Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., called Netflix “demonic” for targeting children with pro-transgender content, and he wants the streaming giant’s executives to explain their intentions on Capitol Hill. Burchett penned a letter to House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky, last week expressing interest in calling Netflix executives to Capitol Hill after a viral clip of a […]
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Pro-Trump US lawmaker to meet with Putin’s envoy this month
Republican Representative Anna Paulina Luna said on Oct. 8 that she will meet with Kirill Dmitriev later this month. Luna opposes all U.S. aid to Ukraine and co-sponsored the “Ukraine Fatigue Resolution” in 2023. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does […]
Ukraine detains fugitive lawmaker suspected of collaboration with Russia
The Kyiv Independent’s law enforcement source identified the suspect as Fedir Khrystenko, a 41-year-old lawmaker and a former member of the now-banned pro-Russian party, Opposition Platform — For Life. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does not enjoy copyright, so they […]
Zelensky signs decree to withdraw from Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel mines, lawmaker says
President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel mines, a step that follows the Baltic nations and Poland’s move to boost their defense as the war rages on in Ukraine. The 1997 treaty, joined by over 160 countries, bans the use, production, stockpiling, and transfer of anti-personnel landmines in […]
Trump has chance to become ‘greatest president in US history,’ Ukrainian lawmaker says
Donald Trump has the chance to become the “greatest president in U.S. history” if he follows the “iconic” examples of previous incumbents such as John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan, a Ukrainian lawmaker has told the Kyiv Independent. “He wants to be great, and he wants to be remembered in history as a great president. […]
‘Morons and crooks’ — Ukrainian-born US lawmaker slams media, Zelensky after controversial remarks
U.S. Congressional Representative Victoria Spartz issued a statement on April 8 in response to media coverage of her comments on the war in Ukraine. The Ukrainian-born lawmaker stirred controversy called on President Volodymyr Zelensky to and suggested Ukraine cede territories to Russia in an interview with the Telegraph published April 7. Kyiv responded to her […]
Former state lawmaker Justin Eichorn released after arrest for alleged enticement of a minor
Former Minnesota state Sen. Justin Eichorn was granted pre-trial release on Wednesday after being charged with attempted coercion and enticement of a minor in connection to a prostitution sting. Eichorn, 40, is accused of arranging to meet up with a 17-year-old girl for sex on March 17. On Wednesday, the Republican was granted release from […]
Russian lawmaker proposes Oreshnik strike following Ukraine’s mass drone attack
Russia should strike Ukraine using the Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile, said Andrey Kartapolov, head of Russia’s State Duma Defense Committee, on March 11. The call for action comes in response to what seems to be the largest Ukrainian drone attack since the start of the full-scale war. “The decision is up to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief […]
GOP lawmaker rallies behind Trump’s rapid illegal immigration crackdown and more top headlines
1. GOP lawmaker rallies behind Trump’s rapid illegal immigration crackdown. 2. Stunning new numbers on illegal crossings in just second week of presidency. 3. White House rolls out plan to hold ‘fake news accountable.’ ‘WHERE’S THE TEARS?’ – Trump border czar has blunt message for Selena Gomez. Continue reading … LAYING DOWN THE LAW – […]
Fico will not visit Kyiv, Slovak lawmaker says
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico will not visit Kyiv to discuss the halting of Russian gas transit through Ukraine, Tibor Gaspar, deputy-speaker of the Slovak Parliament told Russian state-controlled news agency TASS on Jan. 14 during a visit in Moscow. A day earlier, Fico had proposed in an open letter a meeting with President Volodymyr […]
Maryland Lawmaker Thinks Journalists Need His
Got a little story this morning about the Streisand Effect — which, if you’re unfamiliar with the term, is that thing where an inept attempt to censor information leads to that information being disseminated far more widely than it otherwise would h… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/06/kirby-delauter-name-reporters_n_6424252.html