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White House takes full credit for freeing Americans wrongfully detained in Russia: ‘Vintage Joe Biden’

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Thursday fully credited President Biden for the safe return of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and other Americans wrongfully detained in Russia. Sullivan was speaking at the White House’s daily press briefing after the Biden-Harris administration announced a major political prisoner exchange between the United States and Russia. […]

Lawmakers welcome freed Americans from Russia, warn of 'mixed blessing'

Republican and Democratic lawmakers welcomed the return of Americans imprisoned in Russia on politically motivated charges but expressed concern that an exchange for Russian prisoners could encourage future hostage-taking incidents. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said he was “thrilled” by the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former U.S. Marine […]

‘Dangerous message’: Top Republican raises concerns over trading Americans for ‘actual Russian criminals’

A leading Republican warned Thursday that the Biden administration’s choice to swap Russian criminals for detained Americans — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Marine Corps veteran Paul Whelan — could send a “dangerous message” to Russian President Vladimir Putin. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) joined other lawmakers in celebrating the […]

Mass exodus: Americans flee high-tax blue states for red freedom

Hedge fund manager and investor Ray Dalio thinks a new American civil war is possible, putting the probability at 35-40%. But it probably won’t turn into a gunfight, he says. Instead, it will manifest as geographic relocation: “People will move to states that are in line with their preferences, and they won’t submit to the […]

Why the CrowdStrike debacle should be a warning to policymakers and Americans

In the whirlwind of political news over the past few weeks, it’s perhaps not surprising that one of the biggest events to happen this year didn’t get the coverage it might have received. The CrowdStrike debacle is a story that everyone in Washington and across the country should be telling, but it isn’t: Too many […]

Manchin dismisses Vance's childless Americans comments: 'Very weird'

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-Va.) on Tuesday blasted his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), calling past comments the senator made about “childfree women who like cats” “very strange.” The senator has faced backlash for comments he has made about people without children. Asked about Vance’s controversial comments on Tuesday, he said, “That’s a really strange […]