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US and Russia complete biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history, freeing Gershkovich and Whelan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan, along with dissidents including Vladimir Kara-Murza, in a multinational deal that set two dozen people free.
The trade unfolded despite relations between Washington and Moscow being at their lowest point since the Cold War after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Negotiators in backchannel talks at one point explored an exchange involving Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny but after his death in February ultimately stitched together a 24-person deal that required significant concessions from European allies, including the release of a Russian assassin, and secured freedom for a cluster of journalists, suspected spies, political prisoners and others.
President Joe Biden trumpeted the exchange, by far the largest in a series of swaps with Russia, as a diplomatic feat while welcoming families of the returning Americans to the White House. But the deal, like others before it, reflected an innate imbalance: The U.S. and allies gave up Russians charged or convicted of serious crimes in exchange for Russia releasing journalists, dissidents and others imprisoned by the country’s highly politicized legal system on charges seen by the West as trumped-up. ...
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Things to know about the largest US-Russia prisoner swap in post-Soviet history
It marks the largest prisoner exchange in post-Soviet history, in a deal involving 24 people, including Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan.
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August 1: Russia prisoner exchange news | CNN
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan were among two dozen detainees that were released Thursday as part of a historic prisoner swap.
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Schumer vows Supreme Court reform will be 'a very big priority' if Democrats win election
In an interview with NBC News, Schumer tore into a “derelict” Chief Justice John Roberts for enabling an ethical and substantive “morass” that he said is forcing Congress to intervene.
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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro cancels Hamptons fundraising trip ahead of Kamala Harris picking running mate
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is among six candidates who had calls with Vice President Kamala Harris' vetting team this week.
www.cbsnews.comAppeals court upholds Donald Trump's gag order as he again presses judge to exit hush money case
Two months after his felony conviction, Donald Trump still isn’t allowed to say everything he wants about his historic hush money criminal case.
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Blinken: Overwhelming evidence Venezuela opposition won election
The US secretary of state insists Venezuelans' votes in the recent presidential election "must count".
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Vance defends Trump over former president’s false claims about Harris’ racial identity | CNN Politics
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance on Thursday defended Donald Trump’s false comments about Kamala Harris’ racial identity, saying that it was “totally reasonable” for his ticket mate to describe the vice president as someone who “pretends to be somebody different, depending on the...
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Beyond Paul Whelan, who else was released in the US-Russia prisoner swap
In the largest prisoner exchange with Russia since 2010, four U.S. residents were released.
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Biden deserves credit for Russia prisoner swap, but… - Washington Examiner
Joe Biden deserves credit for bringing Evan Gershkovich home, but Russia arrested the journalist after the president traded Viktor Bout for Brittney Griner.
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Republicans want to bash Kamala Harris on policy, Trump isn't helping
Republican senators say they're focused on attacking Kamala Harris on policy, but Donald Trump can't help himself from talking about her race.
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Hugs and tears as Evan Gershkovich and other US citizens return home
Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, and Alsu Kurmasheva are greeted by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in Maryland.
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Paul Whelan heads home, after 2,043 days in a Russian prison
The BBC’s Sarah Rainsford recalls phone conversations with the ex-US marine while he was imprisoned in Russia.
www.bbc.comSenate rejects legislation that would expand child tax credit and restore business tax breaks
Senators are heading home for the month after failing to advance a bill to expand the child tax credit and restore some business tax breaks.
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Alsu Kurmasheva's family still in 'disbelief' she's free after Russian prisoner exchange
Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva's family still in 'disbelief' that she's free in Russian prisoner exchange.
Biden celebrates prisoner deal and importance of allies in key moment for his legacy | CNN Politics
Thursday’s massive multi-country prisoner swap with Russia – touted by the US as the largest since the end of the Cold War – marked a major diplomatic achievement and legacy-defining moment for President Joe Biden less than six months before he leaves office.
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U.S. recognizes opposition candidate Edmundo González as winner of Venezuelan presidential election
The announcement from the U.S. government came amid diplomatic efforts to persuade Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to release vote tallies.
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Trump wants to stop taxing Social Security benefits. Here’s what that could mean for seniors | CNN Politics
A few weeks after promising to eliminate taxes on tips, former President Donald Trump has unveiled a second proposal for targeted tax relief. The beneficiaries this time would be senior citizens, an influential voting bloc.
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PAUL WHELAN: Well, thanks for having me Margaret. I think it's important for me to share what's happened to me and why it happened, so that others in, you know, similar lifestyles, traveling the...
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