Russian President Vladimir Putin has put forward a peace proposal to end the war that involves the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, an offer that Ukraine is unlikely to accept, according to President Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff.  “The Russians have put a peace proposal on the table. It involves Donetsk. It may not be,...

Democrats continued their winning streak in key special elections this year with another victory in a contested state Senate seat in Iowa. The party eyed the seat as a pickup opportunity to break up a Republican supermajority in the body and demonstrate further enthusiasm among the Democratic base in an off-year election. The party’s candidate...