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Mar 03 2022
News
Former Top Trump Official Argues Biden’s Russia Sanctions Are ‘Half Measures,’ Contain Loopholes
President Joe Biden’s sanctions against Russia are half measures that don’t go nearly as far as sanctions the U.S. has used in the past against Iran and other adversaries, former Trump administration Treasury official Marshall Billingslea stated Wednesday.
Billingslea served under former President Donald Trump as assistant secretary of the Treasury for terrorist financing, and argued
The Daily CallerJun 12 2022
News
Summit of the Americas
“President Joe Biden tried to present a unifying vision for the Western Hemisphere on Thursday but the Summit of the Americas quickly spilled into open discord, a telling illustration of the difficulties of bringing together North and South America around shared goals on migration, the economy and climate…
“The nature of democracy itself became a sticking point when planning the guest
The Flip SideNov 26 2019
Opinion
If Democrats don’t go bold with social reform right now, then when?
“Too radical, impractical, too costly, impossible, can’t pass the Senate.”
Those are the terms centrist Democrats use to describe the bold reform ideas put forth by Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren in the Democratic presidential primaries.
“Venezuela, socialist, communist tripe, crazy” are the jibes preferred by President Donald Trump and Republicans.
Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.Aug 11 2017
News
They insulted each other on the campaign trail, but now Trump and Rubio are chummy
The two have put aside differences to forge a pragmatic relationship. They’ve already found common ground on foreign policy issues involving Cuba, China and Venezuela.
USA TODAYSep 08 2018
News
Trump Administration Discussed Coup Plans With Rebel Venezuelan Officers
The Trump administration held secret meetings with rebellious military officers from Venezuela over the last year to discuss their plans to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro, according to American officials and a former Venezuelan military commander who participated in the talks.
New York Times (News)Jan 08 2021
News
International fact-checkers aren’t quite celebrating Zuckerberg’s decision to block Trump
The minute Mark Zuckerberg announced President Donald Trump’s account had been blocked from the social media platform for an indefinite time, fact-checkers outside the United States shook their heads and began a discussion. Is this policy going to be applied worldwide? Isn’t it a risky decision? Can other politicians be affected too?
Just like the United States has Donald Trump, the
PoynterMar 13 2015
News
Obama clash with Venezuelan leader backfires, Latin Americans unite against U.S.
President Obama largely shrugged off the provocations of Hugo Chavez, but a clash with the late Venezuelan leader’s hand-picked successor may be backfiring.
Latin American leaders have rallied around embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as relations between Washington and Caracas have plunged to a new low.
Governments from Havana to Buenos Aires have denounced Mr. Obama’
Washington TimesDec 19 2020
Opinion
Trump Sought to Tap Conspiracy Theorist Sidney Powell as Special Counsel on Voter Fraud
President Donald Trump is still eager to push the message that he won the election even though there’s no evidence to support his baseless claims of election fraud. He’s so intent on continuing the efforts that at a Friday meeting he discussed naming attorney Sidney Powell as a special counsel to investigate the presidential election. Powell is the attorney who spewed crackpot conspiracy
SlateNov 28 2019
Analysis
It’s a Wonderful Time to Be Alive
For those of us who spend far too much time following the news these days, it is easy to feel that everything is falling apart. Regardless of your political ideology, there is no doubt that this country is politically divided and facing serious challenges. To make matters worse, we are entering an election season. Politicians will be trying their best to convince us that we are one vote away
National Review (News)Nov 21 2020
Fact Check
Rudy Giuliani, Trump legal team push conspiracy theories, baseless claims about 2020 election
During a 90-minute press conference led by Rudy Giuliani, lawyers representing President Donald Trump made their best case to overturn an election Trump lost to Joe Biden. Their case invoked the TV show "Law & Order," the movie "My Cousin Vinny," Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez, Mickey Mouse, antifa, and the Philadelphia Eagles football team.
Tying it all together were persistent and
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