CASHING INTrump’s Favorite Paper Turns on Him Over ‘Sleaze’ ScandalThe first family has been accused of “sloshing around in the muck”.Will Neal
MINERS IN ACTIONTrump Goons Secretly Trash His Sons’ Latest Grift“I see how the optics might be disturbing to some people.”Wiktoria Gucia
SPENDING SPREEOligarch Looted Cash to Buy $100M+ of U.S. Properties: SuitA member of the ex-Kazakhstan president’s inner circle is accused of plundering the assets of an opposition leader to buy luxury homes, including a $30 million Trump apartment.Justin Rohrlich
‘YET ANOTHER FLOP’GOP ‘Moving the Goal Posts’ AGAIN in Hunter Biden ProbeIn a memo, House Republicans appeared to drop their long-held goal of showing “payments directly to the President” that would prove the corruption they’ve long alleged.Isabella Ramirez
SHAMELESSPutin Filmed Smirking as Ally Pleads for Russian RestraintThe president of Kazakhstan was met with laughter, smirks, and awkward glances on stage after warning against Vladimir Putin’s transfer of nuclear weapons to Belarus.Shannon Vavra
WHAT NEXT?Wagner Now Accused of Kidnapping Students to Send to UkraineThe student’s family alleges he is “being held by force” by the mercenary group: “Warn your relatives whose children are studying in Russia.”Allison Quinn
UNBREAK MY HEARTPutin’s ‘Loyal’ Friends Host Rendezvous With His #1 Enemy While Putin touts his strong alliances during wartime, several countries in Russia’s defense bloc are participating in military exercises with the U.S. like it’s business as usual.Shannon Vavra
MYSTERIOUSYouTube Star Detained in Kazakhstan by Russian Authorities Benjamin Rich operates the channel Bald and Bankrupt, a travelogue with over 3.5 million subscribers.Anna Venarchik
SADDLE UPWhy Putin Just Raised a Massive Army Back From the DeadThe Russian president is sending a clear message to the rest of the world by deploying troops from a Moscow-led military alliance to foreign soil for the first time.Anna Nemtsova
NO QUARTER‘Destroy Them’: Kazakh Troops Told to Shoot Without WarningPresident Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said he’d personally authorized security forces to open fire at will on demonstrators.Jamie Ross
Two FrontsCrisis in Kazakhstan Halts Putin’s Ukraine Attack—for NowRussia’s been prepping for invasion of Ukraine for months. But a sudden escalation in violence in neighboring Kazakhstan might throw a wrench in Putin’s plans.Shannon Vavra