World leaders have banned several Russian banks from SWIFT, which is a global system that connects thousands of financial institutions all over the world, but remain divided on carrying out the penalty. “It doesn’t move the money, but it moves the info…
Tucker Carlson Defends Putin & Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
Fox News’ Tucker Carlson made headlines this week before Russia attacked Ukraine, for what some took as “downplaying” the tension between Russia and Ukraine. He opened his Tuesday show by reducing the impending attack to a “border dispute,” and asking …
Biden Nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson For Supreme Court, Would Be First Black Female Justice
President Joe Biden named D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as his nominee to replace the retiring Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court on Friday morning. With the selection, Biden made good on his promise to nominate a b…
13 Ukraine Troops On Snake Island Killed After Telling Russians: ‘Go F— Yourself’
A Russian officer threatened an impending bombing on Snake Island, a small island in the Black Sea. A Ukrainian soldier had a final message. “This is a military warship,” the Russian officer said in an audio clip. “This is a Russian military warship. I…
Biden Imposes Harsh New Sanctions On Russia After Attack On Ukraine
President Joe Biden issued additional sanctions on Thursday following Russia’s “unprovoked and unjustified attack” on Ukraine. “The prayers of the entire world are with the people of Ukraine tonight as they suffer an unprovoked and unjustified attack b…
Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Found Guilty In Hate Crime Trial
The jury in Ahmaud Arbery‘s hate crime trial unanimously found defendants Travis McMichael, his father Greg McMichael and their neighbor William Bryan guilty. After deliberating for nearly four hours, the jury, which was made up of eight white, three b…
NYC Plans To Restrict Homeless From Sleeping In The Subway
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced plans to make the city’s subway system safer, by using law enforcement to ensure that people are leaving the train and station at the end of their ride. The decreasing safety of the subway system has become a co…
Single-Payer Health Insurance Bill Fails In Liberal California
In Sacramento, the collapse of California’s single-payer health care legislation without a vote has left many liberals despondent. This loss has lowered progressive morale and showed the limits of their influence in the state of California where Democr…
Ahmaud Arbery Hate Crime Trial Jury Hears Evidence Defendants Often Use ‘N-Word’ In Texts
The hate crime trial against three men who were already convicted for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery began on Monday. The three men were found guilty and sentenced to life in prison in November for chasing down and shooting Arbery who was on a run in a Ge…
Biden Unveils ‘Buy Clean’ Program To Support Decarbonizing Economy
The White House has formally launched “Buy Clean,” a new task force that will promote sustainability by prioritizing the purchase of clean construction materials. President Joe Biden signed an executive order last December, promising to cut emissions b…