Senator Lindsey Graham during a visit to Kyiv on May 30, 2025 The death of 71-year-old Senator from South Carolina Lindsey Graham was completely unexpected and, it is possible, will still become the subject of conspiracy theories. Who was this most experienced politician for Americans and people from other countries, for his friends and enemies?

Graham Platner on the campaign trail The political career of left-wing American politician Graham Platner, whose prospects seemed very impressive, was destroyed by a sex scandal. Promising candidate? When the election campaign for the US Congress was just beginning, the Democrats' hopes of gaining a majority in the upper house seemed almost unrealistic. To win, they need to gain an additional four places and not lose a single one. But polls soon showed that this was quite possible.

President Donald Trump ahead of US Independence Day celebrations Parade, barbecue, fireworks. This is the traditional program of the national holiday in all cities and villages of the United States. But the current date - 250 years since the declaration of independence - is round, and the Americans were expecting something extraordinary. In a polarized country, the Independence Day anniversary could be a moment of national reconciliation and unity.

US President Donald Trump speaks with a Border Patrol representative at the US-Mexico border fence On the last day of its session, the US Supreme Court overturned President Donald Trump's order limiting the right to citizenship by birth. However, other decisions in immigration cases have been in favor of the government. Meanwhile, federal authorities are tightening requirements for legal immigrants.

Pope Leo XIV delivers a sermon A couple of weeks ago, the British magazine Economist commissioned a survey from the international sociological service YouGov to find out who the most popular public figure in the United States is. It turned out to be Pope Leo XIV. The same one with whom Donald Trump entered into controversy in connection with the war against Iran. This dispute seems to have subsided, but is not settled.

Kenedy County, Texas, named after 19th-century shipowner Miffin Kenedy, has 259 registered voters. State law does not require voters to indicate their party affiliation, so we don't know how many are Democrats and how many are Republicans. Eight (8) people came to the second round of the Republican primaries for the Senate elections. Six voted for current Senator John Cornyn, two for Ken Paxton, who is actively supported by Donald Trump.

Artificial intelligence, collage In this year's US election campaign, concerns about the rapid and uncontrolled development of artificial intelligence have come to the fore. For many Americans, it has resulted in a deterioration in the quality of life, and some see AI as a threat to democracy. With pitchforks on the oligarchs In the summer of 2014, American entrepreneur and venture capitalist Nick Hanauer published an appeal to “fellow zillionaires” in Politico.

Vladimir Abarinov opens the second season of the podcast with a story about the international success of Reinhold Gliere’s opera “The Red Poppy” and a conversation with the composer’s great-grandson Kirill Novoselsky. Replay of the broadcast from September 19, 2021.

Unknown artist. Baker from Eklo. Flanders. XVI century. Not a day goes by without us hearing some news about Elon Musk. Given his status, this is not surprising. Another thing is strange: these news most often talk about his eccentric antics. But what is really in his head?

Her parents brought her from America to the Soviet Union as a little girl. The girl grew up and learned to be strong. She achieved fame, received all the regalia possible for an artist, and then returned to her homeland. Replay of the broadcast from June 23, 2021.

A descendant of immigrants from the Russian Empire, George Gershwin gained fame in America, but there is a “Russian trace” in his creative destiny, which ultimately led him to the opposite address. Replay of the broadcast from June 09, 2021.

Graham Platner meets with voters With six months left until the US Congressional elections, both parties are campaigning aggressively. A historical pattern is on the side of the Democrats: the presidential party, as a rule, loses the first midterm elections after the election of the president. On the Republican side are administrative opportunities in many problem states. Until recently, it was believed that Democrats had a high chance of winning a majority in the lower house.

American Sophie Treadwell was invited to Moscow in 1933 for the premiere of the play based on her play “Machinal”. Her sympathies for the Soviet regime played an important role in the invitation to the USSR, but Soviet propaganda failed to make Treadwell its agent of influence. Replay of the broadcast from May 26, 2021.

Jan Leuken. Christian captives are sold at a slave market in Algeria. 1684 The saga around the Strait of Hormuz brings to mind that the entire Mediterranean Sea was once controlled by the Muslim rulers of North Africa. European states paid them tribute for free trade. And only young independent America accepted the military challenge. In September 1785, the US ambassador to France, Thomas Jefferson, received a letter from Algeria.

Both then and now, Russia is jealous of the success of its former subjects and seeks to return them, if not during their lifetime, then in the form of remains. Replay of the broadcast from May 12, 2021.