There are some towns that Ukraine can just never afford to lose, and Lyptsi is one of them. But the grip the nation keeps is tenuous: The streets are aflame from an airstrike moments earlier when we race in, under the cover of darkness. Night affords them the only respite from drone assault; the hours before we arrive have seen the town hit eight times. Yet the soldiers of the 13th ...
Stargazers are in for a treat this week: The full moon returns for its May engagement, peaking on Thursday morning. May’s full moon is known as the flower moon, a reference to its appearance in late spring, when many flowering plants begin to bloom again after their winter slumber. The glowing orb will reach maximum illumination on Thursday at 9:53 ...
These are the largest images of the universe ever taken. They come from the Euclid space telescope which is trying to create a 3D map of the universe. That map will help us understand how our universe formed and what is happening to it now. A huge treasure trove of information was released on Wednesday, based on just 24 hours ...
UK scientists have discovered a new planet that could potentially support human life and it isn’t that far away… relatively speaking. The temperature on Gliese 12b is around 42C which means it could be liveable. In fact, it is one of the few known planets where humans could theoretically survive. “It’d be uncomfortable for a human but the way we ...
The surprise election announcement made for a sluggish start to the campaign in most ways. But the speed of digital meant the online campaign was up and running in minutes – in fact, as we’ll see, the shadow campaign was already being waged. Every election, we talk about it being the biggest digital election. That’s not untrue. With five years ...
The Senate voted down a bipartisan border security deal on Thursday for the second time as Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) attempted to put the GOP on the defensive on a core campaign issue ahead of 2024. The bill failed 43-50 as nearly every Republican joined a handful of Democrats in voting against the measure. The no votes ...
When former president Donald Trump released a video saying states should decide abortion rights, it was meant to tamp down discontent from antiabortion groups who had been pushing him to support a national ban, as well as from abortion rights advocates angry over his role in overturning Roe v. Wade. This post appeared first on The Washington Post ...
Earlier this month, Rep. Jamie Raskin (Md.), the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, sent letters to the heads of various oil companies seeking information about an alleged effort by former president Donald Trump to solicit a campaign contribution in exchange for pro-oil policies should he win reelection. That alleged quid pro quo was first reported by The Washington ...
The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed South Carolina to use a congressional map that a lower court had said weakened Black voting rights, bolstering the political fortunes of Republicans as they seek to maintain control of the House of Representatives and making it harder to challenge districts on grounds of racial gerrymandering nationwide. This post appeared first on The Washington ...
When President Biden addressed dozens of African leaders from Washington at the end of 2022, he declared that the old days of the world’s fastest-growing continent being overlooked by American leaders were gone. “The United States is all in on Africa and all in with Africa,” Biden said, promising to visit the continent in 2023 and build robust relationships with ...