Crooked Bough News Round-up

— Bold abroad in shoring up NATO, Biden is more measured in responses to domestic unrest

 

at 6/30/22 10:03am

President Biden and NATO allies touted bold moves to counter Russia as their summit concluded in Spain. But unrest is growing in America, where many want more decisive responses from a White House seemingly unsure how to react to numerous crises.

— Supreme Court rules Biden can end Trump's 'Remain in Mexico' policy

 

at 6/30/22 8:16am

The Supreme Court upheld President Biden's broad power to repeal the Trump-era 'Remain in Mexico' policy.

— Supreme Court rules Biden can end Trump's "remain in Mexico" policy

 

at 6/30/22 8:16am

The Supreme Court upheld President Biden's broad power to repeal the Trump-era '"remain in Mexico" policy.

— Xi's Hong Kong visit marks its new era under Beijing's control

 

at 6/30/22 3:57am

Chinese President Xi Jinping visits a vastly transformed, Beijing-controlled Hong Kong, which is now 'just another Chinese city,' one expert says.

— 'Just another Chinese city': Xi's Hong Kong visit marks its new era under Beijing's control

 

at 6/30/22 3:57am

Chinese President Xi Jinping's first trip out of the mainland since the pandemic began is to a Hong Kong transformed by Beijing's crushing of dissent.

— 'No one wants to risk getting trapped': In war, dangers multiply for Ukraine's miners

 

at 6/30/22 3:00am

Relentless Russian artillery barrages have battered Ukraine's powerful coal industry and endangered miners working underground. "No one wants to risk getting trapped down there," said one.

— Alleged driver of truck packed with dying migrants pretended to be a survivor, official says

 

at 6/29/22 7:51pm

The alleged driver of a truck packed with dying migrants may face the death penalty. Three more men are charged in the smuggling tragedy that killed 53 people.

— Suspected driver of truck packed with suffocating migrants pretended to be a survivor, may have been on drugs

 

at 6/29/22 7:51pm

Federal prosecutors charge two more men in the migrant-smuggling tragedy that killed 53 people

— R. Kelly survivors react to 30-year sentence: 'Now he gets rewarded' for what he did

 

at 6/29/22 7:49pm

'I have been enduring this for almost two decades,' one R. Kelly survivor told The Times. 'I am very happy with the sentence.'

— Calmes: Brett Kavanaugh's Roe vote proved it again — he has a problem with truth

 

at 6/29/22 4:00am

Sen. Susan Collins says Kavanaugh misled her, but his mendacity should have been no surprise

— Trump's wrath at Jan. 6 committee has McCarthy in an awkward spot

 

at 6/28/22 3:56pm

Tuesday's testimony from a former White House aide may raise more questions about Rep. Kevin McCarthy's decision to pull his chosen GOP members from the Jan. 6 committee.

— Photos: Trump flew into rage on Jan. 6 and lunged at Secret Service agent, aide testifies

 

at 6/28/22 3:20pm

Cassidy Hutchinson, White House aide, testifies about Trump's anger on Jan. 6.

— Railway crossing under investigation in Missouri Amtrak crash

 

at 6/28/22 12:45pm

In the Missouri Amtrak crash, which left four dead and 150 injured, investigators focus on the railway crossing.

As of 6/30/22 10:53am. Last new 6/30/22 10:53am.