The quick and popular policy wins that came easily to President Donald Trump during his first months in office are getting harder to achieve as he nears his one-year anniversary. Two examples of his struggles were clear this week. First, his push for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine continued to be hung up […]

The former head of the Ukrainian president’s office, Andriy Yermak, said he was “going to the front” in a cryptic message ob Friday after his shock resignation. Yermak, widely considered the second most powerful man in Ukraine, went from the heights of his power to resigning in disgrace over the course of a few days, a major […]

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drone and missile attacks in and around the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, killed at least three people early Saturday, officials said, as the country’s representatives traveled to the U.S. to work on a renewed push to end the war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on X that the delegation, headed by […]

The first round of December Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in 11 days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or before the 10th of a month will receive this payment on Dec. 10.  The second round of payments will go out on Dec. 17 for retirees born […]