President Trump’s success in knocking off GOP lawmakers who have defied or criticized him is striking fear among Republicans on Capitol Hill, but some say the retribution tour could backfire on the president by making it tougher to pass his agenda. Trump successfully urged his supporters to defeat Sen. Bill Cassidy in the Senate Republican… […]
Authored by Andrew Korybko,It can simultaneously threaten Russia along the increasingly interconnected Arctic and Baltic fronts.Russian Ambassador to Norway Nikolai Korchunov gave a brief interview to TASS about bilateral relations. He warned that Norway is integrating new NATO members Sweden and Finland into the bloc’s regional plans. More American military bases and NATO facilities are opening up there too. To make […]
On Wednesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “The Hill,” Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) said that he doesn’t think military action in Cuba will be needed to remove the Castro regime from power because the Cuban people will rise up, but we will need to use military force with Iran. While discussing Raul Castro, Scott said, “I think […]
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On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) discussed possible legal action against Raul Castro and said that “Legal accountability is critical. And, by the way, the Trump administration people may think about that as they undertake illegal wars and illegal actions, for example, the double-tap strike on the two individuals, the […]
Somewhere along the path to the inevitable dissolution of the USMCA trilateral trade agreement, reality will set in for Canada. Until then, denial is the preferred course of action from Prime Minister Mark Carney. Not since COVID-19 have we witnessed an intellectual disassociation happening over such a large sector of a population. According to the latest […]
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) on Wednesday said GOP lawmakers are manufacturing a “regime change” in Cuba amid the Trump administration’s oil blockade and charges against former President Raúl Castro. “We’re seeing Republicans manufacture a reason for another regime change war in front of our very eyes—this time in Cuba,” Gallego wrote in a post on… […]
Here we go again? That’s the vibe a lot of Americans are feeling with all the news coming out about the Hantavirus. And you can’t blame them. The usual suspects are already out there pushing masks and vaccines. People who want to blow off Hantavirus because COVID turned out to be no big deal: COVID […]
Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) formally threw his support behind Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Senate race in Texas, urging Republican voters to rally together. Wesley, who was in the race but came in third place and did not advance to the May 26 runoff after the initial March 3 primary, offered his full endorsement […]
President Trump on Wednesday attacked the Senate parliamentarian, accusing her of issuing reviews of Senate rules that have treated Republicans unfairly and calling for Republicans to end the filibuster. Trump suggested that Republicans should have forced out the parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, by replacing her. “Over the years, she has been brutal to Republicans, but not… […]
