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Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday cautioned that deliveries of the F-16s that Ukraine has long sought in its fight against Russia could take "months and months" once it's determined the fighter jets are appropriate, but America's support hasn't wavered. In an interview on CNN, America's top diplomat defended U.S. assistance to Ukraine so far, insisting Kyiv had consistently been given the equipment it needs to try and repel Russia's invasion. "At every step along the way, in fact, going back before the Russian aggression when we saw the storm rising ... we made sure, going back to Labor...

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has showcased the horrific effects of some of the world's latest advancements in wartime technology from air and sea drones to advanced electronic warfare systems — but, according to reports from soldiers on the ground in Ukraine, land mines and booby traps are causing more damage. Insider reported dense minefields are forcing Ukrainian troops to abandon their Western tanks and undertake the tedious and life-threatening work of demining fields rigged with explosives across areas as wide as 10 miles. "You can no longer do anything with just a tank with some armor because the minefield is...

Ex-CNN boss Jeff Zucker was spotted leaving Don Lemon's ritzy Hamptons party holding hands with a married CNN anchor - despite his girlfriend being at the bash. Alisyn Camerota, 57, beamed as she walked hand-in-hand with Jeff on Saturday. Zucker's lover Allison Gollust, 50, who already cost him his executive job at the media company last year, was seen leaving on her own. The mother-of-three, who currently hosts CNN Tonight at 10pm, lives with her husband Tim Lewis, 57, a partner at a private equity firm, in Connecticut. Gripping each other's hand in the New York summer heat, Zucker wore...

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Most registered Republican voters support former President Donald Trump in the GOP primary race, the latest Quinnipiac survey found.The survey is among the latest to show Trump not only leading the crowded primary field but doing so with support from a majority of registered Republicans.He leads the Republican primary field with 54 percent among Republicans and those who lean Republican, followed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who comes in a distant second, 29 points behind with 25 percent support.Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and former Vice President Mike Pence are tied with four percent support each, followed by South...

Former President Donald Trump is leading Joe Biden by a whopping 18 points among coveted independent voters. The latest Harvard CAPS-Harris poll found that 45 percent of independents support Trump and 27 percent support Biden in the hypothetical 2024 matchup. Trump is also beating Biden by five points among all voters, across party lines. According to the pollsters, when looking at all voters, 45 percent support Trump and 40 percent plan to vote for Biden. Another 16 percent are still undecided on a candidate.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Sunday that she’s "not confident" in congressional testimony by IRS whistleblower Joseph Ziegler about Hunter Biden, calling the Republican-led hearing a "ridiculous clown show." Pelosi was asked by CNN’s "State of the Union" anchor Dana Bash whether politics played a role in Wednesday’s hearing, when Ziegler came forward for the first time, joining his IRS supervisor Gary Shapley, to allege political interference in the prosecutorial decisions throughout the years-long federal probe into the president's son. "Well, since you referenced the hearing, what a ridiculous clown show, again, on the part of the Republicans," Pelosi told...

Update from Ukraine | Ruzzia Strikes Back | Ukraine need to Act Now | Lancet drones problem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61f0ZTSYB28 The site began life as a database of Ukrainian regular and volunteer units, but over the years it has grown to cover a whole range of topics. Ukrainian Ground Forces received a well-worth additional strength in the form of a new tank brigade. Demobilized, reactivated, used as replenishment and reactivated again. That’s the story of Ukrainian 5th Tank Brigade through the last years. The unit was formed back in 2016 as a reserve tank brigade, but was subsequently demobilized and reactivated only...

Rome — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni called Sunday for new, more equal relationships between Europe and migrants’ countries of origin and transit as she convened a summit of some 20 nations, EU officials and international organizations aimed at stanching flows of illegal migration. The one-day conference is a Meloni initiative that aims to make Italy a leader in resolving issues impacting Mediterranean nations. Chief among them is migration, as Italy sustains hundreds of new arrivals daily on Europe's southern border, but also energy as Europe looks to Africa and the Middle East to permanently replace Russian supplies. Human rights groups...

As we’ve seen, Democrats prioritize being the “first” more so than excellence. This is why they’re such big fans of affirmative action. A prime example of this screwy “first” mentality is Justice Ketanji Jackson. She was arguably chosen not for her intellect or capability but rather because she is a black woman, and it shows. Another “first” for Democrats is a cross-dressing man who goes by the name “Stacie” Laughton. Mr. Laughton became the nation’s first openly transgender state representative who’s been arrested on child pornography and child exploitation charges. Quite a remarkable “first”, indeed. Congratulations to the Democrats on...

Russia struck the Ukrainian Black Sea city of Odesa again on Sunday, local officials said, keeping up a barrage of attacks that has damaged critical port infrastructure in southern Ukraine in the past week. At least one person was killed and 22 others wounded in the attack in the early hours.Russia has been launching persistent attacks on Odesa, a key hub for exporting grain, since Moscow canceled a landmark grain deal on Monday...Russia’s Defense Ministry said Sunday that Russian forces had attacked sites in Odesa, “where terrorist acts against the Russian Federation were being prepared.” The ministry said in a...

resident Biden should find ways to defy the rulings of "MAGA justices" for their "gravely mistaken" constitutional interpretations, law professors urged in a letter on Wednesday. Harvard law professor Mark Tushnet and San Francisco State University political scientist Aaron Belkin penned "An Open Letter to the Biden Administration on Popular Constitutionalism" to respond to what Biden has called "not a normal court" following high-profile cases. "We urge resident Biden to restrain MAGA justices immediately by announcing that if and when they issue rulings that are based on gravely mistaken interpretations of the Constitution that undermine our most fundamental commitments, the...

Our Troops Rock! Thank you for all you do! For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! ~ Hall of Heroes ~ Nathan G. GordonInfo from this website. Nathan Green Gordon (September 4, 1916 – September 8, 2008) was an American lawyer, politician, and decorated naval aviator. A Democrat, he served as the Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas for ten terms, from 1947 to 1967. As a United States Navy officer in World War II, he received the U.S....

British pop-rock band The 1975 has been banned from performing in Malaysia a day after the band’s frontman Matty Healy slammed the country’s anti-LGBTQ laws and then kissed his bandmate, bassist Ross MacDonald. The country, where homosexuality is illegal, also canceled the remainder of the Good Vibes Festival Saturday, which was supposed to run the rest of the weekend with several other acts. "There will be no compromise against any party that challenges, disparages and violates Malaysian laws," Malaysia’s Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said in a statement, according to Reuters. He added, "never touch on the sensitivities of the community,...

The leader of Spain's opposition conservative party Alberto Núñez Feijóo has claimed victory in a snap election, but without the result he needed. Even with the support of the far right, his Popular Party has fallen short of a majority in parliament. The cheers at the rival Socialist camp were just as loud as Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez declared: "The reactionary bloc has failed." While both can claim success, Spain is left with an inconclusive result. Mr Sánchez has been vindicated in his controversial decision to call elections in the searing heat of a Spanish summer, when temperatures reached...

Donald Trump has a commanding lead in Republican primary polls, but right-leaning independent voters worry if he’s the GOP presidential pick, he’ll lose again to Joe Biden, according to an analysis of swing voters conducted for a pro-Ron DeSantis PAC. “What has changed is the number of right leaning independents expressing grave concern that Trump cannot beat Biden. For them this is a simple pragmatic realization, if Trump wins the GOP nomination, Biden gets re-elected. Importantly, DeSantis is the most preferred alternative by far,” the online monitoring firm Impact Social said in its analysis provided for the pro-DeSantis Ready to...

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It's not hard to figure out what is keeping USA Today "domestic security correspondent: Josh Meyer awake at night. The gnawing fear that a lack of censorship could lead to disinformation being spread during the 2024 election. This is reflected in his sprawling 2,618-word USA Today article on Wednesday, "Amid Elon Musk's Twitter changes, why 2024 presidential election threats now pose bigger risk."Their shortened version of the headline: "The 2024 election on Twitter: Are Elon Musk's changes posing a danger?" What is the danger? "Misinformation," according to nebulous unnamed "lawmakers and regulators, former Twitter executives, national security officials and other...

Recent Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis ranted about climate change during a recent appearance at San Diego Comic-Con, declaring that human industry is “f***ing the world.” Jamie Lee Curtis was at Comic-Con Friday to promote her new graphic novel Mother Nature, thereby sidestepping the SAG-AFTRA strike rule preventing actors from promoting studio projects. “We’re f***ing the world. There is a possibility of change, but we’re going to have to do it,” she said at a panel discussion, according to a report from The Hollywood Reporter. She later referenced the current summer heat wave. “It’s happening today!” she added. “We are...

@iluminatibot The national debt can never be repaid. It is not meant to be repaid. It is meant to bring Americans to ruin without bloodshed.