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Donors frustrated at DeSantis’ inability to gain traction, take ‘hard look’ elsewhere for Trump alternative

Donors in GOP circles are growing increasingly concerned as no candidate has gained significant traction as the alternative to the front-runner, former President Trump, causing some to look at options other than Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. “There’s a lot of concern, hand-wringing, and significant conversations among the donor class regarding […]

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Putin pulls Russia out of nuclear test ban treaty

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed legislation Thursday de-ratifying an international nuclear weapons treaty. The law withdraws Russia from the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), originally signed in 1996 and ratified in 2000. Russian officials have characterized the country’s withdrawal from the treaty as a move toward equality with Western […]

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Most China-tied ‘Confucius Institutes’ have shut down on US college campuses after funding losses: report

Only about five Confucius Institutes — China-tied education centers that offer “Chinese language and culture programs on U.S. college campuses,” according to Congress’s General Accountability Office (GAO) — are still open in the U.S.  Confucius Institutes have been accused of spreading “communist propaganda on college campuses” in service to the Chinese […]

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ME voters may soon ban foreign influence in elections

Maine voters are poised to decide whether to ban foreign influence in elections, many of them irked over the $22 million a Canadian utility spent to fight state referendums on a hydropower transmission project. Hydro Quebec, owned by the Canadian province, exploited an election law loophole to fight attempts to […]

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