New Year, Same War – Ukraine/Russia Edition

Poland Activates Fighter Jets In Protective Action As Russia Pounds Ukraine With Missiles

Russian Ballistic Missiles Strike Ukraine Cities Overnight, Killing At Least 4

Dec Recap: Ukrainian Drone Video Provides Grim Look At Casualties As Russian Troops Advance –  Putin Is Throwing Cannon Fodder At Ukraine To Buy Time

How A Putin Victory In Ukraine Could Devastate The United States & The World – If The U.S. Bails On Ukraine, Here’s What Happens

 

New Year, Same War – Middle East Edition

Israel Begins Partial West Bank Withdrawal – What It Means For The Future Of The War In Gaza

Dec Recap: Hamas Turns Gaza Streets Into Deadly Maze For Israeli Troops

Israel’s Top Court Strikes Down Key Part Of Netanyahu’s Attempted Judicial Overhaul, Reigniting Internal Divisions, Even As War With Hamas Continues

Gideon Levy: Palestinian Prisoners In Israel Are Being Blindfolded And Beaten Twice A Week. This Won’t Help Israel Win The War – Or Find Peace.

Dec Recap: Harvard/Harris Poll Says Gen Z Americans, 18-24, Are Split 50/50 On Who They Support In Israel/Hamas War

Gideon Levy: There’s No Way To Legitimately Explain This Degree Of Death And Destruction In Gaza Anymore

Jennifer Rubin: The Pieces Are Falling Into Place To End Israel’s War In Gaza – And Israeli’s Have Had Enough Of Netanyahu

Yair Rosenberg: Biden’s Smart Strategy for Outmaneuvering Bibi

 

Immigration Nation

Biden’s Border Negotiations Mark Seismic Shift on Immigration Politics (Dec 19)

Texas Gov. Abbott’s New Immigration Law is About to Blow Up in His Face

Jennifer Rubin: A Border Deal Can Save Ukraine, Aid Israel And Taiwan, And Help Biden

 

The Abortion Wars

Dec Recap: Black Ohio Woman, After Miscarriage, Charged With “Abuse of Corpse”

Ohio Grand Jury To Decide Whether To Charge Black Woman Who Miscarried With “Abuse Of A Corpse”

 

The Supremely Compromised Court

The Clarence Thomas Scandal Is Now Somehow Looking Even Worse

 

The Dumbest Congress

Mia McCarthy: Farewell To 2023, One Of The Dumbest Years In Congressional History

The Idiots Aren’t Going Away – Lauren Boebert Made A Mess Of Her District, So She’s Trying To Move To Another One, To Stay In Congress

 

Trials Of Trumpland

Supreme Court Sidesteps Decision On Trump Presidential Immunity Claim In Federal Election Interference Case

Supreme Court Won’t Hear Case On Trump’s Immunity Defense – For Now

Lordy, There Are Tapes – New Info Shows Trump Directly Pressured Michigan Canvassers Not To Certify 2020 Election In Recorded Phone Call

Newly Unsealed Records Show Feds Raided Rudy Giuliani’s Home & Office In 2021 Over His Money Woes & Suspicions Of Deal With Corrupt Ukrainian Official