Russian President Vladimir Putin likely still wants to control a “significant portion” of Ukraine or even capture the entire eastern European country — but he likely won’t succeed in that mission, according to a top Pentagon official.”I still think he has designs on a significant portion of Ukraine, if not the whole country,” US Under…
Arnold Schwarzenegger denounced European nations for their continued imports of Russian oil, claiming they are “financing the war” in Ukraine.
A chilling announcement greeted the attorney for Alexei Navalny when he tried to visit the imprisoned Kremlin foe on Tuesday at Pokrov, or IK-2, a penal colony about two and a half hours east of Moscow.“There is no such convict here,” authorities chillingly said, according to a social media post by close Navalny associate Leonid…
In an effort to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that are causing climate change, the Department of Energy (DOE) proposed new energy-efficiency standards Monday for residential gas furnaces. The rule, if finalized, would help limit the release of carbon dioxide and methane.The new standard would require new furnaces to convert 95% of the gas they…
Donald Trump’s niece Mary Trump said in an interview Sunday that the former president “accused” daughter Ivanka of “perjury” when he attacked her after her testimony in the televised Jan. 6 hearing.In a videotaped snippet of her testimony aired at last Thursday’s hearing by the House panel probing the insurrection, Ivanka Trump said she accepted…
Yale historian Timothy Snyder said Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to starve some countries as part of his efforts in Ukraine.Snyder published a lengthy Twitter thread Saturday explaining how he believes Putin is using food insecurity to his advantage and called it the “latest chapter of hunger politics.””Russia has a hunger plan. Vladimir Putin is…
Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz said this week he doesn’t think his Democratic colleague Rep. Jamie Raskin can properly do his job in Congress because his son died by suicide.Gaetz made the comments Tuesday during an episode of MTG: Live, which GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene broadcasts to her social media sites. The lawmakers were discussing…
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lawyers for ex-Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs are asking a judge to throw out evidence that prosecutors say shows Ruggs had a blood-alcohol level twice legal limit while speeding at 156 mph (251 kph) on a city street before a fiery crash that killed a woman in November.In a…
Jimmy Fallon issued a cold burn of Fox News for refusing to air the Jan. 6 hearing on Thursday. (Watch the video below.)Now if “cold burn” sounds like an oxymoron, well, it fits here.“The Tonight Show” host noted that the right-wing network apparently didn’t think the probe into the insurrection was news, even though it…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House stands ready to consider a gun bill from the Senate “if it’s life-saving and can make a difference.” (June 9)