Three people with knowledge of the talks told the Guardian that Vladimir Putin had signalled a readiness to effectively freeze the frontlines of the conflict in exchange for numerous concessions, including US recognition of Russian control of Crimea and considerable US sanctions relief. The Financial Times first reported Putin's proposal on Tuesday. The vice-president, JD Vance, confirmed on Wednesday that the US would seek to "freeze the territorial lines at some level close to where they are today". Some territory could change hands, he said. read more
U.S. beef sales to China have taken a dive, U.S. government data showed on Thursday, after Beijing allowed the expiration of registrations that had permitted exports from hundreds of American meat facilities. read more
Responding to a question at Tuesday's daily briefing, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt mentioned President Donald Trump's "idea" to potentially deport "violent" and "heinous" U.S. citizens, adding a seemingly important caveat: "If it's legal." read more
President Donald Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on a list of dozens of countries today. read more
But NPR has obtained a State Department document detailing that Biden's State Department planned to spend just $483,000 in the 2025 fiscal year on buying electric vehicles and $3 million for supporting equipment, like charging stations. It represented less than 1% of the hundreds of millions of dollars likely destined for Tesla vehicles after the Trump administration quietly revised a State Department procurement document. read more
If this could happen to George Santos it could happen to anyone who commits a staggering amount of fraud.
#5 | Posted by rcade
Unless your name is Donald Trump or you are one of his favorite people.
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