Biden's Supporters Want To 'Let Joe Be Joe' — But His Stumbles Are Now Under A Bigger Spotlight
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is on a public and private blitz to shake off concerns about his cognitive capacities.
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Dem, GOP insiders both see major opportunity after Biden's first solo presser in months
Democrats and the GOP had wildly different perspectives on President Joe Biden's highly anticipated NATO Summit news conference, with Republicans dubbing the event another campaign win in Trump's back pocket and Democrats having mixed reactions.
How Keir Starmer’s big moment on world stage was derailed by Biden blunders
Keir Starmer knew that his first post summit press conference as prime minister was always going to be an important moment.
Zelenskyy is adept at pushing for the aid Ukraine needs, but NATO membership is still elusive
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has proven to be an adept navigator of international relations in defense of his country, publicly cajoling and sometimes loudly complaining to get the military assistance his war-ravaged country needs to defend itself against Russia’s invasion.
Russian assassination plots against those supporting Ukraine uncovered in Europe, official says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Western intelligence agencies have uncovered Russian plots to carry out assassinations, arson and other sabotage in Europe against companies and people linked to support for Ukraine’s military — one of the most serious being a plan to kill the head of a German arms manufacturer, a Western government official said.
Putin's Hungarian ally Orban draws EU ire over 'peace mission' to Moscow
Russia's closest European ally, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, has drawn ire from the EU over his Friday trip to meet Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Orban, whose country assumed the EU's rotating presidency on July 1, is a self-declared "peacemaker" whose administration has repeatedly opposed — but mostly allowed to pass — EU and NATO military and financial aid measures in support of war-torn neighbor Ukraine. Hungary has retained working relations with Russia despite most other Western countries completely cutting ties with the nation in response to its February 2022 invasion. Setting a landmark precedent, NATO last month agreed to allow Budapest's nonparticipation in the coalition's deepening support of Ukraine — in exchange for Hungary not blocking such initi
Biden’s verbal slips at NATO summit caught world attention, Moscow says
The Kremlin said on Friday that the whole world had paid attention to Joe Biden’s verbal slips at a NATO summit and said the way the U.S. president had spoken about Russian President Vladimir Putin was unacceptable.
At Biden’s high-stakes press conference, the trouble began when the teleprompter turned off
The trouble began as soon as the teleprompter was turned off.