These are difficult days for Ukraine. Two years into its war against Russia, Western support for Kyiv’s fight against the Kremlin appears to be flagging. In Washington, billions of dollars in much-needed military aid have stalled in Congress. Europe has sought to fill the resulting funding gap, but officials in Brussels are quick to admit that the continent simply doesn’t have the resources to sustain Ukraine’s defense on its own. As a result, they warn, Ukraine could...
Month: March 2024
‘Sow chaos’: Sotomayor chastises Supreme Court for allowing Texas law to stand
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor sharply rebuked the high court’s majority on Tuesday for temporarily allowing a Texas law to take effect that empowers state law enforcement to arrest people they suspect of illegally entering the United States from Mexico.
In her dissent, Sotomayor warned that, in allowing this highly controversial law to take effect without first carefully considering its constitutionality, “the Court invites further chaos and crisis in immigrat...
Schumer: Trump comments on Jewish Democrats ‘reprehensible and dangerous’
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday denounced recent remarks by former President Trump about Jewish Americans who vote Democratic as “reprehensible and dangerous,” and argued they are a clear example of “unadulterated antisemitism.”
Trump said in an interview that aired Monday that Democrats “hate Israel” and that Jewish voters who support Democrats hate their religion. The comments came in response to Schumer’s call late last week for ...
Michigan congressman’s brother killed in shooting
Congressman Dan Kildee's (D-Mich.) brother, Timothy Kildee, was killed in a Tuesday morning shooting, local law enforcement said.
Timothy Kildee was shot and killed during a string of crimes that transpired during early morning hours on Tuesday, Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson said during the Tuesday news conference.
The suspect in the case is Timothy Kildee’s son. The 27-year-old, who was not identified, sustained serious injuries and is cu...
Trump argues immunity protects presidents from ‘de facto blackmail’ in Supreme Court filing
Former President Trump made his pitch to the Supreme Court to toss his election interference case, asking it to reverse lower court decisions that found he has no presidential immunity shielding him from prosecution.
Trump has been turned down by two courts as he’s argued his efforts to stay in power leading up to Jan. 6 were all done within the scope of his role as president, something he argues affords him immunity from the resulting criminal charges.
“A d...
Joint Chiefs chairman says US looking at other options in West Africa as Niger orders exit
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Charles Brown said Tuesday the U.S. is considering other options across West Africa to host American troops and support counter-terrorism operations after Niger ordered Washington to leave the country.
Brown said at a press conference in Germany after a meeting on Ukraine that the U.S. was talking with other West African countries about the potential for cooperation on counter-terrorism efforts, saying those operations have been af...
Ohio candidate accidentally sends out concession statement hours before polls close
The campaign for Derek Myers, an Ohio Republican candidate competing in the Tuesday primary for Ohio’s 2nd Congressional District, accidentally issued a concession statement hours before polls closed in the Buckeye State.
“Tonight did not go as we had hoped,” read the start of the erroneous release, which was sent just after 3 p.m. EDT — with polls in Ohio open until 7:30 p.m.
A subsequent release from Myers’s team quickly retracted the announcement, saying ...
Kavanaugh accuser was ‘surprised’ by kindness of some GOP senators
Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who accused Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, said Tuesday she was “surprised” by the kindness of some Republican senators during her testimony in 2018.
Ford released a memoir this week titled “One Way Back” that describes her experience of testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee in September 2018 about her allegations brought against Kavanaugh. On Tuesday’s episode of ABC’s “The View,” she recounted wha...
Milley responds to Trump execution comments: ‘It’s a free country’
Retired Gen. Mark Milley, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, refused to trade barbs with former President Trump Tuesday after being reminded of Trump’s social media post last year saying he should be executed.
Trump said in September 2023 that Milley committed treason and should be put to death, threats that raised fears Trump would use a second term in the White House to seek retribution against his political enemies.
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) ...
Another royal family photo flagged by news agency for being ‘digitally enhanced’
(NEXSTAR) — The royal family is facing backlash again for what appears to be another manipulated photo, this time of Queen Elizabeth II and her grandchildren.
Earlier this month, the family released what was believed to be the first photo of Kate, the Princess of Wales, since she underwent abdominal surgery. It seemed like an innocent photo of Kate, 42, in a chair surrounded by her three children at Windsor.
Video above: The Prince and Princess of Wale...