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Russia Halts Ukraine Attack With Barrage of Missiles

Russian forces on Tuesday struck back at Ukrainian troops with missiles, drones and airstrikes in actions that one senior commander said had halted Ukraine's advance after the biggest attack on sovereign Russian territory since the war began.

Ukrainian soldiers smashed through the Russian border a week ago in a surprise attack that Russian President Vladimir Putin said was aimed at improving Kyiv's negotiating position ahead of possible talks and slowing the advance of Russian forces along the front.

Ukraine carved out a slice of Russian territory, illustrating the wea…  

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 @RatifiedCatGreenfrom California  commented…9mos9MO

Just a war of attrition on both sides. A needless waste of lives of many young men for bragging rights of some very arrogant leaders. Think about it, whats the point of this all? The US will keep sending weapons to Ukraine instead of fixing its own many problems while Russia will not back down anyways.

In a few years, all this will end with some peace treaty. What is left will be countless tombstones of wasted dreams.

 @OptimisticPuddingGreen from Ohio  commented…9mos9MO

Why the hell is Biden urging Ukraine not to strike Russia. This is weak politics.

 @Pr0gressiveVultureLibertarian from Ohio  commented…9mos9MO

Because there is no legitimate military reason to do it. It is a waste of manpower and supplies...both of which are in short supply around the world..

 @OptimisticPuddingGreen from Ohio  disagreed…9mos9MO

Russian staging areas, arms depots, weapons, artillery batteries, airbases and transportation routes on Russian soil are legitimate military targets especially if they are being used to attack Ukraine. Is there some peculiar reason why it’s okay for the Russians to attack any target, civilian or military, in Ukraine but for the Ukrainians targets in Russia are off limits?

 @FreeTradeHaileyRepublicanfrom Michigan  commented…9mos9MO

God's speed Ukraine. God I wish the people of Russia would over throw that monster Putin.

 @PloverSadieAmerican Solidarity from Texas  commented…9mos9MO

We should allow the Ukrainians to use ATACMS, and all other weapons we provide, to strike Russian military targets in Russia.

Unlike the Russians, who use their precision missiles to destroy Ukrainian children’s hospitals, kindergartens, and civilian population centers.

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FBI Director Chris Wray Will Resign

The F.B.I. director, Christopher A. Wray, told bureau employees on Wednesday that he intended to resign before the Trump administration begins, bowing to the reality that President-elect Donald J. Trump had publicly declared his desire to replace him.Mr. Wray made the disclosure while addressing employees Wednesday afternoon in remarks that tacitly acknowledged the politically charged position the F.B.I. now faces with an incoming president who openly scorns the agency.“I’ve decided the right thing for the bureau is for me to serve until the end of the current administration in January and then step down,” Mr. Wray said, adding, “This is the best way to avoid dragging the bureau deeper into the fray, while reinforcing the values and principles that are so important to how we do our work.”The director spoke wistfully about his time at the F.B.I. “This is not easy for me,” he said. “I love this place, I love our mission and I love our people.”The announcement comes after Mr. Trump said in late November that he intended to nominate Kash Patel, a longtime loyalist, to run the F.B.I., and more than two years before Mr. Wray’s 10-year term would have expired.Paul Abbate, the deputy F.B.I. director, is set to retire in April but would typically serve as acting director until Mr. Patel is confirmed. It is not clear who would replace Mr. Abbate, the most senior agent in the bureau.Over more than seven years, Mr. Wray oversaw one of the most consequential and tumultuous periods in the bureau’s history, juggling high-profile criminal investigations of political figures, heated congressional inquiries and two attempted assassinations of Mr. Trump.

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Kamala Harris is considering running for president again in 2028

Kamala Harris has been lying low since her defeat in the presidential race, unwinding with family and senior aides in Hawaii before heading back to the nation’s capital.But privately, the vice president has been instructing advisers and allies to keep her options open — whether for a possible 2028 presidential run, or even to run for governor in her home state of California in two years. As Harris has repeated in phone calls, “I am staying in the fight.”She is expected to explore those and other possible paths forward with family members over the winter holiday season, according to five people in the Harris inner circle, who were granted anonymity to discuss internal dynamics. Her deliberations follow an extraordinary four months in which Harris went from President Joe Biden’s running mate to the top of the ticket, reenergizing Democrats before ultimately crashing on election night.“She doesn’t have to decide if she wants to run for something again in the next six months,” said one former Harris campaign aide. “The natural thing to do would be to set up some type of entity that would give her the opportunity to travel and give speeches and preserve her political relationships.”“She doesn’t have to decide if she wants to run for something again in the next six months,” said one former Harris campaign aide. “The natural thing to do would be to set up some type of entity that would give her the opportunity to travel and give speeches and preserve her political relationships.”Harris concedes: 'We must accept the results of this election'SharePlay VideoMost immediately, Harris and her advisers are working to define how and when she will speak out against Donald Trump and reassert her own role in the Democratic Party. Closing out her term as vice president, she’s set to preside over certifying the November election she lost to Trump, and then appear at the once-and-future president’s inauguration on Jan. 20.“There will be a desire to hear her voice, and there won’t be a vacuum for long,” a person close to Harris said.At the same time, Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, will have a long checklist to plow through before they leave the Naval Observatory for good.They have to decide whether they’ll take up permanent residence at their home in Los Angeles, or establish a base elsewhere. No matter where Harris and her family live, some around her have expressed concerns about safety, as her Secret Service protection expires six months after stepping away.

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