Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, after more than a year of imprisonment in Moscow, has been brought to trial Wednesday in Yekaterinburg on trumped-up charges of espionage. Russian authorities claim that Gershkovich was gathering intelligence about a Russian tank manufacturer for the CIA. The United States, Gershkovich, and the Journal all maintain that Gershkovich
China could operate ‘hundreds of thousands of spy balloons’ in the US A Chinese drone in 2015 (Getty Images) Chinese control of the American drone and consumer electronic marketplace sets up the possibility the Communist government can enlist this network of U.S.-based systems to operate the equivalent of “hundreds of thousands of spy balloons” inside
‘These discrepancies in Omar’s disclosure reports deserve to be fully investigated,’ National and Legal Policy Center’s Paul Kamenar says Ilhan Omar, Tim Mynett (@IlhanMN) Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) failed to report tens of thousands of dollars in assets that stemmed from her husband’s shady wine and marijuana business ventures, a federal ethics complaint obtained
Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D., N.Y.) became the first “Squad” member to lose reelection, falling to Westchester County executive George Latimer in a race that largely centered on Bowman’s intense hostility toward the Jewish state—and Jewish voters in his district. Latimer led Bowman by 9 points with 51 percent of the vote reported when the Associated
Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz on Monday pushed a false claim that a Los Angeles synagogue was auctioning off Palestinian land this week—a conspiracy theory that led to violent, anti-Semitic protests outside the Jewish house of worship on Sunday. Lorenz—who covers social media for the Post and often complains about being targeted by online harassment—reposted
In response to Sunday’s violent clash between anti-Semitic protesters and Israel supporters at a local synagogue, Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass (D.) announced she is considering a mask ban during protests within the city. Speaking to the public on Monday, Bass said the city was examining several issues related to public protests, including “the idea
In April, a state auditor found officials had failed to track $24 billion in spending Gavin Newsom (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) California governor Gavin Newsom, in a pre-recorded state of the state address on Tuesday, touted himself as the first Golden State leader to write a homelessness plan. California’s homeless population has grown 17 percent since