President Donald Trump called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “a dictator without elections” Wednesday in a Truth Social post, extending a verbal sparring match between the two world leaders the day after U.S. and Russian officials met without Ukraine to discuss terms to end Russia’s three year old invasion. “He refuses to have Elections, is very low…
MOSCOW, Feb 19 – Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump could meet this month, although the first face-to-face encounter between a Russian and a U.S. leader since 2021 could take longer to prepare, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. Trump said on Tuesday he would probably meet Putin this month and dismissed Ukraine’s concern about being left out of U.S.-Russian talks in…
Elon Musk urged U.S. officials to audit how much gold is at the Fort Knox military base in Kentucky, addressing decades-old conspiracies that the U.S. gold reserves are no longer there. The senior advisor for President Donald Trump has shared a few posts to X criticizing the lack of annual audits determining the amount of…
U.S. stocks started a shortened holiday week mostly higher as investors look for more clues into how President Donald Trump’s tariff plans shake out and wait for release on Wednesday of minutes from the last Federal Reserve meeting. Markets were closed on Monday for President’s Day. Stocks are coming off a winning week, carving out…
BEIJING/TAIPEI, Feb 17 – China on Monday urged the United States to “correct its mistakes” after the U.S. State Department removed previous wording on its website about not supporting Taiwan independence, which it said was part of a routine update. The fact sheet on Taiwan, updated last week, retains Washington’s opposition to unilateral change from either Taiwan or from China, which claims the democratically governed island as…
Bill adds penalties for governmental bodies that do not comply with immigration enforcement The House Judiciary Committee voted 9-4 along party lines Monday to advance a sweeping immigration bill that would give Indiana’s governor, under the advice of the attorney general, discretion to withhold state funding from local governmental bodies that do not comply with…
Protests against the actions of President Donald Trump and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) head Elon Musk swept across the nation Monday, with some calling the Presidents Day holiday “No Kings Day.” The protests were organized under the banner of the 50501 Movement and are the second wave of national demonstrations by the group in less…
In a flurry of activity at the end of the week, the Trump administration fired more than 10,000 federal workers across multiple agencies as part of its “large-scale reductions” in the government workforce. This is likely just the beginning of the job cuts, as President Donald Trump and top White House aide Elon Musk seek to continue slashing…
Wall Street remained resilient as investors focused on optimism surrounding Ukraine peace talks. President Donald Trump’s tariff plan also appeared less severe than anticipated. Inflation and its impact on the U.S. economy crept back into the conversation over the week but Wall Street remained resilient as investors focused on optimism surrounding Ukraine peace talks and…
In just a matter of days, President Donald Trump signaled a new direction in Washington’s approach to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its relationship with NATO. Trump talked this week to Russian President Vladimir Putin directly for the first time since the war began, his Defense Secretary declared Ukraine’s NATO membership and returning its pre-invasion…