Day: May 15, 2026

The FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to the capture and prosecution of former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist Monica Elfriede Witt, who defected to Iran in 2013 and is accused of providing national defense information to the Iranian government.

Monica Elfriede Witt, 47, was indicted by a federal grand jury in February 2019 on espionage-related charges and remains at large.

Witt “allegedly betrayed her oath to the Constitution more than a decade ago by defecting to Iran and providing the Iranian regime National Defense Information and likely continues to support their nefarious activities,” Daniel Wierzbicki, special agent in charge of the FBI Washington Field Office’s Counterintelligence and Cyber Division, said in a news release.

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The Supreme Court Just Gutted the Voting Rights Act — Here’s What It Really Means

The Supreme Court’s decision to dismantle the Voting Rights Act’s effects test isn’t a legal technicality. It’s the culmination of a four-decade political and legal strategy — and the consequences are already unfolding in real time.

In this video, Mark Wilson breaks down exactly what was lost, why it matters, and who engineered it. From the 1982 bipartisan amendments that transformed civil rights enforcement, to John Roberts’ early career opposition to those very amendments, to the redistricting battles now erupting across the South — this is the full picture that most coverage is missing.

But that’s only half the story.

On the ground in Ohio — a state Trump won by carrying 81 of 88 counties — something unexpected is happening. Former Trump voters are reconsidering. Veterans are alarmed. Union workers are watching promised jobs disappear. And Democrats are quietly building a case that Ohio could be competitive again in 2026.

What connects a gutted Voting Rights Act to a shifting political map in the Midwest? More than most people realize.

In this video:

The history and purpose of the Voting Rights Act’s effects test
John Roberts’ four-decade war against voting rights enforcement
The redistricting fights coming at every level of government
What’s actually happening to manufacturing jobs in Ohio
Why former Trump voters in the Mahoning Valley are walking away
What the 2026 midterms could actually look like
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“Wendepunkt”: 36 Länder befürworten Sondertribunal zur Verfolgung von Putin

Ein von 36 Ländern neu beschlossenes Tribunal für “Verbrechen der Aggression gegen die Ukraine” markiert einen “Wendepunkt” bei der Suche nach Gerechtigkeit, sagte der ukrainische Außenminister Sybiha am Freitag. Kann Putin so vor Gericht gebracht werden?

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As Cuba runs out of fuel and struggles with widespread power cuts, CIA Director John Ratcliffe has made a rare trip to Havana, holding talks with Cuban officials. The US says it’s open to cooperation — but only under strict conditions. Is Washington shifting strategy, or tightening pressure? Foreign policy analyst Cecile Shay explains what’s really behind the visit.

Chapters:
00:00 CIA chief John Ratcliffe visits Cuba amid deepening crisis
00:42 Interview: Cecile Shay, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
02:04 Why the US made this highly unusual visit public
02:54 Sanctions, fuel shortages and Cuba’s potential concessions
05:27 Turning point or tactic? Future of US–Cuba relations

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