The United States cancelled a planned Budapest summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin following Russia's firm stance on hardline demands regarding Ukraine, the Financial Times reported on Friday.

It is claimed to be just an "adjustment" and stated that it is "not a sign of reduced commitment" to the Alliance. However, the decision marks the path the country intends to follow in the immediate future.

But for most of its 16-year history, the BRICS has not positioned itself in opposition to the United States and its allies. Several BRICS members have even been close U.S. partners. Washington has built a strong trade relationship with Brazil,

President Trump’s post raises technical questions about how and if the United States could “immediately” return to nuclear testing, and political considerations about the signaling behind nuclear testing and who would benefit most from a return to testing.

Vice President Vance describes the Knesset's vote on the occupied territories during his visit to the country as a "stupid political ploy" and "an insult," while Marco Rubio says it "threatens" the peace agreement.

The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to condemn the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba for a 33rd year. Last year, it was 187-2, with “no" votes from the United States and Israel and one abstention.

The states petitioned a federal court days after the Agriculture Dept. said it would not take emergency steps to provide aid during the government shutdown.

George Washington’s Farewell Address is one of the key documents of America’s founding era. It’s not as familiar as the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and some other writings, but it was a clarion call for national unity when the United States was forming its identity.

China likes to condemn the United States for extending its arm too far outside of its borders to make demands on non-American companies. In expanding export rules on rare earths, Beijing for the first time announced it will require foreign firms to obtain approval from the Chinese government to export magnets containing even tiny amounts of China-originated rare earth materials or produced with Chinese technology.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed a rare lawsuit directly with the U.S. Supreme Court against California and Washington.