US grapples with wrought Russia, global challenges
Foreign policy rose to the forefront of the major Sunday talk shows, with lawmakers and White House officials alike expressing economic and national security concerns emanating from adversaries like Russia and North Korea. Officials are grappling with North Korea’s recent ballistic missile launches, OPEC+’s announcement it will cut oil production, and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threats of using nuclear weapons. After President Biden on Thursday at a Democratic fundraiser described Putin’s
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Read MoreKerch Bridge explosion is personal for Putin: UK intelligence
(VIENNA) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely personally affected by the explosion on a crucial bridge linking Russia and the Ukrainian Crimean peninsula it occupies, which occurred hours after his birthday, England’s Ministry of Defense said on Sunday. The British intelligence report makes a key link between Putin’s emotions and the military setback Russia now faces by damage to the Kerch Strait Bridge, signaling a major blow to both Russian operations and morale further under pressure by the Ukrainian military’s successful, counter-offensive advances. “T
Vast majority of red-state seniors have been vaccinated, despite GOP vaccine resistance
When the COVID-19 vaccine rolled out, Clyde Muchmore was ready to drive across Oklahoma to get it. “At the very, very first, all we knew was that a whole lot of people were dying,” recalled Muchmore, 80, of Oklahoma City. He scheduled a vaccine, he said, “on absolutely the first day I could.” Nearly half of Oklahoma’s overall population has declined the COVID-19 vaccine. Yet more than 90 percent of seniors in the state have completed at least one round of inoculations, and almost two-thirds have received at least one booster. Both figures fall close to nation
Read MoreWhy Ukraine's battlefield wins are raising fresh questions for Biden
Ukraine’s success on the battlefield in recent weeks has led to a ripple of fresh decisions facing the Biden administration around how to best support the country as its war against Russia shifts, escalates and threatens to drag into a harsh winter. The White House has been steadfastly supportive of Ukraine since Russia invaded in February, sending billions of dollars in military aid. But as the Ukrainian army mounts successful counteroffensives, administration officials are faced with new questions about whether to provide longer-range weaponry, how to address pleas from Ukraine
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