Inside Jeff Zients’ White House charm offensive

[ad_1] Recently, after dropping in on National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, he joined the NSC’s all-staff meeting that had been underway. Zients has also wandered across West Executive Drive and into the EEOB, as he did last week for Ike’s Taco Tuesday lunch, the staffers said. “Jeff is definitely gettingContinue Reading

‘Ukraine doesn’t have any time to waste’: U.S. races to prepare Kyiv for spring offensive

[ad_1] As spring approaches, U.S. officials are increasingly concerned about Ukraine’s dwindling supply of ammunition, air defenses and experienced soldiers. Moscow and Kyiv are continuing to throw bodies into the fight for a southeastern city the U.S. does not consider strategically important. But the Pentagon says that regardless of Kyiv’sContinue Reading

Von der Leyen brings charm offensive to Canada

[ad_1] “I am a European of German nationality. It was German Nazism and fascism that brought death and destruction upon Europe and the world, but Allied Forces brought liberty back to all of us,” she said. “We owe our democracy also to you, the people of Canada.” Defense and nationalContinue Reading