DeSantis Says Trump’s Indictments ‘Sucked Out All the Oxygen’ From Primary
Ron DeSantis seemed to acknowledge that the former president’s legal woes were making it harder for his rivals to break through in the Republican primary. Share full article
December 21, 2023
Giuliani Files for Bankruptcy Protection
Rudolph Giuliani filed papers in federal bankruptcy court in New York, listing debts including big legal fees, unpaid taxes and the $148 million a jury ordered him to pay two…
New Trump Cases Shadowed by Rocky Relationship With Supreme Court
Though he appointed three justices, his administration had the worst track record before the justices since at least the 1930s. Share full article A fundamentally conservative Supreme Court, with a…
Commission VP: Implementation of foreign interference law down to EU countries
The nature of the implementation of the European Commission’s controversial directive to limit foreign interference will be up to leaders of member states, Commission Vice-President Dubravka Šuica explained in an…
U.S. and Europe Eye Russian Assets to Aid Ukraine as Funding Dries Up
Despite legal reservations, policymakers are weighing the consequences of using $300 billion in Russian assets to help Kyiv’s war effort. Share full article 1 Ukrainian forces received a delivery of…
Europe’s far-right wins big with Macron’s migration bill
Marine Le Pen’s support for French President Emmanuel Macron’s tough immigration bill on Tuesday (19 December) signifies another victory for Europe’s far-right this year, just months ahead of critical EU…
Are claims of a far-right triumph exaggerated?
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German Greens leadership forced to justify EU migration deal outcome to calm party base
The agreement on the Asylum and Migration Deal was met again with high levels of contention among the co-governing German Green party, forcing its leadership to justify the outcome and…
Fico’s corruption reforms may block investigations in 20 EU fraud cases
Prime Minister Robert Fico’s push dissolve the body that now oversees high-profile corruption cases poses a risk to the EU’s financial interests and would harm the work of the European…
Romanian MEPs challenge Schengen blockade, point to new EU migration deal
Two Romanian MEPs argue that with EU institutions adopting a political agreement, which for the first time lays down a harmonised approach to migration management for the bloc, Austria no…