John Bolton pleads not guilty to charges of mishandling classified information

[ad_1] Washington —John Bolton, who served as national security adviser to President Trump in his first term, pleaded not guilty Friday to charges related to his alleged mishandling of classified information shared with two relatives in “diary-like entries” across a seven-year span. Bolton appeared at the federal courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland, where he was expected…

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Trump and Putin’s ally Viktor Orbán enthuses over planned Ukraine war summit in Hungary

[ad_1] Hungary’s far-right, nationalist leader Viktor Orbán has hailed President Trump’s announcement that he’ll hold a second summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, to discuss the war in Ukraine, in Budapest, the Hungarian capital, as “great news for the peace-loving people of the world.” Orbán is one of the very few European leaders who has…

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Agency overseeing nuclear stockpile could see deep staff cuts as shutdown continues, top Republican warns

[ad_1] Washington — The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee warned Friday that the federal agency that oversees the nation’s stockpile of nuclear weapons could see deep staff reductions as the government shutdown continues. During House Republicans’ daily press conference at the Capitol, Rep. Mike Rogers of Alabama said lawmakers were informed Thursday night…

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