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Romney undecided on Ketanji

Republican Sen. Mitt Romney told CNN’s Kasie Hunt that he has not decided whether he will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.Romney, who voted against confirming Jackson to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit last year, said that he has started a “much deeper dive than … during the prior evaluation.”“I’ll complete that analysis and then reach a decision,” he said, noting that he has not made a choice yet.

CNN+ Exclusive: Sen. Mitt Romney talks to @kasie about his pending vote on Judge Ketanji Brown Jacksonu2019s confirmationpic.twitter.com/lhPrOF6EGX — The Lead CNN (@The Lead CNN)
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Even if no GOP senators choose to lend their support, the Senate Democratic caucus could still place Jackson on the high court if they all vote to confirm and then Vice President Kamala Harris casts a tie-breaking vote.GOP Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine, and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina voted to confirm Jackson last year.Sen. Ben Sasse, who was listed as “Not Voting” on the confirmation vote last year, issued a statement last week in which he called Jackson “an extraordinary person” but said that he will not vote in favor of confirming her to the high court.“Judge Jackson has impeccable credentials and a deep knowledge of the law, but at every turn this week she not only refused to claim originalism as her judicial phi …

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Germany to Cut Russian Oil

Russia has said that it is looking to Asia as a potential market for oil as Germany commits itself to wean itself off of Moscow’s supply.
Asia appears to now be a prime market in the eyes of Moscow, with a spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly outlining the continent as a new potential consumer for Russian oil.
It comes as politicians in Germany commit the country to wean itself off Putin’s oil, with the nation’s leftist economics minister saying it is feasible for Russian oil imports to be halved by summer.
According to a report by Der Spiegel, Russia is now looking for new oil customers in Asia, with South-East Asia, in particular, being mentioned as a prime location for potential demand.

OIL MARKET:  Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov tells reporters on daily conference call that Russia will be able to redirect crude oil not taken by European buyers to the Asia-Pacific market | …

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Does War Show Marines Right on Tanks?

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How to Respond to N. Korea’s ICBM Test

North Korea’s ICBM Launch: A Response to Kim’s Miscalculation – On March 24, North Korea possibly tested its new Hwasong-17 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM). Kim Jong-un broke part of his self-imposed moratorium on ICBM (and nuclear) tests that he promised the former U.S. president and the outgoing South Korean president in 2018. Kim must be made to understand he has miscalculated. The ROK/U.S. alliance must execute a new strategy.The timing for this is not unusual and Kim’s action was not unexpected. On the same day, the U.S. president attended an emergency NATO meeting to discuss responses to Putin’s War in Ukraine. In South Korea, a contentious presidential transition is underway. North Korea is under enormous pressure from its failed economy, COVID mitigation measures, natural disasters, and sanctions. In addition, there are ongoing political, economic, and security challenges with the revisionist (China and Russia) and rogue (Iran and North Korea) powers around the world. North Korea is consumed with domestic problems and the U.S. is distracted by global challenges.The Biden Administration has called for negotiations with North Korea anytime, anywhere, and without preconditions. Kim Jong-un …

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Mass US War planes in Australia

Last week, a B‑2 Spirit bomber flew thousands of miles from Missouri to Australia, showcasing the flexibility and capability of the U.S.’ strategic nuclear bomber fleet.Show of Force The B‑2 bomber flew from the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, to Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Australia, and participated in a rare training event with U.S. and Australian fighter jets, including F‑35A Lightning IIs, F‑22 Raptors, F/A‑18F Super Hornets, EA-18 Growlers, and F‑16Cs.
“This is the most consequential theater with the most challenging security issues…and advancing our interoperability with critical allies like Australia is critical to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific. There are many aspects that are going on daily to continue to move the security relationship forward in a positive way to provide deterrence, prevent war, and maintain peace and stability within the region,” U.S. Navy Admiral John C. Aquilino, the commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, said in a press release.
Aquilino assumed command of INDOPACOM—arguably the most important combatant command in the Department of Defense—nearly a year ago.
“We want …

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Gaga Trans Shames Jenner At Oscars

Lady Gaga sent Twitter into meltdown on Sunday night as a clip of the singer appearing to brush off Caitlyn Jenner went viral.

In the video, filmed outside of Elton John AIDS Foundation’s 30th Annual Academy Awards Viewing Party in West Hollywood, the pair could be seen having a brief and ‘awkward’ chat.

Gaga — whose real name is Stefani Germanotta — is a publicly-known Democrat and has made her views on pro-LGBTQ+ rights known through her music and interviews.

Meanwhile, the transgender star is an outspoken Republican and ‘traditionalist’, and previously angered members of her community by admitting to once being against same-sex marriage but is now ‘OK with it.’

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Only Congress Can Declare War on Russia

Is the U.S. Constitution Still Valid? To Prevent Unnecessary War with Russia, We Better Hope So – At a press conference in Brussels on Thursday, President Joe Biden was asked what the United States would do if Russia used prohibited weapons in Ukraine. “We would respond,” Biden replied. Russia’s use of chemical weapons would “trigger a response in kind.” What was not asked, however, is a far more important question: what would the United States Congress do, as no American president has the constitutional authority to take actions that could plunge America into full-scale war – especially a war that could result in American cities being destroyed in a nuclear exchange.The question, by all rights, shouldn’t even be asked of the president. It should be directed to Congressional leaders. The U.S. Constitution is explicit and unequivocal that the power to declare war lies exclusively with Congress.It is both telling and troubling that Biden’s response generated no follow-up questions by the press nor expressions of outrage or overreach in the mainstream media following Biden’s statements. Because U.S. presidents have so frequently ignored the Constitution’s requirements and taken military action on their own authority, th …

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Carrier Group Operating in South China Sea

Operations Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas Gonzales, from Lotulla, Texas, stands port lookout watch as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) pulls into Manila bay, Philippines, for a port visit on March 25, 2022. US Navy Photo
Aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is on a Manila port visit in Manila after operating in the South China Sea while Expeditionary Support Base USS Miguel Keith (ESB‑6) is in the Philippines for the upcoming U.S‑Philippines joint exercise Balikatan 2022, while U.S destroyers conducted firing exercises in the Philippine Sea on Thursday.
Balikatan 2022 will run from March 28 until April 8 across Luzon, Philippines and involve 3,800 Armed Forces of the Philippines personnel and 5,100 U.S military personnel according to a U.S Embassy Philippines release issued on Tuesday. “During Balikatan, the U.S. military and AFP will train together to expand and advance shared tactics, techniques, and procedures that strengthen our response capabilities and readiness for real-world challenges,” said Maj. Gen. Jay Bargeron, 3rd Marine Division Commanding General in the release.
U.S military aircraft have been arriving in the Philippines over the past week with V‑22 Ospreys of VMM-363 and KC-130Js of VGMR-152 arriving at Subic Bay International Airport on March 19 and Pacific Air Force (PACAF) C‑17s and C‑130s flying in to the airport to deliver equipment and material for the exercise. Miguel Keith is currently operating with CH-53E Super Stallions of HMH-466 and AH-1Z Vipers and UH-1Ys of HMLA-369 embarked.
Abraham Lincoln pulled into Manila Bay for a port visit on Friday after Wednesday’s operations in the South China Sea. Before that, the carrier was operating in the Philippine Sea. A number of U.S surface ships are also operating in the regi …

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China: Russia Feels ‘Cornered’ by NATO

BEIJING (AP) – China’s ambassador to the U.S. says that of all parties concerned in the Ukraine, only China has Russia’s ear.
Qin Gang’s comments to the Phoenix Television channel, which has close ties with China’s ruling Communist Party, come as Beijing’s tacit support for Moscow is receiving increasing scrutiny from Washington and others.
China has refused to criticize Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, or even refer to it as such. It has also vigorously opposed punishing economic sanctions imposed on Moscow by the West.
Qin said China was uniquely positioned to help peacefully resolve what he called “the crisis.”

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng complained “NATO has kept strengthening and expanding, and intervened militarily in countries like Yugoslavia, Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan” since the end of the Cold War https://t.co/T7klJnHTuB
— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) March 19, 2022
“Now, all parties concerned are in serious confrontation with Russia except China. Only China has the ear of Russia,” Qin told the ch …

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Pelosi Forces GOP Congressman To Suddenly Resign

Republican Representative Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska announced his resignation from the U. S. House of Representatives on Saturday.

The Associated Press reported that Fortenberry’s resignation came in response to a California jury convicting him of lying to federal authorities about an illegal campaign donation he received from a foreign national.

“It has been my honor to serve you in the United States House of Representatives,” Fortenberry said in a letter to his constituents. “Due to the difficulties of my current circumstances, I can no longer effectively serve.”

Fortenberry’s resignation letter featured a poem closely associated with Mother Teresa titled “Do It Anyway.”

It said, “What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight. Build anyways.”

Fortenberry’s decision to resign from congress followed front from political leaders in Nebraska and Washington coercing him to step down. Both House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy encouraged him to resign.

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