U.S. President Donald Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin on the tarmac after they arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Alaska on Aug. 15 to discuss an end to the Russian–Ukrainian conflict, and lawmakers’ reactions are
Democrats unveiled a proposal Friday that could give California’s dominant political party an additional five U.S. House seats in a bid to win the fight to control Congress next year. The plan calls for an unusually timed reshaping of House district lines to greatly strengthen the Democratic advantage in the state ahead of midterm elections,
After a hearing in the D.C. U.S. District Court Friday, the Justice Department agreed to remove its newly named D.C. emergency police chief and to rewrite a directive ending District of Columbia rules limiting cooperation between its police and federal immigration authorities. The District of Columbia sued the Trump administration and Attorney General Pam Bondi
Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state and Mr. Trump’s former rival on the campaign trail, said in a podcast appearance Friday that if Mr. Trump can secure an end to the war in Ukraine without ceding territory to Russia, she would nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize herself. Clinton made the comments on
Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters speaks during a special state Board of Education meeting in Oklahoma City on April 12, 2023. Sue Ogrocki/AP Photo Oklahoma’s education chief announced on Aug. 14 that the Sooner State’s public schools are kicking off the 2025–2026 academic year with 4,000 new “America First” teachers who he said
President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met Friday in Anchorage, Alaska, for high-stakes discussions about Russia’s war in Ukraine. The summit concluded with the two leaders striking a positive tone in statements to the media, but they did not announce a ceasefire or any other breakthroughs from the three hours of talks. “There were many, many
President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin left Alaska Friday without a ceasefire agreement, although both men described the meeting as constructive. In what was billed by the White House as a press conference following their meeting, Mr. Trump and Putin took no questions, ignoring shouted ones from reporters. Putin spoke little of Ukraine, focusing