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New York Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, the head of House Democrats’ campaign arm responsible for protecting vulnerable incumbents in his party, has conceded his race in a phone call to Republican Mike Lawler, a spokesperson for Maloney's campaign said Wednesday morning. Maloney’s ouster will have larger implications for the House Democratic Caucus: It closes the door on a possible bid by Maloney for a second term as DCCC chairman. And it will reignite a fierce debate among House Democrats about whether one of their vulnerable members should be put in charge of the campaign operation. She survived her race for re-election but opted to retire just months later, ceding her seat in the Quad Cities to Republicans. Two California Democrats, Reps. Tony Cardenas and Ami Bera, have previously expressed interest in running for DCCC chairman in the 2024 cycle.

☆ Situation is 'difficult' along the entire front line, Kyiv says; Crimean bridge damage poses problems for Russia
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Millions are already without power in Ukraine's capital, and with further Russian attacks on energy infrastructure feared, Kyiv is bracing for the prospect of a winter without electricity, gas and water. That has left officials and residents to confront a scenario in which civilians may be forced to consider leaving their homes to flee the freezing cold. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko appealed to the city's 3 million residents to be prepared for a worst-case scenario, including making arrangements that would allow them to relocate and stay with friends or relatives elsewhere if it comes to it. "The future of the country and the future of each of us depends on how prepared we are for different situations," he added. During winter, Kyiv sees temperatures plunge below the freezing point, making the potential for power outages in the coming months particularly alarming.

☆ Ukrainian adventurer draws on camping skills to prepare for harsh winter
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Stefaniia Bern | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Ukrainian infrastructure has been hammered by Russian air strikes in recent weeks amid the full-scale Kremlin invasion launched on Feb. 24. Much of the equipment was gifted by her son, who is serving as a medic in the Ukrainian military. "I never intended to use a camping tent in Kyiv," she told Reuters from inside her living room in the Ukrainian capital, laughing as she demonstrated how to set up the accessory. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko recently told Ukrainian media the city was preparing for the prospect of total outages of power, heating, and running water. Reporting by Stefaniia Bern; writing by Dan Peleschuk; editing by Tom Balmforth and Mark HeinrichOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Ukraine suffers power outages amid intense Russian attacks
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Hossein Amirabdollahian claimed, however, that Tehran didn’t know if its drones were used against Ukraine and stated Iran’s commitment to stopping the conflict. Moscow has said those came in response to what it alleged were Ukrainian attacks on Crimea, the region that Russia illegally annexed in 2014. A worker repairs damaged lines after a missile strike on a power plant in an undisclosed part of Ukraine. The Russian forces targeted the city and the areas around it with heavy artillery, as they have done repeatedly since July. Elsewhere in the region, Ukrainian forces shot down a drone and another projectile, according to Reznichenko.

☆ Ukraine braces for power blackouts, fresh infrastructure attacks
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] People walk on a dark street, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in the old town of Kyiv, Ukraine November 6, 2022. The warnings followed remarks by Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko urging residents to "consider everything" including a worst-case scenario where the capital loses power and water. Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address that more than 4.5 million consumers were already without power. "We also understand that the terrorist state is concentrating forces and means for a possible repetition of mass attacks on our infrastructure," he said. Zelenskiy did not elaborate on his statement that Russia needed Iranian missiles to target Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

☆ Russian Attacks in Ukraine Leave Almost Half a Million Homes Without Power in Kyiv
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Ian Lovett | Bojan Pancevski | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

KYIV, Ukraine—Nearly half a million homes in the Ukrainian capital were without electricity on Friday morning, as Russian attacks on the country’s energy systems put a growing strain on basic services across Ukraine. The number of Kyiv residents without power Friday was up 1.5 times from the previous day, according to Vitali Klitschko , the city’s mayor, who said the shutdowns were the result of “overloading of the central node of the country’s power system.”

☆ Zelenskyy mocked Russia after attacks left 4.5 million without power, saying it shows it can't defeat Ukraine on the battlefield
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine's president said 4.5 million people lost power on Thursday night from Russian attacks. Zelenskyy said Russia was targeting energy because "they cannot defeat Ukraine on the battlefield". Russia has increasingly hit Ukraine's power infrastructure since Ukraine began retaking territory. Zelenskyy said on Thursday night that damage from Russian attacks had left 4.5 million people temporarily disconnected from power supplies. REUTERS/Gleb GaranichRussia has been hitting Ukraine's power and water infrastructure since the start of its invasion in February.

☆ Kyiv is putting up more than 1,000 heating points around the city as Russia targets Ukraine's power and water
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukraine is facing a shortage of electricity, water, and heat as Russia targets its energy infrastructure. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that more than 1,000 heating points will be set up in the city. The stations have generators and water supplies, he said. "The worst one is where there will be no electric power, water, or district heating at all," he added. Targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure has become a new focus of Russia's invasion in the last few weeks.

☆ Ukraine Races to Restore Electricity, Water Supplies After Russian Strikes
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Ian Lovett | Georgi Kantchev | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Utility crews across Ukraine were working to restore water and electricity supplies after a barrage of Russian missiles a day earlier knocked out service to hundreds of thousands of people, while Russian authorities expanded the movement of civilians out of the southern Kherson region. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the water supply in the city was fully restored and the electricity system had been repaired, but added that rolling blackouts would continue Tuesday. Ukrenergo, Ukraine’s electricity-transmission-system operator, said the supply of electricity would be limited in seven regions, including Kyiv and the northeastern Kharkiv region.

☆ Polling organizations shift toward Republicans
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailPolling organizations shift toward RepublicansNBC's Ali Vitali joins Shep Smith to report on President Biden delivering a speech at a Democratic fundraiser in Miami Gardens.

[1/3] Local residents queue for water after about 80 percent of the inhabitants of the Ukrainian capital were left without water supply according to the mayor, after a Russian missile attack, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 31, 2022. Shmyhal said hundreds of settlements lost power across Ukraine, despite the air force saying its air defences had knocked out 44 of 50 the missiles fired by Russia. Long queues formed for water in some parts of Kyiv after Mayor Vitali Klitschko said 80% of residents were left without water and local authorities said 350,000 homes in the capital were without electricity. In Kyiv, residents queuing for water were defiant. It says it has been hitting military and energy facilities, but many residential buildings have been damaged.

WASHINGTON — Hope Hicks, who served as a top adviser to former President Donald Trump, is interviewing with the Jan. 6 committee on Tuesday, a source familiar told NBC News. Hicks served in multiple senior roles in Trump's White House for much of his presidency. She left the White House six days after the Jan. 6 insurrection, on Jan. 12, after serving as a counselor to the president. She had previously served as White House communications director as well as director of strategic communications. Prior to her stints at the White House, Hicks worked for Trump's presidential campaign, the Trump Organization and Ivanka Trump’s fashion brand.

☆ Lights go out in Ukraine as Russia launches 'massive' strike
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

An electrician works to repair an electricity power line that was damaged from shelling above a former battlefield, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, October 21, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people in central and western Ukraine woke up on Saturday to power outages and periodic bursts of gunfire, as Ukrainian air defense tried to shoot down drones and incoming missiles. Ukraine's air force said in a statement Saturday that Russia had launched "a massive missile attack" targeting "critical infrastructure," hours after air raid sirens blared across the country. The presidential office said in its morning statement that five explosive-laden drones were downed in the central Cherkasy region southeast of Kyiv. Over the past two weeks, Moscow has increased its attacks on key civilian infrastructure across Ukraine.

☆ Russia denied using Iranian suicide drones to attack Ukraine, even though there are pictures of it
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Kieran Corcoran | Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Russian on Tuesday denied deploying Iran-made suicide drones to attack Ukraine. A Russian drone is seen during a Russian drone strike, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 17, 2022. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images; InsiderThe White House yesterday said that the drones used were Shahed-136 models. Britain's Ministry of Defence also said that Shahed-136 drones had been used in Ukraine, identifying them in an assessment published Tuesday. Denmark also said that Iranian drones were used, with its foreign minister saying on Monday: "Iranian drones are used apparently to attack in the middle of Kyiv, this is an atrocity."

Firefighters help a local woman evacuate from a residential building destroyed by a Russian drone strike, which local authorities consider to be Iranian-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) Shahed-136, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 17, 2022. 'SUICIDE DRONES'Ukraine said the attacks were carried out by Iran-made "suicide drones", which fly to their target and detonate. The White House accused Iran of lying when it says Iranian drones were not being used by Russia in Ukraine. Ukraine's military said it had destroyed 37 Russian drones since Sunday evening, or around 85% of those used in attacks. Yeysk is separated from occupied Russian territory in southern Ukraine by a narrow stretch of the Sea of Azov.

☆ Kyiv Hit by Drone Attacks as Russia Targets Infrastructure
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Matthew Luxmoore | Isabel Coles | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

KYIV, Ukraine—Russia launched a fresh wave of Iranian-made drones to attack central Kyiv in the early hours of Monday, Ukrainian officials said, as Moscow presses a campaign targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure before the onset of winter. Rescue workers pulled 18 people from the rubble of a residential building that was damaged by a strike in the central Shevchenkivskyi district, said Kyiv’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko.

☆ Russia launched a new bombardment of Ukraine's capital, deploying Iranian 'suicide drones,' officials say
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia launched fresh attacks on Kyiv on Monday morning with explosive drones. Reports and Ukrainian officials identified the drones used as ones made in Iran. Residents fled to shelters as air raid sirens went off, and Ukrainian troops tried to shoot down the drones that Ukrainian officials said were single-use "kamikaze drones" which explode on contact. A Russian drone is seen during a Russian drone strike, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 17, 2022. Russia also until recently relied on missiles, rather than drones, to attack Kyiv, the AP noted.

☆ Explosions hit central Kyiv amid kamikaze drone strikes; heavy fighting rages in two hot spots in eastern Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Residential buildings in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv have been damaged after drone attacks on a central district, according to the city's Mayor Vitali Klitschko and a senior government official. "As a result of the drone attack, a fire broke out in a non-residential building in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv. Several residential buildings were damaged," Klitschko said on Telegram. Russia has stepped up its use of attacks carried out by explosive-carrying drones in recent weeks, with various targets hit in Ukraine, particularly energy infrastructure. Heavy fighting is taking place in the eastern region of Donbas in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday, with Ukraine's military stating that Russian forces were on the offensive around Bakhmut.

☆ Congress asks Secret Service for account of contacts with Oath Keepers up to and on Jan. 6, 2021
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Julia-Ainsley-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Julia Ainsley | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The House Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection has asked the Secret Service for records of all communications between the far-right Oath Keepers group and Secret Service agents prior to and on the day of the attack, after a preliminary accounting by the agency indicated multiple contacts in 2020, according to a Secret Service spokesman. “Following the (Oath Keepers) trial, the committee reached out to the Secret Service and a verbal briefing as provided to staff, which was specific to the comments made at trial,” said Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi. The Washington Post first reported an agent from the protective intelligence division was in communication with the Oath Keepers prior to Jan. 6, 2021. Two Secret Service officials told NBC News once the Oath Keepers had the phone number of the member of the agency’s protective intelligence detail, they made numerous calls directly to that agent. But regular contact with a militia type group like Oath Keepers, especially if treating them as a legitimate security partner, raises lots of concerns.”

Share this -Link copiedCommittee votes to subpoena Trump The committee voted on Thursday unanimously to subpoena Trump. Trump would not be the first president to be subpoenaed, nor would he be the first former president subpoenaed by Congress. "Even before the networks called the race for President Biden on Nov. 7th, his chances of pulling out a victory were virtually nonexistent, and President Trump knew it," Kinzinger said. “At times, President Trump acknowledged the reality of his loss. “What did President Trump know?

That's based on a Secret Service email from 9:09 a.m. "The head of the President’s Secret Service protective detail, Robert Engel, was specifically aware of the large crowds outside the magnetometers," Schiff said. A Secret Service report at 7:58 a.m. said, "Some members of the crowd are wearing ballistic helmets, body armor carrying radio equipment and military grade backpacks." On Dec. 26, a Secret Service field office relayed a tip that had been received by the FBI, Schiff said. Trump would not be the first president to be subpoenaed, nor would he be the first former president subpoenaed by Congress.

WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol plans to vote to subpoena former President Donald Trump, sources familiar with the committee's plans told NBC News Thursday. On his way to the hearing, Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., told reporters the panel had not yet ruled out a subpoena for Trump. He said at the start of the hearing that the committee would take a vote "based on new evidence." Thursday's hearing would once again place Trump at the center of plans to overturn the election, ultimately leading to the violence on Jan. 6, committee Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., said in her opening statement. Several sitting and former presidents and vice presidents have also testified before congressional committees, including Presidents Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson and Gerald R. Ford.

The Jan. 6 committee's ninth and likely final investigative hearing Thursday will feature new testimony and evidence, including Secret Service records and surveillance video. ET, will not include any live witnesses, a committee aide said. All nine committee members are expected to lead segments of the hearing. That’s a departure from this summer when each of the eight hearings featured only a few panel members at a time. Part of the committee's charge is to issue legislative recommendations to prevent another Jan. 6 attack, and some panel members Thursday will present on the ongoing threats to democracy that remain.

☆ Russia unleashed a firestorm of attacks on multiple Ukrainian cities after a blast damaged a bridge in Crimea and crippled a key Russian supply line
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine's vice prime minister confirmed that Kyiv, Dnipro, and Zaporizhzhia were struck. The attacks came after a blast crippled a bridge in Crimea that serves as a Russian supply line. This fresh volley of attacks from Russia comes after the Kerch Strait Bridge, a key supply route connecting Russia and Crimea, was damaged in a blast on Saturday. For his part, Putin on Sunday labeled the bridge blast a "terrorist act" carried out by the "special services of Ukraine." Ukraine has not officially claimed responsibility for the Kerch Strait Bridge blast but has hinted at its involvement in the incident.

The House Jan. 6 committee is interviewing Ginni Thomas, a conservative activist and the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, on Thursday, two sources familiar with the plans told NBC News. The interview was scheduled to begin around 9:30 a.m. NBC News cameras outside the O’Neill House building captured Thomas as she arrived at the Capitol. A source close to the panel told NBC News last week that the committee had reached an agreement with Thomas to be interviewed. Thomas first came under scrutiny for messages she sent to Mark Meadows, who was White House chief of staff on Jan. 6, telling him to encourage then-President Donald Trump not to concede the election to Joe Biden. The Jan. 6 committee delayed a public hearing that had been scheduled for Wednesday of this week because of Hurricane Ian.

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