Military commanders and planners have a way of preparing for the unexpected.

Donald Trump announced today that Vladimir Putin has agreed to supply the US with hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel.

President says deal essential to lower US fuel prices but move set to create fresh crisis with Ukraine and Nato allies * US politics – live updates Donald Trump was on a fresh collision course with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and European allies on Friday after a stunning agreement to buy Russian diesel, upending years of US and western pressure on the Kremlin to end its four-and-a-half year war against Ukraine. Zelenskyy reacted furiously to Trump’s announcement of the deal with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, calling it “absolutely terrible” and “not fair and not honest”. Continue reading...

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A grand jury formally charged Jaclyn Alatrash, the congressman's partner of nearly two years, with grand theft.

Authorities say a woman found the ICE agent sleeping on her front lawn.

Trump campaigned against foreign oil.

A likely case of pneumonial plague is prompting questions the Kremlin won’t answer

Today, for a change, I am not writing about explosions, arson attacks, drone incursions, information operations, or critical infrastructure going up in flames somewhere in Europe.

The civil rights unit has recruited people whose questionable work histories and dearth of education and experience might have disqualified them in the past, former officials said.

A war that was intended to demonstrate the reach of American power has now done the opposite. It is a lesson in unintended consequences.

Journeys to destinations including El Salvador and Venezuela could take days and cost millions. Officials cautioned that discussions are still preliminary.

After funds tied to Trump Jr. and Eric Trump invested in companies, those companies received $3.2bn in federal awards and $3.1bn in future contract options, including Pentagon loans and defence contra...

The purchase, revealed in his latest financial disclosure, involved a firm directly affected by his administration’s actions — and led by presidential ally Elon Musk.

America PAC’s approach has been unusual: for every dollar it has spent supporting GOP Senate candidates, it has spent almost three dollars attacking Democrats.

People around the president are using their roles to cash in. They learned it by watching him.

White evangelicals are the single most influential voting bloc in American politics. They cannot be ignored.