Russia Indicts US Journalist Gershkovich on Trumped-Up Espionage Charges

Russia on Thursday indicted American reporter Evan Gershkovich on charges of espionage after more than a year of imprisonment in Moscow. Gershkovich was detained in March last year while on assignment in Yekaterinburg for the Wall Street Journal. Russian prosecutors on Thursday alleged without evidence that Gershkovich was gathering intelligence for the CIA about a

Biden says he won’t commute any sentence Hunter gets

President Biden on Thursday said “no,” he will not commute any sentence his son, Hunter, receives for his conviction on three counts of felony gun charges.  The president already said he will not pardon his 54-year-old son, something he reiterated during a joint news conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Italy on Thursday. “I’m extremely proud of

Biden, Zelenskyy Sign Long-Term Security Agreement at G7

The United States also reaffirmed in the agreement that it sees Ukraine as a member of NATO in the future. PUGLIA, Italy—President Joe Biden signed a 10-year bilateral security agreement with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on June 13, signifying a continuing U.S. commitment to support the war-torn country against Russian aggression. The two leaders

Clarence Thomas took 3 private jet trips provided by GOP donor, committee says

Washington — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas took three undisclosed trips aboard a private jet provided by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow between 2017 and 2021, according to documents obtained by the Senate Judiciary Committee and released Thursday. The records, which Crow turned over to the committee, show that Thomas traveled aboard Crow’s private jet in

Pentagon Wants to Feed Troops ‘Experimental’ Lab-Grown Meat to ‘Reduce CO2 Footprint’

A Pentagon-funded company is seeking proposals to feed America’s soldiers lab-grown meat in a bid to “reduce the CO2 footprint” at Defense Department outposts. BioMADE, a public-private company that has received more than $500 million in funding from the Defense Department, announced earlier this month that it is seeking proposals to develop “innovations in food production that