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The U.S. Justice Department on Monday said in a court filing it would appeal a court decision faulting former U.S. Attorney General William Barr’s handling of the 2019 special counsel report on then-President Donald Trump, a move congressional Democrats had opposed.U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson had given the Justice Department until May 24 to…

President Joe Biden’s on-the-go lunch may sound familiar to anyone who packed a bag for summer camp, with the commander-in-chief leaning on a few sweet staples to get him through the day.For meetings, Biden often packs “a protein bar, a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich and a travel-size orange Gatorade,” according to The Washington Post’s Ashley Parker.”He has…

Samoa’s Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi said on Monday he would remain in office, despite an order by the country’s Supreme Court that lawmakers sit to appoint a new leader.Samoa’s Supreme Court last week overruled an attempt by the head of state Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II to void April’s election results which ended Tuilaepa’s grip…

Socialist candidate Pedro Castillo continued to regain ground among voters, a poll showed on Sunday, boosting his lead over conservative contender Keiko Fujimori two weeks ahead of Peru’s presidential election.Castillo, an elementary school teacher seeking to implement new taxes and royalties on the mining sector, obtained 44.8% support in the survey of the Institute of…

Poland’s prime minister on Sunday condemned the detention of Belarusian opposition activist Roman Protasevich and called on the European Union to discuss sanctions against Belarus.

Taiwan’s health minister promised on Sunday to resolve a logjam with reporting positive COVID-19 tests after abruptly raising case numbers, a move that prompted criticisms from opposition politicians and jokes online about questionable statistics.

Many people view Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland as the polar opposite of the Trump-era attorneys general. His tenure, they expect, will be marked by the wholesale reversal of policies and practices put in place by Trump Atty. Gen. William Barr, in particular. Where the previous Justice Department zigged, Garland will zag.It won’t work that way.…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden smiles after signing executive orders at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Friday not “every entity” of President Joe Biden’s campaign promises on health care will be in the budget,…

The United States has administered 283,941,223 doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of Saturday morning and distributed 357,250,375 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.Those figures are up from the 281,595,351 vaccine doses the CDC said had gone into arms by May 21 out of 354,914,965 doses delivered.The agency said 162,470,794 people had…

Instead of the traditional sand and sea holidays, foreign tourists are invited to enjoy the charms of the Spanish countryside, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Saturday, launching an ambitious plan to save Spain’s dying villages.The 10 billion euro ($12.18 billion) plan aims to save rural life in a nation where 42% of villages are…