European Leaders Meet in Paris as U.S. Pushes Ahead With Ukraine Plan
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European Leaders Meet in Paris as U.S. Pushes Ahead With Ukraine Plan

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The leaders of many of Europe’s biggest countries on Monday will descend on Paris in an effort to forge a strategy for their own security as President Trump’s envoys prepared for talks with Russia over ending the war in Ukraine without them. The…

Putin Has Long Wanted More Power in Europe. Trump Could Grant It.
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Putin Has Long Wanted More Power in Europe. Trump Could Grant It.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia shocked the audience at the annual security conference in Munich in 2007 by demanding the rollback of domineering American influence and a new balance of power in Europe more suitable to Moscow. He didn’t get what he…

German Chancellor Rebukes Vance for Supporting Party That Downplays Nazis
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German Chancellor Rebukes Vance for Supporting Party That Downplays Nazis

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany on Saturday accused Vice President JD Vance of unacceptably interfering in his country’s imminent elections on behalf of a party that has played down the atrocities committed by the Nazis 80 years ago. A day after Mr. Vance…

Diplomats in Munich Fear Trump Is Giving Up Leverage to Putin Before Talks With Ukraine
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Diplomats in Munich Fear Trump Is Giving Up Leverage to Putin Before Talks With Ukraine

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The top foreign policy official for the European Union had a blunt assessment on Friday of the Trump administration’s apparent willingness to give Russia’s leader, Vladimir V. Putin, much of what he wants in Ukraine, even before negotiations to end the three-year war…

Vance Mentions Sanctions, Military Action to Push Russia to End Ukraine War
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Vance Mentions Sanctions, Military Action to Push Russia to End Ukraine War

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Vice President JD Vance told The Wall Street Journal on Thursday that all military and economic options were on the table if Russia did not agree to negotiate in good faith to end the war in Ukraine. “There are economic tools of leverage,…

Opinion | Trump and Musk Pull Focus. But Vance Is the One to Watch.
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Opinion | Trump and Musk Pull Focus. But Vance Is the One to Watch.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines JD Vance may not command headlines like Donald Trump or even Elon Musk, but he is the man to watch if you care about the long game in politics. His vice-presidential assignments seem carefully chosen to position him with an eye toward where…

Opinion | Why Elon Musk and JD Vance Went to Bat for a Self-Described Racist
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Opinion | Why Elon Musk and JD Vance Went to Bat for a Self-Described Racist

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines On X, Musk polled his followers on whether Elez should get his job back; not surprisingly, most voted yes. Vance also weighed in, writing, “I don’t think stupid social media activity should ruin a kid’s life. We shouldn’t reward journalists who try to…

Trump Argues That Courts Cannot Block Elon Musk’s DOGE Team From Treasury Systems
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Trump Argues That Courts Cannot Block Elon Musk’s DOGE Team From Treasury Systems

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Lawyers for the Trump administration argued late Sunday that a court order blocking Elon Musk’s aides from entering the Treasury Department’s payment and data systems impinged on the president’s absolute powers over the executive branch, which they argued the courts could not usurp….

Vance Accuses Judges Who Block Trump’s Executive Orders of Acting Illegally
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Vance Accuses Judges Who Block Trump’s Executive Orders of Acting Illegally

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Vice President JD Vance attacked federal judges on Sunday for blocking several of the Trump administration’s sweeping executive actions, characterizing their recent decisions as “illegal.” “Judges aren’t allowed to control the executive’s legitimate power,” Mr. Vance wrote on social media. Mr. Vance’s post…