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Follow the Money: Marjorie Taylor Greene Wants Full Audit of Ukraine Aid

Where’s the money gone? That is the question Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) sought answers for Thursday by announcing she plans to re-introduce a bill to force an audit of the tens of billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars flowing to Ukraine as it fights off the Russian invasion.

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 1: U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) waits to speak during

More Criminal Charges for FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried

Sam Bankman-Fried has been hit with four new criminal charges via a superseding indictment in New York federal court as U.S. prosecutors widen their criminal case against the disgraced FTX co-founder.

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U.N. Seeks Ukraine Peacemaker Role as Conflict Reaches One-Year Mark

After being ignored for almost the entire length of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the U.N. on Wednesday will reveal a stern resolution calling for a “just and lasting peace” between the combatants while simultaneously demanding an immediate cease fire.

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Poll: Support for Endless U.S. Aid to Ukraine Softens as Voters See Problems Closer to Home

The Biden administration’s seemingly endless supply of finance and weaponry to Ukraine is starting to wear thin with some Americans, a poll released Wednesday outlines, as domestic problems ranging from the rising cost of living to the porous southern border and free ranging Chinese spy balloons confront sympathetic yet frustrated voters.

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Turkey Arrests 130 Building Contractors as Quake Deaths Hit 33,000+

Turkish officials have detained 130 people allegedly involved in illegal construction methods as rescuers on Sunday looked to extricate more survivors of last week’s devastating earthquakes now estimated to have claimed more than 33,000 lives.

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Joe Biden Blames Sloppy Staffers for Classified Document Debacle

President Joe Biden rounded on his former staffers Wednesday when he blamed them for not being thorough enough in packing up his old offices, saying it was their carelessness that resulted in multiple classified documents being discovered in the garage at his Delaware home.

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U.N. Chief Guterres Calls for Peace, Understanding in a World of Conflict

Why can’t we all get along? That was the metaphorical question posed by a frustrated U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday as he warned the world may be heading towards a “wider war” on the back of the Russia-Ukraine conflict adding to strains already imposed by “climate change.”

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