Vadim Krasikov was the most prominent of several Russians imprisoned by the West before being released Thursday in a massive global prisoner swap. President Biden revealed Thursday that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, Alsu Kurmasheva and Vladimir Kara-Murza were freed along with five Germans and seven Russian citizens who were being held...
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich requested an interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a form he had to complete to finalize his release, according to a new report from the Journal. Before being released as part of a major prisoner exchange, Gershkovich had to officially ask for presidential clemency. On that form, Gershkovich...
Former President Trump demanded more details surrounding the massive prisoner swap Thursday that freed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan from Russian custody. Trump responded to the news by touting his own record of prisoner swaps in a post on Truth Social, while also questioning whether the U.S. gave...
Vice President Harris is in Houston Thursday to pay her respects to the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), who died last month at the age of 74. Harris, the likely Democratic nominee for president, will deliver the eulogy at Jackson Lee's memorial service. The late congresswoman's family announced her death in a statement on...
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) suggested Thursday that fear of a second Trump administration motivated Russia to agree to the historic prisoner swap with the U.S. Vance, former President Trump’s 2024 running mate, called the prisoner exchange “great news" in an interview with CNN. “We certainly want these Americans to come back home. It was ridiculous...
The Utah Supreme Court upheld a block on the state’s near-total abortion ban Thursday, keeping in place a law that allows abortion up to 18 weeks of pregnancy while litigation continues. The 4-1 ruling from the majority-woman Supreme Court is a blow to anti-abortion Republicans in the state Legislature but is not the final word...
The National Defense Strategy Commission has found that the United States is not prepared to meet the complex threats it faces today, and recommends a new approach involving all elements of national power, increased investment in manufacturing capacity and workforce, and a stronger relationship with allies and partners.
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan and press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre are slated to hold a press briefing Thursday following news of the largest prisoner swap between the U.S. and Russia since the Cold War. Among those freed by Russia are Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, President Biden...
Former CNN host Don Lemon filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk this week, hitting the tech billionaire for terminating an agreement they made earlier this year on a new show. The complaint, filed Thursday in California Superior Court in San Francisco, accused the social media platform X — which is owned by Musk — of...
Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., is leading the effort to raise money for an Olympic athlete who lost a gold medal to an opponent who previously failed gender eligibility tests.