Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview Sunday that Ukraine “has the right to exist” but added a caveat to that right related to territory. “Mr. Foreign Minister, let me ask you about something that President Putin said in June. He said, quote, ‘I consider the Russian and Ukrainian people to be one...
Today’s immigration debate is often reduced to a binary: openness vs. security. But history shows there is a third way of viewing immigrants not only as people to protect but as partners in protecting us.
Republicans are plowing forward with plans for redistricting in several other states now that Texas is poised to approve its newly redrawn maps. The Lone Star State kicked off the redistricting arms race when Republicans in the state Legislature agreed to move forward with rewriting their congressional lines at the insistence of President Trump. Now,...
President Trump criticized Maryland Gov. Wes Moore for asking him to "walk the streets of Maryland" and suggested he should "clean up" the city of Baltimore before Trump visits.
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) is hitting a number of early-voting and swing states to pitch voters on how the Democratic Party should reset, fueling speculation he’s eyeing a 2028 bid. Gallego, whose Senate victory last year was seen as a rare bright spot for Democrats, was most recently in New Hampshire and Iowa. Despite downplaying...
Vice President Vance said President Trump wants him to focus on the current work of this administration, when pressed on conversations over whether he would be the president’s GOP successor in 2028. The vice president said Trump “talks about everything” when asked by NBC’s “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker if he has had conversations...
Donald Trump may be trying to protect polluters from their day in court through his legally questionable executive orders, but some of his party’s own lawsuits could actually help expose them instead.
Vice President Vance said imposing new sanctions on Russia to put pressure on President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine is not off the table, urging the United States has options to push on Moscow. NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker asked Vance if sanctions are off the table, citing that Secretary...
Vice President Vance said in an interview that aired Sunday that security guarantees for Ukraine will not include American “boots on the ground” as the Trump administration pushes for an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine. “For Americans who are watching, can you guarantee no U.S. boots on the ground as a part...
Vice President JD Vance argued that Republicans are "trying to make the situation a little bit more fair on a national scale" in Texas after the state Senate signed off on a new congressional map over the weekend. During a Sunday interview on NBC's "Meet the Press," host Kristen Welker asked the vice president about...
Recently, President Trump issued an executive order entitled “Enabling Competition in the Commercial Space Industry.” Its text suggests that the real title should be “Making commercial space great again.” Ars Technica has a good rundown about what the executive order is intended to do. It is intended to accomplish three things. First, it instructs Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy,...
Comedian Bill Maher warned Democrats on Friday about President Trump’s recent comments, which he said his administration is “looking at” reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. “New rule, I told you so. I've been telling Democrats for years, ‘The Republicans are going to steal pot from you as an issue,’” Maher said on his...
