Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said Sunday he will return to Washington, D.C., next week following surgery on his broken femur. The 77-year-old senator fractured his femur on Saturday after someone fell on his leg during a championship parade for the UConn men’s basketball team. "I expect a full recovery!" he tweeted after the incident. "Proud to be...
Former Attorney General Bill Barr said Sunday that former President Trump is the GOP presidential candidate "most likely" to lose to President Biden in a hypothetical 2024 matchup. Barr discussed the charges facing Trump in a New York City hush money case while appearing on ABC's "This Week." He said Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) was being...
A British surveillance plane was nearly shot down by a Russian fighter jet last year, according to information in a trove of apparent Pentagon documents leaked online in recent days. The Washington Post reports that a leaked document refers to a “near shoot-down of UK RJ,” referring to a United Kingdom reconnaissance plane, that occurred...
San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich called out the Tennessee GOP lawmakers who voted to expel two of their Black colleagues last week for leading protests against gun violence after a mass shooting killed three students and three adults at a private elementary school. "Well, since you asked, what would it take to budge...
Russian President Vladimir Putin's tanks and jets might not be powerful, but his hybrid-warfare tools are potent enough to exploit tensions around Europe.
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) said Sunday that the recent expulsions of two Democratic Black state lawmakers was an “embarrassment” for the state, but argued it was “more of a control issue than racist.” The expulsions of Tennessee state Reps. Justin Jones (Nashville) and Rep. Justin Pearson (Memphis) came after they participated in a protest against...
A trove of purported Pentagon documents have appeared online in recent days, revealing information ranging from U.S. assessments of the Russia-Ukraine war to intel on how America may be spying on adversaries and allies. The source of the leaks is not yet clear. Reuters reported that three unnamed U.S. officials said Russia or pro-Russian elements are...