Russian President Vladimir Putin said the U.S.-backed peace proposal in the Ukraine-Russia war is just a starting point for more discussion and reiterated his precondition that Kyiv accept the Kremlin's territorial demands.
An Afghan refugee who worked with the U.S. military in his homeland is accused of opening fire on two National Guard troops in the nation's capital after having driven across the country to launch the ambush, officials said.
A federal judge late Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to provide a description of the materials it intends to publicly release about the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. U.S. District Judge Richard Berman in his order requested “a detailed description of the privacy process, including any redactions, the Government seeks to employ to protect...
The Senate on Monday cleared a key procedural hurdle toward greenlighting a package to reopen the government, the first of a series of planned back-to-back votes. Senators voted 60-40 to grease the skids toward final passage of the funding bill Monday night. The eight senators who crossed party lines to vote to advance the funding...
The 2025 election results provide an opportunity for Democrats to choose between relying on an anti-Trump message or inspiring voters with a bold economic vision, and the choice will decide the future direction of the nation.
The U.S. health care system needs to prioritize integrated care, which treats mental and physical health together, in order to reduce costs and improve outcomes for the millions of Americans living with mental illness.
President Trump on Monday criticized air traffic controllers who did not work without pay during the government shutdown and threatened that those who did not return to work immediately would be "docked." "All Air Traffic Controllers must get back to work, NOW!!! Anyone who doesn’t will be substantially 'docked,'" Trump posted on Truth Social. Trump...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) criticized Senate Democrats for striking a deal to begin the process of reopening the government, warning of the consequences of not extending health care subsidies. “Tonight was a very bad night,” Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, wrote in a post Sunday night on the social platform X, attaching a...
The death penalty is a travesty when it is used against anyone. It is called the ultimate penalty for a reason. In the American legal tradition, it is only to be imposed after a careful weighing of evidence and consideration of the appropriateness of taking someone’s life as a punishment for crime. That is why news of the Trump administration’s campaign...
The chair of the BBC is apologizing for the way the broadcaster edited a video of President Trump speaking to a crowd of his supporters on Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington D.C. before the attack on the Capitol that day. Criticisms of the edit, which have led to the resignations of both BBC Director-General Tim...
