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    Trump may finally punish Russia for meddling in the election
    Mar06

    Trump may finally punish Russia for meddling in the election

    Trump has been soft on Russia. That may be changing. President Donald Trump may soon place sanctions on Russia for interfering in the 2016 presidential election, a surprising move given that Trump continues to deny that Russia actually meddled in the campaign. That’s according to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who told lawmakers during...

    Polish president not welcome at White House over Holocaust legislation, report says
    Mar06

    Polish president not welcome at White House over Holocaust legislation, report says

    Polish President Andrzej Duda at the NATO Multinational Corps Northeast headquarters in Szczecin, Poland Nov. 28, 2016. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (JTA) — A leading news website in Poland reported that it had obtained documents suggesting that the country’s highest officials are not welcome at the White House over a law limiting discourse...

    Steele's Ridiculous Romney-Russia Memo
    Mar06

    Steele's Ridiculous Romney-Russia Memo

    More from Jane Mayer’s ridiculous Christopher Steele article. This is the tidbit that’s getting a good deal of play in the media. One subject that Steele is believed to have discussed with Mueller’s investigators is a memo that he wrote in late November, 2016, after his contract with Fusion had ended. This memo, which did not...

    Ukraine Authorities Urged To Ensure Safety Of Journalists

    The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is calling on Ukrainian authorities to investigate allegations that police attacked journalists covering a protest in the capital last weekend. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Income Inequality in the U.S. Is Even Worse Than You’ve Been Led to Believe
    Mar06

    Income Inequality in the U.S. Is Even Worse Than You’ve Been Led to Believe

    Click here for reuse options! Data show the country is failing its lower and middle-income earners miserably. The more the ultra-rich prosper, the less they’re burdened with taxes, the greater the benefits for society as a whole. If you’re familiar with Republican economic theory of the past 40 years, you’ve probably heard this...

    Bumbling Trump campaign staffers like Sam Nunberg are haunting the Trump presidency
    Mar06

    Bumbling Trump campaign staffers like Sam Nunberg are haunting the Trump presidency

    Trump didn’t hire the best people. He got mired in the Russia scandal as a result. Starting Monday afternoon and going well into the evening, America watched a man melt down on live national television. Former Trump campaign aide Sam Nunberg repeatedly called into national television stations, most notably CNN and MSNBC, to vent about a...

    Name Your Poison — Exotic Toxins Fell Kremlin Foes
    Mar06

    Name Your Poison — Exotic Toxins Fell Kremlin Foes

    The apparent poisoning in Britain of a Russian man who spied for the United Kingdom has refocused attention on toxic attacks carried out against Kremlin foes. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Kremlin Ties of Italy’s Populists Prompts US Alarm
    Mar06

    Kremlin Ties of Italy’s Populists Prompts US Alarm

    U.S. officials are scrambling to assess how this past Sunday’s Italian election results may impact future relations between Rome and Washington. The prospects of euro-skeptic populist parties that have strong ideological ties with the Kremlin forming Italy’s next government or dominating a broader governing arrangement has prompted...

    Ukraine: Allies say Saakashvili detained, faces deportation
    Feb12

    Ukraine: Allies say Saakashvili detained, faces deportation

    Allies of Mikheil Saakashvili, the former Georgian president-turned opposition leader in Ukraine, say he was detained by masked men who they think acted on behalf of Ukrainian authorities. …read more Source: FOX...

    Saakashvili Detained In Kyiv, Reports Say May Be Deported
    Feb12

    Saakashvili Detained In Kyiv, Reports Say May Be Deported

    Associates of opposition politician Mikheil Saakashvili say he has been detained by “kidnappers” in Kyiv and voiced concern that he may be deported from Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...