Is the End of the Filibuster Near?
Time may be finally running out on the filibuster, the signature dilatory tactic in the Senate embraced by some as a protector of minority rights and reviled by others as an outdated weapon of partisan obstruction.
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Trudeau speaks with Haiti's outgoing PM about crisis, need for political agreement
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has spoken with Haiti's now-departing prime minister about the ongoing humanitarian, security and political crises in that country.
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry to resign amid low-scale civil war, bowing to international pressure
Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced Tuesday that he will resign, bowing to international pressure to do so amid turmoil that has overwhelmed the country.
Canada's UN ambassador says gangs now control Haiti. What will the international community do?
Canada's ambassador to the United Nations says the world must act as the situation in Haiti continues to deteriorate, ahead of major meetings of Caribbean nations and partners in Jamaica.
Ukraine Could Deploy F-16s as Soon as July, but Only a Few
The jets are ready, and the flight instructors are waiting, at a new training center in Romania that was created to teach Ukraine’s pilots to fly the F-16 warplane. But there’s a catch: The Ukrainian pilots have yet to arrive, despite declarations last summer that the center would play a crucial role in getting them into the air to defend their country from increasingly deadly Russian strikes.
US flies forces in to beef up security at embassy in Haiti and evacuate nonessential personnel
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The U.S. military said Sunday that it had flown forces in to beef up security at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti and allow nonessential personnel to leave.
‘I salute him for…’: Mamata Banerjee's 'top bosses' jibe at BJP after Arun Goel resignation as election commissioner
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday reacted to election commissioner Arun Goel's resignation just days before the upcoming Lok Sabha elections and praised him for "not succumbing to BJP's attempts at coercion".
Mamata Banerjee says her govt won’t allow Modi govt to implement NRC in Bengal
West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said her government will not allow the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to implement NRC (National Register of Citizens) or open detention camps in the state.