Elections in the United States are some of the most expensive in the world, with campaign spending far outpacing that in most countries. The 2020 U.S. presidential and congressional races cost $16.4 billion and experts say the cost of the 2024 races are likely to be much higher.
A look at some of the more influential U.S. midterm elections of the past 150 years, all of which led to a change in the party that controlled the House.
Zelenskyy urges allies to provide air defense weapons
UNICEF says true number is likely much higher
President surveys damage of historic flooding, links devastation to climate change
China, views Taiwan as a break-away province and has vowed to one day retake it, while Taiwan’s leaders say it is sovereign, regardless of whether they officially declare independence. How did Taiwan reach this point?
Blinken says he held a ‘frank’ conversation with Lavrov in first conversation since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down the decades-old Roe v. Wade decision, which said women have a constitutional right to have an abortion. Here’s a look at the case’s beginning.
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Since the U.S. Supreme Court first assembled in 1790, it has ruled on tens of thousands of cases
Zelenskyy: 'The situation is difficult'
On The Inside Story, meet Ukraine's wheat farmers dodging Russian fire to keep the world fed. Are economic sanctions biting Russia's energy sector? Why are top-level Americans visiting Kyiv? And meet fighters from Belarus ready to battle Russia on The Inside Story-Ukraine: Food, Fuel & Photo-ops.
Ukrainian officials say farmland used for planting spring crops could more than halved this year because of the war.
A UN report recently warned 97% of Afghanistan’s population could sink below the poverty line.
Russian shelling intensifies in eastern, southern Ukraine
Russia's war tactics are shifting as the U.S. ramps up military support for Ukraine. Get different perspectives on what comes next on the battlefield on The Inside Story-Ukraine-Negotiating War. Airdate: April 28, 2022.
Russia's attack on Ukraine enters its third month with no sign of ending. Find out how the United States and its allies are helping Ukraine with military aid and humanitarian compassion on The Inside Story-Helping Ukraine. Airdate: April 21, 2022.
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