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Supremes Vote Down Abortion

Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Abortion Denied: The Supreme Court is poised to overturn the right to abortion.   A leaked early draft of a Court decision on the right established in the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case indicates that the court has voted to …

Evacuations from Mariupol

Monday, May 2, 2022

The War Room: Fierce artillery battles continued over the weekend as Russia presses its invasion of eastern Ukraine. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed it had struck 800 targets across Ukraine, including a hangar in the port city of Odessa that it said …

Russians Make Slow Progress

Saturday, April 30, 2022

The War Room: Ukrainian forces are holding on as Russian invaders are making what the pentagon describes as only “plodding” progress in the east.   The Russian have failed to take three key areas in the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk …

$33 Billion for Ukraine War

Friday, April 29, 2022

The War Room: President Biden yesterday proposed a $33 billion package of military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine, an enormous leap in help for that embattled country. It would have to be approved by Congress.   Speaking at The White House, Biden …

Putin threatens Those Who “Interfere”

Thursday, April 28, 2022

The War Room: Stumbling so far in his effort to take over Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a threat yesterday to countries that might interfere with his invasion.  “If someone intends to intervene in what is happening from the outside …

Russia Complains About “Proxy War”

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

The War Room: Playing the victim even while speaking for a country invading its neighbor, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused NATO of waging a proxy war on Russia with its support for Ukraine.   Lavrov told Russian state media, “NATO, in …

US Officials Visit Ukraine

Monday, April 25, 2022

The War Room:  Hours after the Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken made a risky visit to Ukraine to deliver US assurances of security, Russian missiles struck five railway stations across Ukraine.   Also over the weekend, Russian missiles …

Critical Time in Ukraine War

Friday, April 22, 2022

The War Room: President Biden announced that the US will send another $800 million in military aid to Ukrainian forces, including 78 long-range howitzers, 144,000 artillery shells, and new tactical drones.  It’s a big jump from the 18 artillery pieces originally sent. …

Putin Waits for Mariupol Surrender

Thursday, April 21, 2022

The War Room: Russian President Vladimir Putin says he’s not ordering troops to storm the giant steel manufacturing complex that’s the center of resistance in Mariupol, instead having them wait for Ukrainian surrender.   A Ukrainian major posted on the internet that, “We …

Battle on the Eastern Front

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

The War Room: As Russia opened a new push on the eastern front, Ukraine’s military claims to have fought off seven thrusts, destroying 10 tanks and 18 armored units. Of course that cannot be independently verified.    The Ukrainians have also ignored another …