US House passes bill banning uranium imports from Russia
The U.S. House on Monday passed a ban on imports of Russian uranium as lawmakers seek to add pressure on Moscow for its war on Ukraine, though the measure has waivers in case of supply concerns for domestic reactors.
Harvard governing board faces pressure to respond to president’s congressional testimony
Harvard University’s governing board faced mounting pressure on Monday to publicly declare support for or oust the university president after remarks she made last week at a congressional hearing on antisemitism.
Hunter Biden urges judge to dismiss gun charges
U.S. President Joe Biden’s son Hunter asked a federal judge to dismiss criminal gun charges against him because the law is unconstitutional and government lawyers had earlier agreed not to prosecute him, his legal team said in Monday court filings.
US House to vote Thursday on formalizing Biden impeachment inquiry-lawmaker
The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives will vote on Thursday to formalize its impeachment inquiry of Democratic President Joe Biden, House Speaker Mike Johnson informed his fellow Republicans in a closed-door meeting, Representative Lisa McClain told Reuters.
Israel must comply with laws of war under US weapons assistance policy, State Department says
Israel is no exception to U.S. policy that any country receiving its weapons must comply with the laws of war, the State Department said on Monday after Washington sold about 14,000 tank shells to Israel without congressional review.
Expelled U.S. Representative Santos in plea talks -court filing
U.S. prosecutors said on Monday they are engaged in plea negotiations with former U.S. Representative George Santos to resolve criminal charges ahead of trial, a court filing showed.
White House warns of democracy threat after Trump repeats dictator remark
U.S. President Joe Biden has been working to guard against the “unprecedented threats” facing American democracy, a White House official said on Monday, responding to Donald Trump’s comments that he wanted to be a “dictator for one day” if elected to a second term.
US puts sanctions on two former Afghan officials for corruption
The United States said on Monday it put sanctions on two former Afghan officials and 44 related entities for a corruption scheme in which they allegedly siphoned off millions of dollars in U.S. government funds meant for Afghan security forces.
Texas woman who sought emergency abortion from court will leave state for care
A woman who had asked a court for an order allowing her to get an abortion under the medical emergency exception to Texas’ near-total ban will leave the state to receive care while the state’s highest court considers her case, her lawyers said in a court filing on Monday.
US FDIC special committee taps Cleary Gottlieb for sexual harassment probe
A special committee at the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s governing board has tapped the law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP to conduct an independent review of sexual harassment allegations and the agency’s workplace culture, the top bank regulator announced Monday.