Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to travel to Beijing next week for talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The Kremlin announced the visit less than 24 hours after President Trump concluded his own state visit to China.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to travel to Beijing next week for talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The Kremlin announced the visit less than 24 hours after President Trump concluded his own state visit to China.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Cuba on Thursday and delivered a message from Washington offering deeper engagement with Havana if the communist government agrees to “fundamental changes” to its political system.
A final report released Tuesday by the Minnesota House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee accuses Gov. Tim Walz’s administration of fostering a “culture of tolerance” that allowed fraudsters to siphon billions of taxpayer dollars from state and federal programs.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to travel to Beijing next week for talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The Kremlin announced the visit less than 24 hours after President Trump concluded his own state visit to China.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Cuba on Thursday and delivered a message from Washington offering deeper engagement with Havana if the communist government agrees to “fundamental changes” to its political system.
A final report released Tuesday by the Minnesota House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee accuses Gov. Tim Walz’s administration of fostering a “culture of tolerance” that allowed fraudsters to siphon billions of taxpayer dollars from state and federal programs.
A Trump administration effort to expand federal involvement in voter verification and mail-in ballot rules is advancing through coordinated discussions across multiple agencies, involving the Justice Department, the Department of Homeland Security, and the U.S. Postal Service.
The Justice Department has filed a complaint against D.C. disciplinary authorities, alleging they are improperly using the attorney discipline process to regulate the official actions of federal government lawyers.
Saudi Arabia has discussed a potential non-aggression pact between Middle East states and Iran as part of post-conflict planning after tensions in the region ease, according to Financial Times reporting. Diplomats said Riyadh is looking to the 1970s Helsinki Accords as a model.
President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed the Strait of Hormuz must remain open and free from militarization or tolls during Thursday’s Beijing summit, with Xi also signaling interest in increasing Chinese purchases of American oil, according to the White House.
CIA whistleblower and current agency employee James Erdman III told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday that Dr. Anthony Fauci “injected” himself into the intelligence community’s review of COVID-19’s origins and influenced how the CIA handled its assessment of a potential lab leak.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng met in South Korea ahead of President Trump’s summit with Xi Jinping, with discussions focused on trade, tariffs, and supply chains.
A federal appeals court on Tuesday temporarily paused a lower court ruling that had blocked President Trump’s 10% global tariff imposed under Section 122 of the Trade Act.
The Senate voted 51-45 Tuesday to confirm Kevin Warsh to a 14-year term on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, advancing President Trump’s effort to install him as the central bank’s next chair.
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary is resigning from his role Tuesday after 13 months leading the agency, according to an administration official cited by Politico.
The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that it received grand jury subpoenas from the Department of Justice for reporters’ records tied to alleged leaks involving U.S. and Israeli military planning connected to Iran.
The FBI has begun interviewing current and former CIA officials as part of the Justice Department’s investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan over his role in the 2017 Russia election interference assessment, with agents reportedly questioning roughly a dozen officers tied to the report.
Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office have identified former presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak as a suspect in an alleged 460-million-hryvnia, roughly $10.5 million, money-laundering scheme tied to construction projects near Kyiv.
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that the Kennedy Center’s board has voted unanimously to rename the venue the Trump-Kennedy Center. The decision credits President Trump’s work over the past year in restoring the building, securing its finances, and boosting its reputation.
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