SCOTUS Reinstates Death Penalty For Boston Marathon Bomber

On Friday, the Supreme Court of the United States reinstated the death sentence for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev – the surviving Boston Marathon bomber – after a federal appeals court threw out Tsarnaev’s death sentence. “By a vote of 6-3, the court rejected defense claims that the judge at Tsarnaev’s 2015 trial improperly restricted the questioning of prospective jurors and was wrong to exclude evidence of a separate crime two years before the bombing,” NBC News reported. Justice Clarence Thomas, who wrote for the majority in the Supreme Court ruling, wrote, “Dzhokhar Tsarnaev committed heinous crimes. The Sixth Amendment nonetheless guaranteed him

White House Responds To Russian Attack On Ukrainian Nuclear Plant

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The White House has responded to the Russian attack on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – which is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. According to Ukrainian officials, the attack could cause a disaster “10 times larger than Chernobyl.” According to a statement from the White House, President Biden “spoke with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine this evening to receive an update on the fire at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. President Biden joined President Zelenskyy in urging Russia to cease its military activities in the area and allow firefighters and emergency responders to access the site.” Biden also “spoke this evening

U.S. Placing New Sanctions On Russian Oligarchs

On Thursday, the White House announced new sanctions on Russian oligarchs, as the United States continues to punish Russia for its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The new sanctions will be placed on “Putin’s cronies and their family members” who have been profiting from Putin’s violent regime. Full blocking sanctions will target eight “Russian elites and their family members who enable Putin.” “Today, the United States, in coordination with Allies and partners, is targeting additional Russian elites and family members who continue supporting President Putin despite his brutal invasion of Ukraine,” the White House said in a statement. “These individuals have

White House Suggests Its Not Open To Sanctions On Russian Energy

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On Wednesday, White House Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre suggested that the Biden administration is not open to sanction Russia’s energy sector as a response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The administration declined to rule it out entirely but said doing so was not in US strategic interests, citing disruptions to the global oil supply and the effect it would have on gas prices. “We don’t have a strategic interest in reducing the global supply of energy,” Jean-Pierre told reporters aboard Air Force One, according to CNN. Gas prices have consistently risen since President Biden took office, reaching a

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