Finnish President Just Made Some Surprisingly Frank Comments About Russia

Can Elon Musk Rescue Republicans In November? Elon Musk has given more than $276 million to Republican groups and his own America PAC since July, making him the largest known donor of the 2026 midterm elections, according to figures provided to The New York Times ahead of Thursday's federal filing deadline. The spending marks a reversal from May 2025, when Musk said, "In terms of political spending, I'm going to do a lot less in the future." The money has helped Republicans build a financial advantage in a cycle with difficult political...

Zelensky Continues To Oppose Wartime Democracy Amidst Escalated Election Demands Authored by John Weeks via Antiwar.com, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is facing mounting pressure to hold elections. The Ukrainian leader was elected to a five-year term in 2019, which expired in May 2024. Last week, Ukraine's former defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov publicly called for elections, breaking what has been characterized as a "wartime taboo" within the nation's elite. He continued to demand elections over the weekend and also directly accused the Defense Ministry of corruption. Fedorov is not the first high-profile Ukrainian figure...