by Vanessa Kjeldsen | Mar 2, 2022 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON, March 1 (UPI) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine amplifies Sino-Russian threats to world order, experts and lawmakers agreed during a hearing Tuesday. “China is watching how the democratic nations of the world respond to Russia,” said...
by Vanessa Kjeldsen | Feb 24, 2022 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – President Biden on Thursday announced stepped up sanctions against Russian banks and elites as the full-scale invasion of Ukraine intensified. “Putin is the aggressor. Putin chose this war, and now he and his country will bear the consequences,” the...
by Vanessa Kjeldsen | Jan 25, 2022 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Russia could be ready to invade Ukraine within the next month, several experts agreed during a virtual panel hosted by the Atlantic Council. One scenario could see an invasion begin via a “very large” cyber attack, according to Lt. Col. Tyson K. Wetzel, a...
by Vanessa Kjeldsen | Jan 20, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – National Guard leaders told House lawmakers this week they don’t have the resources to better investigate sexual assault cases. But lawmakers wanted more accountability. “No longer can the National Guard hide behind its unique status,” said Rep. Jackie...
by Vanessa Kjeldsen | Jan 18, 2022 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON – Martin Luther King Jr.’s family, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and hundreds of others celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day by demanding voting rights reform. “The law can’t make a man love me,” Martin Luther King III said during the press conference,...
