Section: US & Canada
A major think tank resignation has the political class asking about the ethics of accepting donations from oligarchs
Right-wing anti-Kleptocracy think tank Hudson Institute turned over by revelation of oligarch donor The founder and executive director of the Hudson Institute’s Kleptocracy Initiative has resigned after learning that it accepted a donation from a Ukrainian-born billionaire who he considers to be an oligarch.”Russian kleptocracy has...
Ukraine says will send naval ships through Kerch Strait soon
Ukraine’s defense ministry warned Russia on Friday that it will soon send navy ships through the Kerch Strait where Russia fired on and seized three Ukrainian vessels two weeks ago. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukraine accuses Russia of blockading Kerch Strait
Ukraine is accusing Russia of keeping up the blockade of the Kerch Strait that links the Black Sea with the Sea of Azov …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine accuses Russia of blockading Kerch Strait
Ukraine is accusing Russia of keeping up the blockade of the Kerch Strait that links the Black Sea with the Sea of Azov. The Ukrainian Border Guard Service said Friday … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Nikki Haley Is Emerging From the Trump Administration Unscathed
Who, exactly, is Nikki Haley? With just weeks left in her role as the ambassador to the United Nations, I wanted to ask her one of the big questions naturally prompted by her departure: Does she share Donald Trump’s iconoclastic, transactional, uber-nationalist vision of America’s role in the world?“I get where he wants to go, and I...
Read Nikki Haley’s Full Interview With The Atlantic
During her recent trip to Washington, D.C., for President George H. W. Bush’s funeral, Nikki Haley, the outgoing U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, sat down for an interview with The Atlantic.This interview has been edited for clarity. Uri Friedman: We’re meeting on a pretty solemn day. What’s been on your mind in recent...
Martial law brings further unease after Russian attack on Ukraine
Russian ships last month rammed, opened fire on and then seized three Ukrainian naval vessels in the Black Sea, triggering fears of an potential invasion. …read more Source:...
Families of Detained Ukrainian Sailors Search for Answers
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has met with the families of Ukrainian sailors who were captured by Russia. One of them, Vasyl Soroka, was wounded during the capture and his family has been unable to communicate with him. For VOA, Oksana Ligostova met with Vasyl’s family in the Odessa region of Ukraine and has this report, narrated by...
Podcast: The ‘Problematic Women’ on Online Dating, Lena Dunham’s New Apology
Today is our “Problematic Women” edition of our podcast, and The Daily Signal’s Kelsey Harkness and Ginny Montalbano are joined by Beverly Hallberg to discuss her article on why she’d rather die alone than online date anymore. Plus: They chat about how Lena Dunham is apologizing for defending a male friend of hers accused of sexual...
U.S. conducts ‘extraordinary flight’ over Ukraine after Russia ship seizure
The Pentagon announced the U.S. and allies conducted an extraordinary flight over Ukraine after a Russian ship seized Ukrainian vessels and soldiers. …read more Source: United Press...
