Russian Ukraine Invasion Sets Market Ablaze and Oil Prices Surging

It’s happened. Russian troops have moved beyond the would-be separatist regions of Ukraine and a full-scale offensive against the rest of the country has occurred. Reports poured in last not of a shock-and-awe-style assault. The capital Kyiv was attacked. Odessa had reports of an amphibious landing by Russian forces. It was later reported that Russian marines were…

S&P 500’s correction could deepen if Ukraine-Russia crisis escalates into outright conflict

An armed clash between Ukraine and Russia, coupled with punishing sanctions for Moscow, could push U.S. stocks toward another major loss, according to Goldman Sachs economists. The S&P 500 entered correction territory Tuesday, down 10% from its last peak, as investors weighed the conflict and fresh U.S. and U.K. sanctions on Russia. For the year, it’s down over 9%.…

After Clarifying the Definition of ‘Invasion,’ Biden Announces New Sanctions on Russia

Speaking from the East Room at the White House Tuesday afternoon, President Joe Biden announced new sanctions on Russian banks, sovereign debt and oligarchs after President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into Ukraine Monday. “This is the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine,” Biden said. “I’m going to begin to impose sanctions in response.”…

‘It Has Begun:’ Trump Blasts Biden’s Russia Weakness and Warns Americans About What’s Next

President Donald Trump is blasting President Joe Biden’s repeated failures to deter aggression from Russian President Vladimir Putin and warns painful consequences are headed for the American people. “If properly handled, there was absolutely no reason that the situation currently happening in Ukraine should have happened at all. I know Vladimir Putin very well, and…

Biden Shifts Russia Goal Posts After Putin Invasion

UPDATE: After 12 hours, the White House is changing its tone and calling Putin’s actions an invasion worthy of sanctions, which are being implemented today. ***Original post*** For weeks the Biden White House claimed if Russian President Vladimir Putin were to send troops into Ukraine, invading the sovereign country, that harsh punishment would swiftly follow. “President…

Crisis: More Migrants Released into U.S. Last Month Than Were Deported In All of Fiscal Year 2021

In light of the developing Ukraine crisis, the painful inflation crisis, and various other ongoing crises, President Biden’s border crisis has received relatively scant attention from much of the news media.  The last time the press could be bothered to cover the unfolding disaster at the Southern border in earnest, they had an attractive ‘hook’ as…

Kamala Harris Gives Another Train Wreck Answer, This Time on Russia

Vice President Kamala Harris spent the weekend at the Munich Security Conference with a diplomatic assignment from President Joe Biden to bolster western alliances and deter Russia from invading Ukraine. During a back-and-forth with reporters about the tense situation, Harris reiterated Biden’s belief that President Vladimir Putin has decided to invade the country but then…

Biden’s Current National Security Advisor Played a Key Role in the Russian Collusion Hoax

President Biden’s National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan hasn’t had a great run in the White House over the last year — from absurd claims about the fate of Afghanistan’s government to attempts to cover for Biden’s botched withdrawal to more recent briefings about the escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine — he’s proven to be…

Biden Admin Removes ‘Lawful Immigration,’ ‘Protecting Americans’ from USCIS Mission Statement

It’s no secret that the Biden administration has failed to address the illegal immigration crisis along the U.S.-Mexico border, and at every turn has taken what seems to be the worst action available to them. Rather than addressing the border crisis, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) changed their mission statement on Wednesday to seemingly…

Calls for DHS Secretary to Be Impeached If He Will Not Step Down Intensify

The Heritage Foundation’s new president and its homeland security team are calling for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to be impeached by Republicans if he will not step down due to his terrible handling of the ongoing crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border. The think tank is the latest conservative heavyweight to call for impeachment…