The Federal Reserve approved another interest rate hike, this time raising rates half a percentage point. Anthony Saccaro, President of Providence Financial and Insurance Services, joined OAN’s Alicia Summers with what this could do for inflation and fears of a recession.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently underlined US support for Ukraine. During a phone call with his Ukraine counterpart over the weekend, Blinken reiterated the nation’s commitment to help the war torn country.
A 22-year-old US Marine was reportedly killed fighting in Ukraine against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces. Family members of Willy Joseph Cancel said they were told he died on Monday.
President Joe Biden said he’s sending Congress a request for more security and humanitarian funding for Ukraine. During a press conference at the White House Thursday, Biden said in total he’s asking for an additional $33 billion for the war-torn country as the conflict continues for more than two months.
The 45th president said the war on Ukraine would be going differently if he were still in office. In an interview with Piers Morgan that aired Monday, Donald Trump asserted that Russian President Vladimir Putin is only threatening nuclear options because the US isn’t being tough enough.
According to US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Russia’s invasion and atrocities in Ukraine are “indefensible.” He made the comments Tuesday as the US hosted 40 countries for defense talks at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.
A US veteran and two other Americans created a non-profit offering Ukrainians therapy sessions. One Americas Stella Escobedo caught up with one of the founding members, Irene Hyder, to talk about the mental health resources they are offering.
President Joe Biden announced an additional $800 million in military aid for Ukraine. He made the announcement at the White House Thursday in a move raising the total amount of military aid the US has given to Ukraine to $3.4 billion since the invasion began.
Former congressman Ron Paul is criticizing the push to extradite Julian Assange from Britain for prosecution in the US. While speaking on his Liberty Report Wednesday, Dr. Paul said Assange was only doing his job as a journalist and exercising the right to free speech.