Hegseth rebukes concerns of Trump-Putin negotiations
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth rejected the premise of concern coming from European leaders about the proposed negotiations to end the Russia-Ukraine war. The secretary, who is on his first trip to...
View ArticleInspectors general stress impartiality following mass Trump firings
Several former inspectors general have spoken out about the importance of independent oversight following President Donald Trump's decision to fire more than a dozen active IGs during the first days of...
View ArticleFive points to know about US involvement in Munich Security Conference
Vice President JD Vance is attending and speaking at the annual Munich Security Conference with the negotiations surrounding Russia's war in Ukraine in high focus. Vance is expected to meet with...
View ArticleJD Vance rightly calls out Europe on free speech
Addressing the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Friday, Vice President JD Vance condemned European governments over their increasing restrictions on free speech. Let's be clear: the Trump...
View ArticleRubio and other US officials set to meet with Russia in Saudi Arabia: Reports
Top U.S. officials are heading to Saudi Arabia in the coming days to meet with Russia about the war in Ukraine, according to reports. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, national security adviser Michael...
View ArticleTrump must stare down Putin over Ukraine peacekeepers
President Donald Trump took his first steps toward securing a negotiated end to the war in Ukraine last week. Following conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President...
View ArticleZelensky says Putin fear over Trump can lead to peace in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s fear of President Donald Trump could be instrumental in securing a peace agreement. “[Putin] doesn’t want any...
View ArticleIsrael will open up ‘gates of hell’ if Hamas doesn’t...
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened to open the “gates of hell” if Hamas doesn’t release all of its hostages. "We can't always share the details of this strategy with the public,...
View ArticleChina hits at US after State Department changes wording about Taiwan on website
China is accusing the United States of a “serious regression” in its policy toward Taiwan after the State Department updated language about the country on its website. The change in question came from...
View ArticleWhere things stand as Rubio heads to Saudi Arabia to talk Ukraine with Russia
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is leading a delegation to Saudi Arabia to discuss the war in Ukraine with Russian officials. Here is where things stand as talks begin. The talks, taking place in...
View ArticleUS stresses improving relationship with Russia in negotiations to end Ukraine...
Senior diplomats from Russia and the United States agreed Tuesday in Saudi Arabia to initial steps toward ending the war in Ukraine and improving relations between Moscow and Washington. Secretary of...
View ArticleSteve Witkoff at the forefront of Trump’s global peace efforts
Just weeks removed from playing a critical role in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, now appears to have a major role in the administration's...
View ArticleTrump’s dangerously deluded history of the Ukraine war
President Donald Trump's desire to negotiate a peaceful end to the war in Ukraine is a moral one. Ukraine is likely to make painful concessions to secure peace as long as Russia knows any future...
View ArticleThe challenge and necessity of peacekeeping troops for Ukraine
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has made public what has been known privately for a while now: The United Kingdom will deploy troops as part of a non-NATO peacekeeping force designed to preserve any...
View ArticleTrump sharpens criticism of Zelensky as US envoy heads to Kyiv
The U.S. special envoy to Ukraine is meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after a grim series of statements that show the White House is siding more with the Kremlin than Kyiv. President...
View ArticleAmericans should be ‘a little irritated’ with Europe, especially...
European governments are concerned by President Donald Trump's current foreign policy. Trump is attempting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine without Europe's direct involvement. And while the...
View ArticleHamas expected to hand over bodies of Bibas family: ‘A day of grief’
Hamas will hand over the dead bodies of four Israeli hostages on Thursday, including the two youngest individuals held by the terrorist group, Kfir and Ariel Bibas. Israeli society had rallied around...
View ArticleNoem deputizes State Department employees as immigration officers
EXCLUSIVE — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem deputized State Department employees to carry out immigration enforcement duties, further expanding the pool of federal workers eligible to assist...
View ArticleRepublicans split with Trump on ‘dictator’ Zelensky: ‘Putin...
President Donald Trump's characterization of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as a "dictator" who was responsible for Russia's invasion of his country has been met with little support among...
View ArticleWaltz sidesteps questions on Trump’s views of Putin and his role in the...
President Donald Trump's national security adviser Mike Waltz repeatedly sidestepped questions about the president's views of Russian leader Vladimir Putin and his culpability for the war in Ukraine...
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