MOSCOW (AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that more U.S.-Russian prisoner exchanges are possible if Moscow and Washington find a compromise. Putin spoke a day after Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout was swapped for WNBA star and two-time Olympian Brittney Griner.
The family of an American detained in Russia for nearly four years said Thursday that the Biden administration “made the right decision” in agreeing to a prisoner exchange that freed WNBA star Brittney Griner but they are “devastated” that Paul Whelan remains behind.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) Special counsel Jack Smith has subpoenaed local election officials in Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona and Pennsylvania, asking for communications with or involving former President Donald Trump , his 2020 campaign aides and a list of allies involved in his efforts to try to overturn the results of the election.
WASHINGTON (AP) The nation’s employers kept hiring briskly in November despite high inflation and a slow-growing economy a sign of resilience in the face of the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate hikes .
WASHINGTON (AP) President Joe Biden tried to shape the midterm elections not as a verdict on his time in office, but rather on the contrast between Democrats and Republicans on American democracy.