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Forcing a floor vote on Defense Department appointments, then he's the only one voting no. Womp womp!

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The Senate is poised to confirm one of President Joe Biden’s Pentagon nominees whose expertise on Russia would be critical amid the Russia-Ukraine crisis, overcoming the opposition of Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo.

 

In a series of tweets, Catherine Herridge, now a CBS News Senior Investigative Correspondent, pointed to several pages in the Horowitz report that might be overlooked and deserve a lot of attention. The information isn't new so much as now proven. The biggest takeaway is how involved President

Anti-war politicians have become willing to criticize failed adventurism in the Middle East. They’re more reluctant to pump the brakes on Ukraine.

Send weapons faster, and prepare to boost U.S. forces in the region, Celeste Wallander told lawmakers.

Don’t believe everything you hear about Russia - or China | Opinion Posted May 17, 2021 Last June, there was outrage in Washington after The New York Times blasted from its front pages sensational stories about Russia putting bounties out on U.S. troops. The problem, Rutgers History professor David S. Foglesong, is that it wasnt true. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)AP Facebook Share By David S. Foglesong Last summer’s bombshell about Russian payments for the killing of U.S. soldi...

Across Russia Wednesday, protesters took to the streets in support of the jailed — and critically ill — opposition leader Alexei Navalny. They denounced the man they blame for his imprisonment, President Vladimir Putin. Amna Nawaz discusses the latest with Celeste Wallander, who was the senior director for Russia and Eurasia on the National Security Council staff under the Obama administration. Read the Full Transcript Judy Woodruff: Across Russia today, protesters took to the streets in su...

New report offers road map for getting US-Ukraine bilateral ties back on track UkraineAlert by Andrew D’Anieri Ukrainian and US flags fly in central Kyiv, Ukraine. (REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko) Washington has been an essential partner to Kyiv ever since Ukraine achieved independence in 1991. The strategic importance of this bilateral relationship has increased dramatically since 2014 and the onset of the Russo-Ukrainian War, with the US playing a leading role i...