Section: US & Canada
Foreign Money’s Existential Threat to Democracy
When Josip Broz (later known as Tito) was a Moscow Comintern agent in inter-war Yugoslavia, his mission was to subvert his country’s social and political life with the aim of Marxist revolution. The ohrana secret police caught him in 1928 and he was tried and sent to Lepoglava prison for five years. In court, Broz refused to defend himself...
What we know about evidence of coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign
Wednesday night, CNN dropped what seemed like a bombshell of a story: “The FBI has information that indicates associates of President Donald Trump communicated with suspected Russian operatives to possibly coordinate the release of information damaging to Hillary Clinton’s campaign,” report CNN’s Pamela Brown, Evan Perez and Shimon...
NATO Secretary General Seeks New Date for NATO Talks
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg agreed with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday to look for a date that would allow all NATO allies to attend a meeting of foreign ministers. Tillerson had initially decided to skip talks set for April 5-6 in Brussels, unsettling European allies who have questioned President Donald...
Is Russia Getting Ready to Build a Massive Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier?
Dave Majumdar Security, Or sell one to India? Russia’s Krylov State Research Center is lobbying the Kremlin hard to build a new aircraft carrier called the Project 23000E Storm. If built, the massive vessel would be comparable in size and capability to one of the U.S. Navy’s Nimitz or Ford-class super carriers. The Russian Ministry of...
Vox Sentences: The attack at the British Parliament
Vox Sentences is your daily digest for what’s happening in the world, curated by Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews. Sign up for the Vox Sentences newsletter, delivered straight to your inbox Monday through Friday, or view the Vox Sentences archive for past editions. An attack on the grounds of the British Parliament; a recap of Neil...
CNN reports FBI may have proof of collusion between Russia and Trump campaign
And here’s why Republicans really spent the day in a high state of panic. The FBI has information that indicates associates of President Donald Trump communicated with suspected Russian operatives to possibly coordinate the release of information damaging to Hillary Clinton’s campaign, US officials told CNN. On Monday, many...
The U.S. Army Can’t Get Ambushed by the Future
Douglas Macgregor Security, Middle East More money without new leadership won’t fix the Army. When U.S. forces begin the destruction of the Islamic State, it will defend its territory—its so-called caliphate—and “hold ground.” Without air and missile defenses, or rocket artillery and mobile armored forces with accurate, devastating...
Old memos show former Trump aide Manafort offered to promote Russian interests, AP reports
JUDY WOODRUFF: From April through August of last year, Paul Manafort was the chairman of the Trump campaign. He has been under intense scrutiny for his business and political ties to both Russia and Ukraine. Today, the Associated Press uncovered new information about Manafort and his dealings with Russians. Hari Sreenivasan has the story. HARI...
A budget Trump could live with
It is, for better or worse, a document Donald Trump can live with. For make no mistake, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has penned the 2017 federal budget as if America were breathing over its shoulder. There are, for instance, very few huge-ticket spending items (those who do win big, such as the Canada Revenue Agency, are...
Ukraine bans Russia’s entry to Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest, nominally an apolitical festival of pop music confections and cheerfully tacky costumes, erupted into a political dispute Wednesday after Ukraine banned Russia’s contestant from entering the country. …read more Source:...
