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The U.S. expects Ukraine's response Wednesday to a peace framework that includes U.S. recognition of Crimea as part of Russia and unofficial recognition of Russian control of nearly all areas occupied since the 2022 invasion, sources with direct knowledge of the proposal tell Axios. -snip- What Russia gets under Trump's proposal "De jure" U.S. recognition of Russian control in Crimea. "De-facto recognition" of the Russia's occupation of nearly all of Luhansk oblast and the occupied portions of Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. A promise that Ukraine will not become a member of NATO. The text notes that Ukraine could become part...

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump Administration to rehire Voice of America (VOA) and other affiliate news services staff. President Trump placed employees and contractors for government-funded Voice of America on leave last month. US District Judge Royce Lamberth, a Reagan appointee, said Voice of America is funded by Congress and Trump’s cuts to the agency are “a direct affront to the power of the legislative branch.”

The architect of global elitism is finally facing the scrutiny he long deserved. Klaus Schwab—the godfather of the World Economic Forum’s dystopian “Great Reset” agenda—has abruptly resigned from his throne of influence after a whistleblower letter accused him of financial misconduct, personal enrichment off globalist funds, and abuse of young staffers, according to the Wall Street Jounal. According to the whistleblower complaint — reportedly penned by current and former employees of the WEF — Schwab used the Forum as his personal piggy bank. Among the accusations: Withdrew thousands in cash using junior staffers as gofers. Charged private hotel massages to...

On the heels of news that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would be banning synthetic colors in the manufacturing of foods, Democrats across the country began chugging artificial food dyes as a bold act of protest. The civil disobedience served to underscore the displeasure of citizens on the Left for what they described as oppressive fascism that would deprive them of their right to develop severe hormonal, autoimmune, and reproductive side effects, as well as put themselves at increased risk for various cancers. "You have no right to take away our Red 40!" shouted Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as she...

U.S. — In yet another step toward the advancement of protections for all people groups, activists announced today that MS-13 had officially been added to the LGBTQ+ acronym to ensure that the rights of violent foreign gang members were recognized. Civil rights groups hailed the announcement as a significant step forward in the ongoing crusade to see MS-13 gang members be given their rightful place in society among other persecuted groups after decades of mistreatment and ostracism. "MS-13 gang members are some of the most oppressed and vulnerable in our society," said LGBTQMS-13 activist Cherise Hargrave. "For far too long,...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered to halt his invasion of Ukraine across the current front line as part of efforts to reach a peace deal with U.S. President Donald Trump, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday citing people familiar with the matter. Putin told Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special envoy, during a meeting in St Petersburg earlier this month that Moscow could relinquish its claims to areas of four partly occupied Ukrainian regions that remain under Kyiv’s control, the report said citing three people familiar with the talks.

Peter Frampton arrives in the press room at the Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony at Barclays Center on November 3, 2023, in New York City. The musician turns 75 on April 22.

The United States is proposing to recognize Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea and freeze the war's front lines as part of a peace agreement, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing several people familiar with deliberations. The U.S. proposals were presented to Ukraine in Paris last week, according to the Post.

US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce announced on Tuesday that Secretary of State Marco Rubio has canceled his planned visit to London, where discussions about the Ukraine conflict are scheduled. "While the meetings in London are still occurring, he will not be attending," the spokesperson added. Special Envoy Keith Kellogg will attend in his place. Previously, Rubio warned that the US would withdraw from Ukraine peace negotiations "within days" if there were no signs of progress. US President Donald Trump's special envoys Steve Witkoff and Keith Kellogg are set to engage with foreign ministers and security advisers from France, Germany,...

Michelle Obama's latest outfit, which combines a cute Bottega Veneta bag with baggy cargo pants, perfectly encapsulates the former First Lady's post-White House style. Obama—whose stylist is Meredith Koop—has been cultivating a brand new aesthetic since her husband's presidency ended. On Thursday, April 17, the former-FLOTUS was photographed in Los Angeles with her brother, Craig Robinson, who also just so happens to be her new podcast co-host. For the outing, Obama carried a Bottega Veneta Small Arco Intrecciato Leather Tote Bag in black, which retails for $3,700. The Becoming author wore an almost entirely olive green outfit. She matched her...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday held out the prospect of direct peace talks with Ukraine for the first time since the early days of the war amid mounting pressure on both Moscow and Kyiv from the United States to move swiftly to bring an end to the three-year-long conflict. Putin told reporters in Moscow that ending the targeting of civilian infrastructure was one area that could be tackled in face-to-face negotiations with Kyiv. "We have a positive attitude towards a cease-fire. That is why we have always said that we take a positive attitude to any peace initiatives. We...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, is scheduled to visit Russia this week, Yuri Ushakov, aide to the Russian President confirmed this news, APA reports. Ushakov stated that Witkoff plans to visit Moscow in the coming days.

“Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary suggested Monday that President Trump will not oust Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, whom the president has heavily criticized in recent days after the central bank decided to hold interest rates steady last month. “You don’t want to whack the Fed. That’s a really bad idea,” O’Leary said on NewsNation’s “The Hill” in an interview Monday night. “You want the Fed and the executive to be working together. You know, that’s the markets want an independent fed.” “The whole world wants an independent Fed. The Fed maintains the debt market too,” he continued. “You gotta...

DHARAMSHALA — After the sad news broke that Pope Francis had passed away just hours after meeting the U.S. Vice President, the Dalai Lama quietly canceled his scheduled meeting with JD Vance. Though the Dalai Lama's representatives said publicly that the timing of the cancellation was just a coincidence, sources close to the religious leader privately disclosed that the revered Tibetan Buddhist figure simply did not want to die. "His Holiness the Dalai Lama realized he was double-booked," said a spokesmonk. "He was looking forward to meeting Vice President Vance and hopes to do so someday, but he forgot that...

A New Mexico judge tendered his resignation last month after immigration authorities detained a suspect with alleged ties to the Tren de Aragua gang in his home during a late February raid. Federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security raided former Doña Ana County Magistrate Judge Jose “Joel” Cano’s home on Feb. 28 and arrested 23-year-old Venezuelan national Cristhian Ortega-Lopez, court documents reveal. Authorities also confiscated four firearms from Cano’s daughter’s residence, after obtaining search warrants in response to social media evidence of Ortega-Lopez’s ties to Tren de Aragua, the ruthless Venezuelan prison gang. Cano, a Democrat who had...

SAN FRANCISCO — Former Vice President Al Gore on Monday compared President Donald Trump’s administration to Nazi Germany and issued a dire warning about Trump’s use of power in a speech devoted to climate change. Speaking at an event at the start of San Francisco’s Climate Week, Gore said the Trump administration was “trying to create their own preferred version of reality” to achieve their sweeping objectives similar to Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Party in the 1930s and ‘40s. “I understand very well why it is wrong to compare Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich to any other movement,” Gore said to an...

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Michelle and Barack Obama have made a show of unity after being spotted on a romantic date night at one of their favorite Italian restaurants in Washington DC. The couple was all smiles as they made their way through the busy Osteria Mozza in Georgetown on the weekend, stopping to wave at patrons as they swatted away rumors of marital woes. Former President Obama shook hands with a worker at the Italian eatery, where a main course ranges between $34 to $175. It comes as the couple have been forced to deny rumors and speculation that they could be headed...

@PeterSchiff Gold is not just any commodity, it's money. Under normal circumstances gold does not move the way it is now. It's already up another $58 tonight, trading above $3,483. This is the end of the U.S. dollar's dominance. Life in America is about to change in ways few can imagine.