NYTIMES (Paul Sonne and Milana Mazaeva) - The U.S. Deported Him to Jail in Russia. Then He Escaped.
Facing a long prison sentence or a forced trip to the front line of a war he opposes, Artyom Vovchenko believed it was worth taking a risk.
HUFFPOST - Former Wisconsin Judge Spared Prison For Helping Immigrant Evade ICE Agents
Former Judge Hannah Dugan said she hadn’t acted maliciously but rather to maintain the “decorum and safety of the courtroom.”
HUFFPOST - Rogue Elevator Thwarts MAGA Senator's Excruciatingly Awkward Attempt To Duck Questions
Marsha Blackburn, who is running for Tennessee governor, does not seem to like questions. At all.
NYTIMES (Stephen Castle) - UK Forces Seize Russian Shadow Fleet Oil Tanker
Britain’s defense ministry said it was the first time that British forces had acted alone to stop a ship in the fleet, a collection of vessels that Russia uses to move fuel and evade sanctions.
DAILYCALLER (Christine Sellers) - Former Court Clerks Allegedly Helped Illegal Alien Evade ICE Arrest
'Self-appointed anti-ICE vigilantes'
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY (Sam Faddis) - Are the Chinese helping the Iranians build more drones and missiles?
Originally published by AND Magazine
Trade between Iran and Tajikistan exploded in the first quarter of this year. It jumped 41,105% year-on-year. The two nations don’t share a land border, and the Tajiks themselves make very little that would be of value to Iran in the middle of a war, but Tajikistan has historically served as a cutout for the Chinese, allowing them to send equipment and material to Iran and evade sanctions. In this sense, Tajikistan is a “cutout” for Beijing. The standout surge element in Q1 of 2026 in exports to Iran from Tajikistan was “nuclear reactors, boilers, and machines.” That is a broad category, and the actual exports to Iran this year likely had very little to do with nuclear technology. But what is being shipped via this route? …Open
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - What military aircrews are taught in training as search continues for airman in Iran | Morning in Am
U.S. service members train for years to prepare for the unexpected, including scenarios like the downing of a fighter jet in Iran that left one airman missing. From intense survival drills to evasion and rescue scenarios, crews are trained to handle the unknown. NewsNation’s Marcus Espinoza tells “Morning in America” how that military training works. Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national weekend morning newscast hosted by Hena Doba. Saturday and Sunday starting at 7a/6C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
NYTIMES (Valerie Hopkins, Paul Sonne and Oleg Matsnev) - A Cat-and-Mouse Game of Russian Internet Restrictions and Evasion
As the Kremlin spends heavily on censorship technology, Russians are scrambling to find new ways to circumvent the limits.