Brussels has announced launching a “screening process and putting together the negotiating framework” as part of negotiations with Ukraine on its ambition to join the EU. Some member states previously said Kiev was years away from achieving its goal. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen mentioned the new phase during a Wednesday speech before…

The Justice Department is suing the state over its requirement that voters prove they are US citizens The Biden administration filed a lawsuit against Arizona on Tuesday over a law requiring proof of citizenship to vote in the southwestern state. While voting as a non-citizen is illegal under US federal law, the Justice Department has…

The agency has urged a “modernization” of hiring standards, citing difficulty recruiting and keeping employees The US Department of Justice has urged police forces to consider hiring people with criminal records, histories of drug use, and other previously disqualifying factors in a set of recruitment recommendations released on Tuesday. The document was compiled by the…