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Russia's nuclear threats: What you need to know

4 years 7 months ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin's rhetoric has intensified to include direct reference to his nation's vast nuclear stockpile, placing the country on its highest state of alert and forcing an appraisal of the equilibrium that keeps nuclear-armed countries from destroying themselves and the world.

US cutting off Russia's central bank from US dollar transactions

4 years 8 months ago
The US is taking immediate action on Monday to prohibit American dollar transactions with the Russian central bank and fully block the Russian direct investment fund, senior administration officials said, an aggressive move that aims at some of Russia's most powerful means of mitigating the effect of sanctions.

How Zelensky changed the West's response to Russia

4 years 8 months ago
Five days into Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his courageous nation have already done more to transform the West's policy toward Russia than 30 years of post-Cold War summits, policy resets and showdowns with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Democrats look to win back Latino voters after Trump's inroads in South Texas

4 years 8 months ago
Former President Donald Trump dramatically improved his performance in many of the counties bordering Mexico compared to four years earlier -- gains that led the GOP this year to redouble efforts to recruit and invest in South Texas candidates, including many of Hispanic descent this cycle. The question now is whether the GOP's inroads in 2020 will hold as Democrats try to cling to their House majority in November.
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