Olivier Knox

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Ukraine carried out what appeared to be its most ambitious attack on Russian soil over the weekend, claiming to have struck air bases as far away as Siberia with fleets of drones launched from the backs of trucks and destroying aircraft including nuclear-capable bombers. “We are doing everything to make Russia feel the need to end this war. Russia started this war, Russia must end it,” Ukrainian President Volodymur Zelenskyy declared on social media.

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Extensive surveillance in New Orleans revealed. Texas wants app stores to do age checks. Hawaii may raise some fees to battle erosion. Quebec invites Americans to “hug it out” amid tensions stemming from President Donald Trump’s push to annex Canada. As we mention here regularly, Decision Points primarily focuses on national and international news.

1 week ago | usnews.com | Olivier Knox

Rob Sand has served as Iowa’s state auditor since 2019. But he’s now the leading Democratic candidate for governor in the Hawkeye state – not that he necessarily publicizes his party affiliation, which was absent from his launch video. Sand won statewide office twice. But Iowa isn’t exactly fertile terrain for Democrats – he carried his 2022 reelection bid by barely 3,000 votes. And, as you’ll see from our conversation, he knows that.

1 week ago | usnews.com | Olivier Knox

“If the headache would only precede the intoxication, alcoholism would be a virtue.”– attributed to Samuel ButlerPresident Donald Trump got some solid economic news this week in the form of a surge in consumer confidence – the largest increase in four years and a welcome respite after five straight months of seeing that indicator decline because of fears about his trade war. It’s not just good news for Trump, though.

1 week ago | usnews.com | Olivier Knox

Whether you spent your Memorial Day weekend visiting the tomb of a fallen relative, walking the rows of gravestones at Arlington, posting something patriotic, or just grilling with family and friends, you may have missed that the Ukraine war just escalated in a major way. The largest ground conflict in Europe since World War II expanded in two ways.