Later today Trump will share anything that he thinks is positive from his meeting with Russia’s president-for-life Vladimir Putin. But here is what I think is likely to happen. On the positive side, Trump has engaged with European leaders and President Zelensky to get their input prior to the meeting and is willing to impose “severe [economic] consequences” against Russia and her allies if Putin doesn’t agree to stop attacking Ukraine. On the negative side, Trump is desperate for a cease-fire agreement, and is willing to use US pressure on Ukraine to get what he thinks is a reasonable “deal” with Putin. But I fear Trump will fail to see through whatever the slick deal the Russians are working up for him. The Russians have a decades-long history of deceiving the West by telling them what they want to hear, while only doing what is best for them and Russian power. They have cheated on virtually every disarmament agreement, and even faked the demise of Soviet Communism in 1989-91 in order to fool the West into giving them aid and trade. Both President Zelensky and European leaders are warning Trump to watch out for Putin’s deceptive tactics, but that only upset him—a sign that despite his tough talk about Putin, he is secretly holding out hope that Putin really just wants peace and will believe more words to that effect despite the reality of Putin’s warring actions. To receive a free one-time sample of the brief, along with options on how to subscribe, click on Request a Sample on the left.
After nearly three hours of talks, President Trump said, "Many points were agreed to, and there are just a very few that are left," but gave no specifics, while Putin reiterated Russia's hard-line demands for Ukrainian territorial concessions, disarmament, NATO exclusion, and regime change in Kyiv.
The president made the comments while traveling on Air Force One to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia.
As anticipation builds about the upcoming Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission Report’s release, 241 MAHA advocates sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to prevent the House of Representatives from limiting regulation for pesticides and “forever chemicals” in its environmental appropriations bill
The timing of the letter's revelation is interesting, given that President Putin is currently in Anchorage, Alaska - hours away from meeting with President Donald Trump and the US delegation to talk all things Ukraine war and its resolution. Is this a bit of a troll move by Pyongyang?
How did Roblox respond to Schlep helping get child predators on their platform arrested? The company sent him a cease and desist letter and terminated all his accounts—a glaring example where reporting a crime is punished more harshly than the crime itself.
AfD MP Martin Hess blames mass migration for the rise in knife violence as police warn of a increasing threat to public safety
Zelensky warned Trump during the call, which lasted more than an hour, that "Putin cannot be trusted," according to a knowledgeable source, who added that Trump told the leaders that land swaps would be necessary for a peace deal.
Hypersonics, subs, bombers – and a new class of weapons unleashed after the termination of the INF moratorium
multiple warheads should be rapidly added to current missiles, according to a think tank report. The report by two strategic nuclear specialists said the U.S. multibillion-dollar nuclear force modernization is not taking place fast enough to mitigate dangers posed by China and Russia. Both nations have rapidly built up their nuclear forces while the U.S. remains limited in its number of deployed warheads by the New START arms treaty that Russia violated and then abandoned in 2020, the report said.
When a reporter asked Smith to lay out “what the chain of command is now,” Smith sounded confused, asking, “What does that mean?” Democrat Mayor Muriel Bowser quickly stepped in to reference Trump’s plans for D.C. and explained Bondi’s role “to request services” for the mayor.
The footage shows a man carrying a bag as he walked up to the home, looked around, and grabbed an Amazon box off the porch before walking away. It is important to note the man was not wearing a mask, which indicates there is no fear of consequences for such actions.
The idea of federal officers patrolling the nation’s capital around the clock has spurred protests in D.C., where some residents are recoiling from President Donald Trump’s law enforcement takeover. Trump has said his public safety emergency could be extended past its original 30-day limit — either through an act of Congress or by declaring a national emergency.
Trump on Monday agreed to allow tech giants Nvidia and AMD to secure export licenses to sell their advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips in China in exchange for a 15 percent cut of the profits.
Antoni being picked to lead the BLS comes after Trump fired Dr. Erika McEntarfer, a Biden nominee, from her position as commissioner of the BLS after a “dismal jobs report.” Trump also accused McEntarfer of “faking employment data to boost” former Vice President Kamala Harris’s 2024 presidential campaign.
But while early reports were that a number of representatives of the Druze minority would be present for the talks, that turns out not to be the case, as the Syrian Islamist government has insisted only government representatives could participate, and therefore no Druze will be present. That’s hugely important since the violence in Suwayda mostly involved massacres of the Druze population, and the Syrian government security forces are accused of participating in at least some of those.
Trump has doubled tariffs on Indian imports to 50% over New Delhi’s continued purchases of Russian oil. The move risks nearly 1% of India’s GDP this year but underscores U.S. determination to coordinate with the EU on sanctions to weaken Russia’s economy and deter its geopolitical ambitions. India, alongside China and Turkey, remains a top buyer of Russian oil, and Washington is preparing similar tariff threats.
Schiff became the face of the Trump-Russia collusion narrative, shamelessly reading the discredited Steele dossier into the congressional record and falsely claiming to have seen intelligence proving Trump’s guilt—claims that were pure fiction. According to JusttheNews.com, these new bombshell allegations are detailed in FBI memos that Director Kash Patel has now turned over to Congress, exposing Schiff’s brazen use of intelligence as a political weapon.
"In this meeting, SCHIFF stated the group would leak classified information which was derogatory to President of the United States DONALD J. TRUMP. SCHIFF stated the information would be used to indict President TRUMP.” The whistleblower told investigators that he "stated this would be illegal and, upon hearing his concerns, unnamed members of the meeting reassured that they would not be caught leaking classified information," the 2023 interview report stated.
Volodymyr Zelensky told European leaders that they must reject any settlement proposed by Donald Trump in which Ukraine gives up further territory – but that Russia could be allowed to retain some of the land it has taken. This would mean freezing the front line where it is and handing Russia de facto control of the territory it occupies in Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson and Crimea.
Democratic lawmakers highlighted Long’s lack of professional background in accounting, law, and taxes. Additionally, critics pointed to Long, a former Republican representative from Missouri who served from 2011 to 2023, possessing a history of sponsoring legislation that aimed to abolish the Internal Revenue Service.
In May, Chinese media reported that China’s biggest mosquito breeding facility in Huangpu District of Guangzhou, which it referred to as only the China mosquito research center, was running a pilot study to produce 30 million Wolbachia-infected male mosquitoes—sustained on sheep’s blood—to release every month as part of the authorities’ disease-prevention efforts targeting the mosquito-borne dengue, Zika, and chikungunya viruses. Two months later, China saw its biggest chikungunya outbreak on record. China’s efforts to curb the reproduction of wild mosquitoes through mass-produced lab males infected with Wolbachia “has failed two rounds,” the Chinese doctor told The Epoch Times.
The United States and China engaged in near-embargo tariffs earlier this year. The United States imposed 145 percent levies on Chinese goods entering the country, while Beijing countered with 125 percent retaliatory tariffs. Since then, the current U.S. administration has lowered its rate to 30 percent, while China has reduced it to 10 percent.
The National Guard troops won’t have the authority to arrest people, though they can detain them until law enforcement arrives.
"The (China Coast Guard vessel) CCG 3104, which was chasing the (Filipino coast guard vessel) BRP Suluan at high speed, performed a risky manoeuvre from the (Philippine) vessel's starboard quarter, leading to the impact with the PLA (People's Liberation Army) Navy warship," Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) officer Jay Tarriela said in a statement, quoted by AFP News. "This resulted in substantial damage to the CCG vessel's forecastle, rendering it unseaworthy," Tarriela said.
The Department of Commerce is initiating a “march-in” process under the Bayh-Dole Act, a federal patent policy allowing recipients of federal funds to retain patent rights over their inventions made with federal funding. The Act’s “march-in” rights, however, give the federal government the authority to grant licenses of such patents to third parties under certain conditions where federally funded inventions are not being adequately developed or utilized for the public good.
"Americans, I think, are sick of continuing to send their money, their tax dollars of this particular conflict but if the Europeans want to step up and actually buy the weapons from American producers we’re OK with that, but we’re not going to fund it ourselves anymore," the vice president continued.
China's anti-involution campaign to curb overcapacity - most particularly in the lithium market - has led to the temporary closure of CATL's Jianxiawo mine, which accounts for about 6% of global output. The move comes as the battery market remains heavily pressured in a glut amid softening demand for electric vehicles and President Trump's push to roll back green incentives in favor of common-sense energy policies.
The affected region is known as Haiti's "rice basket," which has seen gangs killing farmers or forcing them to abandon their fields as they raze nearby communities.
China has developed a breakthrough material, CHSN01 (China high-strength low-temperature steel No 1), capable of withstanding extreme cold and massive magnetic forces, and deployed it this year in the world’s first fusion nuclear power generation reactor, according to SCMP. The steel puts China at the forefront of materials science and could have applications beyond fusion.
Many commentators have noticed that the Canadian government has been expediting this authoritarian process in recent years to the point that the intentions of elitist politicians can no longer be misunderstood. The mask is fully off and the country is becoming a draconian cesspool. From censorship laws, to gun bans, to carbon taxes and even legislation that turns Christian worship into "hate speech", Canada is almost every bit as cooked as their commonwealth cousins in Britain.