Day: February 12, 2025

The Senate voted to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s controversial nomination to serve as Health and Human Services secretary in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, sending him on a path to final confirmation.

Pete Hegseth told Nato defence ministers the US won’t support Nato membership for Ukraine – or most of its peace talk platform – leaving Zelensky little room to negotiate, writes World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley

President Donald Trump announced he had a “lengthy” call with Russian President Putin and that the pair’s respective teams will begin negotiations over the war in Ukraine.

US president says he called Russian leader and agreed to have teams start negotiations immediately

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says it is “unrealistic” to expect Ukraine to return to its pre-2014 borders and that Europe should take the lead in defending Ukraine.

Spotify says it will give $50,000 in grants to writers of unpublished stories with the aim of “ending the stigma surrounding mental health.” The company is partnering with The Black List, a platform for filmmakers and writers to showcase projects to industry professionals, and The Jed Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping prevent suicide […]

“Elon Musk is doing everything he possibly can to tell the world, without saying a word, that Donald Trump is not the boss of me,” the MSNBC host says The post Lawrence O’Donnell Shreds Elon Musk’s Oval Office Press Conference: ‘The Most Powerless Image’ of a President Ever | Video appeared first on TheWrap.

The Senate voted Wednesday, to confirm former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence.

The Senate voted Wednesday, to confirm former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence.