Democrat Sit-in at Capitol Against Trump Budget Plan - Washington

Democrat Sit-in at Capitol Against Trump Budget Plan - Washington

A demonstrator holds a sign reading 'People I love depend on SNAP, TANF, and Medicaid' during a sit-in protest against a Republican budget plan on the House steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on April 27, 2025. The members of Congress were joined by several hundred supporters as they live-streamed their protest against a GOP budget plan which seeks to progress President Donald Trump's policies, including possible cuts to Medicaid. Photo by Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Russia says U.S. recruiting terrorists to fight in Ukraine

STORY: Russia says U.S. recruiting terrorists to fight in Ukraine DATELINE: May 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Russia-Ukraine conflict-related footage 2. SOUNDBITE (English): CHEN QIANG, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): CHEN QIANG, Xinhua correspondent in Moscow "The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has said the United States is actively recruiting members of international terrorist organizations, including the Islamic State, as mercenaries to fight in Ukraine. The SVR said in a recent statement, in April this year, about 60 ISIS militants aged 20-25 were released from prisons controlled by the Syrian Kurds with the participation of American intelligence services. According to the statement, they were 'transferred to the U.S. military base Al-Tanf, located in Syria near the border with Jordan and Iraq, for combat training with a view to subsequent delivery to Ukraine.' The Russian parliament passed a bill on We