
Coverage of the turmoil in Ukraine got tense last night on CNN, as Christiane Amanpour berated host Wolf Blitzer at the end of a segment for informing viewers of what the Russian take on the new Ukrainian government is. Amanpour
by Frances Martel4 Mar 2014, 6:00 PM PST0

Prime Minister Sergei Aksyonov of Crimea is claiming that Ukrainian military units in his state have surrendered and the peninsula is safely under Russian control after weeks of turmoil and an imposing Russian military presence in the area. Meanwhile, Russian
by Frances Martel4 Mar 2014, 10:49 AM PST0

Sunday at the Academy Awards, an actor who once delivered a riveting performance for Oliver Stone condemned the director’s most beloved Latin American regime. By condemning Venezuelan socialism, Jared Leto broke Old Hollywood’s leftist rigidity and signaled a sea change
by Frances Martel4 Mar 2014, 10:30 AM PST0

New Jersey Senator Cory Booker has definitively lost The New York Times. The newspaper’s Michael Powell describes Booker in a profile Tuesday as a loquacious “absentee landlord” who let Newark rot from the core out, who has failed the children of the
by Frances Martel4 Mar 2014, 9:35 AM PST0

John Kerry has arrived in Kiev. The Secretary of State is wielding humanitarian aid for the new Ukrainian government in one hand and a threat of further sanctions on Russia in the other, hoping to deter President Vladimir Putin from
by Frances Martel4 Mar 2014, 8:44 AM PST0

The editorial staff of PolitickerNJ, a website dedicated to the ins and outs and assorted corrupt acts of New Jersey politicians, is outraged at the sad fate of David O. Russell film American Hustle at the Oscars last night. And they
by Frances Martel3 Mar 2014, 1:48 PM PST0

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has revamped a long-ago abandoned project to connect Russia to the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea by constructing a bridge, shortly after Russian military occupied the territory. According to Reuters, a bridge from the Russian region
by Frances Martel3 Mar 2014, 12:31 PM PST0

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio previously announced that as a display of solidarity with LGBT groups who are not allowed to openly join the festivities he will not attend the city’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. He did, however,
by Frances Martel3 Mar 2014, 8:48 AM PST0

For the first time in 39 years, Venezuelans were banned from watching the Academy Awards, thanks to “far-right extremists lobbying Hollywood.” That according to President Nicolás Maduro’s press secretary, Delcy Rodríguez, who spoke while Maduro issued more arrests against nonviolent
by Frances Martel3 Mar 2014, 8:23 AM PST0

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s decision to rescind approval for the establishment of three charter schools has parents worried the mayor will leave their kids out on the street. “I would love for our son to be like
by Frances Martel2 Mar 2014, 8:55 AM PST0

The New Jersey Legislature is slowly releasing all the information delivered to them through the 20 subpoenas issued early this month. After releasing a new batch of texts from Bridgegate mastermind David Wildstein Thursday, on Friday they published every 911
by Frances Martel28 Feb 2014, 3:30 PM PST0

The 20 subpoenas issued by the New Jersey legislative committee investigating the George Washington Bridge scandal is starting to yield results. The panel released 21 pages of previously redacted correspondence between former Port Authority senior official David Wildstein and others
by Frances Martel28 Feb 2014, 2:52 PM PST0

Nicolás Maduro skipped his own party. His “Conference for Peace” was a laughable flop, and the Venezuelan people were skeptical about his call for a national carnival on a day in which the opposition planned massive protests nationwide. The President skipped said
by Frances Martel28 Feb 2014, 1:24 PM PST0

The release of a report on the myriad human rights violations in China has triggered an equally detailed rebuttal from the communist regime, which on Friday accused the United States of “widespread human rights abuses,” including the government shutdown, “private
by Frances Martel28 Feb 2014, 12:14 PM PST0

Members of the strongly pro-Putin Just Russia Party are introducing a bill in the Duma that would make it easier for Russia to annex territories that vote to join the nation. According to the drafters of the bill, the objective
by Frances Martel28 Feb 2014, 10:06 AM PST0

All senior modes of communication on foreign policy in the United States are now aligned with a uniform message for Ukraine: Viktor Yanokovych is no longer the legitimate ruler, and Russia should tread lightly in the region. In Thursday’s White
by Frances Martel27 Feb 2014, 2:31 PM PST0

A Russian flag is currently flying over the Parliament of Crimea, a southern province of Ukraine located on a peninsula and home to increased tension between the new Ukrainian government and Russian allies. The seizure of government buildings follows clashes
by Frances Martel27 Feb 2014, 2:17 PM PST0

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio issued a “moratorium” on charter schools almost as soon as he arrived in office, and now he is making good on his promise to limit parents’ choice of schools. The New York Post
by Frances Martel27 Feb 2014, 1:58 PM PST0

Venezuela is aflame with the fires of rebellion after President Nicolás Maduro arrested opposition leader Leopoldo López and sent communist Cuban forces to assault young, unarmed protesters. Nowhere has there been more rebellion than the western state of Táchira, however,
by Frances Martel27 Feb 2014, 11:33 AM PST0

Following President Obama’s lead in warning that there would be “consequences” for any unduly aggressive behavior in Ukraine, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel warned Russia today to “avoid provocative actions” and “be transparent” about any military activity in the region.
by Frances Martel27 Feb 2014, 11:02 AM PST0

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie sat down for his monthly interview with NJ 101.5 radio Wednesday and lost his patience with host Eric Scott over questions surrounding BridgeGate. “I will not give in to the hysteria,” he argued, adding that
by Frances Martel27 Feb 2014, 10:33 AM PST0

“It is not hard to understand why Muslims would want to go to Syria to help,” wrote former Guantánamo detainee Moazzam Begg shortly before his arrest Tuesday on charges that he attended an Al-Qaeda training camp in Syria. Begg is a prolific
by Frances Martel26 Feb 2014, 10:39 PM PST0

Pro-abortion groups operating outside of Texas are largely responsible for the increase in funds coming into the Wendy Davis gubernatorial campaign according to an analysis of records by the Dallas Morning News. Planned Parenthood alone spent $20,000 to help Davis conduct a
by Frances Martel26 Feb 2014, 3:09 PM PST0

A disturbing report from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel alleges that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has lost “dozens” of weapons as agents leave them in bathrooms, on top of cars, movie theaters, and other public areas.
by Frances Martel26 Feb 2014, 11:54 AM PST0

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has to contend with numerous protests against his regime a day, a miserable and oppressed populace and nightly videos of his national guard assaulting protesters uploaded to social media. He’s hoping a carnival will make up
by Frances Martel26 Feb 2014, 10:48 AM PST0