Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed optimism ahead of Sunday’s meeting with President Trump, underscoring the critical moment before the new year to make progress on peace talks. He said the prospects for peace rest on the willingness of Ukraine’s allies to increase pressure on Russia. “These are some of the most active diplomatic days of...
President Trump on Sunday will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Palm Beach, Fla., as talks to end the Russia-Ukraine war advance. Zelensky's 20-point peace plan, which offers some concessions to Moscow, will be the topic of discussion. It proposes to have Russian forces withdraw from several Ukrainian regions and creates an $800 billion...
These settlements will make it easier for the government to monitor core university functions and impose penalties on institutions that don’t implement the administration’s policies.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with state-run media that Europe has been the main obstacle for peace amid its war in Ukraine since President Trump returned to office earlier this year. In an interview with TASS published Sunday, the foreign minister praised Trump and sought to blame the Europeans for slow...
As data centers hurtle to the forefront of the national debate over artificial intelligence (AI) and energy costs, northern Virginia offers a preview of the political fights that will play out in communities across the country seeking to cash in on the booming industry. Virginia is the unofficial data center capital of the world, with...
For years, liberal Supreme Court justices have decried the dangers of what is known as the “shadow docket,” but when it suits their short-term political ends, suddenly the docket is their friend. In a short three-page decision written with little briefing and no oral argument, a 6-3 majority denied the Justice Department’s request to stay […]
Jeffrey R. Holland of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints died on Saturday from kidney disease, the Church announced. Holland, the president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, was next in line to lead the Mormon Church based on a long-established succession plan, according to The Associated Press. Dallin H. Oaks became...
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday said his nation is at war with the United States and Israel, as well as Europe more broadly. “We are in a full-scale war with the U.S., Israel and Europe; they don’t want our country to remain stable,” Pezeshkian said in an interview published on the website of Iran’s...