Senate confirms Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead powerful White House budget office
The Senate confirmed Russell Vought as White House budget director on Thursday night, putting an official who has planned the ...
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Ukrainian settlement is Trump’s top priority, US diplomat says
Louis Hood, chief of staff and adviser to Trump's special representative for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg, commented on the bureaucratic component of coordinating the positions of the State Depart ...
A Russian spy ship caught fire off Syria’s coast, officials say. Here’s audio of its broadcasts
The Associated Press has obtained audio of what military officials say is a broadcast from a Russian spy ship that suffered a ...
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USAID Controversy Live Updates: Trump Sued Over USAID Cuts—As Nearly All Employees Face Layoffs
Nearly all of USAID’s global workforce will be laid off, multiple outlets reported Thursday, a move that comes as President Donald Trump and several members of his administration have discussed ...
Awaiting clarity from Trump, Europe steps up war preparations: Peter Apps
NATO’s first major exercise this year, "STEADFAST DART", has seen its Allied Response Force (ARF) deploy 10,000 troops with ...
Trump imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel
Neither the U.S. nor Israel are members of or recognize the court, which has issued an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu.
Trump’s Justice Department ends Biden-era task force aimed at seizing assets of Russian oligarchs
The Trump administration's Justice Department has disbanded a Biden-era program aimed at seizing the assets of Russian ...
USAID Controversy Live Updates: Nearly All Of USAID’s Employees Being Laid Off
6 p.m. EST, Feb. 6 The New York Times reported the Trump administration plans to cut down USAID’s staff of 10,000 down to ...
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The Adversarial: Adapting to Changes in Washington and on the Ground
Welcome to The Adversarial. Every other week, we’ll provide you with expert analysis on America’s greatest challengers: China ...
To Keep Aid Coming, Ukraine Appeals to Trump Allies: Conservative Christians
A Ukrainian delegation to the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington will make the case that Russia threatens the religious freedom of Christians who don’t follow the Russian Orthodox Church.
US sanctions network that helps ship Iranian oil to China
The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on a network of more than a dozen people and firms that are accused of facilitating ...