After meeting Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, President Donald Trump urged a halt to fighting along current battle lines in Ukraine, suggesting Russia keep the territory seized since Putin’s 2022 invasion. Shortly after Zelenskyy left, he posted that both sides should claim victory, and later repeated the point in...
Energized by a ceasefire-for-hostages deal in Gaza, President Donald Trump moved to parlay momentum into other hotspots, tasking envoy Steve Witkoff to “get Russia done” and preparing a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Budapest. But the Gaza truce showed its fragility as Hamas failed to deliver several hostages’ remains, prompting...
In a '60 Minutes' interview, Trump negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff said they felt 'a little bit betrayed' after Israeli airstrikes in Qatar during ceasefire talks—strikes Israel said targeted senior Hamas leadership in Doha. Witkoff said the hit undermined talks by alienating Qatar, their link to Hamas, and sending...
Two days after dozens of reporters left Pentagon desks rather than accept new coverage rules, their reporting hasn’t stopped. Relying on sources, outlets detailed U.S. strikes on Caribbean boats suspected of drug trafficking; Reuters first reported a strike with survivors, later confirmed by President Donald Trump, with two people taken...
As the U.S. government shutdown enters day 17—the longest full funding lapse on record—the National Nuclear Security Administration will furlough about 80% of its workforce after exhausting carryover funds, House Armed Services Chair Mike Rogers said. Around 1,400 employees will be sent home Monday, leaving 375 essential staff to focus...
Salesforce billionaire Marc Benioff walked back remarks suggesting President Donald Trump should send the National Guard to San Francisco, after criticism and what he described as the largest and safest Dreamforce in the event’s history, which drew tens of thousands. He posted on X that the Guard isn’t needed and...
President Donald Trump said Friday he has commuted George Santos' prison sentence, ordering the disgraced former Republican congressman released immediately. Santos, 37, was serving an 87-month term after pleading guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft; he began his sentence in late July and was expelled from Congress in...
At a fractious London session, the International Maritime Organization postponed for a year a proposed tax on shipping pollution after Saudi Arabia, backed by Russia, pressed for a pause amid a U.S. pressure campaign personally led by President Donald Trump. The narrow adjournment freezes plans to push the sector—about 3...
At the White House, Donald Trump used an expletive to warn Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, claiming the leader had offered “everything” — including natural resources — to ease tensions. Speaking alongside Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump confirmed a sixth US strike on a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean, saying “we attacked...
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to permit National Guard deployment in the Chicago area, after lower courts blocked using troops from Illinois and Texas to aid immigration enforcement. U.S. District Judge April Perry said there is no substantial evidence of a 'danger of rebellion', but Solicitor General D....
