[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Beth Sanner is a former deputy director of National Intelligence for Mission Integration, a position where she oversaw the elements that coordinate and lead collection, analysis, and program oversight throughout the Intelligence Community. In this role she also served as the president’s intelligence briefer. She is a …
Read More »Pastor William Barber says Christian nationalism is ‘a form of heresy’
[ad_1] CNN — Left vs. right. Woke vs. the unwoke. Red State Jesus vs. Blue State Jesus. There are some leaders who see faith and politics strictly as an either/or competition: You win by turning out your side and crushing the opposition. But the Rev. William J. Barber II, who …
Read More »George Santos: Santos says he ‘was not a drag queen in Brazil’ but was having ‘fun at a festival’
[ad_1] CNN — Embattled Republican Rep. George Santos disputed claims that he was a “drag queen in Brazil,” telling reporters Saturday he was having “fun at a festival” as he refused to engage with questions from reporters on the debunked assertion that his mother was in the World Trade Center …
Read More »White House chief of staff Ron Klain expected to step down, New York Times reports
[ad_1] CNN — White House chief of staff Ron Klain is expected to step down from his role in the coming weeks, The New York Times reported Saturday. The veteran political operative’s tenure was marked by a series of key legislative accomplishments for the White House, as well as his …
Read More »Pompeo alleges Haley plotted with Kushner and Ivanka Trump to try to become vice president
[ad_1] CNN — Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claims in his upcoming memoir that former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley plotted with former President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka and his son-in-law Jared Kushner to try to become Trump’s vice president, according to an excerpt of the book obtained by CNN. …
Read More »Analysis: Why Germany is struggling to stomach the idea of sending tanks to Ukraine
[ad_1] CNN — The past 12 months has forced European leaders to seriously rethink their approach to national security. If Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has confirmed one thing, it’s that peace on the continent cannot be taken for granted. The status quo – decades of low spending and defense not …
Read More »Turkey cancels visit by Swedish defense minister after protest permit
[ad_1] Reuters — Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Saturday that a planned visit by his Swedish counterpart to Ankara has been canceled after Swedish authorities granted permission for protests in Stockholm. The demonstrations planned in Stockholm for later on Saturday were aimed at Turkey and Sweden’s efforts to …
Read More »Pig kills butcher at slaughterhouse in Hong Kong
[ad_1] CNN — A butcher died while trying to slaughter a pig in Hong Kong on Friday, the city’s police said. The 61-year-old butcher, who worked in the Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse on the city’s northern outskirts close to its border with mainland China, was knocked to the ground by the …
Read More »FBI investigation underway after Republican senator’s campaign lost $690,000 to cybercriminals
[ad_1] CNN — An FBI investigation is underway after cybercriminals targeted an accounting firm employed by a US senator’s reelection campaign last year, according to a spokesperson for the senator. Kansas Republican Sen. Jerry Moran’s campaign sent two wires for fraudulent invoices totaling $690,000 this past fall, according to a …
Read More »New Zealand’s Education Minister Chris Hipkins bids to replace Jacinda Ardern as PM
[ad_1] CNN — Chris Hipkins, New Zealand’s education minister, is bidding to replace Jacinda Ardern as prime minister, after her shock resignation announcement earlier this week. Hipkins emerged as the only candidate to be nominated for the leadership of the ruling Labour party on Saturday morning. The Labour Party caucus …
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