Month: August 2025

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said on Sunday that President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to “robust” security guarantees, including “effectively” offering Ukraine Article Five-like protection, during their historic Friday meeting. “We agreed to robust security guarantees that I would describe as game-changing,” Witkoff said in an interview on CNN’s “State of the…
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Trump walked into a summit with Putin pressing for a ceasefire deal and threatening “severe consequences” and tough new sanctions if the Kremlin leader failed to agree to halt the fighting in Ukraine.

European leaders will join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for a high-stakes meeting at the White House on Monday after President Trump’s historic summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a post on the social platform X on Sunday that she will join the meeting “at the request…
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“The legal landscape shifted sharply with the return of the Trump administration, and I found myself with a front-row seat to an unsettling reality.”

European leaders will join Ukraine’s Zelenskyy for his crucial meeting with Trump, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday.

“He must have read 1984 and got inspired.”

An organizing call by Kennedy’s super PAC helped fuel the talk.

The former “Meet the Press” host eviscerated the former president’s effectiveness.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is leaning into the redistricting fight as he looks to build his national profile ahead of a potential 2028 bid, but the move comes with political risks. Newsom formally declared his plans at a rally Thursday to call a special election for November that would allow state lawmakers to redraw…
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President Trump’s tariffs could raise the cost of some of the most popular imports in American grocery aisles, from coffee and olive oil to wine, matcha and spices. After the “Liberation Day” tariffs kicked in worldwide in early August, businesses and consumers alike are watching closely for when — and how much — prices tick…
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The White House responded to an NPR report revealing that U.S. government papers about the President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin summit in Alaska were left on a public hotel printer, dismissing it as “hilarious.”  “It’s hilarious that NPR is publishing a multi-page lunch menu and calling it a ‘security breach,’” White House Deputy…
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South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) revealed on Saturday that he authorized the deployment of 200 National Guard troops to help “restore law and order” in Washington, D.C., adding that they could be recalled in case of a disaster in the Palmetto State.  “I’ve authorized the deployment of 200 S.C. National Guardsmen to support President…
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The account emerged the day after Trump and Putin met at an airforce base in Alaska.

First Lady Melania Trump penned a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin in which she raised concerns about the plight of children throughout Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.  “Every child shares the same quiet dreams in their heart, whether born randomly into a nation’s rustic countryside or a magnificent city-center. They dream of love, possibility, and…
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“How is it that Democrats are soft on crime when it is Republicans who are led by one of the most prolific criminals in American history?” she asked.

The high-stakes summit between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin garnered mixed reactions from U.S. lawmakers and European leaders.  Trump, along with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff, huddled with Putin, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and top foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov, for nearly three hours at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson…
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Moderate Democrats have been wary of progressive upstart-turned-party-nominee Zohran Mamdani since before he secured the Democratic nomination for New York City mayor in June. But Mamdani, the self-proclaimed Democratic socialist, has made efforts to widen his tent in recent weeks. On Monday, he met with business leaders and gave a speech at an African Methodist…
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President Trump concluded his Friday summit in Alaska with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin by his side as the two announced no peace deal for Ukraine.  The highly anticipated face-off on American soil lasted over three hours as White House aides and long-term diplomats from Moscow led bilateral discussions at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. National security aficionados…
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The California governor posted a photo of U.S. soldiers on their knees, rolling out and cleaning the red carpet for Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“West Virginia is proud to stand with President Trump in his effort to restore pride and beauty to our nation’s capital,” Gov. Patrick Morrisey said.

The president talked up his connection with Russian leader Vladimir Putin after a summit between the two failed to secure a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire.

Russia already controls a fifth of Ukraine, including about three-quarters of Donetsk province, which it first entered in 2014.

Vivian Wilson said her dad approving her for gender affirming care is “one of the greatest mysteries of our time.”

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey (R) said Saturday that National Guard troops from his state would aid the Trump administration’s federal police takeover in Washington to help “make D.C. safe and beautiful.” Morrisey announced the Mountain State would deploy “300-400 skilled personnel” to serve in the nation’s capital at the Trump administration’s request. “West Virginia…
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) tore into President Trump early Saturday after his high-stakes meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska ended without a deal, accusing the president of “selling out” Ukraine. “Looks like once again Trump is selling out Ukraine and bowing down to dictator Putin,” he wrote on social media platform…
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