Section: US & Canada
Sen. Ron Johnson: My Biden Probe Will ‘Certainly’ Help Trump Win
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) said this week that his investigation into Vice President Joe Biden “would certainly help Donald Trump win reelection,” as the probe continues to face down widespread allegations that it is laundering Russian disinformation. Politico first reported the interview on Thursday evening. “The more that we expose of the...
Just How Far Will Trump Go?
President Donald Trump’s open admission yesterday that he’s sabotaging the Postal Service to improve his election prospects crystallizes a much larger dynamic: He’s waging an unprecedented campaign to weaponize virtually every component of the federal government to partisan advantage.From the Postal Service to the Census Bureau,...
Tiny Lithuania has outsized role as EU faces Belarus crisis
WARSAW, Poland — Lithuania is relatively small by European Union measures, but it is playing an outsized role as protesters in neighbouring Belarus face a brutal law enforcement crackdown following a presidential election they say was rigged. As the EU’s foreign ministers meet Friday to discuss the crisis, the Lithuanian government’s...
Warning on Russia adds questions about Senate’s Biden probe
WASHINGTON — Even before last week’s intelligence assessment on foreign election interference, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson was facing criticism from Democrats that his investigation of presidential candidate Joe Biden and Ukraine was politically motivated and advancing Russian interests. But the stark warning that Russia is working to...
Why Belarus Is Not Ukraine
Yes, there are surprisingly big protests—like those that rocked Kyiv six years ago—being met with brutal crackdowns. But Belarus is a whole different story. …read more Source:: Foreign...
Goodman: Hunter Biden’s Mysterious Source of Income Creates Problems for Biden Campaign
After Hunter Biden abruptly resolved a $453,890 tax lien, Joe Biden’s campaign needs to explain the younger Biden’s source of income, Washington Free Beacon investigative reporter Alana Goodman told Fox Business on Tuesday. “How did he manage to pay off this $450,000 tax lien in six days? You know, most people just don’t...
Suspect In Sheremet’s Killing In Ukraine Transferred To House Arrest
A court in Kyiv has ruled to transfer one of the suspects in the high-profile 2016 killing in the Ukrainian capital of journalist Pavel Sheremet from a detention center to house arrest. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Protester dies in clashes after disputed Belarus vote
MINSK, Belarus — A protester died amid clashes between police and thousands of people gathered for a second straight night Monday in Belarus after official results from weekend elections — dismissed by the opposition as a sham — gave an overwhelming victory to authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. Interior Ministry spokesman Alexander...
Biden Aides Will Stiff Arm GOP’s Burisma Probe, Sources Say
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/GettyTwo key witnesses in at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here …read more Source:: The Daily...
Alexander Lukashenko’s Belarusian Dictatorship Is Going Down in Flames
For the so-called “last dictator in Europe,” August may mark the last month of his reign. On Sunday, Belarus–overseen for over a quarter-century by a brutal imbecile named Alexander Lukashenko–hosted its latest version of could loosely be called an “election.” These ersatz plebiscites have long been perfunctory functions which typically end in...
