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President Trump told Brian Glenn of the conservative Real America’s Voice that he didn’t want to answer his question because it was "off-topic" as he stood there with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders.Then he proceeded to answer it at great length.The idea, it turns out, began with Vladimir Putin, who has a bit of experience at keeping himself in power, which isn’t all that hard if you’re a dictator.My source? Donald Trump.ZELENSKYY AGREES TO TRUMP-PUTIN MEETING WITHOUT CEASE-FIRE, BUT WILL KREMLIN DICTATOR GO ALONG?He said Putin told him that "it's impossible to have mail-in voting and have honest elections," in

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is expanding detention centers with a new facility in southwest Nebraska and nicknaming it the "Cornhusker Clink." As part of President Donald Trump’s push to add thousands of new beds nationwide for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), just like "Alligator Alcatraz" and "Speedway Slammer," the facility increases ICE detention space for illegal aliens awaiting deportation or in deportation proceedings in the region.At the same time, Cornhusker Clink’s name recognizes the region’s heritage and is located around 200 miles from the state capital, Lincoln. ICE DEPORTATION EFFORTS COULD BE DERAILED IF CONGRESS DOESN'T ACT SOONWith ICE

A federal appeals court on Tuesday halted New Mexico’s seven-day waiting period for gun purchases, ruling that it likely infringes on citizens’ Second Amendment rights.The 2-1 ruling by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals leaves the law on hold pending a legal challenge and returns the case to a lower court.The waiting period went into effect in May of last year and included violators being subject to a misdemeanor, but it does have an exception for concealed permit holders. Democrats had enacted the measure in an effort to allow for more time for federal background checks on gun buyers

An illegal immigrant accused of exporting shipments of firearms, ammunition and other military items that were concealed inside shipping containers to North Korea was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison. Shenghua Wen, 42, of the Los Angeles suburb of Ontario, had been in federal custody since December 2024 before pleading guilty in June to one count of conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and one count of acting as an illegal agent of a foreign government.Wen, a Chinese citizen, entered the United States in 2012 on a student visa and remained in the U.S. illegally after

Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard on Tuesday announced her office had stripped security clearances from 37 current and former intelligence officials, accusing them of politicizing and manipulating intelligence.A DNI memo sent out on Monday included the names of officials who worked at the CIA, NSA, State Department and National Security Council, including former Obama DNI James Clapper, who Gabbard claimed told officials to "compromise" normal procedures to rush a 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment related to Russia's influence in the 2016 election."Being entrusted with a security clearance is a privilege, not a right," Gabbard wrote in an X post.

First lady Melania Trump is taking a bigger role on the world stage, penning a personal appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin, urging him to end the war in Ukraine on behalf of its youngest victims. President Donald Trump spoke about his wife’s letter Tuesday on "Fox & Friends," praising her call for peace. "My wife, Melania, wrote that beautiful note to President Putin about children," said Trump. "The children are devastated. They're taken away from their homes." FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP’S ‘PEACE LETTER’ TO PUTIN: ‘IT IS TIME’President Trump convened a large group of prominent European leaders on Monday to discuss ongoing negotiations.

One executive for makeup brand e.l.f. is trying to turn down the social media temperature after her company’s latest ad sparked outrage among users for starring stand-up comic Matt Rife.In an interview with the outlet "Business of Fashion" (BOF), the beauty brand’s chief marketing officer, Kory Marchisotto, spoke about what went wrong with its ad with Rife, explaining that causing outrage was never their intention."Obviously we’re very surprised," she said. "There is a big gap between our intention and how this missed the mark for some people … We always aim to deliver positivity, and this one didn’t."TIM ALLEN ADDRESSES

President Donald Trump pledged Tuesday that there will be no U.S. troops defending Ukraine's border, even after he leaves office."You have my assurance," he told "Fox & Friends" on Tuesday."I'm just trying to stop people from being killed," he continued. "They're losing 5,000 to 7,000 people a week in that ridiculous war that should have never happened. If we had a normal president — not even a great president — if we had normal president, it wouldn't have happened." Trump said he intends to let Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet one-on-one before focusing on a broader