News Roundup 8/15/18

by | Aug 15, 2018

News Roundup 8/15/18

by | Aug 15, 2018

  • West Virginia’s state legislature votes to impeach the state’s entire Supreme Court. [Link]
  • Trump signs the 2019 NDAA. [Link]
  • The 2019 NDAA removes funding for the Open Skies Treaty. The treaty allows member nations to conduct unarmed surveillance missions in each others airspace. Russia expressed their disappointment the US was withdrawing from the treaty. [Link]
  • In Trump’s signing statement for the 2019 NDAA, Trump says he will not follow the provisions limiting the US role in Yemen and that create a post at the White House to monitor Russian election meddling. [Link]
  • Venezuela arrests a National Guard general in connection with the alleged assassination attempt against Maduro. [Link]
  • The UN estimates that 2.3 million Venezuelans have fled their country. [Link]
  • Russia will look at doing bilateral trade in national currencies and not US dollars. [Link]
  • Iran’s Ayatollah says Iran will not engage in talks or war with the US. [Link]
  • Senator Warren sends a letter to the Pentagon asking for information on the US role in Yemen. [Link]
  • In Yemen, fighting broke out between factions fighting with the Saudi coalition leaving 18 dead. [Link]
  • Mali’s president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita wins reelection. [Link]

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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