Tanker Seizures By Iran Don't Breach Ceasefire: White House

Maduro Ally Pleads Guilty In Miami To Scheme That Stole Venezuelan Welfare Funds Authored by Troy Myers via The Epoch Times, The former minister of industry for Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro's regime pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a global money laundering conspiracy that skimmed millions from a Venezuelan public welfare program. Colombian businessman Alex Saab (L) leaves after a meeting with Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro (R) at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas on Dec. 20, 2023. Federico Parra/AFP According to a Department of Justice (DOJ) news release, Alex Saab, 54, who was...

Boasberg's Law: Chief District Court Judge Under Renewed Scrutiny Over Pattern Of Unilateral Actions Authored by Jonathan Turley, Chief Judge James Boasberg is frustrated … and he is not alone. Recently, the D.C. federal judge reportedly “groused” that the D.C. appellate court had ordered him to reconsider a case about whether the D.C. government engaged in biased enforcement against political graffiti. Conversely, the litigants are equally irked over what they see as Boasberg’s bias after he responded by, again, dismissing their claims without a trial. For a second time, Boasberg has barred pro-life groups...

Moscow Closes The Door: How Putin & Lavrov Hardened Russia's Line On Ukraine In Ten Days Authored by Larry C. Johnson via SonarIntelligence (Sonar21), In mid-September, the Kremlin was signaling that negotiations could resume. Putin had said the trilateral talks with the United States and Ukraine would be unlikely before the State Duma elections, but that Russia would be ready to resume contacts after them. The elections ended on September 20. Within a week, both Putin and Lavrov had shifted from conditional openness to a set of positions that make a...