Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact group at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday. (Omar Havana / Associated Press) President Trump’s siding with Russia in its war against Ukraine not only imperils the former Soviet republic, but also may undermine eight decades of transatlantic security and force Europe … Read more
New York City Mayor Eric Adams exits federal court in New York in 2024. He has been accused of accepting more than $100,000 in illegal campaign contributions and lavish travel perks. (Kena Betancur / Associated Press) The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan resigned Thursday after being ordered by the Justice Department to drop corruption charges … Read more
People wave signs to passing cars during a pro-transgender rights protest outside of Seattle Children’s Hospital after the institution postponed some gender-affirming surgeries for minors following an executive order by President Trump on Sunday in Seattle. (Lindsey Wasson / Associated Press) A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Trump’s recent executive order aimed at … Read more
President Trump speaks as Tulsi Gabbard is sworn in as the director of national intelligence in the Oval Office this week. Associated Press journalists were barred from three Trump appearances, including two in the Oval Office. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press) This week, the White House barred Associated Press journalists from three media appearances by … Read more
President Trump attends the private portion of the National Prayer Breakfast this month. (Evan Vucci / Associated Press) Christianity is by far the largest faith in America, and Christian conservatives have a strong grip on the levers of government. That dominance is leaving many to question why President Trump’s new task force on eradicating anti-Christian … Read more
President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin sit together before their June meeting in Geneva. (AP) President Biden expressed cautious optimism after meeting in June with Russian President Vladimir Putin, suggesting the next three to six months would reveal whether their frank face-to-face discussion in Geneva was yielding progress. “Did the things we agreed to … Read more
President Bill Clinton’s nominee to be attorney general, Zoe Baird, did the right thing by withdrawing her candidacy to end the extraordinary–and arguably overblown–political flap that developed because of her admission that she had employed an illegal immigrant couple as a nanny and a chauffeur. Despite the fact that Baird did what thousands of other … Read more
Seeking to dispel suggestions that the war in Iraq could lead to reinstatement of the draft, House Republicans on Tuesday hastily brought the idea to a vote — with the express intent of shooting it down. The vote, launched with only hours of notice and no public hearings, was designed to put an end to … Read more
Kash Patel, President Trump’s choice to be director of the FBI, appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing on Thursday. (Ben Curtis / Associated Press) The Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines on Thursday to advance the nomination of Kash Patel, Donald Trump’s pick for FBI director, pushing past Democratic concerns … Read more
President Trump seemed to identify Russian President Vladimir Putin, above, as the only player who matters in negotiations to end the Ukraine war, looking set to sideline that country’s president and European governments. (Gavriil Grigorov / Associated Press) Russian officials and state media took a triumphant tone Thursday after President Trump jettisoned three years of … Read more
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