Right-wing media is excited that the Durham investigation has finally issued a report for them to be excited about. And just like with Hunter Biden’s laptop and crime in the Biden family, the headline is more exciting than the actual details. Read more»

A federal special counsel has determined the Justice Department and FBI rushed to investigate potential ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign based on weak intelligence, and “failed to uphold their important mission of strict fidelity to the law.” Read more»

As some in the Republican Party call for halting aid to Ukraine, other GOP members of Congress are doubling down on supporting the war-torn nation and even criticizing the Biden administration for not doing enough. Read more»

Prosecutors accuse a former top FBI counterintelligence agent of having performed opposition investigations on behalf of a Russian oligarch whom Robert Mueller name-checked repeatedly in his report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Read more»

Significant changes are underway that have the potential to create a more sustainable world, and two key systems that drive the world’s economy – energy and finance – are starting to shift toward sustainability. Read more»

I’m extremely happy that Brittney Griner is coming home after spending the past eight months in a Russian prison for bringing vape cartridges containing less than a gram of cannabis oil into the fascist country. Vladimir Putin made Griner his political prisoner. Read more»

As many celebrated the news of Brittney Griner’s release Thursday, others addressed the conditions of Russian penal colonies, raising questions about the lingering impact that could have on the WNBA star. Read more»

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner has been released from Russian custody in a prisoner exchange after being sentenced to nine years in Russian prison for smuggling illegal drugs into the country. Read more»

The average price for gas in Arizona fell to $3.99 a gallon Thursday, the first time in months it has been below $4 - a sharp decrease from the record high of $5.388 hit just two months ago - a surge in price largely driven by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Read more»

Russia’s Justice Ministry is threatening to dissolve the Russian branch of the Jewish Agency for Israel as political repression and economic uncertainty have prompted emigration from Russia - raising alarms among people who see it as turning back the clock. Read more»

A Russian court on Thursday sentenced Brittney Griner, a WNBA basketball star and Houston native, to nine years in prison for bringing less than a gram of cannabis oil in vape cartridges into the country. Read more»

The Biden administration has offered a deal to Russia to bring home Brittney Griner, a WNBA basketball player facing a trial on drug charges, and Paul Whelan, another American held in Russia, in exchange for Viktor Bout, a Russian arms trafficker. Read more»

The chasm between Russia and the West grew even wider Tuesday after Moscow announced an unexpected large reduction in natural gas flows to the European Union and said it will withdraw from the International Space Station in two years. Read more»

A mural unveiled in the Georgetown section of Washington features 18 Americans who are being held hostage or have been wrongfully detained overseas - including Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner - in the hope of keeping a spotlight on their cases. Read more» 1

Sunday marked the 150th day since Phoenix Mercury star center Brittney Griner’s incarceration in a Russian jail after officials said they found vape cartridges containing a banned substance (hashish oil) at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport. Read more»