First Look Ethics report says Santos lied to Election Commission, embezzled funds The House Ethics panel found Nov. 16 that it found “substantial evidence” of conscious lawbreaking by Republican Rep. George Santos of New York. | View caption Hide caption | The House Ethics committee in a scathing report Nov. 16 said it has amassed “overwhelming evidence”…
PHOENIX — Operating a swing-state election office in 2023 requires not just attention to detail, but also fortitude — and in the case of Maricopa County, Arizona, Recorder Stephen Richer, an enormous amount of caffeine. “Yes, I am a Diet Coke addict — a living, walking experiment,” he told NBC News. “I probably drink north…
FBI agents this week seized phones and an iPad from New York City Mayor Eric Adams amid an ongoing investigation into his campaign fundraising, a lawyer for the mayor said Friday. Agents approached Adams after an event Monday night and requested his devices, Boyd Johnson, a lawyer for the mayor’s campaign organization, said in a…
The Justice Department officially moved Monday to claim a 348-foot superyacht it says belongs to a sanctioned billionaire oligarch known as the “Russian Gatsby.” In a civil forfeiture claim filed in federal court in New York, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams’ office said that the $300 million vessel, the Amadea, is “beneficially owned” by Suleiman Kerimov…
Cooperation Europe With wary eye on Moscow, European Union opens door to Ukraine | View caption Hide caption Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is opening the European Union’s doors to Kyiv. Other candidate countries are clinging to its coattails. Joining the EU would take years, but the process would redraw the European map. The vision is…
Brussels is set to increase humanitarian aid to Palestine just one day after it had planned to suspend funds to the country, the vice president of the European Commission has said. Following an emergency meeting of the 27 foreign ministers of the EU member states, Josep Borrell said the “overwhelming majority” of EU nations want…
First Look New independence for Niger? France ends military presence after coup. Niger’s junta sees the withdrawal of 1,500 French forces as a step toward sovereignty. The decision will likely hurt France’s policy in Africa since President Emmanuel Macron has recently removed troops from other countries such as Mali and Burkina Faso. | View caption…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un peered into the cockpit of Russia’s most advanced fighter jet as he toured an aircraft factory Friday on an extended and rare foreign trip that has raised concerns about banned weapons transfer deals between increasingly isolated countries. Since entering Russia aboard his armored train on Tuesday, Kim has met…
Cooperation Europe Putin meets Kim Jong Un, looking for arms – and friends | View caption Hide caption Vladimir Putin is often accused of trying to restore the old Soviet Union. But his meeting with Kim Jong Un suggests he might be focusing on restoring ties with like-minded former Soviet allies instead. But analysts suggest…
Arms negotiations between North Korea and Russia are “actively advancing,” the United States said Wednesday, citing new intelligence. Washington is concerned about potential weapons deals from Pyongyang to supply the Kremlin’s struggling war in Ukraine, including significant quantities and multiple types of munitions, the White House said. Following Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu’s recent trip to…