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President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East botched a sitdown with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this week. During the Wednesday meeting, Special Envoy Witkoff mistook Putin’s demand for a “peaceful withdrawal” of Ukrainian forces from Kherson and Zaporizhzhia as a proposed concession from Putin to pull back Russian troops in the regions, according to German tabloid the …

President Donald Trump is pitting two of his closest confidants to succeed him in office. “Which one of you is going to be at the top of the ticket?” the president told Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, according to White House insiders quoted by the Wall Street Journal. “I used to think it would be …

Greg Gutfeld has publicly backed Jimmy Fallon – despite being known as Donald Trump’s favourite TV host – just days after the US president was told to “go f*** yourself” live on air by Fallon’s fellow late-night stars Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart. Gutfeld, who fronts Fox News’ hit panel show The Five, spoke warmly of Fallon following his recent …

MARTIN BERTRAND/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images MARTIN BERTRAND/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images After President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, economists and statisticians across the board were horrified. Because the firing raises the spectre of potential manipulation – and it raises the worry that, in the future, the numbers won’t be as trustworthy. So: we looked …

Buffett’s company, Berkshire Hathaway, once again sounded the alarm on tariffs in Berkshire’s second-quarter earnings report. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A -0.40%) (BRK.B 0.83%) reported its second-quarter earnings results on Aug. 2. Buffett will be stepping down as the company’s CEO in a little under five months, and investors are likely paying close attention to the last reports with him …

The groundwork for the Federal Reserve’s worst-case scenario appears to be unfolding. At any given time, there are one or more significant market headwinds threatening to drive the benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.78%), iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI 0.47%), and innovation-inspired Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC 0.98%) lower. For instance, the S&P 500’s Shiller Price-to-Earnings Ratio, which is based on average …

Capitol Police are among the law enforcement agencies tapped by President Donald Trump on August 7 to increase federal law enforcement presence in Washington DC. JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump is directing federal law enforcement agencies to increase the police presence in Washington, D.C., after a former staffer …

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum insisted Friday that there would be “no invasion of Mexico” following reports that President Donald Trump had ordered the U.S. military to target Latin American drug cartels. “There will be no invasion of Mexico,” Sheinbaum declared after The New York Times reported that Mr. Trump had secretly signed a directive ordering military force against cartels his administration …

HOUSTON — Billy Howton, a former Green Bay Packers star regarded as one of the most productive wide receivers of the pre-Super Bowl era as well as a founder and the first president of the NFL Players Association, has died. He was 95. Howton died in Houston on Monday, according to an obituary. Bradshaw-Carter Funeral Home confirmed his death Friday. …

Mexico’s President Says U.S. Forces Are Unwelcome in Her Country  The New York Times Trump Directs Military to Target Foreign Drug Cartels  The New York Times Mexico’s president vows “there will be no invasion” after reports that Trump is targeting cartels with military force  CBS News Trump Orders Pentagon to Prepare to Target Latin American Drug Cartels  The Wall Street Journal Trump sends US …