Tajikistan: Enlistment-Dodging Pushes Military Recruiters to Use Devious Methods
Copenhagen (17/08 – 78) Kidnapping, intimidation, and blackmail are just some of the means used to hit enlistment quotas in Tajikistan. When conscription season...
For Trump Campaign, Strapped for Cash After Legal Fees, Looming Indictments Offer a Lifeline
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign is entering the second half of the year in a strained financial situation, due in large part to sky-high...
UN Special Rapporteur: Tajikistan Violated Its International Obligations
Geneva, London (29/7 – 50) Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, condemned the arrest and imprisonment of journalists,...
Donald Trump Indicted for Subverting Transfer of Power
A federal grand jury indicted former President Donald Trump on four criminal counts related to what they say were efforts to overturn the results...
Trump Doubles Down on Denials – And Cash Pleas – After Indictment
Former President Donald Trump is responding to Tuesday’s indictment in the 2020 election probe in much of the same way he has responded to...
Ohio Votes on Raising the Bar for Abortion Rights
Abortion is on the ballot Tuesday in Ohio – even though it’s not. Buckeye Staters are voting on a measure that would raise the...
Dysfunctional Government Carries a Financial Cost
Fitch Ratings caught most of Washington off guard a week ago when it downgraded the debt of the U.S. government. But it should not...
House Freedom Caucus to Oppose Measure to Avert Shutdown Unless Demands Met
The House Freedom Caucus announced on Monday it would oppose a stop-gap measure to keep the government funded unless certain conservative provisions are included,...
GOP Not Shying Away From Abortion
Republican presidential candidates have been one-upping each other on abortion limits and bans, with participants in this week’s GOP primary debate vowing to sign...
McCarthy’s ‘No Win’ Shutdown Scenario
With pressure mounting to avert a government shutdown, heightened by culture war demands from House conservatives burned by previous brawls, the House speaker faces...