
Top Republican on foreign affairs committee believes US is in new cold war with Russia
CNN
The top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Sunday he thinks the US is engaged in a new cold war with Russia amid high tensions between the nations over Russia's potential invasion of Ukraine.
"I do. I do, because I think (Russia President Vladimir) Putin again smells weakness here," Rep. Michael McCaul, a Republican of Texas, told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union" when asked whether he thinks there's a new cold war happening.
His comments come after CNN reported the US has information that indicates Russia has prepositioned a group of operatives to potentially conduct a false-flag operation in eastern Ukraine in an attempt to create a pretext for an invasion.

Oklahoma’s governor picks energy executive Alan Armstrong to fill US Senate seat through end of year
Oklahoma’s governor on Tuesday appointed energy executive Alan Armstrong to serve in the US Senate through the end of the year and finish the term of Republican Markwayne Mullin, the new homeland security secretary.












