There was a time when the idea of an international space station would have been seen as little more than fantasy. After all, the human spaceflight programs of the United States and the Soviet Union were started largely as a Cold War race to see which country would be the…

The police officer who shot dead Ashli Babbittduring the attack on the US Capitol on 6 January acted lawfully and will not face internal discipline, Capitol police said on Monday. Capitol police issued the result of an internal investigation into how and why Babbitt, 35, was shot as she and…

(CNN)Under fire with 3 weeks to go and ballots in the mail, California Republican Larry Elder has installed Jeff Corless as his campaign manager in the recall race for governor, a spokeswoman for the campaign told CNN. Cordless replaces the campaign’s previous manager Louis Barnett, said Ying Ma, Elder’s communications…

Daily Political Briefing Aug. 23, 2021Updated Aug. 23, 2021, 10:27 a.m. ET Aug. 23, 2021, 10:27 a.m. ET House Democrats are ending their summer break on Monday, amid finger-pointing and rising tensions, to try to pave the legislative way for the most ambitious expansion of the nations social safety net in…
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American politics and British royals dominate this week’s tawdry tabloids, with an equal disregard for facts and a loving embrace of sensationalism. ‘National Enquirer’ Ousted New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s mounting problems are amplified in the ‘National Enquirer’ cover story: “Andrew Cuomo Prison Nightmare. Forced Out of Office. Dad Is…

Ed Balls is unhappy about the mess. They say you can judge a cook by how he cleans and Britains one-time education minister, shadow chancellor of the exchequer and most popular Gangnam Style tribute act is surrounded by broken shells, tiramisu, pasta sauce, soup and to his mind most offensively…

Today, the C.B.C. has swelling ranks and a president who has said he owes his election to Black Democrats. There is a strong chance that when Speaker Nancy Pelosi eventually steps down, her successor will be a member of the group. At the same time, the new lawmakers and their…

Their words support Mr. Trumps core policies: cutting immigration, attacking liberal messaging on race and policing, targeting big tech companies. But Brian Robinson, a Republican strategist from Georgia, said there was a big difference between someone who excites activists and someone who has Mr. Trumps universal name recognition and business-friendly…

Mr. Cuomo and Ms. Hochul had no real working relationship; the two seldom appeared together in private strategy sessions or at public events. Ms. Hochul said she was eager to change that dynamic, envisioning a relationship similar to the one President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have established. Im…