The U.S. Government Accountability office has declared the “[Office of Management and Budget] OMB violated the [Impoundment Control Act] ICA when it withheld [Department of Defense’s] DOD’s [Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative] USAI funds from obligation for policy reasons.” In the summer of 2019, the Office of Management and Budget withheld…
Russian President Putin Announces Resignation of Government Amidst Restructuring
January 15, 2020
Today, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced “the resignation of the Government of the Russian Federation”. The resignations come amidst Russian President Putin’s call for “drastic changes to the political system” in his Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly. President Putin’s address “proposed amendments [which] concern substantial changes in the political system and the work of the executive, legislative and judicial branches” of which he believes “it necessary…
US and China Sign Phase One Trade Agreement
January 15, 2020
Today, the United States and China have signed the Phase One Trade Agreement. Included in the Phase One Trade Agreement are changes to China’s handling of “intellectual property, technology transfer, agriculture, financial services, and currency and foreign exchange” along with “a commitment by China that it will make substantial additional…
Iran Makes Arrests in Relation to Downing of Commercial Plane Which Killed 176
January 14, 2020
Iranian judiciary spokesman Gholam-Hossein Esmaili has announced that “a number of individuals have been arrested” in relation to the downing of the Ukrainian commercial plane which killed 176 passengers. President of Iran, Hassan Rouhani says “the government will continue its efforts until all aspects of the incident are investigated and…