A recording of the three-year-old conversation was aired Tuesday on Israel’s top-rated news broadcast and comes at a politically difficult time for the prime minister, who called it part of a media-orchestrated witch hunt.
BEIRUT — A series of mysterious attacks against the main Russian military base in Syria, including one conducted by a swarm of armed miniature drones, has exposed Russia’s continued vulnerability in the country despite recent claims of victory by President Vladimir Putin.
In a binding ruling, the independent Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rejected a proposal by Energy Secretary Rick Perry that would have boosted coal and nuclear energy over natural gas and renewables in competitive electricity markets.
Like many conservatives, I had grave concerns about curtailing the New York City police department’s controversial tactic of stopping and frisking potential suspects for weapons.
The special counsel’s investigation has uncovered several incidents involving President Trump that raise questions about whether he obstructed justice.
Mr. Trump is said to have instructed the White House’s top lawyer to stop Attorney General Jeff Sessions from recusing himself.
A recent poll found only 34 percent of Iowans saying they would back Republicans for Congress in 2018. Both parties are studying the change to see whether it’s an aberration or a sign of a greater political trend.
Pew Research Center studies a wide array of topics both in the U.S. and around the world, and every year we are struck by particular findings. Sometimes they mark a new milestone in public opinion; other times a sudden about-face. From an increase in Americans living without a spouse or partner to the impact of Donald Trump’s presidency, here are 17 findings that stood out to us in 2017: [.....]
WASHINGTON - A jailed Russian who says he hacked into the Democratic National Committee computers on the Kremlin’s orders to steal emails released during the 2016 U.S. presidential election campaign now claims he left behind a data signature to prove his assertion.
In a world full of anxiety about the potential job-destroying rise of automation, Sweden is well placed to embrace technology while limiting human costs.
