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Russia had to spend an extra $130 billion to buy goods while sanctioned, analysts from NATO's frontline say
10+ hour, 59+ min ago (510+ words) NATO member Latvia's national security analysts have released a report estimating that Russia has spent an additional $130 billion trying to buy Western goods while being sanctioned. Published last week by the Constitution Protection Bureau (SAB), the government analysis said the…...
Officials need to strike an ironclad deal to keep the Olympics from bankrupting L. A.
11+ hour, 36+ min ago (254+ words) To the editor: Apparently, the city of Los Angeles still lacks an ironclad agreement with enforceable protections preventing the city from being liable for potentially hundreds of millions of dollars if the L. A. 2028 Olympics don't break even (L. A. officials raise alarms over…...
Barr keeps his cash lead in Kentucky Senate GOP primary
6+ hour, 43+ min ago (194+ words) Rep. Andy Barr maintained his cash advantage over his GOP rivals in the race to succeed retiring Sen. Mitch Mc Connell in Kentucky. Barr raised nearly $1. 5 million over the first three months of the year and started April with almost…...
US staring down a "serious long-term consequence" of Trump"s "discretionary" war: expert
12+ hour, 24+ min ago (256+ words) The U. S. is staring down a potentially "serious long-term consequence" as a result of President Donald Trump's "discretionary" war in Iran, according to one expert. Margaret Donovan, a former Army JAG lawyer, discussed the impacts of Trump's war in Iran on…...
Peltola outraises Sullivan, lags in cash on hand
12+ hour, 7+ min ago (232+ words) Former Rep. Mary Peltola's (D-Alaska) staggering first-quarter haul comes with a caveat: She spent a lot to raise a lot. Peltola hauled in nearly $8. 7 million directly to her campaign account over the first quarter of the year in her quest…...
GOP may end up with no candidate in vital Congressional election after legal challenge
12+ hour, 44+ min ago (237+ words) In a new headache for New York Republicans, a legal challenge has been filed that could result in the party fielding no candidate for the 18th Congressional District. According to The Highlands Current, the complication started with the GOP's nominee for…...
Miranda Devine: Eric Swalwell's fall from grace was by design " and so Dems can keep their grubby hands on California
13+ hour, 22+ min ago (967+ words) Eric Swalwell was Nancy Pelosi's made man, the golden child of San Francisco's rotten machine politics. Today he's roadkill, his name erased from the sign outside his congressional office, vultures feasting on his "remains. Swalwell's clinical political eradication this week…...
GOP senator made emergency landing in jet owned by NASA chief he helped install
8+ hour, 57+ min ago (548+ words) The plane U. S. Sen Tim Sheehy made an emergency landing near Ennis last Friday is a private aircraft owned by the NASA administrator Sheehy heavily supported during his nomination process. According to the FAA incident report, the aircraft experienced engine issues…...
French government seeking release of French widow, 86, detained by ICE
8+ hour, 57+ min ago (320+ words) NEW ORLEANS'The French government is pressing the U. S. Department of Homeland Security to release the 86-year-old French widow of a military veteran from immigration custody after she was detained this month. U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained Marie-Therese Ross in Alabama…...
What kind of explanation is that?" Ex-GOP strategist torches Cory Mills" scandal defense
8+ hour, 57+ min ago (226+ words) Former GOP strategist Tara Setmayer had zero patience on Thursday's edition of MS NOW's "All In" in response to the explanation by Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) why he didn't feel the need to resign or face accountability for his actions,…...