#Cuba denies Journal story about Chinese spy base

#Cuba denies Journal story about Chinese spy base

A top Cuban official Thursday issued a flat denial of a Wall Street Journal story that alleged Cuba and China had reached an agreement to install an eavesdropping facility on the island. Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío issued a strongly worded statement, calling the newspaper’s information “totally mendacious and unfounded.” “They are…

Read More
#CNN drama shows network lacks solution to Trump dilemma

#CNN drama shows network lacks solution to Trump dilemma

Chris Licht isn’t the whole story. News of the departure of the CNN chairman and chief executive early Wednesday morning ricocheted around the media world. But the bigger issue is the struggle of CNN in particular, and news organizations in general, to find a satisfactory way to deal with former President Trump, eight years after…

Read More
#CEO Chris Licht to leave CNN

#CEO Chris Licht to leave CNN

Chris Licht, the embattled CEO of CNN, plans to step down as the company’s top executive after just one year on the job, bringing an end to his tumultuous tenure as the cable news network’s chief executive. The news was announced to staffers on the network’s Wednesday morning editorial call, a source told The Hill,…

Read More
#Democrats accuse GOP of overstepping authority on Trump probes

#Democrats accuse GOP of overstepping authority on Trump probes

Top Democratic leaders this week are racing to the defense of the Biden administration’s investigations into former President Trump, saying Republicans have overstepped their authority in demanding the release of Justice Department (DOJ) documents related to those ongoing probes. “Congress is the legislative branch,” Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), vice chairman of the Democratic Caucus, said…

Read More
#Trump, DeSantis in open warfare as 2024 race heats up

#Trump, DeSantis in open warfare as 2024 race heats up

The long-simmering feud between former President Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is reaching new heights as the nascent Republican presidential primary breaks into open warfare between its top contenders. The tensions between the two men were on prominent display in recent days as they took jabs at each other at dueling campaign events more…

Read More