President Trump’s new plan to send weapons to Ukraine and threaten tariffs on Russia’s trading partners was discussed. Trump announced the transfer of Patriot air defense systems and other arms to Ukraine, with European nations potentially involved. Pentagon officials noted unresolved details. Experts doubted the feasibility of imposing 100% tariffs on Russia’s $250 billion trade with China. Trump’s strategy aims to pressure China to influence Russia. Critics argue Trump is abandoning his base’s expectations of smaller government and non-intervention. The conversation also touched on the overturning of court decisions and the role of lower courts in the legal system.
They gathered at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday — former presidents, vice presidents, sworn political foes and newfound friends — in a show of respect and remembrance for Dick Cheney, the consequential and polarizing vice president who became an acidic scold of President Donald Trump.
Melania Trump and Usha Vance took their first trip together, spending time in North Carolina on Wednesday with service members and their families to show appreciation for their service and sacrifice as the holidays approach.
Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma must pay billions of dollars to settle a flood of lawsuits over the harms of opioids, in a new deal formally approved by a federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday.
The House voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill Tuesday to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled for months to overcome opposition from President Donald Trump and Republican leadership.
