President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wasn’t surprised that Russian President Vladimir Putin was skipping the peace talks meeting with Ukraine, stating that nothing will happen until he is there to meet with him personally. 

Governor Gavin Newsom's recent proposal to scale back healthcare benefits for illegal aliens in California has elicited significant backlash from far-left immigration activists and members of his own party -- though conservatives say they are not persuaded by Newsom's attempts to project a more moderate stance.