There is a reason the Kremlin does not want the U.S. military or NATO forces on the ground in Ukraine as a security guarantee. It is that they would significantly inhibit future Russian military operations against Kyiv.  For that reason alone, Western boots on the ground are the only security guarantee (short of NATO accession) that can ensure allied commitment to Ukrainian sovereignty and deter further...

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Efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine could hinge on Kyiv handing over a 2,500-square mile piece of territory that is strategically key to the country’s defense and rich with natural resources that promise a postwar windfall. For the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians living in this area, called the Donetsk, Russian occupation would present...

House Republicans recruit candidates for crossover districts in Ohio and Michigan, where President Donald Trump won but Democrats maintained congressional seats in 2024.

President Trump signed an order targeting flag desecration as a veteran burned the flag outside the White House, sparking a First Amendment debate.

Golden State Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, indicated he's poised to release a "coin" in his online store that features Trump-trolling merchandise

If you shouldn’t fix what isn’t broken, you certainly shouldn’t fix what’s working very well. This is especially true when the imprudent change would risk the U.S. military’s prospects of victory in a future war. President Donald Trump appears poised to make such a mistake by announcing the relocation of the military’s Space Command from […]

Every three months, global financial markets hyperventilate about Nvidia’s quarterly earnings release and the company’s guidance about its operations. Most importantly, it’s the buildout of the global artificial intelligence industry.  Nvidia’s July quarter earnings and revenues, released Wednesday after the markets closed, came in better than Wall Street analysts expected. The company announced earnings of $1.05 against forecasts […]

The United States and Canada endured the planet’s biggest air pollution surge in 2023 — an upswing driven by the northern neighbor’s worst wildfire season on record, a new report has found. Canada alone experienced its highest levels of fine particulate pollution (PM 2.5) in at least 26 years, with more than half of residents...

The Trump administration announced a proposed rule to limit the length of time international students can remain in the U.S. for their studies to four years.