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The Archive — the 2020s

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World

UKRAINE UPDATE: U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Russian Central Bank

The Treasury Department Monday cut all transactions with Russia’s Central Bank, the latest in a series of sanctions imposed on the country following its invasion of Ukraine. Indeed, the sanctions are intended to cripple the Russian economy in hopes of stopping the escalating tension. The new sanctions cut the Russian Central Bank from the U.S. […]

Politics

Arizona Senate Study Finds 200K Ballots Counted with Mismatched Signatures During 2020 Election

A study of Maricopa County, Arizona’s mail-in ballots during the 2020 presidential election estimates that over 200,000 ballots with mismatched signatures were counted – without being reviewed or “cured.” The signature verification pilot study, commissioned by the Arizona State Senate and conducted by Shiva Ayyadurai’s Election Systems Integrity Institute, went public on Tuesday. Of the […]

Opinion

Your honor, CO2 is not a pollutant

Is carbon dioxide — two pounds of which each of us exhales daily — a pollutant? And are catastrophes increasing as a result of higher concentrations of the gas? Physics — along with a few other branches of science — says no. Nonetheless, in a landmark 2007 Supreme Court ruling, the EPA concluded that it […]

Politics

Judge Dismisses Jan. 6 Cases Against Rudy Giuliani, Trump Jr.

A judge dismissed the January 6th cases against Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani and Donald Trump Jr., while allowing most parts of the cases against Trump himself to proceed. D.C. District Court Judge Amit P. Mehta issued the 112-page ruling earlier this month on three January 6th lawsuits involving Trump and his allies. In his ruling, […]

World

Europe, Canada Close Airspace to Russian Planes

Europe and Canada on Sunday closed their airspace to Russian planes, another move intended to pressure Putin to halt his Ukraine invasion. EU Foreign Policy Chief Joseph Borrell said the collective of European countries would close its airspace to Russian traffic, which was quickly followed by an announcement from Russian airline Aeroflot that it would […]

World

Who Is Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zalenskyy?

Amid the ongoing Russian invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zalenskyy has emerged as a global hero. But, who really is he? Let’s dive in. Zalenskyy was born to two Jewish parents in southern Ukraine. Like most from the region, he grew up speaking Russian, but also became fluent in Ukrainian and English. He attended Kryvyy Rih […]

Politics

Humans Making News: What it Takes to Win in the Sunshine State with Deborah Adeimy

Deb Adeimy is running for U.S. Congress in Florida’s 21st District. She joins Brent to discuss why she is running and what she hopes to accomplish in her first term. A MAGA candidate recently featured in an article by Business Insider, Adeimy shares her optimism for the midterms and for what a Republican majority can […]

World

Elon Musk Launches Internet Service in Ukraine

Elon Musk on Saturday announced the launch of Starlink satellite internet, a service which will provide internet in Ukraine amid significant internet service outages. Following the outages, Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister and Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov called on Musk to help, Just the News reports. “[W]hile you try to colonize Mars — Russia try […]

Culture

New York Announces End Date for School Mask Mandate

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Sunday that the statewide school mask mandate will end on March 2nd amid a decline in COVID-19 cases. Hochul said counties and cities may keep their own mandates in place, and parents can still choose to mask their children. “Given the decline in our rates, our hospitalizations, strong vaccination […]

World

Russia Banned from World Cup, Other Soccer Competitions

Amid the ongoing invasion in Ukraine, FIFA and UEFA announced Monday that all Russian teams will be suspended from participation in all competitions until further notice. The decision comes just weeks before the Russian national soccer team was set to compete against Poland in a single-leg semi-final for the chance to go to the 2022 […]

Politics

Biden Supreme Court Nominee Criticized ‘Excessiveness’ of Sex Offender Punishments

Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee exposed herself on a questionnaire for the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee for authoring a paper criticizing the “excessiveness” of sex offender punishments. Indeed, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said sex offenders’ punishments could be “unfair and unnecessarily burdensome.” Jackson authored “Prevention Versus Punishment: Toward a Principled Distinction in the Restraint of […]

World

U.S. & Allies to Release 60M Barrels of Oil from Reserves Amid Russian Invasion

The U.S. and its allies will release 60 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. That number will include 30 million barrels from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, according to the White House and Department of Energy, per The Hill. The rest will come from the remaining 30 countries […]

Faith & Family

Biden Un-Cancels Dr. Seuss

In his 2022 Read Across America Day statement on Tuesday, Joe Biden announced that Dr. Seuss is un-canceled. “Children’s classics such as Dr. Seuss’ ‘Green Eggs and Ham’ and ‘Oh, the Places You’ll Go!’ have inspired a passion for reading and endless creativity that spans generations,” Biden said in the statement, per the Daily Caller. […]

World

Biden Follows Suit, Bans Russian Flights from U.S. Airspace

During his State of the Union address on Tuesday, Biden announced that the United States will be joining 36 other countries in closing its airspace to Russian planes amid the Ukraine invasion. “Tonight, I’m announcing that we will join our allies in closing off American airspace to all Russian flights, further isolating Russia and adding […]

World

BIG-TIME BLUNDER: Biden Confuses Ukraine and Iran During SOTU

During his State of the Union address on Tuesday, Biden confused Ukraine and Iran in what is arguably the biggest blunder of the night. “Putin may circle Kyiv with tanks, but he will never gain the hearts and souls of the Iranian people,” he said. “He’ll never extinguish their love of freedom, and he will […]

World

Justice Department Launches Team to Sanction Russian Oligarchs

The Department of Justice is launching a team to enforce sanctions on Russian oligarchs. The Department’s “Task Force KleptoCapture” is a team of experts in sanctions, money laundering, tax enforcement and anti-corruption that will prosecute “Russian officials, government-aligned elites, and those who aid or conceal their unlawful conduct” who seek to evade the punishing sanctions […]

World

United Nations Passes Resolution Condemning Russian Invasion of Ukraine

The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday passed a historic resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and demanding its immediate withdrawal. While the resolution holds no legal authority, it serves as a symbol of global unity against Putin, Fox News reports. In historic "Uniting for Peace" session, #UNGA adopts resolution demanding that the Russian Federation […]

Politics

Chief of Wisconsin Voting Probe Calls on Legislature to Consider Decertifying 2020 Election

The former judge appointed to investigate Wisconsin’s 2020 presidential election results announced Tuesday that there is enough evidence of voting irregularities for the Legislature to consider decertifying the results. Retired Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Mike Gableman’s 126-page report outlined the results of his probe to the state Assembly, outlining evidence of several irregularities including that […]

Politics

Senate Republicans Vote to Strike Down Biden Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers

Senate Republicans on Wednesday voted to strike down Biden’s vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. In a 49 to 44 vote, the Senate approved the effort to get rid of the mandate, a vote they were able to force under the Congressional Review Act, per The Hill. Even though no Democrats voted alongside Republicans, they were […]

Opinion

From the Human Events Vault: Will U.S. Liberals Ever Learn?

Originally published August 31, 1968 (Cover of Human Events – non attributed) From the Human Events Vault is a new feature made possible, with the help of the Heritage Foundation, by our securing the entire past collection of Human Events publications dating back to 1944. From time to time, we will run pieces from past […]

World

White House Asks Congress to Approve Additional $10B in Aid for Ukraine

Amid the ongoing Russian invasion, the White House on Wednesday asked Congress to authorize an additional $10 billion in humanitarian, economic and security aid for Ukraine and European allies. “Given the rapidly evolving situation in Ukraine, I anticipate that additional needs may arise over time,” White House Office of Management and Budget acting director Shalanda […]

World

Russia Seizes First Major Ukrainian City

Russia captured the key city of Kherson, a port city with over 280,000 residents. Igor Kolykhaev, the city’s mayor, said that Russian troops took the city hall and set a curfew for residents, the Daily Caller reports. He also asked Russian troops to avoid shooting civilians. In an interview with the New York Times, Kolykhaev […]

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