The crisis on the southern border is intensifying, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pressed Western leaders to provide more advanced weapons, top officials in Europe sounded alarms about possible energy shortages next year, the man charged with building the Pan Am bomb faced a judge in a U.S. federal court, Peru’s new president gave into protesters’ demands, Iran has executed a second prisoner
British defense officials are warning that Russia is looking to buy missiles from Iran, debate continues over the recent prisoner swap that brought WNBA basketball star Brittany Griner home from Russia, the man accused of making the bomb that brought down Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988 has been taken into U.S. custody, NASA’s Orion capsule returned from the moon Sunday, Democrats reacted Sunday to Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s announcement that she’s leaving their party
The flip side of the free-speech coin is before the U.S. Supreme Court
Will her switch change the calculus for Democrats in the U.S. Senate?
Lawmakers in the House have voted to end the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the U.S. military before passing a much more controversial bill that redefines marriage, the alleged gunman in a mass shooting at a Colorado nightclub was arrested in June of last year, Iran executed a person arrested during nationwide protests, WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner will be home for Christmas while former Marine Paul Whelan sits behind bars, Incoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is asking for more time to form a new ruling government
Plus: keeping celebrities at an arm’s length, and puberty blockers as a rite of passage
BACKGROUNDER | Expectations for Congress’ upper chamber for the next two years
