At the Kremlin in Moscow on 2 December 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin met for roughly five hours with the U.S. peace delegation led by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. Russian foreign policy aides Yuri Ushakov and Kirill Dmitriev attended the talks. Kremlin officials described the session as
In a packed White House Cabinet Room, President Donald Trump launched into a harsh critique of Somali immigrants, saying he does not want them in the United States and calling Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) isgarbage. He went on to say that Their countrys no good for a reason, and urged Somalis to lea
In Middle Tennessee’s Nashville-adjacent 7th District, Republican Matt Van Epps defeated Democrat Aftyn Behn in a high-profile special election to fill the seat of retiring Rep. Mark Green. The race drew outsized attention and a deluge of campaign spending from both parties, with national figures we
Venezuela has upped the ante, promising chaos and guerrilla tactics if the US makes a move to invade.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) slammed President Donald Trump’s latest claims regarding the economy amid soaring prices of key essentials under his administration. On Tuesday, in a post on X, Schumer shared a video featuring Trump, in which he refers to the term “affordability” as a “
In a December 2, 2025 interview on Fox News’ Hannity, Secretary of State Marco Rubio argued that Maduro’s regime is not a legitimate government but a transshipment network for drugs. He warned that unlike President Biden, Donald Trump will not be ‘suckered’ by Maduro, signaling a tougher U.S. stance
On December 2, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed into law H.R. 1512, the Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act, at the White House, codifying a permanent framework for the State Department to review and report on guidance regarding Taiwan. In a White House ceremony, the president also signed H.J.
At a White House cabinet meeting on December 2, 2025, President Donald Trump faced questions about a wave of strikes against alleged drug boats in international waters near Venezuela. The administration framed these strikes as within the President’s legal authority, prompting questions about the leg
On Giving Tuesday in New York, billionaire philanthropic powerhouses Michael and Susan Dell announced a monumental gift — US$6.25 billion — to back a government-backed program that opens an investment account for every child under the age of 10. The pledge is tied to Donald Trump’s tax-and-spending
The Southeast Asia floods have killed more than 1,300 people as rescue teams race to reach missing survivors.
Eight immigration judges working in New York City were dismissed by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) in a move confirmed by the National Association of Immigration Judges. Among those let go is Amiena A. Khan, the Assistant Chief Immigration Judge at 26
During the White House’s final cabinet meeting of 2025, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem turned to President Donald Trump with a playful but pointed compliment. “Sir, you made it through hurricane season without a hurricane… even you kept the hurricanes away,” Noem said, drawing a round of la
Washington, D.C. — In a move that escalates tensions over SNAP, the Trump administration announced that it could begin withholding administrative funds from Democratic-led states that refuse to share recipient data with the federal government. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and other senior US
In a rapid-fire post on Truth Social, former President Donald Trump asserted that Biden-era pardons and other actions signed with an autopen are void and terminated. The claim positions a Jekyll-and-Hyde moment in the long-running debate over presidential clemency and the power balance between the b
On December 2, 2025, the White House hosted a three-hour cabinet meeting in Washington, D.C., with President Donald Trump at the helm. The meeting, described by aides as a marathon briefing, saw cabinet members present including White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and Commerce Secretary How
A disturbing act of violence caught on camera has shaken the community, sparking debates over justice and punishment.
In Washington, a looming deadline on Obamacare subsidies has sharpened a split within the Republican coalition. The subsidies that help people pay for ACA plans expire at the end of the year, and there is growing pressure to extend or restructure them to prevent steep premium increases. The immediat
New York state officials approved three new Vegas-style casino licenses for sites in the New York City metropolitan area, moving the city closer to what supporters describe as a transformative era in urban gaming. The Gaming Facility Location Board’s decision focuses on Bally’s proposal for Ferry Po
In 2025, the nation watched history hurry past in real time as policies and budgets reshape what the public is told about Black Americans. Prominent voices, led by Stacey Abrams and Esosa Osa, alongside Onyx Impact researchers and campaigns like the 10 Steps movement, warn that Black history and DEI
A missing heart case has left a British family demanding answers after a tourist died in Cyprus with no confirmed cause of death.
Lindsey Halligan, the prosecutor handpicked by Donald Trump to indict two of the president’s political enemies, has been left out of discussions about whether she can still be considered employed in a top U.S. attorney’s office, according to a report. Halligan, a former Miss Colorado beauty pageant
Budapest’s film studios are bracing for a potential 100% tariff on foreign-made films proposed by US President Donald Trump, a move that could jeopardize Hungary’s booming ‘Hollywood on the Danube’ film hub. Hungary’s film ecosystem has grown into a magnet for foreign productions, especially US proj
The White House confirmed on Monday that a second strike targeted a suspected drug-smuggling boat in international waters off Venezuela, saying Admiral Frank Bradley acted within his authority and the law. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth was reported to have authorized the strikes, while officials di
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, a 19-year-old Babson College freshman, was excited to surprise her family in Texas for Thanksgiving when she set out from college to fly home in late November. The plan for a quick visit quickly turned urgent when she was detained at Boston Logan International Airport after
