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    Trump Names Rep. Mark Meadows As New Chief Of Staff
    Mar07

    Trump Names Rep. Mark Meadows As New Chief Of Staff

    President Donald Trump announced that Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) will be his new White House chief of staff Friday night. His predecessor, Mick Mulvaney, will become special envoy to northern Ireland. ….I want to thank Acting Chief Mick Mulvaney for having served the Administration so well. He will become the United States Special Envoy for...

    Trump compares coronavirus tests to Ukraine call: ‘The tests are all perfect’
    Mar07

    Trump compares coronavirus tests to Ukraine call: ‘The tests are all perfect’

    President Trump on Friday seemingly compared tests being administered for the coronavirus to his call with Ukraine’s president last year that was at the center of his impeachment.Trump made the comparison while tou… …read more Source:: The...

    Zelenskiy’s Big Move: Will ‘New Brains And New Hearts’ Revive The Same Old Problems In Ukraine?
    Mar07

    Zelenskiy’s Big Move: Will ‘New Brains And New Hearts’ Revive The Same Old Problems In Ukraine?

    The landslide election of a political novice with a robust reform agenda raised hopes for a sea change in a country long plagued by corruption and the influence of powerful tycoons. Nine months into Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s presidency, there are fears that the major cabinet reshuffle he sprung on the nation this week could torpedo those hopes...

    Romney to vote for Burisma subpoena
    Mar06

    Romney to vote for Burisma subpoena

    Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) will vote to subpoena a former consultant linked to Burisma Holdings, as part of a GOP probe into Hunter Biden and the Ukraine gas company.Liz Johnson, a spokeswoman for Romney, said Frida… …read more Source:: The...

    Ukraine chess champions found dead in Moscow, ‘laughing gas’ suspected
    Mar06

    Ukraine chess champions found dead in Moscow, ‘laughing gas’ suspected

    Two of the most promising Ukrainian chess stars have been found dead in what local media is reporting as death by nitrous oxide, also dubbed as laughing gas or “hippy crack.” …read more Source:: FOX...

    McConnell on Burisma, Biden probe: ‘I think it’s worth taking a look at’
    Mar06

    McConnell on Burisma, Biden probe: ‘I think it’s worth taking a look at’

    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is signaling potential support for a probe into Hunter Biden and Ukraine gas company Burisma Holdings.”I think it’s worth taking a look at,” McConnell told Fox News du… …read more Source:: The...

    What Elizabeth Warren Got Right
    Mar06

    What Elizabeth Warren Got Right

    The United States does not have a prime minister. If it did, Elizabeth Warren would be an excellent Democratic choice for the job. In her many plans could be found the light of progressive policymaking without the heat. But Americans elect presidents, and most Democratic voters decided not to nominate her for the job. In the wake of her...

    How Rudy Giuliani Became Trump’s Shadow Secretary of State
    Mar06

    How Rudy Giuliani Became Trump’s Shadow Secretary of State

    Bob Dreyfuss Through his travels from Iran to Ukraine, Giulani has become a walking, talking conflict-of-interest machine. The post How Rudy Giuliani Became Trump’s Shadow Secretary of State appeared first on The Nation. …read more Source:: The...

    Jehovah’s Witness Sergey Filatov 6-year prison sentence in Crimea condemned by rights groups
    Mar06

    Jehovah’s Witness Sergey Filatov 6-year prison sentence in Crimea condemned by rights groups

    Religious liberty groups expressed alarm Thursday that a Russian pressure campaign against the Jehovah’s Witnesses was expanding, after a member of the faith was sentenced to six years in a penal camp in the former Ukrainian region of Crimea. Sergey Filatov, a father of four, was convicted in the Dzhankoysky … …read more...

    Obama Alum Evelyn Farkas Fundraising Off Free Beacon Report
    Mar06

    Obama Alum Evelyn Farkas Fundraising Off Free Beacon Report

    Democratic congressional candidate Evelyn Farkas sent out a fundraising letter on Thursday slamming a Washington Free Beacon report on her ties to a lobbying effort by the Ukrainian gas company Burisma, and arguing that she is the best candidate to stand up against foreign political influence. Farkas, a former Obama administration official,...