“Today is Liberation Day in the state of California,” Gavin Newsom proclaimed today in downtown L.A. of the legislative effort to stop Donald Trump from “rigging the system” with gerrymandering and other blows against American democracy. “I know they say don’t mess with Texas, well don’t mess with the great Golden State.” “We’ve got to …

Two key figures, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, appear to be the front-runners. Trump himself suggested that Vance is the "likely" candidate to succeed him, while also leaving open the possibility of a Vance-Rubio joint ticket.

President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin for almost three hours on Friday in Alaska. After, the pair held a joint news conference where they shared that they did not reach an agreement on a pathway to end Russia’s war against Ukraine but they agreed on many points.

There’s a running joke that every time a job in the Trump administration opens up, Secretary of State Marco Rubio will fill it. In addition to his State Department role, he has served as national security adviser, national archivist, and head of what used to be the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Putin will be joined by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Yury Ushakov, a diplomatic adviser. Trump's planned working lunch with Putin will also include Rubio, Witkoff, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.

President Trump concluded his Friday summit in Alaska with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin by his side as the two announced no peace deal for Ukraine. The highly anticipated face-off on

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Secretary of State Marco Rubio continue to garner support for possible future runs for President. But they still have a lot of ground to make up to catch the front-runner, Vice President JD Vance.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Vice President JD Vance would make a great Republican presidential nominee in 2028.

U.S. President Donald Trump reversed course in the wake of his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to say an overall peace agreement — not the ceasefire that he has long championed — is the next step in ending the 3 1/2-year war in Ukraine.

We’re just months into President Donald Trump’s second term, and the man from Mar-a-Lago is making it clear who he wants to run to succeed him. Trump repeated Tuesday that JD Vance is “probably the favorite” and “most likely” heir to the Make America Great Again movement.