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Jul 16 2020
News
Hollywood lands in crosshairs of Trump admin's anti-China blitz
The Trump administration on Thursday continued its full-throttle effort to portray China as a threat to United States interests, as Attorney General William Barr lambasted the US's reliance on Chinese goods and services, and accused US media and technology giants of collaborating with China.
During an address at the Gerald R Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Barr took
Al Jazeera
Mar 09 2022
Opinion
Now Let's Do the American Oligarchs
About that "violent regime" business: It's possible to condemn the violence perpetrated by Russia's government while at the same time recognizing and condemning of our own. Our direct attacks on Iraq and Afghanistan, among other countries, have been matched by the proxy violence we have funded in nations like Palestine and Syria. Our sanctions have taken countless lives around the world, a
Common Dreams
Jul 07 2020
News
FBI Director Wray says half of bureau’s 5,000 counterintelligence cases are related to China
FBI Director Christopher Wray on Tuesday warned Americans that the Chinese government’s theft of American information is taking place on so large a scale, suspected incidents make up nearly half of his bureau’s counterintelligence cases.
Speaking at an event hosted by the Hudson Institute in Washington, Wray said that Chinese thefts amount to “one of the largest transfers of wealth in
Fox News (Online News)
Jun 27 2020
News
Russia Secretly Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill U.S. Troops, Intelligence Says
WASHINGTON — American intelligence officials have concluded that a Russian military intelligence unit secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing coalition forces in Afghanistan — including targeting American troops — amid the peace talks to end the long-running war there, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The United States concluded months ago that the
New York Times (News)
Mar 21 2022
News
Gas Prices
“With gas prices at record highs across the U.S., an increasing number of governors and state lawmakers are calling for the suspension of gas taxes to provide relief to motorists who are facing the prospect of even higher pump prices as the country cuts off Russian oil imports.” (AP News)
“New legislation from Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D., R.I.) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D., Calif.) would put
The Flip Side
Dec 22 2020
News
Biden Calls Reporter a ‘One-Horse Pony’ After He Was Asked About News Stories on Hunter Biden
President-elect Joe Biden says he still believes that a story published by The New York Post about his son’s, Hunter Biden, business dealings was part of a Russian disinformation campaign to influence the election.
As he walked away from the podium at the end of a press conference on Tuesday, Biden was asked by Fox News’ Peter Doocy if he believes stories about Hunter Biden from before
Independent Journal Review
Nov 23 2022
Perspectives Blog
Elon Musk Begins to Reshape Twitter
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Since billionaire Elon Musk finalized his purchase of Twitter last month, big changes have already come to the company. Here's a look at some of the major developments: Firings and Hirings: Soon after taking the helm, Musk
AllSides Staff
May 26 2022
News
Prosecution rests in Sussmann trial as defense mulls putting the defendant on witness stand
Prosecutors with special counsel John Durham’s team rested their case Wednesday against Hillary Clinton campaign attorney Michael Sussmann after presenting the jury with the strongest evidence yet that he lied to the FBI.
They showed the jury Mr. Sussmann’s billing records in which he charged Mrs. Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign for the time he spent at the FBI peddling a false
Washington Times
Mar 17 2022
Perspectives Blog
World Plans Next Steps in Russia-Ukraine Conflict
As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, so do questions about how the U.S. and other world powers may get involved. The U.S. has been hesitant to offer Ukraine direct military support over fear of provoking an armed conflict with Russia. A plan for the U.S. and Poland to help provide more fighter jets to Ukraine's air force fell through, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
AllSides Staff
Mar 03 2022
Opinion
Time to Take the Brakes Off the U.S. Energy Industry
Canada has announced a ban (mostly symbolic) on Russian petroleum imports. The United States has not, because we have hamstrung ourselves. In spite of being the world’s largest oil producer — by far — we continue to import enormous quantities of oil and other petroleum products. That isn’t a bad thing in and of itself, but it does limit some of our options — and, in this case, it does so
National Review (News)