Giorno: 22 Settembre 2023

Pentagon: Ukraine Training, Support, Exempt From Shutdown

The Pentagon’s training and support for Ukraine’s military will be exempt from a government shutdown if lawmakers can’t agree on a deal to keep funding the government to allow operations to continue without being interrupted.[#item_full_content]

Biden Campaign Dispatching Newsom to GOP Debate

California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom will attend next week’s Republican presidential debate to serve as a defender of President Joe Biden’s progressive policies, Axios reported. Biden’s reelection campaign is deploying Newsom to Wednesday’s debate in Simi Valley, Calif….[#item_full_content]

Biden handed major legal defeat in attempt to restrict oil, gas drilling in Gulf of Mexico

A federal court struck down the Biden administration’s last-minute restrictions on an upcoming offshore oil and gas lease sale, in a ruling late Thursday evening. Judge James Cain of the Western District of Louisiana granted a preliminary injunction request from plaintiffs — the State of Louisiana, industry association American Petroleum Institute, and oil companies Chevron and […]

Judge to Hear Arguments in Trump’s N.Y. Fraud Lawsuit

The New York judge in the $250 million fraud lawsuit against former President Donald Trump and co-defendants is expected to hear arguments on a motion for summary judgment on Friday, ABC Newsis reporting.[#item_full_content]

Nonprofit Challenges Race-Based Education Policies

A nonprofit group opposing race-based education policies has filed more than a dozen U.S. civil rights complaints this year against universities, challenging the legality of offering minority scholarships, summer study and residency programs to promote racial diversity. The…

Mexico May Again Be Providing Safe Haven for Russian Spies

Moscow’s decision to relocate expelled European diplomats to Mexico City amid the invasion of Ukraine has raised concerns that Russian personnel south of the U.S. border are engaged in more than merely strengthening ties between the Kremlin and Mexico’s government.[#item_full_content]

Challenges Preventing Eradication of Polio

The global effort to end polio is likely to miss two key targets this year on the path towards defeating the virus, according to an independent strategic review. The aim in 2023 was to interrupt the transmission of wild polio in the two countries where it is still endemic,…[#item_full_content]

Ukraine Targets Russian Black Sea Fleet Headquarters

Ukraine carried out a missile strike Friday on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, a Russian official said, and images on social media showed large plumes of smoke said to be coming from Sevastopol harbor in the annexed Crimea. The Russian-installed governor of…[#item_full_content]