President Trump said late Monday he is in discussion with the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, over the issue of missing children — a key concern for Ukrainians after 3 /12 years of war against Russia. “Ursula von der Leyen, the distinguished and Highly Respected President of the European Commission,…
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief the press Tuesday afternoon as peace talks in the Russia-Ukraine war have largely dominated President Trump’s agenda in recent days. The briefing comes after Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and a group of European leaders in subsequent meetings Monday in the Oval Office to discuss…
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday commended President Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska last week. “Alaska was a show of force by President Trump. He invited President Putin to land that the Russians used to own. He displayed a huge amount of military hardware and then did a flyover,” Bessent said…
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(NEXSTAR) – Three months ago, Home Depot said it didn’t expect to raise prices, claiming that its ability to diversify its sources would help it dodge tariffs. That’s about to change, at least for some items. CFO Richard McPhail told The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday that customers will see “some modest price movement for…
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NewsNation national Correspondent Robert Sherman has found himself on the front lines of some of the world’s biggest stories: from Ukraine to Israel and across the United States. He shares what he’s seeing on the ground. Subscribe to his newsletter: Frontlines with Robert Sherman here. Greetings from Ukraine, which feels like the center of the universe…
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) became authorized Tuesday to allow the use of animal drugs to treat or prevent infestations caused by the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite that has recently disrupted the cattle industry. A declaration from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will allow the FDA to issue…
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“I’m hearing I’m not doing well,” the president told Fox News. “I am really at the bottom of the totem pole.”
Stephen A. Smith on Monday slammed President Trump for not securing a peace deal with Russia and Ukraine despite his promises on the campaign trail. “The reality is, and excuse my language, he opened his mouth and deposited checks his a‑‑ can’t cash. That’s really what it comes down to,” Smith said during a Monday…
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Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul on Monday lauded the Trump administration for its push for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine as well as European leaders’ unified show of support for Kyiv during their White House visit. McFaul, who served in the Obama administration, said during an appearance on NBC News where he…
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More than 6,000 foreign students saw their visas revoked since the start of the second Trump administration, the State Department revealed Tuesday. A spokesperson for the department said the visas were rescinded for overstays and “law violation,” the “vast majority” consisting of assault, DUI, burglary and support for terrorism. Roughly 4,000 of the individuals…
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Let us be blunt: The Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska was an embarrassment and very likely will prove to be a disaster. The hype proceeding the summit stressed that the first step in ending the Ukraine war was a cease-fire. President Trump probably anticipated more than gaining only some agreement on Ukraine. Otherwise, the Treasury secretary and…
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Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), who is expected to run for New York governor next year, was shouted down by protestors during an Upstate event on Monday, with videos of the encounter shared across social media. Stefanik, who is the House GOP leadership chair, was met with loud jeers, as she took the mic in Plattsburgh,…
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A social media account run by the press office of Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) knocked Fox News anchor Dana Perino after she criticized the Democrat’s press strategy. “ALMOST A WEEK IN AND THEY STILL DON’T GET IT,” the governor’s office wrote Monday on social platform X in response to a segment on Fox’s daytime table…
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday suggested Switzerland as a possible host nation for a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. In an interview that aired Tuesday on French news channel LCI, Macron said the bilateral talks could take place in Europe, though he specified they would not be held in France.…
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Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Monday warned NATO leaders against deploying troops in Ukraine as world leaders work to bring about an end to the nearly three-years long war. “We reiterate our repeatedly expressed position that we deny any scenarios that envisage the deployment of a military contingent to Ukraine with the participation…
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The Ukrainian president met with Donald Trump at the White House, and experts think there’s a lot to take away from their interactions.
Vladimir Putin is learning again, on Ukraine, an important cautionary lesson: Be careful what you wish for. His first major miscalculation was in believing that getting a green light from President Biden for “a minor incursion” into Ukraine in February 2022 would all but ensure the success of his full-scale invasion. He was not…
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As NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte told Fox News: “All the details have to be hammered out.”
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The Texas House is adjourned until Wednesday morning. But one State Rep. is staying in the chamber, staging a protest that’s gaining attention. Before the House adjourned Monday, House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, ordered the doors to the chamber to be locked. He said that members needed written permission to leave the…
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French President Emmanuel Macron expressed skepticism in a Monday interview that Russian President Vladimir Putin would be willing to make peace in Ukraine amid President Trump’s diplomatic push to end the war in Ukraine that has lasted more than three years. The interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker followed a high-stakes series of meetings at the…
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Russia launched a major attack overnight on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s meeting with President Trump and European leaders on Monday at the White House. Several dozen drones targeted the nation’s gas transmission system, causing widespread fires, according to the Ministry of Energy. “The enemy continues systematic terrorist attacks against Ukraine’s energy…
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Three more states with GOP governors are sending National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., as part of President Trump’s crime crackdown in the nation’s capital. Trump declared a public safety emergency in the city next week, federalizing the local police force and bringing in the National Guard. About 1,100 members of National Guard units from…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said peace negotiations could be finalized with security guarantees in the next 10 days following his meeting Monday with President Trump at the White House. “Security guarantees will probably be ‘unpacked’ by our partners, and more and more details will emerge,” Zelensky told reporters after his conversation with Trump in the…
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(NewsNation) — Former Rep. Barbara Lee (D), now the mayor of Oakland, Calif., is pushing back on President Trump’s comments about the city, calling it “fearmongering.” “The truth is, our crime rate is coming down,” Lee told NewsNation. “Do we have more work to do? Absolutely, yes, but this doesn’t make any sense.” “He’s fearmongering…
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte praised President Trump as a “pragmatic peacemaker” in a Monday interview, after the U.S. president hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders at the White House for a “very successful” series of talks. “Let me first say that this was a very successful day. I agree with you…
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