US Senate confirms Kash Patel for a 10-year term to lead the FBI

US Senate confirms Kash Patel for a 10-year term to lead the FBI

The United States Senate has voted to confirm former federal prosecutor Kash Patel as the next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), continuing a streak of success for President Donald Trump’s government nominees. But Thursday’s confirmation came by slim margins. Only 51 senators, all Republican, voted in favour of Patel in the 100-seat…

Can the relationship between the US and Ukraine be saved?

Can the relationship between the US and Ukraine be saved?

Inside Story Can the relationship between the US and Ukraine be saved? Donald Trump launches tirade against Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Read more The new US administration has revealed a stunning reversal of US policy on the war in Ukraine. US President Donald Trump accused his Ukrainian counterpart of misleading the US into spending billions of dollars…

Marco Rubio: A traditionalist hawk in the age of Trump

Marco Rubio: A traditionalist hawk in the age of Trump

When Marco Rubio first launched his presidential campaign in 2015, the then-senator championed a tough stance on Russia and decried previous efforts by United States officials to reset and bolster ties with Moscow. Ten years later, Rubio – now America’s top diplomat – sat across from his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Saudi Arabia this…

Why the billionaire class is kissing Trump’s proverbial ring

Why the billionaire class is kissing Trump’s proverbial ring

Despite all beliefs to the contrary, the billionaires who have been seen in President Donald Trump’s orbit since he won the presidency for a second time last November are not mere sycophants to his regime. Former Washington Post political cartoonist Ann Telnaes should know. Last month, Telnaes quit her job after her editor refused to…

Fact-check: Did Ukraine start its war with Russia, as Trump claims?

Fact-check: Did Ukraine start its war with Russia, as Trump claims?

As the third anniversary of Russia’s Ukraine invasion nears, United States President Donald Trump has offered a false version of history. US and Russian representatives held talks in Saudi Arabia this week that included a discussion on how to end the war in Ukraine. Later, Trump dismissed complaints that Ukrainian officials were not invited to…

Why are MAGA followers claiming Google is exposing crimes by the DC elite?

Why are MAGA followers claiming Google is exposing crimes by the DC elite?

Supporters of United States President Donald Trump and his “Make America Great Again” movement have latched onto a spike in the popularity of Google searches for “criminal defense lawyer” and other crime-related terms in Washington, DC. MAGA followers have claimed that the Google data shows that a corrupt elite in the US capital are afraid…