Not once in his 54 years has Frank Williams been to a protest. But after he watched hundreds of Trump supporters storm the nation’s Capitol on Jan. 6, he said he felt a “calling” that it was time.
The train engineer took a week off work and drove…

Biden Supporters Showed Up To The Inauguration To Witness A Peaceful Transition Of Power

WASHINGTON — Welcome to Fortress Washington.
Ahead of Wednesday’s presidential inauguration, Washington is a maze of Tetris-like concrete barriers, razor wire–topped metal fences, and heavily guarded security checkpoints. Phalanxes of police officers…

Inside The Fortress That Washington Has Become Ahead Of Biden’s Inauguration

As a mob stormed the US Capitol last week, far-right extremists, white supremacists, and neo-Nazis around the world spread hate and cheered on the violence. Now, experts are warning that attacks like last week's on the US Congress or the attempted…

Far-Right Extremists Around The World Are Drawing Inspiration From The Insurrection On Capitol Hill

A disgruntled employee at the State Department changed the biographies of President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence to say their term was coming to an end on Monday — nine days before President-elect Joe Biden is to be sworn in — two…

A Disgruntled Employee Changed The State Department’s Website To Say That Trump’s Term Ends Today, Sources Say

When insurrectionists occupied the US Capitol on Wednesday, they did not alter the outcome of the presidential election, but they did ransack the offices of lawmakers, rifle through computer files and emails, and steal personal electronics and…

The Mob At The Capitol May Have Put National Security Secrets At Risk

The United States' allies and adversaries alike watched in shock and called for peace in Washington, DC, on Wednesday as a violent mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters who have been led to believe that the election was stolen stormed the…

The Whole World Is Watching: “I Would Never Imagine This Would Happen In The US”

Despite attempts to drive it off the platform, a violent Ukrainian far-right group with ties to American white supremacists is using Facebook to recruit new members, organize violence, and spread its far-right ideology across the world.
Although it…

This Neo-Nazi Group Is Organizing On Facebook Despite A Year-Old Ban

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has on dozens of occasions delivered public comments urging free and fair elections and peaceful transitions of power in countries around the world.
Just Monday, the United States’ top diplomat praised Myanmar for…

Mike Pompeo Loves To Preach About Peaceful Transitions Of Power — When It’s Happening In Other Countries

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On Nov. 9, 2016, Daria Kaleniuk, executive director of the Kyiv-based Anti-Corruption Action Center, an…

Ukrainians Say Trump’s Defeat Means Their “Nightmare” Is Over

European officials, in utter disbelief over the chaos surrounding the United States presidential election, have been trying desperately to stay out of it in recent months.
“We don’t want anything to do with your fucked-up election,” one official in…

European Officials Are Criticizing Trump For Prematurely Claiming Victory And Spreading Misinformation

For nearly four years, leaders and officials in allied nations across Europe have looked at the United States under President Donald Trump in shock and horror as he insulted European Union leaders and eroded the transatlantic relationship with his…

This Is What European Officials Think About The US Presidential Election

Vitali Shkliarov, a dual American-Belarusian citizen and political strategist for US presidential candidates who was jailed by Belarusian authorities in July, has left Belarus, his lawyer told BuzzFeed News.
The lawyer, Anton Gashinsky, said…

The Former Bernie Sanders Campaign Staffer Who Was Jailed In Belarus Has Been Allowed To Leave The Country

One day late last month, longtime activist George Lakey was yet again training people on how to peacefully resist a coup. But this time, he was not in Moscow or Bangkok or one of the many other far-off places where he has traveled over his 70-year…

This Is How Thousands Of Americans Are Preparing To Take On Trump If He Refuses To Leave Office

President Donald Trump, behind in the polls and running out of time and opportunities to directly hit his challenger Joe Biden, resorted to a convoluted tale of misinformation and baseless conspiracy theories at Thursday night’s debate involving the…

Trump's Final Campaign Strategy Is To Spread A Bunch Of Misinformation About Joe Biden, His Son, And Ukraine

As the US was bracing for a major wave of seriously ill coronavirus patients in March, President Donald Trump asked President Vladimir Putin in a phone call for help. In response, Moscow sent 45 ventilators and other medical supplies in crates…

FEMA Threw Out The Faulty Ventilators Russia Gave The US Without Ever Using Them

Facebook has suspended the account of Ukrainian politician Andriy Derkach, an ally of President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani, for election interference.
Derkach, a member of Ukraine’s parliament, has been working with Giuliani and a shadowy…

Facebook Banned An Alleged Russian Agent Spreading Disinformation About Joe Biden

Facebook said on Wednesday it would reduce the distribution of a New York Post story that published unverified claims about former vice president Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, pending a review by the site's fact-checking partners.
But for more than…

Facebook Gave A Platform To The Shady Ukrainians Pushing The New York Post Biden Story

As more details about the foiled plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer came out in court this week, a shadowy meeting in Ohio this summer where members of extremist groups met to discuss targeting elected officials has emerged as…

An Ohio Meeting Was Pivotal For Violent Extremists Who Plotted To Kidnap Michigan Governor

Ukraine has deported two men from a notoriously violent American neo-Nazi group who tried to set up a local branch and join a far-right military unit to gain combat experience in the war-torn country, according to two Ukrainian security service…

Ukraine Deported Two American Members Of A Neo-Nazi Group Who Tried To Join A Far-Right Military Unit For “Combat Experience”

After President Donald Trump announced that he and First Lady Melania Trump had tested positive for the coronavirus, Russia’s Vladimir Putin sent a telegram of encouragement to the First Couple, wishing them a speedy recovery.
As the coronavirus…