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Joseph Clark

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Joseph Clark covered Congress and national security for The Washington Times.

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Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., left, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, speak to reporters about designating Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism because of Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senators push to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism

Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Lindsey Graham on Tuesday introduced a resolution to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism in a bid to drive the Kremlin further to the fringes of the international community, as Moscow's assault on Ukraine shows no sign of relenting.

May 10, 2022
Violent protesters, loyal to President Donald Trump, storm the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. The platform Gab launched in 2016 and now claims to have 15 million monthly visitors, though that number could not be independently verified. The service says it saw a huge jump in signups following the January 6 riot, which prompted Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to crack down on Trump and others who they said had incited violence. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

House Jan. 6 committee drops fight over portion of Eastman docs

The House Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol is dropping its efforts to compel John Eastman, a key figure behind former President Donald Trump's bid to overturn the 2020 election results, to release close to 14,000 documents to the panel.

May 7, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during a meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 6, 2022. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia walks back loose talk on nuclear threats

A Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Friday that Moscow will not launch a nuclear strike in Ukraine, despite heightened rhetoric from President Vladimir Putin and senior aides in recent weeks darkly hinting that the nuclear option was on the table.

May 6, 2022
In this image released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office on Sunday, May 1, 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, awards the Order of Princess Olga, the third grade, to U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 30, 2022. Pelosi, second in line to the presidency after the vice president, is the highest-ranking American leader to visit Ukraine since the start of the war, and her visit marks a major show of continuing support for the country's struggle against Russia. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Battle for Mariupol back on after civilian convoy finally allowed out

Russian forces renewed their assault on the key Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on Sunday just hours after a convoy of civilian refugees was finally allowed to leave, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy greeted a U.S. congressional delegation headed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and accused the Kremlin of pursuing a "war of extermination."

May 1, 2022