Europe Expected to Provide ‘Lion’s Share’ of Security Guarantees for Ukraine, Vance Says

Vice President JD Vance during a meeting with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy at Chevening House in Kent, England, on Aug. 8, 2025. Kin Cheung/Pool via Reuters U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Aug. 20 that European nations will need to take the “lion’s share” of the burden of providing Ukraine with security guarantees

Texas House passes GOP redistricting plan after weeks-long standoff

The Texas House of Representatives gave final passage on Wednesday to House Bill 4, a controversial Republican-backed proposal to redraw the state’s congressional maps and potentially add up to five new GOP-leaning districts. Entering Wednesday, the bill needed to pass two votes in the House to advance to the Senate. Each vote passed 88-52.  Before

Presidential Permit: Authorizing Cameron County, Texas, to Construct, Maintain, and Operate a Pedestrian Border Crossing at the Gateway International Bridge Land Port of Entry

​By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America (the “President”), I hereby grant permission, subject to the conditions set forth herein, to Cameron County, Texas (the “permittee”), to construct, maintain, and operate a pedestrian crossing at the Gateway International Bridge Land Port of Entry located on the United States border with Mexico in Brownsville, Texas, as described in the “Presidential Permit Application Cameron County Gateway International