-soldiers-last-year?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Oct 2021 16:56:11 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Meredith McGraw on politico.com on October 7, 2021. It was one of the great mysteries of his time in office. Why, exactly, did President Donald Trump make an unscheduled trip to Walter Reed National Medical Centre one sunny Saturday afternoon in November 2019? A wide range of conspiracy theories was birthed from that moment – It was a heart ailment! He had a stroke! An impeachment driven anxiety attack?... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3151524/how-ego-led-donald-trump-hide-colonoscopy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3151524/how-ego-led-donald-trump-hide-colonoscopy?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Oct 2021 09:16:37 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Alexandra S. Levine and Claire Rafford on politico.com on October 5, 2021. Whistle-blower Frances Haugen came to the Senate on Tuesday with a message about Facebook and its leaders: don't trust them. The former project manager whose revelations have shaken the world's largest social network accused Mark Zuckerberg and his company of knowingly pushing products that harm children and young adults in a... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3151300/whistle-blower-senate-dont-trust-facebook?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3151300/whistle-blower-senate-dont-trust-facebook?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Oct 2021 17:04:00 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Daniel Lippman on politico.com on October 4, 2021. Seven foreign journalists working for the US Agency for Global Media who were fired by the Trump administration have sued the agency for breach of contract and wrongful termination. The journalists argue in their complaints that their careers and livelihoods have been significantly hurt by being fired and are seeking back pay. Most also claim that USAGM... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3151199/journalists-sue-us-broadcasting-arm-wrongful?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3151199/journalists-sue-us-broadcasting-arm-wrongful?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Oct 2021 01:48:41 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Matthew Choi on politico.com on October 4, 2021. Asian-American Republicans have been disproportionate critics of former US president Donald Trump, and a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll suggests distance from Trump would help attract more Asian-American voters to the party. A majority of Asian-American/Pacific Islander voters found the former president largely responsible for anti-AAPI discrimination... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3151188/many-asian-republicans-blame-trump-not-their-party?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3151188/many-asian-republicans-blame-trump-not-their-party?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 Oct 2021 20:17:13 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Nick Niedzwiadek on politico.com on October 4, 2021. US President Joe Biden said on Monday that he could not guarantee that the federal government will not default on debt payments due later this month, putting the onus on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to back Republicans off their strategic obstructions to Democratic attempts to raise the debt limit. “I can‘t believe that will be the end... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3151186/joe-biden-says-he-cant-guarantee-us-wont-hit-debt?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3151186/joe-biden-says-he-cant-guarantee-us-wont-hit-debt?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 Oct 2021 18:51:20 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Emma Anderson on politico.eu on September 27, 2021. Gott im Himmel! The man aiming to be Germany’s next chancellor is already speaking English in public. Olaf Scholz, the Social Democrat vying to lead the next German government after Sunday’s election, shocked German media Monday by answering questions in English at a press conference. When asked by a correspondent for Britain’s Channel 4 TV to respond... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3150352/olaf-scholz-shocks-german-media-speaking-english?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3150352/olaf-scholz-shocks-german-media-speaking-english?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Sep 2021 01:44:55 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Maya Parthasarathy on politico.com on September 26, 2021. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said that Democrats will pass an infrastructure bill with US$550 billion in new spending sometime this week, but would not specify exactly when or nail down the timing for the US$3.5 trillion social spending package. The House last month voted for a September 27 deadline to bring the bipartisan infrastructure... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3150206/nancy-pelosi-says-infrastructure-bill-will-pass?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3150206/nancy-pelosi-says-infrastructure-bill-will-pass?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 Sep 2021 21:18:16 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Myah Ward on politico.com on September 24, 2021. The White House said on Friday that President Joe Biden will not invoke executive privilege on his predecessor’s behalf to shield any Trump White House records from the House’s January 6 committee investigating the Capitol insurrection. White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters that the Trump administration has not reached out to suggest... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3150066/joe-biden-wont-invoke-executive-privilege-shield?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3150066/joe-biden-wont-invoke-executive-privilege-shield?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Sep 2021 21:38:40 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Andy Blatchford on politico.com on September 23, 2021. Joe Biden’s choice for the next ambassador to Ottawa says the US is waiting for Justin Trudeau’s long-promised update to Canada’s China policy. David Cohen’s remarks on Wednesday to a Senate hearing came amid fresh questions about the depth of the Trudeau government’s engagement with the US president on China-related issues. “We are all waiting for... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3149965/us-waiting-canadas-updated-china-policy-says-biden?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3149965/us-waiting-canadas-updated-china-policy-says-biden?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Sep 2021 08:00:36 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Victoria Guida on politico.com on September 22, 2021. The Federal Reserve on Wednesday signalled it is on track to begin withdrawing some of its extraordinary support for the US economy later this year, even though officials are more pessimistic about the outlook for growth and job creation as the resurgent coronavirus weighs on the country. Fully half of the Fed's 18 policymakers even pencilled in the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3149737/federal-reserve-signals-plan-pull-back-us-economic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3149737/federal-reserve-signals-plan-pull-back-us-economic?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Sep 2021 20:13:50 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Sam Sabin and Victoria Guida on politico.com on September 21, 2021. The US Treasury Department on Tuesday announced a crackdown on the use of digital currencies in ransomware attacks and other financial crimes, including its first-ever sanctions against a crypto exchange. Treasury said about 40 per cent of the transactions at the sanctioned cryptocurrency exchange operating in Russia – Suex – involved... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3149618/us-treasury-unleashes-cryptocurrency-sanctions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3149618/us-treasury-unleashes-cryptocurrency-sanctions?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Sep 2021 17:52:10 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by David Cohen on politico.com on September 19, 2021. Michael Mullen, former chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Sunday said there was nothing abnormal about the reported conversations between General Mark Milley and his counterparts in China. According to authors Bob Woodward and Robert Costa, Milley reached out to China in the waning days of the Trump administration, attempting to reduce tensions by... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3149357/former-joint-chiefs-chair-nothing-unusual-about?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3149357/former-joint-chiefs-chair-nothing-unusual-about?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Sep 2021 19:51:22 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Lara Seligman and Daniel Lippman on politico.com on September 15, 2021. Claims in an upcoming book that a frantic Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley made secret calls to his Chinese counterpart are greatly exaggerated, according to two people familiar with the discussions. A forthcoming book by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa claims that Milley grew concerned about then President Donald Trump’s... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3148908/claims-top-us-general-mark-milley-made-secret-calls?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3148908/claims-top-us-general-mark-milley-made-secret-calls?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Sep 2021 20:33:11 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Paul McLeary on politico.com on September 14, 2021. Since taking office, the Biden administration has kept up Washington’s shipments of weapons and training to the Ukrainian military, including US$275 million worth of equipment and support packages since March. But some in Congress are looking to do more and have included an amendment attached to the 2022 defence bill that would pressure the Biden... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3148770/us-armys-iron-dome-could-be-headed-ukraine?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3148770/us-armys-iron-dome-could-be-headed-ukraine?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Sep 2021 22:49:14 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Claire Rafford on politico.com on September 10, 2021. US President Joe Biden on Friday told opponents of his administration's Covid-19 vaccine mandates to “have at it” with legal challenges, lamenting that the issue has grown so politicised. “I am so disappointed that particularly some Republican governors have been so cavalier with the health of these kids, so cavalier with the health of their... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3148376/joe-biden-legal-challengers-his-coronavirus-vaccine?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3148376/joe-biden-legal-challengers-his-coronavirus-vaccine?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Sep 2021 18:39:34 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Alex Thompson on politico.com on September 9, 2021. Former presidential and New York mayoral candidate Andrew Yang is set to launch a third party next month, according to two people familiar with the matter. Yang is expected to start the party in conjunction with the October 5 release of his new book, Forward: Notes on the Future of Our Democracy. It’s not clear what the name of Yang’s third party will... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3148230/andrew-yang-launch-third-party?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3148230/andrew-yang-launch-third-party?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Sep 2021 03:20:45 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Adam Cancryn and David Lim on politico.com on September 9, 2021. US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced plans to require staff vaccinations at all health facilities that receive federal funding, as part of a sweeping new plan to rein in the coronavirus. The move represents a dramatic expansion of the administration’s bid to boost vaccination rates among frontline health care workers, and comes as... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3148210/coronavirus-joe-biden-expands-us-vaccine?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3148210/coronavirus-joe-biden-expands-us-vaccine?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Sep 2021 22:32:29 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Jennifer Scholtes and Caitlin Emma on politico.com on September 8, 2021. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned congressional leaders on Wednesday that she expects the country's debt limit will hit its breaking point next month, dealing a likely blow to the global economy without quick action. In a letter to top lawmakers in both parties, Yellen said the Biden administration’s “best and most recent”... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3148196/us-treasury-secretary-janet-yellen-warns-likely?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3148196/us-treasury-secretary-janet-yellen-warns-likely?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Sep 2021 16:57:15 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Meredith McGraw and Marc Caputo on politico.com on September 7, 2021. Boots on the ground in Iowa. Accelerated fundraising. More national media interviews. A flood of new press statements. A rise in attack ads on the web. With a flurry of activity from his super PAC and hints dropped in private conversations with confidantes and advisers, Donald Trump is signalling a heightened interest in reclaiming... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3147931/donald-trump-builds-turnkey-campaign-operation-2024?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3147931/donald-trump-builds-turnkey-campaign-operation-2024?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Sep 2021 18:35:42 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Kelly Hooper on politico.com on September 4, 2021. Leaders of the select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol insurrection on Saturday denounced House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s recent comments about former US President Donald Trump’s involvement. Committee Chair Bennie Thompson and Vice Chair Liz Cheney called out McCarthy’s “misinformation campaign” in a joint statement, saying his... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3147616/january-6-riot-committee-leaders-call-kevin?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3147616/january-6-riot-committee-leaders-call-kevin?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 04 Sep 2021 21:43:30 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Lara Seligman, Andrew Desiderio and Erin Banco on politico.com on September 1, 2021. As the Biden administration scrambled to conduct a massive evacuation effort from Afghanistan, American officials quietly instructed US citizens and at-risk Afghans, including Afghan commandos, to head to a secret CIA base outside Kabul to secure safe passage to the US amid increased risks of a terrorist attack on the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3147241/hundreds-us-citizens-afghan-commandos-successfully?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3147241/hundreds-us-citizens-afghan-commandos-successfully?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Sep 2021 02:32:34 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Nick Niedzwiadek on politico.com on August 31, 2021. A defiant President Joe Biden called the Afghanistan evacuation effort a “success” on Tuesday, in a speech that marked the end of the United States’ 20-year engagement in the country. His speech came almost exactly 24 hours after General Frank McKenzie, the head of US Central Command, announced that the last military flights out of Afghanistan had... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3147099/defiant-joe-biden-calls-afghanistan-exit-success?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3147099/defiant-joe-biden-calls-afghanistan-exit-success?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 31 Aug 2021 22:17:14 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Meredith McGraw on politico.com on August 30, 2021. Former President Donald Trump plans to hold a rally in the first-in-the-nation caucus state of Iowa as he continues to tease a third run for the White House. Details for Trump’s trip are still being worked out, but it comes on the heels of visits to the state by other high profile Republicans also eyeing a run for president. This summer, a steady... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3146961/donald-trump-head-iowa-eye-2024?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3146961/donald-trump-head-iowa-eye-2024?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Aug 2021 21:02:50 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Kevin Baker on politico.com on August 28, 2021. It was inevitable. With the hurried end of the US involvement in Afghanistan, the old epitaph has been revived already in dozens of newspaper headlines, editorial cartoons and think pieces. It seems to spring from the lips of every other television commentator. “Afghanistan,” we are told, as if this explains everything, “is the graveyard of empires.” From... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3146755/why-afghanistan-not-graveyard-empires?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3146755/why-afghanistan-not-graveyard-empires?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Aug 2021 12:04:55 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Meredith McGraw on politico.com on August 26, 2021. While the chaotic drawdown of the war in Afghanistan has taken a toll on President Joe Biden’s standing back home, it has also complicated political matters for one prominent Republican with eyes seemingly on the White House. Few GOP officials have been more intimately involved with US-Afghan relations than Mike Pompeo, who as Secretary of State helped... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3146550/mike-pompeo-takes-his-own-arrows-over-afghanistan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3146550/mike-pompeo-takes-his-own-arrows-over-afghanistan?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Aug 2021 17:22:51 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Quint Forgey on politico.com on August 25, 2021. The Pentagon’s top spokesman on Wednesday publicly reprimanded a pair of congressional lawmakers for travelling to the international airport in Kabul – saying the unauthorised excursion required a “pull-off” of US military resources amid the urgent evacuation mission out of the Afghan capital. Defence Department press secretary John Kirby also suggested... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3146396/afghanistan-pentagon-scolds-meijer-moulton-kabul?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3146396/afghanistan-pentagon-scolds-meijer-moulton-kabul?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Aug 2021 18:53:09 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Ryan Heath on politico.com on August 23, 2021. Two months after G7 leaders met in Cornwall, England, the friendly fist bumps and back slaps have been replaced by backbiting and thinly-veiled accusations of immorality and incompetence. US President Joe Biden enters Tuesday’s virtual summit with G7 and EU leaders facing a wave of frustration from his closest allies and no easy solutions. Leaders in... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3146118/americas-back-damage-control-mode?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3146118/americas-back-damage-control-mode?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Aug 2021 03:05:21 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Christopher Cadelago and Natasha Korecki on politico.com on August 23, 2021. If Joe Biden’s withdrawal plan from Afghanistan has appeared chaotically rushed, it’s a product of his own making. The White House has been clear for weeks that there wouldn’t be a “mission accomplished moment” to end America’s longest war. But after initially pushing back the timeline to pull out of the country, the president... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3146031/deadlines-burn-joe-biden?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3146031/deadlines-burn-joe-biden?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:02:34 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Andrew Desiderio, Heather Caygle and Lara Seligman on politico.com on August 20, 2021. US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin told lawmakers on Friday that Americans trying to leave Afghanistan have been beaten by Taliban fighters, according to several people who took part in a briefing call with Austin and other top officials. Austin’s remarks to House members appeared to directly contradict President Joe... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3145867/pentagon-chief-contradicts-biden-says-us-citizens?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3145867/pentagon-chief-contradicts-biden-says-us-citizens?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Aug 2021 21:30:23 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Erin Banco on politico.com on August 18, 2021. The Biden administration is recommending that Americans receive Covid-19 booster shots eight months after completing their first round of vaccination. “We are prepared to offer booster shots for all Americans beginning the week of September 20 and starting eight months after an individual’s second dose,” top administration health officials said in a... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3145547/biden-admin-recommends-covid-19-booster-shots-all?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3145547/biden-admin-recommends-covid-19-booster-shots-all?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Aug 2021 16:49:34 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Alexander Ward on politico.com on August 17, 2021. During an inter-agency meeting early this summer, a Defence Department official was asked if the Pentagon had a list of all Afghans who worked alongside the United States during the 20-year war. The Pentagon representative responded that such a list did not exist. Then during another inter-agency meeting in early July, this one classified and conducted... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3145400/bidens-team-wasted-precious-time-evacuating-afghans?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3145400/bidens-team-wasted-precious-time-evacuating-afghans?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Aug 2021 18:29:44 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Natasha Korecki and Christopher Cadelago on politico.com on August 15, 2021. US President Joe Biden long touted his foreign policy credentials as a core asset he’d bring to the Oval Office. And once he was in the White House, he proudly proclaimed “America is back” on the world stage. Instead, chaos and confusion dominated his first major foreign policy decision – the withdrawal of US troops from... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3145140/clearly-botched-biden-white-house-under-assault?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3145140/clearly-botched-biden-white-house-under-assault?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Aug 2021 02:49:49 +0000 POLITICO POLITICO This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Eric Geller on politico.com on August 14, 2021. US President Joe Biden has said he’ll take on hackers’ payment method of choice – cryptocurrency – in the fight against ransomware gangs. But any such effort faces a massive challenge: getting the rest of the world on board. Congress and administration officials are increasingly pushing for oversight of cryptocurrency after a spate of cyberattacks in which... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3145072/why-its-so-hard-us-go-after-hackers-digital-wallets?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3145072/why-its-so-hard-us-go-after-hackers-digital-wallets?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Aug 2021 14:11:39 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Tanya Snyder on politico.com on August 10, 2021. The US Senate passed its bipartisan infrastructure plan Tuesday after months of fractious negotiations among lawmakers and the White House – but the path ahead may be just as tortuous. Now Democrats must keep their own party in line as they attempt to move the infrastructure bill forward in the House, where it will eventually be paired with a US$3.5... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3144592/us-senate-passes-bipartisan-infrastructure-bill?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3144592/us-senate-passes-bipartisan-infrastructure-bill?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Aug 2021 17:16:39 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Andrew Desiderio on politico.com on August 4, 2021. A bipartisan group of senators unveiled legislation on Tuesday aimed at improving the US government’s sprawling investigations of and response to the mysterious brain injuries affecting hundreds of American officials and personnel around the world. The bill, introduced by Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Susan Collins, represents Congress’s latest bid to... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3143852/us-lawmakers-introduce-bill-push-white-house-havana?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3143852/us-lawmakers-introduce-bill-push-white-house-havana?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Aug 2021 17:04:06 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Erin Durkin on politico.com on August 3, 2021. US President Joe Biden called on New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign on Tuesday following the release of a damning state attorney general’s report that found he sexually harassed multiple women under his employ. “I think he should resign,” Biden said, affirming the position he staked out in the spring when allegations began to surface against the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3143718/new-york-governor-andrew-cuomo-sexually-harassed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3143718/new-york-governor-andrew-cuomo-sexually-harassed?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Aug 2021 18:00:39 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Maeve Sheehey on politico.com on August 2, 2021. The United States on Monday hit the Joe Biden administration’s goal of administering at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose to 70 per cent of American adults, reaching the milestone just shy of one month late. White House Covid-19 Data Director Cyrus Shahpar announced the milestone on Twitter, disclosing that the seven-day average of newly vaccinated... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3143578/united-states-hits-70-cent-vaccination-goal-amid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3143578/united-states-hits-70-cent-vaccination-goal-amid?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Aug 2021 20:49:31 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Mark Scott and Tina Nguyen on politico.eu on August 2, 2021. Just weeks after its launch, the pro-Trump social network GETTR is inundated with terrorist propaganda spread by supporters of Islamic State (Isis), according to a POLITICO review of online activity on the fledgling platform. The social network – started a month ago by members of former president Donald Trump’s inner circle – features reams of... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3143504/pro-trump-social-network-becomes-safe-haven-isis?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3143504/pro-trump-social-network-becomes-safe-haven-isis?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Aug 2021 09:13:06 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Gavin Bade on politico.com on July 30, 2021. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not bring the Senate’s sprawling anti-China bill to the floor of her chamber unchanged, a staffer told industry representatives on a Thursday call. Instead, Pelosi is likely to combine a group of bills that House committees have crafted to confront China economically into her own package, aiming to reconcile it with the Senate... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3143270/pelosi-outlines-house-china-bill-strategy-call?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3143270/pelosi-outlines-house-china-bill-strategy-call?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 Jul 2021 17:19:27 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Marianne Levine and Burgess Everett on politico.com on July 28, 2021. The Senate’s bipartisan infrastructure deal finally moved forward on Wednesday night after weeks of gruelling negotiations, handing a group of centrists and President Joe Biden a major win. Though the legislation is still unfinished and failed just a week ago, more than a dozen Republicans took the plunge and voted to break an initial... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3142930/us-senate-nears-make-or-break-vote-infrastructure?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3142930/us-senate-nears-make-or-break-vote-infrastructure?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Jul 2021 20:32:45 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Maeve Sheehey and Nicholas Wu on politico.com on July 27, 2021. Daniel Hodges, one of the police officers who testified at the first January 6 select committee meeting on Tuesday, called those who breached the Capitol that day “terrorists”, rejecting the notion floated by congressman Andrew Clyde that the insurrection amounted to typical “tourist visit”. Asked how he felt about Clyde’s description of... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3142788/police-officers-label-january-6-rioters-terrorists?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3142788/police-officers-label-january-6-rioters-terrorists?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 27 Jul 2021 20:21:21 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Phelim Kine, Carmen Paun and Ryan Heath on politico.com on July 25, 2021.   Leading US infectious disease experts are warning that China's rejection of a World Health Organization plan for another Covid-19 investigation inside the country threatens to deny the world critical data needed to identify and head off future pandemics. And experts told Politico that the denial of access to Wuhan, the original... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3142481/virus-winning-chinas-rebuff-whos-new-coronavirus-investigation-alarms?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3142481/virus-winning-chinas-rebuff-whos-new-coronavirus-investigation-alarms?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 25 Jul 2021 17:12:32 +0000