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The federal civil service that President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are dismantling has been a way for people of color, in particular Black Americans, to get a toehold into the middle class for ...

There are risks that this can be Poland and Lithuania because we believe — we believe that Putin will wage war against NATO.” Zelensky said he thinks Putin is waiting for the NATO alliance to ...

Trump speaking to Putin sent a potentially dramatic signal that Washington and Moscow could work to hammer out a deal to end Russia's war in Ukraine by going around that country’s government.

Mr. Trump said he and Putin talked about the "great benefit that we will someday have in working together" and agreed on the need to end Russia's war with Ukraine. In addition to the pledge to ...

China says Europe's role crucial in peace talks China views all efforts to end war positively Europe blindsided by Trump's phone calls to Putin, Zelenskiy China says ready to enhance strategic ...

In the Oval Office, President Trump refused to say that Ukraine is an equal member of the negotiation with Russia to end the war. That refusal marks the end of a remarkable day. I think what we ...