Russia, who has been exploiting weaknesses in the west for years, warned the west not to take advantage of Russia’s weakness due to Yevgeny Prigozhin’s and the Wagner Group’s armed rebellion.
Former U.S. Representative Adam Kinzinger, a Republican, noted on CNN that the civil strife in Russia is a massive blow to people like Tucker Carlson, who have been parroting Putin’s talking points.
The British Ministry of Defense has responded to Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner Group claims to have seized territory and military facilities in a Russian city, calling the events “the most significant challenge to the Russian state in recent times.”
The bipartisan legislation would authorize the DOJ to expand its ability to seize Russian assets and send them directly to Ukraine for defense and rebuilding.
MSNBC drew 4.3 million viewers and trounced Fox News’s regular programming with 1/6 hearing coverage.
Canada is beginning to plan ahead to protect itself… from us, or – more accurately, the threats that arise out of our situation.
Putin has responded to the crippling US sanctions by banning actor Morgan Freeman from Russia.
According to a Goldman Sachs forecast, the rebound of the Ruble is an illusion, as Russia’s economy is heading for a deep recession due to Biden’s sanctions.
Putin invaded Ukraine in part to stop NATO from getting closer to Russia, but the war has resulted in Finland announcing an application for immediate NATO membership.
President Biden will relax US visa requirements for highly educated Russians who want to leave, thus taking away innovators from Putin.
The US has been without an ambassador to Ukraine since Trump fired his while trying to blackmail the Ukrainians. That changed under Joe Biden.
Based on preliminary vote counts, Putin ally Marine Le Pen has lost to Emmanuel Macron in the French presidential election runoff.
MSNBC’s Malcolm Nance joined the International Legion and is on the ground fighting against the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Putin is threatening Sweden and Finland with nuclear weapons because NATO is expediting their applications for membership.
During an interview with Fox News personality Greg Gutfeld, former President Donald Trump insisted that President Joe Biden’s handling of the evacuation from Afghanistan was a “travesty.” He drew spurious connections between Afghanistan and security along the United States-Mexico border. “I don’t know if he is a nice president,” Trump said. “But I can tell…
Former President Donald Trump offered no solutions for what should have gone down in Afghanistan or how he would have handled the withdrawal, but he nonetheless offered his idea of what his administration would have done had they been in charge of it. During an appearance on Fox Business, Trump suggested that his administration would…
Senator Ben Sasse (R-Nebr.) has been one of the more prominent among the chorus of Republicans criticizing the Biden administration over the Afghanistan withdrawal and appears to have taken a more hardline position on the withdrawal than he did during the Trump administration. Sasse released a statement calling the withdrawal a “national disgrace.” “This national…
Representative Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) claimed that the United States left behind $85 billion of military equipment to the Taliban amid the chaotic evacuation process. “No one involved should be able to keep their job after that,” Boebert claimed. We left behind $85 billion of military equipment to terrorists who chant “Death to America”. No one…
National security adviser Jake Sullivan stressed that President Joe Biden and his administration remain committed to getting Americans who’ve remained in Afghanistan out via diplomatic means. “We continue our mission to get them out, it’s just that it has shifted from a military mission to a diplomatic mission. And we have considerable leverage over the…
Former President Barack Obama commented on the Kabul airport attack, offering a “heartbroken” commemoration for those who were lost. 13 American service members were killed in the attack, along with 72 Afghans who were trying to evacuate the country. “Like so many of you, Michelle and I were heartbroken to hear about the terrorist attack…
The Pentagon has confirmed that there’s been an explosion at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, the site of the ongoing evacuation efforts of American citizens and Afghan allies led by the United States military. “We can confirm an explosion outside Kabul airport. Casualties are unclear at this time. We will provide additional details when…
Speaking during a news conference in Singapore alongside the country’s prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, Vice President Kamala Harris said the Biden administration is “singularly focused” on evacuating Americans, Afghan allies, and at-risk Afghans as the security situation continues to deteriorate in Kabul following the Taliban takeover. “I think there’s going to be plenty of…
Representative Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), who was the only member of Congress to vote against the war in Afghanistan in 2001, says the United States must learn from its mistakes and reconsider the president’s ability to control troops moving forward. “Congress has a responsibility to debate and authorize the use of force. We don’t give it…
John Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary, said that the United States has resumed its air operations at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul and working to maintain security. The U.S. has flown in about 1,000 troops into Afghanistan, he said, bringing the total number of troops in the country to 3,500. 700 to 800…
White House Deputy National Security Adviser Jonathan Finer said the United States has made clear to the Taliban not to interfere with Afghans attempting to get to Kabul airport for potential evacuation as the nation collapses. He noted that President Joe Biden is “deeply engaged” on all policy matters related to Afghanistan. “The President has…
At the top of the docket for the president was a “Building Back Better” plan for the world. This is Biden’s first G7 summit as president.
Donald Trump finally broke his silence on the massive Russian cyber attack by calling it fake news and blaming China.
American taxpayers have been footing the bill for private political dinners hosted by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife.
Washington (dpa) – Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo seemed to capture the mood of many world leaders and top officials on Saturday with her tweet “Welcome back America!” Warm words were extended to Joe Biden for his hard-fought victory over Donald Trump in the US election, with many also noting the history-making achievements of vice-president elect…
In the wake of the death of a top aide to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Abbas Mousavi, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, turned down the Trump administration’s offer of help fighting the coronavirus. “Since the outbreak of the virus in Iran, we have been observing the U.S.-led anti-Iranian propaganda campaign and know about the measures the…
Footage from the event shows that throngs of people walked out in the middle of the speech as he fumbled his way through it.
Judge Amy Berman Jackson blasted Roger Stone while rejected a defense request that she step down from the case due to “bias.”
Donald Trump said that he did, in fact, personally send Rudy Giuliani to Ukraine to dig up dirt on his political opponents.
It’s starting to look like Rudy Giuliani and William Barr are joining forces to dig up dirt on Donald Trump’s election year political opponents.
Over one hundred troops have been injured with traumatic brain injuries following Iran strikes that President Trump lied about in several major ways.
In their 171 page response to the articles of impeachment, Trump and his lawyers demanded that the Senate immediately acquit him.
Kellyanne Conway claimed that Martin Luther King would oppose the impeachment of Donald Trump.
In leaked audio of the president speaking to donors, Trump admitted that he authorized the strike on Soleimani because he was saying bad things about America.
Trump’s State Department cancelled a briefing on Wednesday on embassy security and their as yet unsubstantiated claims regarding their unauthorized strike of former Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.
Biden said the unraveling situation in the Middle East was set in motion by Trump’s reckless decision to pull out of the Iran deal.
Trump took the stage in Milwaukee for a campaign rally on Tuesday night, and it didn’t take long for him to spiral into complete gibberish.
The fact that Donald Trump ordered Soleimani’s killing seven months ago takes us into criminal territory that also ought to be impeachable. There’s nothing new about Trump breaking the law, or committing crimes when we consider every time he obstructed justice and tried to intimidate witnesses. This, however, is the first time we’re aware of…
Donald Trump knows that he needs foreign help to win again in 2020. Russia’s new actions show that they know he needs it, too.
Trump’s story about Iran threatening four US embassies has fallen apart as his own defense secretary said that he never saw the evidence.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said that Iran could have attacked US embassies, which is completely different Trump’s made-up threat against embassies.
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) said that the White House’s changing story on the Iran threat should cause the American people to ask if Trump is making stuff up.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) has agreed to co-sponsor Sen. Bernie Sanders’s bill to block Trump from getting any money for an Iran war.
Every decision he makes, whether it’s international or domestic affairs, is driven by his desire to undo the record of Barack Obama.
It’s hard to imagine that this tragedy would have happened if not for Donald Trump’s initial decision to take out Soleimani.
It’s hard to cherry pick a crazy moment from a Trump rally since each are completely terrifying from start to finish, but Thursday in Ohio was a doozy.
On a frequent basis, Trump’s actions are viewed by the world as anywhere from laughable to terrifying – sometimes both in the same day.
Donald Trump is increasingly unstable and unwell. He has no business unilaterally taking the United States into another war in the Middle East.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) said that the evidence that Trump presented to the Senate does not support his claim that an attack was imminent.
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) said that Trump and his administration are intentionally not telling Congress what’s really going on with Iran.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) called the Trump administration’s Iran briefing the worst he has ever had, and Fox News cut away from his remarks.
Trump blamed Obama for Iran’s missile strike on a US base in Iraq by falsely claiming that the missiles were paid for by the Iran nuclear deal.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth tore Donald Trump to shreds on Tuesday night following Iran’s missile attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq.
The last thing the world needed was a speech from the unhinged and incompetent commander-in-chief who started this crisis.
The Republican Party has gotten to a place in which there is nothing Donald Trump does or tries to do that they are willing to publicly oppose.
The Kentucky Republican pointed to Trump’s decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal as the initial trigger that led to this unfolding crisis.
This is only the beginning of what looks to be a growing crisis in the Middle East for which Donald Trump is singlehandedly responsible.
Speaking in New York City, former Vice President Joe Biden said that Trump has only offered lies and tantrums on Iran.
Nikki Haley said on Fox News that the only people who are mourning Soleimani’s death are Democrats and Democratic presidential candidates.
For all of his tough talk, Donald Trump is among the weakest commanders-in-chief this country has ever seen, and it’s putting lives at risk.
Donald Trump and Donald Trump alone is to blame for the unfolding crisis in the Middle East. There has been nothing smart or strong about his Iran strategy.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) vowed to do everything in his power to get congress to assert the authority of war with Iran.
Bragging about serious military action in the buffet line at Mar-a-Lago might be funny if it was part of a sitcom plot. But this is now U.S. foreign policy.
What is driving this escalation with Iran is the same thing that has fueled Trump’s decision-making since day one: personal political survival.
Pentagon officials say that nothing had changed with Iran before Trump and the White House launched an attack and then claimed an imminent threat.
A North Korean official has called President Trump an old and weak person whose mental faculties are declining.
There isn’t a day that goes by that Donald Trump doesn’t demonstrate how completely unfit he is to be president of the United States.
President Donald Trump elevated Kim Jong Un and North Korea and now they’re dictating terms to him/the United States and humiliating the president.
The former vice president said Trump has repeatedly let down American troops and snubbed U.S. allies, all while embracing dictators and autocrats.
Graham openly admitted on Tuesday that he plans to bury his head in the sand and not read witness transcripts that incriminate Donald Trump.
The Ukraine extortion scheme and subsequent cover-up have confirmed that Donald Trump is, to put it mildly, a very unintelligent man.
A national security official who was on Trump’s Ukraine call will testify that he alerted superiors multiple times about the president’s extortion scheme.
Donald Trump didn’t notify the national security leadership in Congress Gang of 8), but he did tell Russia before the Baghdadi raid
After days of anticipation, Ambassador Bill Taylor gave testimony that decimated Donald Trump’s claim that there was no quid pro quo when he shook down the president of Ukraine. Taylor, a career civil servant, served America for fifty years in multiple posts Stateside and abroad. He came back from retirement to serve as ambassador to…
Donald Trump’s desperate impeachment defense is failing because the facts are too damning and the witnesses are too credible.
The damning whistleblower complaint is no longer even a factor as at least four officials, including Trump himself, have now admitted to a quid pro quo.
The fact that the United States now has to destroy its own base in Syria is emblematic of Donald Trump’s disastrous policy in the region.
The more current and former Trump officials who cooperate with the House impeachment probe, the more laughable the president’s defense looks.
The president may have some protection from criminal charges and indictments while he’s in office, but sleazeball lawyers do not.
When Cory Gardner loses next November, it’ll be because of moments like this when he forgot that his job is to defend the United States, not Donald Trump.
Donald Trump’s White House threw a tantrum about the ongoing impeachment inquiry, but no amount of presidential whining will alter the damning facts.
As more damning information comes to light about this president’s misconduct, Donald Trump is only going to get more unstable.
The polling shows that public opinion is with the Democrats as they continue to ramp up their inquiry, not with Trump-defending Republicans.
Donald Trump was not alone in his effort to abuse his office to extort a foreign power into getting dirt on a political opponent.
Mike Pompeo – caught in a fresh lie about his involvement in Trump’s Ukraine extortion scheme – is doing his best to obstruct the impeachment inquiry.
Tump believes there is nothing wrong with extorting a foreign country. Like a broken record, he keeps calling his interactions with Ukraine “perfect.”
Donald Trump showed us why whistleblowers need protection. He all but ordered a hit on the whistleblower who exposed his shakedown of the Ukraine and more when it became all too clear that his presidency is cooked. His defenders will continue to insist that Trump ust does things differently. But here’s the reality: every president’s…
For an administration that lacks direction in just about every area, it’s increasingly clear that extortion is a staple of their foreign policy.
Attorney General William Barr and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are at the center of Donald Trump’s growing pile of criminal behavior.
There is no question that Donald Trump’s phone call with the president of Ukraine was damning, but his scheme stretches far beyond one conversation.
Donald Trump asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a July telephone call to investigate whether former Vice President Joe Biden shut down an investigation into a company that employed his son, a summary of the call released by the Trump administration on Wednesday showed.
Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats who have been reluctant to go there with impeachment will have to think long and hard about what steps to take next.
Emboldened by congressional inaction and fearful of Joe Biden’s candidacy, Donald Trump is committing more crimes to win another presidential election.
Trump has no credibility on the world stage, and his performance and reception by other world leaders at the G7 summit was the latest evidence of that.
As American credibility is crushed under the weight of a man-sized toddler acting as president, the rest of the world is moving on.
In a working democracy with two functioning political parties committed to the rule of law, Trump would face immediate legal repercussions or impeachment.