
Opinion: What we learned from Putin's 'no Victory' Day speech
CNN
With no significant achievement on the battlefield, Putin was reduced on May 9 to twisting history, claiming victimhood and fabricating yet another conspiracy theory in order to justify Russia's unprovoked invasion of a neighboring country and the mounting cost it is inflicting on his own people, writes Frida Ghitis.
With no significant achievement on the battlefield, Putin was reduced on Monday to twisting history, claiming victimhood and fabricating yet another conspiracy theory in order to justify Russia's unprovoked invasion of a neighboring country and the mounting cost it is inflicting on his own people.

Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











