Tucker Carlson: American politics was once about rational debates on how to get mutually agreed-upon outcomes
To say that Carlson did not utter anything like this is much like saying the sun is larger than a tangerine. It’s accurate – but doesn’t wholly capture the magnitude of the situation.
Chinese President Xi Jinping discusses Russian army withdrawal from Ukraine with President Zelensky
Zelenskiy also said Xi had expressed “words of support” for the extension of a deal to export Ukrainian grain from its Black Sea ports. Moscow has said the pact will not be renewed beyond May 18 unless the West removes obstacles to Russian grain and fertiliser exports.
Republican megadonor Peter Thiel shuns Republicans citing ‘fake culture wars’ in ‘our economic decline’
When Thiel spoke at the 2016 Republican National Convention, he had more hope that the party would concentrate on economic issues, his business associate said.
FBI working with Ukraine companies to collect evidence of war crimes committed by Russians
The agent added that the US FBI had for the past year and a half been working on helping Ukraine to also identify Russian collaborators and spies operating in Ukraine and the Russian forces that were operating outside of Kiev as the invasion was happening.
Democrat Robert F. Kennedy launches presidential nomination, vows to protect American children from chronic diseases
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday officially launched his campaign for the Democratic nomination for president, telling an overflow crowd in Boston that if he has not “significantly dropped the level of chronic disease in our children by the end of my first term, I do not want you to...
Poll numbers begin to look promising for Biden, but young Democrats being turned off by his age
Interviews with poll respondents suggest that the gap reflects concerns about Biden’s age, as well as a clamouring from a younger generation of Democrats who say they want leadership that reflects their demographic and their values.
When Fox News dangled $787.5 million pork Dominion Voting Systems sprinted to let go defamation lawsuit
The settlement is unlikely to be welcomed by Fox critics who believed that a guilty verdict would serve a mortal blow to the network’s reputation. The idea was that Fox, on the ropes, should not be allowed to slip away by writing a settlement check and mumbling an insincere apology.
Fox News realises ‘damaged beast attracts more foes’ after paying $787.5m in Dominion Voting Systems libel case
Dominion accused Fox and its parent company Fox Corp of ruining its business by airing claims that its machines were used to rig the 2020 US presidential election in favour of Democrat Joe Biden and against then-president Donald Trump, a Republican.
US calls on ruling junta in Sudan to halt fighting as medics report 97 civilian deaths, 365 injuries
A protracted power struggle raises the risk of Sudan falling into civil war four years after long-ruling autocrat Omar al-Bashir was toppled in an uprising, as well as derailing internationally-backed efforts to launch a civilian transition that was due to be signed earlier this month.
Jupiter mission launched by Europe’s space agency will be first to orbit moon of another planet
If everything goes according to plan, the European Space Agency (ESA) probe will circle back and pass close to both Earth and the Moon in around one year’s time, which will help to slingshot the spacecraft towards the outer Solar System. This double fly-by will require “the most accurate gravity-assist manoeuvre ever done”, said ESA payload-system engineer Alessandro Atzei at the briefing.
