This week’s edition of Power Play comes from the Copenhagen Democracy Summit, where host Anne McElvoy talks to President Zelenskyy’s closest aide, Andriy Yermak, and former NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
As Russian forces advance on Kharkiv, delays in weapons deliveries from the U.S. and Europe are proving costly. Now the war has reached a critical moment for Zelenskyy’s leadership — and Ukraine.
They discuss its ability to withstand Russia’s biggest attack yet, a new plan to accelerate NATO membership — and whether security guarantees from the West can bolster the embattled country’s future security.
President Donald Trump is once again reviving his long-running feud with Rosie O’Donnell — this time with a baseless threat to revoke her citizenship. In…
By P.K.Balachandran Colombo, July 17: In his first term as India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi signalled that his government will seek accommodation, cooperation and peace…
<img src="https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-loaded/v1/icgkjMa51xc71aOT_yufGXn9ye8UNv30" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="The morning read for Thursday, May 15" title="The morning read for Thursday, May 15"> <p>We’re expecting <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/terms/ot2024/">one or more opinions</a> from the court at 10 a.m. EDT. Following the opinion announcements, the court will hear oral arguments in <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/case-files/trump-v-casa-inc/">three consolidated emergency appeals</a> over orders blocking President Donald Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship. We’ll be live blogging both, <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/05/questions-about-thursdays-oral-argument-in-the-birthright-citizenship-dispute-we-have-some-answers/">join us starting at 9:30 a.m. EDT</a>.</p> <p>Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/15/politics/what-to-watch-supreme-court-birthright-citizenship">What to watch for during the Supreme Court’s historic birthright citizenship arguments</a> (John Fritze, CNN)</li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/us/politics/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship.html">At Supreme Court, a Once-Fringe Birthright Citizenship Theory Takes the Spotlight</a> (Abbie VanSickle, The New York Times)</li> <li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2yer83120o">US Supreme Court hears arguments on Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship</a> (Bernd Debusmann Jr, BBC News)</li> <li><a href="https://reason.com/2025/05/14/trumps-case-against-birthright-citizenship-is-a-constitutional-loser/">Trump’s Case Against Birthright Citizenship Is a Constitutional Loser</a> (Damon Root, Reason)</li> <li><a href="https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/a-key-tool-for-stopping-government">A Key Tool for Stopping Government Tyranny Might become a Casualty of Next Week’s Birthright Citizenship Case</a> (Anthony Sanders, The UnPopulist)</li>
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