by Jim Heath | May 30, 2020 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines, Race
The Russian government has stepped up efforts to inflame racial tensions in the United States as part of its bid to influence November’s presidential election, including trying to incite violence by white supremacist groups and to stoke anger among African-Americans,...
by Jim Heath | May 27, 2020 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines
Donald Trump’s allies on Capitol Hill are pushing aggressive new investigations targeting the Biden’s. Marco Rubio isn’t joining the fray. As Rubio assumes the acting chairmanship of the Senate Intelligence Committee, the Florida Republican is distancing himself...
by Jim Heath | May 15, 2020 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines
Tear gas is among the new flavors at a Hong Kong ice cream shop. The main ingredient is black peppercorns, a reminder of the pungent, peppery rounds fired by police on the streets of the semi-autonomous Chinese city during months of demonstrations last year. “It...
by Jim Heath | May 7, 2020 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines, Mueller Investigation
President Trump said he discussed the U.S. investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election with Russian President Vladimir Putin today, calling the probe a “hoax.” Trump told reporters that he remarked to Putin that “the Russia hoax” had made it difficult...
by Jim Heath | May 6, 2020 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines
A former U.S. special force soldier arrested in Venezuela was paraded on Venezuelan TV today as he ‘admitted to a plot to capture President Nicolas Maduro’. Luke Denman, 34, was arrested Monday alongside fellow American Airan Berry, 41, and six Venezuelan...
by Jim Heath | May 1, 2020 | Foreign Affairs, Guns, Headlines
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today banned 1,500 models of military-style assault weapons in Canada, nearly two weeks after the deadliest mass shooting in the country’s history. Canadians are no longer allowed to buy, sell, use, transport or import those types...
