Kyiv, Ukraine – On a freezing drizzly day in central Kyiv, Evhen Lomsky hobbled uneasily on crutches near a subway exit wearing a sign that read: “I’m starving.” The bearded 48-year-old war veteran, who has lost his right leg below the knee, hails from Mariupol, a Russian-speaking southeastern city where he worked at a steel plant….
While most of Washington is obsessed with either the reality show that is President-elect Donald Trump’s transition or the hand-wringing and blame-gaming over Democrats’ election loss, a potentially critical political storyline is brewing in Michigan. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan shocked the Michigan political world by announcing he would run for governor in 2026 — but…
CNN — President-elect Donald Trump’s Justice Department is preparing to go on the anti-“woke” offensive against diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that have been a cause célèbre of the right, two sources familiar with the incoming administration’s plans told CNN. Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department’s storied Civil Rights Division – conservative San Francisco…
CNN — The epicenter of Donald Trump’s transition is gradually shifting from south Florida to Washington, DC, to prepare for the president-elect’s return to the country’s seat of power, even as he prefers to bask in the afterglow of his electoral triumph from Mar-a-Lago. Key allies are shepherding Trump’s Cabinet picks through a gauntlet of…
The rebel leader now running much of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has offered rewards for senior army and intelligence officers involved in war crimes, as the Assad regime’s sudden fall brought hopes of justice for the many atrocities of one of the world’s most brutal dictatorships. “We will not hesitate to hold accountable the criminals, murderers,…
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Emmanuel Macron swept to France’s presidency in 2017 on a wave of optimism, promising pro-business reforms and an entrepreneurial outlook that would transform the country’s image as a destination for investors. But with the government’s collapse last week after a no-confidence vote over Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s deficit-cutting budget, corporate France’s disillusion with the political…
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 10, 2024 Karolina Hird, Angelica Evans, Davit Gasparyan, Nicole Wolkov, Nate Trotter, William Runkel, Olivia Gibson, and Frederick W. Kagan December 10, 2024, 5:30pm ET Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Ukrainian incursion into…
Trump Cabinet picks work to win support on Capitol Hill Former communications director Tricia McLaughlin and Princeton University political scientist Lauren Wright discuss the latest in confirming Trump’s Cabinet picks and his comments regarding January 6th committee members on ‘Fox News @ Night.’ The House Task Force investigating the assassination attempts on President-elect Trump’s life…
WASHINGTON — Top Republicans are divided over the best strategy to advance core components of President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda when the party gains a slim majority in Congress next year. The new Congress will give Trump and Republicans the opportunity to pass major legislation without the need for any Democratic support under a process called…