August 16, 2025
Trump closes out 30th week in office with ‘very warm’ high-stakes Putin meeting
President Donald Trump closed out his 30th week in office of his second term with a high-stakes meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday in Anchorage, Alaska, in an attempt to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. The two did not reach a peace agreement, but Trump said that the meeting was a success […]
August 16, 2025
State Department stops issuing all visitor visas for individuals from Gaza
The State Department announced on Saturday that it was halting all visitor visas to individuals from Gaza while it reviews the issuing process. ‘All visitor visas for individuals from Gaza are being stopped while we conduct a full and thorough review of the process and procedures used to issue a small number of temporary medical-humanitarian […]
August 16, 2025
Zelenskyy outlines peace demands before high-stakes White House meeting with Trump
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday outlined firm conditions for a ‘real peace’ ahead of a high-stakes meeting with President Donald Trump on Monday. Zelenskyy posted to X following his call with Trump and then with European leaders, after Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Alaska to try and bring about an end […]
August 16, 2025
Putin backs Trump’s claim that the Ukraine war would not have happened if he’d won 2020 election
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he agreed with Donald Trump’s claim that the war in Ukraine would not have ever even begun if he had not lost the 2020 election and was serving as president when the carnage began, instead of former President Joe Biden. ‘I can confirm that,’ Putin said at the tail-end […]
August 16, 2025
ROBERT MAGINNIS: What comes next for US, Russia and Ukraine after Alaska summit
It was a made-for-TV moment: The two leaders met on the tarmac at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, Air Force One and two F-35 fighters in the background. As they walked together, overhead came the roar of those F-35s, followed by the low, almost ghostly sweep of a B-2 stealth bomber — a display […]
August 16, 2025
Zelenskyy to meet with Trump in Washington, DC following US-Russia talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday he will travel to Washington, D.C. on Monday to meet with President Donald Trump. Zelenskyy’s announcement comes a day after Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine. ‘On Monday, I will meet with President Trump […]
August 16, 2025
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reveals new stake in beleaguered insurer UnitedHealth
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway revealed a new stake in troubled insurer UnitedHealth last quarter, according to a regulatory filing, a surprising buy because of the company’s current reputation, but perhaps not considering his history of bargain investing. The Omaha-based conglomerate bought more than 5 million shares in the health care firm for a stake worth […]
August 16, 2025
Lyft co-founders to step down from ride-hailing firm’s board
Lyft said Thursday its co-founders, Logan Green and John Zimmer, are stepping down from the ride-hailing services provider’s board, following the completion of a two-year transition plan. Green and Zimmer began serving as the chair and vice chair of Lyft’s board in 2023 after stepping down as CEO and president, respectively, handing the reins to […]
August 16, 2025
Democrats doubt Trump will secure Ukraine cease-fire in Alaska summit with Putin
Congressional Democrats remained skeptical that any progress toward an end to the war in Ukraine would be made ahead of the meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The high-stakes meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, comes as lawmakers have grown anxious to see an end to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and […]
August 16, 2025
‘Absolutely incredible’: B-2 bomber, F-35 escort set stage for Trump-Putin talks in Alaska
As President Donald Trump greeted Russian President Vladimir Putin on the tarmac at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, a B-2 stealth bomber soared overhead, flanked by four F-35 jets. Putin looked up at the sky as the planes buzzed overhead while he walked alongside Trump, and then made a comment to the U.S. president. The display was […]
August 15, 2025
Apple Watch getting redesigned blood oxygen feature following legal dispute
Apple on Thursday announced a redesigned blood oxygen feature for some Apple Watch users, following a yearslong intellectual property dispute over the capability. Apple said the redesigned feature is coming to some Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 users on Thursday. The update was possible because of a recent U.S. […]
August 15, 2025
Hawley opens probe into Meta after reports of AI romantic exchanges with minors
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is launching an investigation into Meta after reports found that the company green-lit internal rules that allowed AI chatbots to have ‘romantic’ and ‘sensual’ exchanges with children. Hawley, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, wrote in a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg that his committee will […]