David Cohen

3 weeks ago | politico.com | David Cohen

The president had earlier said he was “pissed off” with the Russian president. Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremonial ship-launching in Murmansk, Russia, on March 27, 2025. | Sergei Karpukhin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP President Donald Trump said Sunday he basically trusts Russian President Vladimir Putin to do the right thing as he attempts to hash out a peace deal in the Russia-Ukraine war.

3 weeks ago | politico.com | David Cohen

Helle Thorning-Schmidt doesn’t understand all the nasty language. Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance pose during a tour of Pituffik Space Base on March 28, 2025, in Greenland. | Jim Watson/Pool via AP A former prime minister of Denmark said Sunday she is befuddled by President Donald Trump’s attitude toward her country and its territory of Greenland, given Denmark’s long alliance with the United States.

1 month ago | politico.com | David Cohen

It’s not “an ordinary world” right now, the Rhode Island senator said. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) arrives for a Senate Democratic Caucus meeting at the Capitol on March 13, 2025. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse did not support the continuing resolution that kept the government open, but he understands why enough of his fellow Senate Democrats did to allow it to pass.

1 month ago | politico.com | David Cohen

The national security adviser was responding to the American strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with students in Tehran, Iran, on March 12, 2025. | Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP Mike Waltz, President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, on Sunday did not rule out the use of force against Iran, either in relation to its support for Yemen’s Houthis or its potential development of a nuclear weapon.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | David Cohen

Mike Waltz, President Donald Trump's national security adviser, on Sunday did not rule out the use of force against Iran, either in relation to its support for Yemen's Houthis or its potential development of a nuclear weapon. Speaking Sunday on ABC's "This Week," Waltz told host Martha Raddatz: "All actions are always on the table with the president.