Debt Ceiling Deal Puts No Limits on Ukraine Aid
Emergency spending that has been used to arm Ukraine is exempt and it could also be used to arm Taiwan
The White House Cannot Ignore the Islamophobic Watchlist—It Must End
This whole nightmare of a list might be defensible if it made us safer, but it doesn’t.
Biden Preparing Executive Order to Limit US Investments in China
By Dave DeCamp / Antiwar.com The White House is preparing to take unprecedented action to limit US investments in China’s tech sector, POLITICO reported on Tuesday. The action would come…
Biden Makes Surprise Visit to Ukraine
The president says the purpose of the trip was to reaffirm 'unwavering and unflagging' support for Ukraine.
Sen. Mike Lee ‘Can’t Rule Out’ That the US Blew Up Nord Stream
The senator was commenting on Seymour Hersh's report and said his colleagues were never briefed on the attack.
Patrick Lawrence: Japan Reenlists as Washington’s Spear-Carrier
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost It is always the same when Japanese premiers travel to Washington to summit at the White House. Nothing seems to happen and nobody…
Zelensky Meets With Biden and Addresses Congress in DC Visit
The Ukrainian leader told Congress Ukraine doesn't have 'enough' artillery.
Sanders Withdraws Yemen War Powers Resolution Vote Over Biden Opposition
The White House was asking senators to vote against the resolution and threatened Biden would veto the bill.
Biden Signs Off Same-Sex Marriage Bill, Fully Reversing His Earlier Opposition
The new legislation mandates federal recognition for same-sex marriage, as well as interracial marriage, around the country and protects it from potential invalidation in the future by the Supreme Court.
The Twitter Files
Journalist Matt Taibbi reported a massive scoop regarding Twitter's internal handling of the Hunter Biden laptop story in a long Twitter thread on Dec. 2 after receiving documents from Elon…
Biden Accused of Selling Out Rail Workers by Urging Congress to Prevent Strike
"Biden is siding with corporate rail bosses over the rank-and-file workers who voted against this agreement," said one progressive commentator after the president urged lawmakers to take action to force…
Biden’s Response To the Rightwing Whirlwind in Israel—Weakness
By Mitchell Plitnick / Mondoweiss At the beginning of November, when Israel and the United States held elections within days of each other, it seemed clear that the pull in…
Israeli Obstruction of the Abu Akleh Investigation Should End the ‘Special Relationship’
Although a US investigation into Shireen Abu Akleh’s murder will unlikely lead to accountability, Israel’s refusal to cooperate should raise questions about the US/Israeli relationship.
White House Asks Congress for $37.7 Billion in New Ukraine Aid
If approved, it would bring total US spending on the war in Ukraine to about $105 billion.
Blinken, Sullivan Don’t Agree With Milley’s Push for Diplomacy on Ukraine War
CNN reports the State Department is on the 'opposite side of the pole' as Milley, who says now is a good time for peace talks.