Ilya Somin

“Vance is leading a team that includes president Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and son-in-law Jared Kushner. The high stakes role represents what may be Vance's most significant moment of his political career. It will certainly be a defining factor as he looks further ahead to a possible run at the White House himself.”

“In a statement, Russian president Vladimir Putin said his forces would abide by the ceasefire from 4PM Saturday through end of Easter Sunday. Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, had previously called for an Easter truce and agreed to Putin's offer, saying it was a chance for Russia to choose real progress towards peace.”

“The president has no independent power in this area of his own. He only has such authority as congress has given him, and here, they have not given him the kind of vast sweeping authority, he's claiming.”

“The FAA says anti drone lasers can now be used along The US southern border. Earlier this year, the agency shut down airspace in parts of Texas after the Pentagon deployed the systems.”

“Now the charity, which helps HIV positive young people in Lesotho and Botswana, has filed suit in Britain's high court, accusing Harry and a fellow trustee of defamation, a claim both men have rejected. It's just the latest legal headache for the Duke of Sussex who's awaiting a high court decision on the phone hacking case.”