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North Carolina Representative Julie von Haefen (D) is facing explosive backlash after posting a video from a Raleigh “No Kings” protest — including a shocking sign of a guillotine with a head resembling President Donald Trump. The scandal has set off a political firestorm. Almost immediately, von Haefen deactivated her social media accounts and issued an apology, admitting she had [...]

Vladimir Putin has formally issued the demands to be met if Russia is to end its invasion of Ukraine, one week after meeting US president Donald Trump in Alaska. Following that summit, during which Putin and Trump are said to have held a private meeting for three hours, Trump appeared optimistic that a deal could [...]

In the unforgiving arena of American politics, timing is everything, leverage is precious, and miscalculation can be fatal. This week, one of the nation’s most ambitious political figures learned this lesson the hard way when a calculated power play designed to demonstrate strength instead exposed weakness, triggered a cascade of unintended consequences, and potentially handed [...]