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Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE) said on this week’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday” that former President Donald Trump’s phone call with Ukrainian President and Volodymyr Zelensky that led to his first impeachment “obviously” was not perfect. Host Trace Gallagher said, “Democrats have pointed to former President Trump’s relationship with Zelenskyy, reported asking for political help in exchange for aid. President Trump also reportedly ordered Mike Pence to not attend President Zelensky’s inauguration back in 2019. Does the former president deserve some criticism for what some say is a poor record on Ukraine and Russia?”

Joe Biden White House officials denied a Wall Street Journal report that leaders of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) refused to take the president’s phone calls. Still, Daily Show host Trevor Noah said even if the reports weren’t true: “This would have never happened to Donald Trump. Never,” because the 45th president kept international leaders “on their toes.”

Republican Sen. Mitt Romney (Utah) said on Sunday that the Biden administration has not reached out to him to discuss voting rights legislation, as the White House works to pass two key Democrat-backed bills. NBC's "Meet the Press" host Chuck Todd questioned Romney on attempts to unify the country, noting that there appears to be only a few Republicans willing to work with the Biden administration, with Romney among them.

An Oregon dad who told President Biden “Let’s go Brandon” during the annual White House NORAD Santa-tracking phone call claims he used the coded vulgarity as “a joke,” according to a report. The anti-Biden phrase has become popular in conservative circles as a stand-in for “F— Joe Biden,” but Jared Schmeck, 35, said he meant “no disrespect” to the president when he snuck the slogan in during the final seconds of the Friday call.

The White House cut short press access to a video call with the troops on Christmas, after President Joe Biden’s embarrassing “Let’s go, Brandon!” moment a day earlier. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden appeared on the fake White House digital set for the video call, as the president wished the military Merry Christmas.

President Biden will speak on Thursday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to follow up on his video conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the White House confirmed. Biden spoke with Putin for two hours on Tuesday, during which he warned Moscow against invading Ukraine, the White House said in a readout of the conversation. National security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters Biden would follow his call with Putin by speaking with European allies and congressional leaders as well as by holding a call with Zelensky.

President Biden wrapped a two-hour video call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday during which the U.S. president was expected to warn Moscow against invading Ukraine. Biden held the call with Putin as a Russian troop buildup on the border with Ukraine has exacerbated fears about a potential Russian military invasion of its neighbor. Biden and Putin connected over a secure video call just after 10 a.m. Tuesday morning, according to the White House, and the call concluded at 12:08 p.m.

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The White House blocked media access to President Joe Biden’s video conference call with members of the armed forces on Thanksgiving. Biden traveled via his motorcade to the United States Coast Guard Station Brant Point in Nantucket to hold the traditional video conference call with the troops, but the press was not allowed in to watch him speak.

President Biden phoned Al Roker on Thursday to land a cameo in NBC’s coverage of the 2021 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade — repeating his “America is Back” mantra to the weatherman even as inflation and sky-high gas prices have made this the most expensive turkey day ever. Roker acted as though he was surprised, though the performance was unconvincing, as presidential aides typically notify journalists in advance of such calls and TV news anchors rarely answer their phones mid-broadcast.

President Biden plans to call former President Bill Clinton in the hospital to wish him a speedy recovery, the White House said Friday. “The President sends his best wishes to President Clinton, President Biden will be speaking to them later today,” White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Air Force One during a flight to Connecticut. “They have not connected yet but we’re hoping to connect them later today,” she said. Clinton, 75, was hospitalized this week in California after a urinary tract infection spread to his bloodstream, according to his doctors.

A hiker on the Appalachian Trail told a 911 dispatcher that he was “99.99 percent sure” that he spoke with Florida fugitive Brian Laundrie, a newly released recording reveals. “I’ll meet somebody out there if they want to,” Dennis Davis, 53, told the Haywood County, North Carolina, Sheriff’s Office dispatcher. “I’m telling you, it was him.” He told the dispatcher the stranger was “talking wild” and “acting funny,” the recording shows. Davis, an engineer from Florida, told The Post this week that he was driving on Waterville Road Saturday morning when he was flagged down by a man who was...

Appearing Tuesday on Newsmax’s Spicer & Co, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said he is “okay” with Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Mark Milley’s phone call with China in which he told his Chinese counterpart that he would warn China if the U.S. planned to attack the communist regime.

President Joe Biden struggled Tuesday during a discussion on extreme weather threatening the country, inexplicably declaring that tornadoes were no longer referred to as tornadoes. “Looks like a tornado — they don’t call them that anymore — that hit the crops and wetlands in the middle of the country,” Biden said. “In Iowa, in Nevada, in —it’s just across the board.”

An Afghan-born BBC anchor received a startling call from a Taliban spokesman while she was reporting live on air after the extremist group toppled the government. Yalda Hakim kept her poise when Suhail Shaheen dialed her mobile phone while she was conducting an interview, according to the Sun. She quickly switched gears, transferred Shaheen to a loudspeaker and peppered the rep with questions as the Taliban declared victory in Kabul 20 years after being removed from power by US-led forces. “OK, we have got the Taliban’s spokesperson Shail Shaheen on the line. Mr. Shaheen, can you hear me?” the Australian...

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The White House announced Monday President Joe Biden held a Zoom video conference call with Cuban-American celebrities in an attempt to organize a policy in response to nationwide anti-communist protests on the island. The call was hosted by the Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement Cedric Richmond and an administration national security advisor for the region. CBS Miami reporter Jim DeFede revealed, citing a White House press release, that the call included celebrity musician Gloria Estefan; her husband, producer Emilio Estefan; and actor Andy Garcia. The rest of the list included business leaders, lobbyists, and a playwright....

The former chair of the Colorado Republican Party is facing potential legal disciplinary sanctions over allegations that he “misappropriated” nearly $280,000 from a pro-Donald Trump super PAC between 2016 and 2019. The allegations against Ryan Call, who served two terms as state chair of the Colorado GOP between 2011 and 2015, were disclosed in a complaint filed against him this month by the Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel, a division of the Colorado Supreme Court that handles attorney disciplinary matters. The OARC’s complaint was obtained by Newsline through a public records request. The complaint’s allegations center on Call’s involvement with...

President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke by phone Monday ahead of the commander-in-chief’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan revealed — despite pleas from the Ukrainian leader for a face-to-face meeting. Sullivan made the announcement while speaking to reporters at a White House press briefing. “President Biden was able to tell President Zelensky that he will stand up firmly for Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and and its aspirations as we go forward. And he also told President Zelensky that he looks forward to welcoming him to the White House this summer,...

We are not led by the best in this country. That’s been clear for a while, and Joe Biden is content to keep showing us that over and over. Yet, there comes a point when his weakness becomes dangerous. Yesterday was that point. Biden appeared in a Zoom call with other international leaders, including Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping. This was a moment to show American power and greatness. Instead, Biden stumbled his way through wearing a mask, the only person on the call to do so.How hard do you think dictator Xi laughed with his boys when...