News Roundup 5/4/17

by | May 4, 2017

  • Trump will sign an executive order to ease restrictions on churches and other tax-exempt organizations engaging in political activity. [Link]
  • An activist was convicted of laughing during Jeff Sessions confirmation hearings. [Link]
  • This article breaks down the $1.1 trillion dollar spending bill. [Link]
  • Putin says Russian and Turkish relations are normalizing. [Link]
  • Japan’s leader calls for revisions of Japan’s pacifist constitution. [Link]
  • This article looks at some forgotten history of the Korean War. [Link]
  • Israel withholds $1 million from the UN after a UN organization votes that Israel’s claim to Jerusalem is null and void. [Link]
  • A 7-year-old Yemeni girl starves to death because of the US-supported war in Yemen. [Link]

On Foreign Policy Focus #35 I discuss the story of the US running low on bombs. I examine the morality of dropping so many bombs. I also look at the practical outcomes of US air wars. I update stories on Mosul, Syria, Russia, Yemen, and Afghanistan. LISTEN HERE!!

Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone is news editor of the Libertarian Institute, opinion editor of Antiwar.com and co-host of Conflicts of Interest with Will Porter and Connor Freeman.

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