TRUMP ISSUES PARDON TO FORMER REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN STEPHEN BUYER AFTER INSIDER TRADING CONVICTION. (PHOTO).

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Trump issues pardon to former Republican congressman Stephen Buyer after insider trading conviction    President Donald Trump has issued a full pardon to former Republican congressman Stephen Buyer, who served nearly two years in prison after being convicted of insider trading tied to post-congressional consulting work. Buyer was sentenced in 2023 to 22 months in prison for illegal stock trades made while working as a consultant and lobbyist. He was ordered to forfeit more than $350,000 in ill-gotten gains and pay a $10,000 fine. He was released from custody in 2025 after his conviction was upheld, with the Supreme Court declining to take up his appeal earlier this year. In issuing the pardon, Trump described Buyer’s service as a judge advocate general in the U.S. Army and his time in Congress as “distinguished and highly productive.” The pardon, dated Thursday and released by the White House on Friday, grants Buyer “a full, complete, and unconditional pardon.” Buyer has maint...

UKRAINE’S ALLIES CALL RUSSIAN DEMANDS UNACCEPTABLE AFTER FIRST TALKS IN YEARS. (PHOTO).


 Ukraine’s allies call Russian demands unacceptable after first talks in years




• Peace talks: Russia and Ukraine held their first direct talks in three years, where they discussed a ceasefire and talks between the two countries’ leaders. But there were no signs of a major breakthrough - a Ukrainian source said that the Russian delegation demanded that Kyiv give up land under its control.


 Notably, neither Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky or Russian President Vladimir Putin were there, after several days of confusion. Zelensky criticized Putin for not sending “any real decision-makers” for the talks.


 too: Another key absence was that of US President Donald Trump, who had repeatedly hinted he might upend his Middle East travel schedule to join the negotiations. He’s pushing to meet Putin.


 The leaders of the UK, France, Germany and Poland spoke with Zelensky and Trump after Friday’s talks, calling Russia’s position “unacceptable.”

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