Zelensky’s Assessment Darkens as Europeans Gather to Talk Peace
With Russia still seen as unlikely to stop fighting, the Ukrainian leader’s tone has shifted from upbeat to cautionary.Read More
Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland
In a CNN interview, the top Trump aide also echoed the president’s intent to run Venezuela as he laid out a case for the United States’ controlling weaker states by flexing its military might.Read More
Trump’s Post About Slain Minnesota Lawmaker Dismays Her Children
The son and daughter of Melissa and Mark Hortman have asked the president to remove a social media post promoting a conspiracy theory about the assassination.Read More
Russia Once Offered U.S. Control of Venezuela for Free Rein in Ukraine
The exchange offer was recounted at the time in congressional testimony by Fiona Hill, who ran Russian and European affairs on the National Security Council during the first Trump administration.Read More
Trump’s Foray Into Venezuela Could Embolden Russia’s and China’s Own Aggression
While both countries were allied with Nicolás Maduro, the U.S. attack could give them justification to use force in other spheres, analysts said.Read More
Appeals Court Upholds Prohibition on Trump’s Medical Research Cuts
The ruling on Monday upheld a lower court’s judgment in April that the Trump administration could not drastically slash funding from the National Institutes of Health.Read More
Trump Officials Brief Top Lawmakers on Maduro Raid
The briefing for congressional leaders and the top members of the intelligence, defense and foreign policy panels came two days after the military operation.Read More
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Votes to Shut Down
Executives debated whether to allow the corporation to lie dormant after federal funding ended last year, but decided against it.Read More
What to Know About the New Childhood Vaccine Schedule
The U.S. federal government slashed the number of diseases that all children are advised to be vaccinated against to 11 from 17.Read More
Six Big Political Questions for 2026
A wildly important midterm year is off to a chaotic start, with a raid in Venezuela, an uneasy economy and more. Here’s what we’re curious about.Read More