Ukrainians Show Zelensky the Limits of His Power
Since late July, Ukraine has been gripped by the most serious domestic political strife since Volodymyr Zelensky was elected president in 2019. Amid an intensifying wave of Russian drone and ...
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Democracy Is Ukraine’s Most Powerful Weapon
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s most ardent supporters sometimes depict him as a new Winston Churchill. It is not hard to understand why. Both men demonstrate innate understanding of the stagecraft ...
Ex-Hochul, Cuomo aide accused of being Chinese spy stays free as feds push new charges in $8M PPE kickback scheme
There’s something new under the sun. Linda Sun, the embattled ex-aide to Govs. Kathy Hochul and Andrew Cuomo accused of being a Chinese spy, will stay free on bail after ...
China Purges Navy, Nuclear Officials from Top Legislative Positions
The National People’s Congress (NPC), the highest legislative body in China, announced on Friday that Vice Admiral Li Hanjun and nuclear engineer Liu Shipeng were expelled for unspecified reasons. On ...
Wife of alleged corrupt Florida sheriff’s deputy joins her husband in jail on racketeering charges
From lovebirds to jailbirds. The wife of a Florida county sheriff accused of helping run a massive gambling operation joined her husband behind bars on Monday on similar charges. Homeland ...
The Perfect Storm Pushing Zimbabwe Toward Crisis
Zimbabwe came to a standstill on March 31. As the military filled the streets in response to a planned protest, citizens stayed inside, fearing clashes between demonstrators and state authorities. ...
Disgraced ex NJ. sen Bob Menendez to report to prison after bribery conviction
Bob Menendez is about to spend his “golden” years behind bars. The disgraced New Jersey Democrat was due to report at a federal prison in Pennsylvania Tuesday to begin his ...
‘Gold bar’ Bob Menendez spends last day before reporting to federal prison running errands with wife
Disgraced former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) spent some of his final hours as a free man Monday running errands with a fellow convicted felon, his wife Nadine. The couple was ...
Ex-Illinois House speaker Michael Madigan — the longest-serving legislative leader in US history — sentenced in corruption case
The stunning downward spiral of Michael Madigan’s political career ended Friday with a 7 1/2-year prison sentence and a $2.5 million fine for the former Illinois House speaker and the longest-serving ...
USAID official pleads guilty to taking part in $550M bribery scheme: ‘Violated the public trust’
A federal contracting officer and three businessmen pleaded guilty Thursday to participating in a $550 million bribery scheme involving the embattled US Agency for International Development (USAID). Roderick Watson, of ...
