US News Juan Guaido was hired by Florida International University (FIU) to give a series of talks and mentor students. Guaido launched a coup attempt in Venezuela in 2019 but failed to gain any significant support within the country. The Institute The United Nations...
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News Roundup 10/2/2023
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 2, 2023 | News Roundup
US News A partial “shutdown” of the federal government, which seemed inevitable amid battles over spending in both chambers of Congress, was averted after the House and Senate passed a stop-gap funding bill without any Ukraine aid on Saturday night. Passed before the...
News Roundup 9/28/2023
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 28, 2023 | News Roundup
Russia Ukraine asked its Western backers to bomb drone factories in Iran, Syria, and in Russia, The Guardian reported on Wednesday, citing a document Kyiv submitted to the G7 in August. AWC The House on Wednesday night voted down an amendment to the Pentagon...
News Roundup 9/27/2023
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 27, 2023 | News Roundup
US News Senator Robert Menendez denied the allegations levied against him by the Department of Justice. Last week, a grand jury indicted the powerful Senator on bribery charges. Investigators found hundreds of thousands of dollars said to be payments to access the...
News Roundup 9/25/2023
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 25, 2023 | News Roundup
US News Senator Robert Menendez, his wife, and three businessmen have all been indicted by a federal grand jury in a corruption scheme. The New Jersey Democrat and his spouse, Nadine Menendez, allegedly received hundreds of thousands of dollars in exchange for...
News Roundup 9/21/2023
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 21, 2023 | News Roundup
Russia The State Department has confirmed that American citizen Gonzalo Lira is being held in a Ukrainian prison over charges related to his speech and views on the war in Ukraine. AWC Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Wednesday that Poland is no longer...
News Roundup 9/20/2023
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 20, 2023 | News Roundup
Haiti Addressing the UN on Tuesday, President Joe Biden called on the Security Council (UNSC) to authorize sending a military force into Haiti to restore order. The White House has wanted the UN to take action in the Caribbean nation for a year but has struggled to...
News Roundup 9/18/2023
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 18, 2023 | News Roundup
US News Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to visit Washington next week as Congress debates the $24 billion in additional spending on the proxy war in Ukraine that the White House has requested. AWC Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky implied in an...