<img height="1" width="1" style="display:none" src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=192888919167017&amp;ev=PageView&amp;noscript=1">
Menu
The Columbian logo tagline
Login
Friday,  April 26 , 2024
Current weather Vancouver, WA

Linkedin Pinterest

Tagged Articles:
politics

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Washington.

Supreme Court appears skeptical that state abortion bans conflict with federal health care law

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Washington.

April 24, 2024, 2:00pm Latest News Updated 2 days ago

Conservative Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Wednesday that state abortion bans taking effect after their sweeping ruling overturning Roe v. Wade violate federal healthcare law, though some also questioned the effects on emergency pregnancy care. Read story

FILE - In this image provided by the U.S. Army, soldiers, from the 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment of the 18th Field Artillery Brigade out of Fort Bragg N.C., conduct live fire testing at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., on Dec. 14, 2021, of early versions of the Army Tactical Missile System. U.S. officials say Ukraine for the first time has begun using long-range ballistic missiles, striking a Russian military airfield in Crimea and Russian troops in another occupied area overnight. The strikes come about a month after the U.S. secretly provided the weapons so that Ukraine could strike targets up to 190 miles away. (John Hamilton/U.S.

Ukraine uses long-range missiles secretly provided by US to hit Russian-held areas, officials say

FILE - In this image provided by the U.S. Army, soldiers, from the 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment of the 18th Field Artillery Brigade out of Fort Bragg N.C., conduct live fire testing at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., on Dec. 14, 2021, of early versions of the Army Tactical Missile System. U.S. officials say Ukraine for the first time has begun using long-range ballistic missiles, striking a Russian military airfield in Crimea and Russian troops in another occupied area overnight. The strikes come about a month after the U.S. secretly provided the weapons so that Ukraine could strike targets up to 190 miles away. (John Hamilton/U.S.

April 24, 2024, 10:36am Latest News

Ukraine for the first time has begun using long-range ballistic missiles provided secretly by the United States, bombing a Russian military airfield in Crimea last week and Russian forces in another occupied area overnight, American officials said Wednesday. Read story

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks about a $95 billion aid package that would help Ukraine in their war against Russia, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Feb. 13, 2024, in Washington.

Biden says the US is rushing weaponry to Ukraine as he signs a $95 billion war aid measure into law

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks about a $95 billion aid package that would help Ukraine in their war against Russia, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Feb. 13, 2024, in Washington.

April 24, 2024, 8:23am Politics Updated 2 days ago

 President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he was immediately rushing badly needed weaponry to Ukraine as he signed into law a $95 billion war aid measure that also included assistance for Israel, Taiwan and other global hotspots. Read story

FILE - Menthol cigarettes and other tobacco products are displayed at a store in San Francisco on May 17, 2018. Anti-smoking groups filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, over a long-awaited ban on menthol cigarettes, which has been idling at the White House for months.

Decades of dallying led to current delay on menthol ban

FILE - Menthol cigarettes and other tobacco products are displayed at a store in San Francisco on May 17, 2018. Anti-smoking groups filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, over a long-awaited ban on menthol cigarettes, which has been idling at the White House for months.

April 24, 2024, 8:23am Health

The Biden administration’s delay in finalizing a ban on menthol cigarettes is the result of decades of resistance, delays and industry lobbying, according to former officials and public health advocates. Read story

FILE - President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2021. The Supreme Court will hear arguments over whether Trump is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

What to listen for during Supreme Court arguments on Donald Trump and presidential immunity

FILE - President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2021. The Supreme Court will hear arguments over whether Trump is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

April 24, 2024, 8:20am Nation & World Updated 2 days ago

The Supreme Court hears arguments Thursday over whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Read story

Former US President Donald Trump, with lawyer Todd Blanche, left, attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, Tuesday April 23, 2024. Before testimony resumes Tuesday, the judge will hold a hearing on prosecutors&rsquo; request to sanction and fine Trump over social media posts they say violate a gag order prohibiting him from attacking key witnesses. (Timothy A.

Trump could avoid trial this year on 2020 election charges. Is the hush money case a worthy proxy?

Former US President Donald Trump, with lawyer Todd Blanche, left, attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, Tuesday April 23, 2024. Before testimony resumes Tuesday, the judge will hold a hearing on prosecutors&rsquo; request to sanction and fine Trump over social media posts they say violate a gag order prohibiting him from attacking key witnesses. (Timothy A.

April 23, 2024, 2:07pm Latest News

Former President Donald Trump faces serious charges in two cases over whether he attempted to subvert the Constitution by overturning the results of a fair election and illegally remain in power. Read story

Activists supporting Ukraine demonstrate outside the Capitol in Washington, Saturday, April 20, 2024, as the House prepares to vote on approval of $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies. (AP Photo/J.

Aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan advances in Senate with big bipartisan vote

Activists supporting Ukraine demonstrate outside the Capitol in Washington, Saturday, April 20, 2024, as the House prepares to vote on approval of $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies. (AP Photo/J.

April 23, 2024, 12:50pm Latest News

The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to move ahead with $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, bringing the bill to the brink of passage after months of delays and contentious internal debate over how involved the United States should be abroad. Read story

Pentagon set to send initial $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine once bill clears Senate and Biden

April 23, 2024, 10:57am Politics

The Pentagon is poised to send an initial $1 billion package of military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Tuesday as the Senate began debate on long-awaited legislation to fund the weapons Kyiv desperately needs to stall gains being made by Russian forces in the war. Read story

FILE - Members of the Supreme Court sit for a new group portrait following the addition of Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, on Oct. 7, 2022. Bottom row, from left, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, Associate Justice Samuel Alito, and Associate Justice Elena Kagan. Top row, from left, Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. The core issue being debated before the Supreme Court on April 25, 2024, boils down to this: Whether a former president is immune from prosecution for actions taken while in office &mdash; and, if so, what is the extent of the immunity? (AP Photo/J.

What to know in the Supreme Court case about immunity for former President Trump

FILE - Members of the Supreme Court sit for a new group portrait following the addition of Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, on Oct. 7, 2022. Bottom row, from left, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, Associate Justice Samuel Alito, and Associate Justice Elena Kagan. Top row, from left, Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. The core issue being debated before the Supreme Court on April 25, 2024, boils down to this: Whether a former president is immune from prosecution for actions taken while in office &mdash; and, if so, what is the extent of the immunity? (AP Photo/J.

April 23, 2024, 8:22am Politics

The Supreme Court has scheduled a special session to hear arguments over whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted over his efforts to undo his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden. Read story

Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump sits in Manhattan state court in New York, Monday, April 23, 2024.

Trump will meet with a senior Japanese official after court session in his hush money trial

Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump sits in Manhattan state court in New York, Monday, April 23, 2024.

April 23, 2024, 8:21am Politics

Former President Donald Trump is meeting with another foreign leader while he’s in New York for his criminal hush money trial. Read story