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In his second big speech in Europe this week, the vice president will address the Munich Security Conference, days after President Trump said he would start talks with Russia to end the war in Ukraine. (Image credit: Ludovic Marin)

A driver drove a car into a labor union demonstration in central Munich on Thursday, injuring 30 people including children, authorities said. Officials said it was believed to be an attack.

Within days of President Donald Trump’s second inauguration, billionaire Elon Musk emerged as a standout figure in his administration through the newly-established Department of Government Efficiency. Within weeks, Musk’s DOGE team had positioned people across the federal government, disrupting functions,

Why Mitch McConnell voted against RFK Jr. for health secretary  NPR Opinion | I Shudder to Imagine Kennedy Running Our Health Agencies.  The New York Times Kennedy’s ‘MAHA’ era begins  The Hill Vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sworn in as Trump’s

Why Mitch McConnell voted against RFK Jr. for health secretary  NPR How each senator voted on the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. nomination  CNN ‘God sent me President Trump’: RFK Jr. sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human Services  USA TODAY Vaccine skeptic

With much of the U.S. blanked in snow this week, many might be wondering what our warming climate means for the future of our winters.  The impacts of climate change might be far more noticeable during the summer—in 2024 the

President Donald Trump has repeatedly said Canada should be the 51st U.S. state, effectively erasing the massive border the two nations share.

Top federal prosecutor in NY resigns after being told to drop Adams charges  NBC News Manhattan’s Federal Prosecutor Quits After Adams Case Is Ordered Dropped  The New York Times Acting US Attorney for Southern District of New York resigns amid DOJ directive

Manhattan US attorney resigns after refusing orders to drop case against New York City Mayor Adams  The Associated Press Order to Drop Adams Case Prompts Resignations in New York and Washington  The New York Times DOJ Officials Fall on Their Swords Instead

Volodymyr Zelensky says no peace deal without Ukraine involvement  BBC.com Zelenskyy protests US, Russia negotiating over Ukraine’s head after Trump’s call with Putin  ABC News Zelensky Responds to Trump and Putin Call on Ukraine War: Live Updates  The New York Times Russia will