Section: US & Canada
Military Plane Crash In Ukraine Kills At Least 22
A military plane carrying 28 people crashed in Ukraine on the evening of September 25, killing at least 22 people, according to the country’s State Emergency Service. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Disclosure Doesn’t Work on a Shameless President
Again and again, President Donald Trump has violated, evaded, or ignored the law. The Constitution says a president cannot accept payments from foreign governments, but Trump did. The Constitution says that the principal officers of executive departments—members of the Cabinet—must be confirmed by the Senate. Trump junked that rule too, relying...
I’ve seen what happens when a president refuses to give up power, as Trump has repeatedly hinted he might
A composite image showing US President Donald Trump and Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus. Getty Images President Donald Trump’s repeated refusal to affirm his commitment to a peaceful transfer of power is far outside the norms of US politics. It is not unusual in Eastern Europe — especially Belarus, where the president is...
Belarus detains opposition leader’s lawyer amid protests
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities in Belarus detained a lawyer representing a top opposition activist who was jailed this month amid mass protests against the country’s authoritarian president, who won a sixth term in a disputed election. The lawyer, Lyudmila Kazak, went missing Thursday, with police confirming later in the day that she had...
Cloud Seeding In Crimea Precipitates Environmental Concerns
The Russia-controlled administration in Crimea is calling in a plane to try and stimulate rain in the drought-hit region of central Crimea. Experts are warning of the possible impact on the environment and question the effectiveness of the plan. Crimea is facing increasing freshwater shortages. Ukraine closed a canal carrying water to the region...
Facebook issues warning about Russian ‘hack-and-leak’ operations ahead of the 2020 election
A Facebook logo is seen on a computer screen in this photo illustration on October 31, 2017. Material posted on Facebook and other social media directly and indirectly reached over 126 million Americans between 2015 and 2017 according to company testimony before the US Senate. Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images Facebook issued a warning...
SUSPICIOUS? Senate report shows Hunter Biden received ‘$3.5 million wire transfer’ from Russian billionaire
Chief researcher Jason Buttrill joined Glenn Beck on the radio program Thursday to discuss an “explosive” new report released Wednesday by Senate Republicans on Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, and the Ukrainian energy company Burisma. Among other serious allegations, the 87-page report claims that...
U.S. Will Not Recognize Reelection of Belarusian Strongman
The United States will not recognize the reelection of Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko as legitimate, a State Department spokesperson told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on Wednesday. “The elections August 9 were neither free nor fair. The announced results were fraudulent and did not convey legitimacy,” the spokesperson...
Bolton lawyers seek to question Trump officials over book
WASHINGTON — Lawyers for former national security adviser John Bolton told a judge Thursday they want to interview White House officials following new allegations that a pre-publication review of his tell-all book was politicized in an effort to block its release. Michael Kirk, a lawyer for Bolton, said the interviews were needed to help...
Ukraine Was A Dud. Now The GOP Signals China May Be Next Big Anti-Biden Play
Fears that President Trump may use misleading allegations about China as a bludgeon against Joe Biden are coming to a head. For much of 2020, the President and his allies have pushed disinformation around the former vice president focused on Ukraine, in part because of the country’s role in President Trump’s impeachment and in part...
