Explore More White House press secretary Jen Psaki has come under fire for referring to Sen. Lindsey Graham as “Lady G” in an old tweet that’s being slammed as off base and homophobic.
The Aug. 5, 2020, post sparked backlash when it resurfaced this week on Twitter, with several people calling on Psaki to apologize for using the “offensive” and “tone-deaf” phrase.
“Only in 2020 does #LadyG get to push a bunch of debunked conspiracy theories while questioning @SallyQYates (aka an American hero),” Psaki tweeted. Read More...
By Sarah RainsfordEastern Europe correspondent
EPARussia has been hitting Ukraine's port facilities along the River Danube for more than a monthRomania's defence minister has said that remains of a drone used in a Russian attack on a Ukrainian port have been found on Romanian territory.
His comments follow two days of him and other senior officials "categorically" denying any cross-border incident.
Ukraine had insisted it had evidence of the explosion. Read More...
NEW YORK (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman to deliver a commencement speech at West Point, lauded graduating cadets Saturday for their noble sacrifice in serving their country, but noted they were entering an “unsettled world” because of Russian aggression and the rising threats from China.
“The world has drastically changed,” Harris told the roughly 950 graduating cadets. She referred to the global pandemic that took millions of lives, as well as the fraught shifts in global politics in Europe and in Asia. Read More...