#Putin assassination attempt? What to know about alleged attack

#Putin assassination attempt? What to know about alleged attack

An apparent drone attack on the Kremlin has spurred a global whodunit.  Moscow quickly accused Ukraine of attempting to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin, a claim that was met with skepticism among Western officials and defense experts — and denied by Ukraine. Unverified videos that circulated online Wednesday purportedly show the aftermath of the attack, which Russia says it…

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#Fox News faces new legal threat from Smartmatic 

#Fox News faces new legal threat from Smartmatic 

Fox News has settled a blockbuster case brought by Dominion Voting Systems, but the network’s legal headaches are not over yet.  A separate lawsuit from voting systems company Smartmatic similarly accuses Fox of maliciously giving Trump lawyers Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani a platform to air false claims about the 2020 presidential election. But unlike Dominion, Smartmatic…

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#Progressive Democrat brings pitch to rural America

#Progressive Democrat brings pitch to rural America

DES MOINES, Iowa — Democrats have watched in dismay as voters in rural and old industrial strongholds say they want more of what the Republican Party is offering, resisting the establishment’s approach to win them back and raising questions about their party’s strategy.  One progressive — a suited-up, camera-ready U.S. congressman from California — is…

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#More than 60 California liberal groups call on Feinstein to resign

#More than 60 California liberal groups call on Feinstein to resign

A coalition of more than 60 progressive grassroots groups claiming to represent more than 100,000 Californians sent a letter to Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) asking her to resign. The coalition, which includes progressive groups from around the state, argue Feinstein’s extended absence from the state has held up President Biden’s agenda in the Senate. “Complications…

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