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Joseph Clark

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Joseph Clark covered Congress and national security for The Washington Times.

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A Russian tank destroyed in recent fighting is seen on a road to Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, April 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Russia resumes attacks on Kyiv, western Ukraine

Russian forces resumed attacks on Kyiv and in western parts of Ukraine on Saturday shattering a period of relative calm in Ukraine's capital amid Moscow's pivot to the east.

April 16, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, April 15, 2022. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia reportedly warns U.S., allies to stop arming Ukraine

Russia has reportedly issued a formal warning that U.S. and NATO weapons shipments to Ukraine could have "unpredictable consequences," amid President Biden's pledge to arm Ukraine's embattled forces with increasingly lethal weapons.

April 15, 2022
Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., speaks to reporters on the campus of Montana State University Billings in Billings, Mont., on April 23, 2021. Pressure is building for Congress to pass legislation that would curtail lawmakers' ability to speculate on the stock market. Public anger over congressional stock trading has mounted since the first tremors of the pandemic. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

2 GOP lawmakers become first to visit war-torn Ukraine

Two Republicans have become the first members of Congress to visit Ukraine since Russia's invasion in February, as the White House mulls sending senior administration officials to the war-torn country.

April 15, 2022
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, in Conroe, Texas. Trump is endorsing Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania’s crowded Senate primary, ending months of jockeying for Trump's support. Trump says in a statement that his decision is “all about winning elections” as he backs the celebrity heart surgeon best known as the host of daytime TV’s “The Dr. Oz Show.” Trump had previously endorsed Sean Parnell in the race, but Parnell withdrew amid allegations of abuse from his estranged wife. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)

Trump endorses Dr. Oz for Senate

Former President Donald Trump on Saturday endorsed Dr. Mehmet Oz, a Republican running for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania.

April 9, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 7, 2022. The credit rating agency Standard & Poor's has downgraded its assessment of Russia's ability to repay foreign debt, Friday, April 8. That indicates Moscow could soon default on external loans for the first time in more than a century. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File) **FILE**

S&P downgrades Russian foreign currency rating

The Standard & Poor's credit rating agency has downgraded Russia's foreign currency rating to "selective default" signaling increased risks that Moscow is poised to default on foreign debt for the first time in more than a century.

April 9, 2022