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What does US Congress hope to accomplish as lawmakers return?
Fate of Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ plan, US voting reforms hang in balance as Democrats struggle for unity on agenda.
Published On 3 Jan 2022
Biden will struggle to steer US agenda in 2022: Analysts
With poll numbers down and domestic priorities stalled, US president faces a tough midterm election battle.
Published On 30 Dec 2021
From: Talk to Al Jazeera
Christian Schmidt: How effectively is Bosnia being governed?
The high representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina discusses the country’s latest political crisis.
Video Duration 25 minutes 45 seconds
Published On 25 Dec 2021
Andrew Cuomo ordered to forfeit $5.1M in pandemic book profits
The ethics commission of New York state in the US voted 11-2 that the former governor repay his earnings within 30 days.
Published On 14 Dec 2021

The US Department of Justice is digging into how hedge funds tap into research and set up their bets.

The government plans to introduce a law that, starting in 2027, will lift the smoking age by a year every year.

Saule Omarova requested to no longer be the nominee to serve as Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Neighbouring countries are being drawn into the state crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Belarus.

Ibrahim questions what it means to be Danish in his fight to stop Denmark’s controversial ghetto laws.

Young would be first Black woman in US history to hold the powerful White House budget and policy post.

Under inspection, a forensic investigator leads her unit to crime scenes in one of Mexico’s most violent cities.

Sudan coup leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan says he is committed to transferring power to civilian leadership.

Peru’s Congress will hold critical vote on whether to confirm left-wing President Pedro Castillo’s new cabinet.

Why have governments so far failed to take the tough but necessary action required to tackle global warming?

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