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  Dispatches of alarm and hope, on politics and society, democracy and justice. Because silence is not an option. We may read and write alone, but we drive change together. Can America Ever Overcome the Shame of Trump? A Saturday Prompt Steven Beschloss Mar 1 Abuse in the Oval Office. (Photo by Andrew Harnik via Getty Images) Never forget February 28, 2025 , a tragic day when an American president and his vice-president berated and betrayed a democratic ally in the midst of a barbaric war with Russia. Donald Trump’s abusive, demeaning behavior in our Oval Office—in the company of a genuine hero and defender of democracy like Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky—may be the most disgraceful public behavior by any president in our history. It’s hard to see how this grotesque stain will ever wash away. JD Vance triggered the likely planned assault in front of the television cameras by calling Ukraine’s president “disrespectful,” telling him “you should be thanking the president.” Soon...

FRANCE PAID UKRAINE FROM SEIZED RUSSIAN PROPERTY!  Trump administration ends Biden-era task force aimed at seizing Russian oligarchs’ assets NPR RUSSIAN ASSETS   Joe Biden Trump-Proofs Russia Sanctions in Parting Shot NEWSWEEK Trump’s Justice Department ends Biden-era task force aimed at seizing assets of Russian oligarchs excerpt: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s Justice Department has disbanded a Biden-era program aimed at seizing the assets of Russian oligarchs as a means to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. The move to disband  Task Force KleptoCapture  is one of several moves undertaken by the Justice Department under the new leadership of Attorney General  Pam Bondi  that presage a different approach toward  Russia  and national security issues. The department also ended the Foreign Influence Task Force, which was established in the first Trump administration to police influence campaigns staged by Russia and other natio...

  Macron Humiliates Trump On Ukraine 2.24.25 Ally Sammarco Feb 25 Happy Monday, readers, and thank you for making  Today’s American News  your source for news and analysis on the circus that is American politics and entertainment. Macron corrects Trump during joint presser on peace in Ukraine…   Did French President Emanuel Macron just join the resistance? It’s not often that an American president is corrected by their co-host during a joint press conference, but it happened today at the White House. Macron insistently fact-checked Trump in real time as the latter attempted to downplay Europe’s support for Ukraine, and even in his second language, Macron refused to be drowned out by Trump’s bluster. Today marks the third anniversary of Putin’s full-scale, brutal, and unprovoked invasion of sovereign Ukrainian territory, following previous Putin incursions into Crimea and Donbas. CNN  reports  Macron “politely shut down President Trump's claim” that Europe ...