The Chamber of Digital Commerce, a blockchain advocacy group based in Washington, D.C., announced Wednesday that former acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney has joined the group’s board of advisors. In a press statement emailed to CoinDesk, the blockchain advocacy group also said Visa, Goldman Sachs and Six […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/1f/1080331428_0:160:3072:1888_1200x675_80_0_0_ba6c09a0e94bf3c0649e7deb71e95247.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202009081080395664-three-members-of-belarus-opposition-council-cross-border-with-ukraine—border-committee/ MINSK (Sputnik) – Maria Kolesnikova, a member of the Belarusian opposition coordination council’s presidium, and two more members of the council, Ivan Kravtsov and Anton Rodnenkov, crossed the border with Ukraine on Tuesday morning, a spokesman for the Belarusian State Border Committee said. […]
A briefcase of a census taker is seen as she knocks on the door of a residence in August in Winter Park, Fla. John Raoux/AP hide caption toggle caption John Raoux/AP A briefcase of a census taker is seen as she knocks on the door of a residence in August […]
Germany is looking at bringing in the UN over Washington’s threats of sanctions against the Russian-led pipeline, saying the US pressure runs contrary to international law. Klaus Ernst, the chairman of the Bundestag Committee on Economic Affairs and Energy, signaled during an interview with RT Deutsch that it is unacceptable […]
TRIPOLI (Sputnik) – The United Nations Security Council has approved a request by the Tripoli-based Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) to hold a session of the Sanctions Committee at the end of July over violations of the arms embargo imposed on the country, Libya’s permanent representative to the UN, […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107120/14/1071201459_0:160:3072:1888_1200x675_80_0_0_d2c22a06c6ad1fd2db0581cd93c06be3.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/russia/202007131079872715-audit-results-of-russian-anti-doping-watchdog-to-be-published-monday-olympic-committee-says/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The audit results of the Russian anti-doping agency (RUSADA) will be published Monday, the head of the Russina Olympic Committee (ROC), Stanislav Pozdnyakov, said. “We will publish the report immediately after the press conference, and you will be able to […]
As part of rolling out the UK’s own sanctions agenda for alleged human rights abuses around the world, London has blacklisted 25 Russian nationals, including the head of the Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin. Bastrykin has led the law enforcement agency – the Russian equivalent of the FBI in the US […]
Not every U.S. lawmaker is on board with the idea of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) or digital dollar, but no one explicitly rejected it during a hearing of the powerful Senate Banking Committee Tuesday. That’s probably the biggest takeaway from Tuesday’s hearing, where the panel heard from former […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/106242/37/1062423724_0:214:4100:2520_1200x675_80_0_0_2dc970b8b3f13577092af79ad35df32c.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006271079736987-us-house-of-representatives-committee-proposes-38-billion-to-fund-anti-russia-measures-in-2021/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States House of Representatives Armed Services Committee has proposed allocating $3.8 billion to fund anti-Russia measures in the 2021 fiscal year, according to the committee’s National Defence Authorization Act proposal. “The proposal provides an additional $3.789 billion for […]
The US Senate Intelligence Committee has approved a measure that would require the government, including the Pentagon and intel agencies, to compile all data on unidentified aerial phenomena into a declassified report. Though the provision is part of a broader annual intelligence bill and must still be approved by the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107969/97/1079699775_0:81:1651:1009_1200x675_80_0_0_d4f82d73330f83701e35a00d5c2bbe48.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/military/202006231079702279-us-congress-committee-probes-lockheed-martin-failure-to-meet-f-35-contract-demands/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Lockheed Martin must face accountability for its continuing and expensive failure to provide enough spare parts for the troubled F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, senior members of the House Oversight and Reform Committee said in a letter on Tuesday. […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/106656/09/1066560952_0:100:1920:1180_1200x675_80_0_0_65c7e4ec7181b111f35ce43046513300.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202006211079682458-israeli-ministerial-committee-reportedly-backs-marijuana-bill-in-first-step-to-legalization/ TEL AVIV (Sputnik) – Israel’s Ministerial Committee for Legislation approved a bill to legalize marijuana in the country, media reported on Sunday. The bill will now be forwarded to the Knesset for three rounds of voting, the first of which is scheduled for […]
As Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) proclaims her exoneration from allegations of insider trading, she’s simultaneously building a campaign fundraising system that imagines her campaign as a Wall Street-style investment opportunity. The Georgia Republican is offering donors and fundraisers benefit packages to support her re-election bid. Those packages come in three […]
Lindey Graham’s Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing with Rod Rosenstein on Wednesday. After a totally unprepared and uncoordinated session with former DAG Rod Rosenstein, Graham’s committee is exhausted. They decided yesterday to postpone their vote for further testimonies to next Thursday. It was announced on May 14th that the […]
Rod Rosenstein, the former deputy attorney general who’s seen here in 2019, testifies Wednesday in front of senators. Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images Rod Rosenstein, the former deputy attorney general who’s seen here in 2019, testifies Wednesday in front of senators. […]
MP for Bournemouth East, Chair of the House of Commons Defence Select Committee Tobias Ellwood has called for the UK to collaborate with its top western partner, the US, to work out an effective roadmap for global unity amid China’s “different course”. As UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set […]
Pulitzer Committee Favors False US Empire Stories On Hong Kong, Russia And China By Ben Norton, The Grayzone. May 18, 2020 Pulitzer Committee Favors False US Empire Stories On Hong Kong, Russia And China2020-05-182020-05-18https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/08/Nytimes_hq-300×199-150×99.jpg200px200px Above photo: New York Times building in New York City. (Photo from Wikipedia) The New York […]
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing in April. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing in April. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty […]
Updated plans in Low Earth Orbit and beyond now include replacing the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) constellation and flight testing Orion’s rendezvous and docking systems. These goals were highlighted in a meeting of the Human Exploration and Operations (HEO) committee of the NASA Advisory Council Wednesday. (Lead image […]
This video was recorded by Viktor Stoilov, a member of SouthFront Steering Committee and a SouthFront press officer. Dear friends, you can find all SouthFront videos on our website in the section “SouthFront TV“. SouthFront’s YouTube Channel Is Banned (the text below was originally posted by SouthFront on May 2): […]
The House Intelligence Committee released the 57 previously undisclosed transcripts from the Mueller probe into the Trump admininstration. Chairman Adam Schiff released the documents after DNI Rick Grenell threatened to release the documents earlier this week. The committee voted in 2018 to release the damning documents that show NO RUSSIA […]