Mike Pompeo Defended His State Department In A Senate Hearing After Democrats Blasted Him For “Decimating” It
Lawmakers grilled the top diplomat on Russia, Ukraine, plans to reduce troops in Europe, and the removal of inspector general.
Senate Democrats Blast The Trump Administration And Mike Pompeo For The “Decimation” Of The State Department
In response, a State Department spokesperson defended Pompeo's record: “The State Department’s swagger is fully back.”
Ukrainian Operatives Are Gearing Up Again To Take On The Bidens. They Say They Have Giuliani And Republicans On Their Side.
The Ukrainians have ties to Russia and their own checkered pasts. But some Republicans are taking them seriously, and two of the operatives plan to be in Washington soon to push their agenda.
A Senator Has Remained Frustrated By State Department Over Request For Ukraine Documents On Biden
“To further ignore my requests is at best baseless, and at worst a partisan political act,” Sen. Wyden wrote in a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday.
This Billionaire Oligarch Is Being Investigated By A US Federal Grand Jury For Alleged Money Laundering
Igor Kolomoisky is accused of funneling money from a Ukrainian bank into properties across the US.
Russia Sold The US A Bunch Of Ventilators That Never Got Used. The Same Model Just Burst Into Flames And Killed Six People In Russia.
FEMA is waiting for the results of a Russian investigation into two deadly fires before any future use of the ventilators sold to the US by Moscow.
The Coronavirus Death Toll In Russia Keeps On Climbing, But Putin’s Had Enough Of It
Vladimir Putin wants his regional governors to take responsibility for handling the coronavirus.
Ukrainian Prosecutors Drafted Documents To Charge Paul Manafort With Corruption. Then The Case Disappeared.
Manafort and a former Obama White House counsel were on the brink of being charged for aiding the embezzlement of more than $1 million in Ukraine. And then they weren't.
Three Russian Doctors Treating The Coronavirus Have Fallen Out Of Windows In Just Over A Week
Dr. Alexander Shulepov is in serious condition after falling from a building. Two other doctors treating coronavirus patients have died in similar circumstances.
This Leader Has Banned His Doctors From Saying The Word "Coronavirus" — And Refuses To Admit There Are Any Cases
In Turkmenistan, people are rounded up on the street just for speaking about the coronavirus, and doctors are banned from diagnosing it.
The Coronavirus Killed The Mass Protest So They've Gone Online. But They’ll Be Back.
Lockdown measures have stopped many protesters from going outside. So they're getting creative.
Trump Called Ukrainians “Terrible People.” They Are Airlifting Tons Of Lifesaving Medical Supplies To The US With The Biggest Cargo Planes In The World.
Over the course of the next month, planes owned by the state-run Antonov Airlines will carry medical masks and other supplies on 11 trips from Asian countries to the US.
We Tried To Get Home To Our Dying Father In The US. Then Our Flight From Russia Was Canceled.
“We wanted to get home to Montana to be with our father who is dying of cancer. We wanted to be with him for his last few days.”
I’m Trapped In A Russian Airport And The US Embassy Told Me My Best Chance To Get Home Is To Flee To Finland
Trenton Thurber told BuzzFeed News that he has asthma, his funds are dwindling, and he feels like “there’s no way to get out” of an airport in Moscow as the coronavirus crisis deepens.
Almost Everyone Is Taking The Coronavirus Seriously. Apart From The Country Where Even The Soccer League Hasn’t Been Suspended.
“It’s better to die standing on your feet than to live on your knees,” said Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, before a hockey game last week.
The Way Trump Spoke About Mental Health Was Incredibly Irresponsible. Here’s How People In Support Groups Are Caring For Themselves.
“We hear a lot of people saying 'I feel very alone, I’m very anxious and scared.' We’re getting a lot more calls about suicide and suicidal thinking.”
This Photographer Went Off The Grid In The Russian Wilderness. He Returned To The Coronavirus Pandemic.
“I just thought, ‘Wow!’ I left the world unattended for 10 days and it was enough for it to fall apart."
These People Bought Up 100,000 Medical Masks. When They Tried To Sell Them, They Were Robbed By Armed Men.
“The attackers decided to try and profit off of the demand for essential goods … but their illegal actions earned them only a jail term.”
Vladimir Putin Was 47 When He Came To Power. Now He Plans To Rule Until He's 83.
Putin has ruled Russia as president or prime minister since 1999. He told Russian lawmakers he backed new laws that could see him lead the country for another 16 years.
A Small Town Was Torn Apart By Coronavirus Rumors
Two days of chaos and riots show what can happen when people don’t trust their government but instead believe rumors and misinformation spread on social media.