President Donald Trump’s selection of Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte to serve as acting director of National Intelligence elevates a housing finance regulator and former social media philanthropist to one of the government’s most sensitive national security posts. Before entering government, Pulte was best known as the grandson of the founder of homebuilding […]
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California billionaire Tom Steyer dodges question on AOC’s claim one can’t ‘earn’ a billion dollars
California billionaire and gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer avoided directly answering whether he agreed with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., comments on wealthy people. “She said, ‘No one ever makes a billion dollars. You take a billion dollars,’” journalist Mehdi Hasan asked Steyer on his show “Mehdi Unfiltered” Monday. “She basically argued that billionaires in this country […]
Guardians catcher Austin Hedges pops question to girlfriend on field in heartwarming proposal after win
What’s better than a hard-fought win on the diamond? Putting one on your beloved’s finger, if you ask Cleveland Guardians catcher Austin Hedges. Hedges not only helped the Guardians defeat the Baltimore Orioles, 8-4, on Sunday – he got engaged to his girlfriend, Lexi Dickson, at Progressive Field. Hedges got down on one knee on […]
Dawn Staley gives classy answer after Geno Auriemma question following national title loss: ‘It’s UCLA’s day’
South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley was disappointed how the Gamecocks’ season ended on Sunday afternoon in Phoenix, a 79-51 loss to the UCLA Bruins in the national championship game. During her post-game interview, Staley was asked about what happened in the Gamecocks’ prior Final Four matchup against UConn, where she and head coach Geno […]
GOP lawmaker shocked after anti-ICE sheriff was stumped by ‘fifth-grade civics’ question
North Carolina Republican state Rep. Allen Chesser said he was taken by surprise when a Democratic sheriff who has long opposed cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) could not answer a basic question about how the government works. A North Carolina House Oversight Committee hearing spurred on by the recent killing of a […]
Iran protests spark regime survival question as exiled dissident says it feels like a ‘revolution’
As protests spread across Iran and the government responds with lethal force, amid increasing reports claiming thousands have been killed, a growing question is being debated by analysts and Iranians alike: Is the Islamic Republic facing its most serious threat since the 1979 revolution, or does it still retain enough coercive power to survive? For […]
‘Question of self-preservation’ — Baltic states move to curb Moscow’s sway over their Russian speakers
As Moscow steps up its hybrid onslaught against the Baltic states, local Russian-speaking populations present a potential weak spot to exploit. Russian is the mother tongue of roughly one-quarter and one-third of the populations of Estonia and Latvia, respectively, two small nations at NATO’s eastern frontier. Adopting a – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the […]
How much does a Russian drone attack on Ukraine cost? The question is more complicated than it sounds
Beginning overnight on Saturday, May 24, Russia rained down nearly a thousand drones and missiles on villages and cities across Ukraine in three nights of large-scale aerial attacks, as civilians spent hours sheltering underground. Russia’s bombardment killed more than a dozen people and injured dozens more, in one of the largest coordinated attacks since the […]
Angel Reese avoids question on last year’s bold statement about her role in growing WNBA
Chicago Sky star Angel Reese was uninterested in answering a question about a bold statement she made when it came to growing the WNBA. Reese made it clear last June that she believed it was not just “one person” who changed the game of women’s basketball and that historians will look back on the moment […]
Brewers owner poses shocking question about what his job is
The goal for every MLB team is to win the World Series, right? Milwaukee Brewers general manager Mark Attanasio pondered the question about what his job is as an owner. “Is my job to win a World Series or is my job to provide a summer of entertainment and passion and a way for families […]
Question on Jeffrey Epstein ties prompts reported foul-mouthed response from new UK ambassador to US
London’s new ambassador to Washington, D.C., had an R-rated response to a reporter who asked about his former ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the suspected sex trafficker who died in jail in 2019. Peter Mandelson, a Labour Party politician and member of the UK’s House of Lords, reportedly told an interviewer from the Financial Times to […]
Tulsi Gabbard ‘offended’ by question about pro-Russian sympathies at Senate hearing
Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for national intelligence director, fielded questions about her record on foreign affairs and past statements about Russia during her Senate confirmation hearing on Jan. 30. Gabbard has previously repeated Kremlin talking points justifying the 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine. “This war and suffering could have easily been avoided […]