Author: Victor I. Nava, Washington Examiner

Ukraine is undertaking the “next stage” of evacuations from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol on Friday as Russian forces continue ground and aerial assaults on the shelter. The new attempt at evacuating civilians sheltering with Ukrainian troops at the steel plant was announced by a senior Ukrainian official on Friday, who did not provide…

Former President George W. Bush spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on a video call on Thursday and called the world leader the “Winston Churchill of our time.” The virtual meeting took place at the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, Texas. The two spoke for “a few minutes,” according to Bush, and the…

Chief Justice John Roberts called the leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion that would undo Roe v. Wade “absolutely appalling” on Thursday, in his first public appearance since the leak. Roberts made the remark during an appearance at the 11th Circuit Judicial Conference in Atlanta, according to a report. The chief justice also said…

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was taken a Texas hospital with minor injuries after a car crash Wednesday night, according to reports. Emergency crews responded to the scene of the crash near downtown Dallas and transported the 79-year-old NFL team owner and Pro Football Hall of Fame member to Parkland hospital for “precautionary measures,” according…

A Ukrainian commander inside the Azovstal steel plant said on Wednesday that Russian forces have breached the facility’s perimeter. In a video message, Lt. Col. Denys Prokopenko, commander of the Azov Regiment, said that for the second day in a row, “bloody fighting” is going on inside the Mariupol facility where hundreds of Ukrainian troops…

U.S. intelligence on the location of Russian generals in Ukraine has been provided to Ukrainian forces, allowing them to kill many of the high-ranking military officers that have died on the battlefield, according to a report on Wednesday. The intelligence sharing has helped kill as many as 12 Russian generals in Ukraine and is part…

A man rushed the stage and tried to tackle Dave Chappelle during a performance by the comedian in Los Angeles early Wednesday morning. The incident occurred at the Hollywood Bowl while Chappelle was onstage, near the end of his stand-up show titled “Netflix Is a Joke Presents: Dave Chappelle and Friends,” according to a report.…

An abortion rights protest in downtown Los Angeles turned violent on Wednesday, leaving one police officer injured and leading to a citywide tactical alert to be declared. A group of about 250 people marched from the U.S. courthouse to Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday night in a protest organized in response to the…

Drone footage released on Tuesday claimed to show Ukrainian forces battering military targets on the Russian-controlled Snake Island. The footage, posted on social media by the Ukrainian Armed Forces Southern Operation Command on Tuesday, purportedly shows a Ukrainian Bayraktar Unmanned Aerial Vehicle striking two targets on the Black Sea island. It’s unclear when the drone…

Russian President Vladimir Putin could further escalate his offensive in Ukraine by formally declaring war against the former Soviet state as soon as May 9, according to a report on Monday. A formal declaration of war against Ukraine would allow the Russian military to mobilize its reserve forces and draft conscripts, and then move them…