According to an article published in the Huffington Post shortly after President Trump was inaugurated, a former top CIA official joined the board of Burisma, Ukraine’s largest provider of natural gas. Burisma is the oil and gas company at the center of a controversy about former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, who also […]
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Alleged election meddling by Ukraine: inquiry to Justice Dept. went unanswered
With all the controversy about President Trump’s phone call to the president of Ukraine (discussing actions of former Vice President Joe Biden); and Biden’s demand that Ukraine’s president fire a prosecutor (who was investigating a company liked to Biden’s son), it’s worth looking at a July 2017 letter that Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent to the […]
Foreign influence: the Ukrainian forest hidden by Russian trees
The following is an excerpt from a news analysis in The Hill. As the media shows renewed interest in the involvement of both President Trump and former Vice President Biden — and Biden’s son — in the former Soviet republic of Ukraine, it’s worth asking: Was the U.S. 2016 election a surrogate battle between Russia and Ukraine? The question […]
Exclusive: Another ATF “Fast and Furious” weapon recovered in Mexico a decade after U.S. government allowed gun sales to cartels
The violent legacy of a secret government operation lives on. Another weapon from Operation Fast and Furious has been found in the hands of violent armed groups in Mexico. The newest recovery happened on June 20 in Chihuahua, Mexico. Mexican police and military arrested nine people and confiscated ten weapons after a gunfight between two groups. […]
Brexit: What’s it all about… Alfie?
Our cover story this week on Full Measure looked at what’s behind Brexit, what’s taking so long, and what it all has to do with us. Here’s the transcript of the report from London. Today, we begin with disgust over establishment politicians and division among the parties. We’re not talking about the U.S. but Europe […]
Not Yet, Brexit
Sunday on “Full Measure,” we’ll take you to London to dig into what’s really behind the British vote to exit the European Union, what’s taking so long, and what it has to do with all of us– and President Trump. We’ll also have an update on our reporting about federal tax dollars paying for sometimes […]
Baby zebra wears polka dots instead of stripes
The following is an excerpt from Smithsonianmag.com With their striking black-and-white stripes, zebras boast one of the most iconic coats of the animal kingdom. But every now and then, a zebra is born that doesn’t fit the striped mold. At the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, a tour guide and photographer named Antony Tira recently caught […]
Foreign dating site defrauds Americans out of millions
New Jersey man faces charges. One alleged victim took her own life. Crooks used online dating sites to defraud dozens of love-seeking victims to the tune of millions of dollars. That’s according to the U.S. prosecutors who arrested a 35-year old New Jersey man, Rubbin Sarpong. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, Sarpong and his […]
