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Month: April 2022

Yellen: Russia invasion will have ‘enormous repercussions’

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told a House panel that Russia’s actions in Eastern Europe “will have enormous economic repercussions in Ukraine and beyond.” Yellen said in remarks that globally, “spillovers from the crisis” are heightening economic vulnerabilities in many countries that are already facing higher debt burdens

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

Estados Unidos impone nuevas sanciones contra las hijas de Vladimir Putin e instituciones bancarias de Rusia

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Estados Unidos tomó medidas adicionales este miércoles para aumentar la presión económica sobre Rusia y el presidente Vladimir Putin, luego de que se conocieran las horribles imágenes de la ciudad de Bucha, Ucrania. El gobierno de Biden anunció nuevas sanciones contra las instituciones financieras rusas, así como contra individuos, incluidas

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US Justice Department unveils charges against Russian oligarch for sanctions violations

By Tierney Sneed, CNN The US Justice Department is charging Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev with sanctions violations, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday, the first criminal charges against an oligarch since Russia invaded Ukraine. “As the indictment charges, the Treasury Department previously identified Malofeyev as one of the main sources of financing for Russians promoting

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Chief Justice Roberts joins with liberals to criticize ‘shadow docket’ as court reinstates Trump-era EPA rule

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A 5-4 Supreme Court reinstated a Trump-era rule Wednesday that restricts the authority of states to reject federal permits under the Clean Water Act in another ruling putting the court’s emergency docket in the spotlight. Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court’s liberal justices in dissent, arguing

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