Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to receive a coronavirus shot on Tuesday. The Kremlin said Putin would receive a Russian vaccine, but would not say which one. Russia was the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine (Sputnik V) back in August, but its rollout appears sluggish. LONDON — Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to […]

In addition to roads and bridges, President Joe Biden has signaled a willingness to revamp what advocates refer to as the nation’s “care infrastructure,” benefits and workplace requirements such as paid family and sick leave that support American families and the economy in a different way. Hoping to seize on a moment when Washington is engaged in ideas around economic […]

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Attorney General Merrick Garland can go by many different titles. Garland’s aides get asked before meetings which of the possible descriptors he prefers. He doesn’t have a favorite, but “judge” is seen as buoying his apolitical image. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Justice Department officials and the wider legal community have been facing a dilemma more titular than […]

Worsening tensions between the European Union and China could jeopardize an investment deal that the two sides recently negotiated. The EU imposed sanctions against China for human rights abuses in Xinjiang — Beijing swiftly retaliated with a blacklist of its own. Beijing's response in turn prompted warnings from several members of the European Parliament that they would not ratify the […]

WASHINGTON — Justice Department officials have reviewed potential sedition charges against members of the Oath Keepers militia group who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, and they have been weighing whether to file them for weeks, according to law enforcement officials briefed on the deliberations. The group members, including Thomas E. Caldwell, Jessica M. Watkins and Donovan Crowl, were indicted […]

President Joe Biden needs to be a little more magnanimous. Granted, that could be politically challenging given that the person Biden is short-shrifting is his predecessor, former President Donald Trump, who was charitable to no one. But the nation is on the cusp of something truly historic. Daily COVID-19 vaccinations are about 2.5 million and rising. New cases, hospitalizations and deaths have fallen. The end of a national nightmare that has claimed nearly 543,000 […]

A 55-year-old businessman who faces federal money laundering charges has become the first national from North Korea ever to be extradited to the United States, the Justice Department confirmed. The man, Mun Chol Myong, appeared in federal court in Washington after two years of legal efforts to have him extradited from Malaysia, authorities said. Mun is accused of defrauding U.S. […]