Month: February 2025
February 11, 2025
Politics
Zelensky floats giving up Ukraine-held Kursk in territory swap with Putin during peace negotiations
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky floated the possibility of exchanging its seized territories in Russia's Kursk region for territorial concessions from the Kremlin. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky floated the possibility...
February 11, 2025
Politics
Jordanian King Abdullah II tells Trump he’ll take 2K Gaza kids — as Trump insists US ‘wouldn’t have to buy’ Hamas-run territory
Jordanian King Abdullah II told President Trump Tuesday that his nation will take in 2,000 sick children from the Gaza Strip. Jordanian King Abdullah II told President Trump Tuesday...
February 11, 2025
Politics
Pennsylvania teacher Marc Fogel, sentenced to 14 years in Russian prison, freed in exchange
Pennsylvania teacher Marc Fogel has been freed and is heading back to the United States. Pennsylvania teacher Marc Fogel has been freed and is heading back to the United...
February 11, 2025
Congress
House Freedom Caucus plans to throw another tax plan into the mix
House Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris (R-Md.) said Tuesday that the group would be releasing its own plan this week for achieving President Donald Trump’s tax priorities. The plan,...
February 11, 2025
Health Care
Judge orders Trump admin to restore removed health agency webpages
The decision by U.S. District Judge John Bates, a George W. Bush appointee, came after a testy Monday afternoon hearing. The decision by U.S. District Judge John Bates, a...
February 11, 2025
Politics
Pete Hegseth lifts weights with troops in Germany, rules out sending US troops to Ukraine
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday flatly ruled out the possibility of dispatching US troops to Ukraine to fend off Russian invaders -- as the war approaches its third...
February 11, 2025
Politics
Trump to send Treasury Secretary Bessent to Ukraine to meet Zelensky amid critical mineral talks
Ukraine is one of Europe's largest supplier of rare-earth minerals, with rich deposits of metals including lithium, titanium, uranium and iron. Ukraine is one of Europe's largest supplier of...
February 11, 2025
Congress
Democrats are divided on government shutdown threats
With just over a month until government funding expires, Democrats remain divided on whether they should use the threat of a government shutdown as a political cudgel as they...
February 11, 2025
Politics
Biden is the least popular living US president, as Trump enjoys near-record favorability: poll
Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush notched the highest favorability ratings of any of the living chief executives. Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush notched...
February 11, 2025
Politics
Trump to nix Biden restrictions on water-using appliances, lightbulbs: ‘Common sense standards’
President Trump proclaimed Tuesday that he will be reversing former President Joe Biden’s restrictions on water-using appliances and energy-eating lightbulbs -- the day after he nixed a ban on...