Russia has announced sanctions against U.S. President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and a list of other top-ranking U.S. officials and well-known American figures in a tit-for-tat exchange with the West amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. In a statement Tuesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that, in response to unprecedented U.S. sanctions…
Russia Announces Sanctions Against Biden, Blinken, Other Top Officials
US Sending More Weapons to Ukraine After Biden Authorization: Pentagon
March 13, 2022
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The Pentagon is working to send additional military equipment and weapons to Ukraine’s military after President Joe Biden’s weekend authorization of an additional $200 million to the embattled country, said a Department of Defense spokesman. “We’re going to get working on that right away to get that additional material into their hands,” Pentagon spokesman John…
Biden Authorizes $200 Million in New Military Aid for Ukraine
March 12, 2022
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President Joe Biden has authorized an additional $200 million in aid for Ukraine for training and weapons. In a March 12 memorandum to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Biden directed that up to $200 million should be designated for Ukraine’s defense, with the funds allocated through the Foreign Assistance Act. The funds would cover weapons…
Biden Rallies Democrats in DNC Speech
President Joe Biden made the case for his party at the Democratic National Convention Winter Meeting in Washington Thursday night, calling for the same “work ethic” and “enthusiasm” that won Democrats the presidency and the majority in both houses of Congress in 2020. “If we do that, we’re going to keep the House and keep…
Biden: Direct Conflict Between Russia and NATO Is ‘World War III’
March 11, 2022
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President Joe Biden said the United States and NATO should avoid fighting Russia in Ukraine because it would lead to a third world war. “We’re going to continue to stand together with our allies in Europe and send an unmistakable message. We will defend every single inch of NATO territory with the full might of…
Biden Calls for End to Normal Trade Relations With Russia
President Joe Biden has announced the latest round of sanctions imposed by the United States and its allies against Russia in response to the now weeks-long Russian military campaign in Ukraine. In an address Friday, Biden said he will sign bipartisan legislation that will revoke Russia’s permanent normal trade relations status with the United States,…
White House Says Lack of New COVID Funding Will Have ‘Severe’ Consequences
The White House says some government programs meant to deal with the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus will end soon if Congress doesn’t approve new funding. Additional spending for COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, was ultimately left out of the $1.5 trillion omnibus bill approved by Congress Wednesday to fund government operations through…
US–Taiwan Free Trade Agreement Would Bolster Island’s Defense Against China: Former Trump Official
Keith Krach, who was undersecretary of state for economic growth, energy, and the environment during the Trump administration, said Washington could better boost Taiwan’s self-defense if the two sides ink a free trade deal. “The thing with a free trade agreement does is, it kind of creates a halo effect, so that you get United…
Georgia Gov. Kemp Says He Plans to Temporarily Suspend State Gas Tax
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday announced that he plans to suspend collections of state motor fuel taxes amid rising pump prices. The Republican governor’s office said in a press release that in the past year, average gas prices in the state have risen more than 50 percent. Georgia’s gasoline price includes a federal tax…
Biden Calls for New Protections for Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits
President Joe Biden travelled to Texas on Tuesday to call for new measures to protect veterans exposed to toxic burn pits during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Burn pits were widely used on the bases and battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan as a means of disposing refuse—anything from daily trash, to tires, batteries, and plastics….
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