Politics
US and Russian Lawmakers Meet in DC in a New Step in the Normalization of Bilateral Relations

(U.S. Air Force photo by Stephanie R. Plichta)
The US and Russia are rebuilding ties.
On the one hand, the US supports Ukraine against Russia in their 4-year war, while Russia supports Iran against the US in their recent military confrontation.
But on the other hand, the United States and the Russian Federation have been engaged in a difficult but potentially rewarding détente.
Russian media are reporting that a plane from the special detachment “Rossiya” (Il-96) carrying a Russian parliamentary delegation has landed at New York’s JFK airport. The delegation is likely to hold meetings with American congressmen on restoring dialogue between Russia and… pic.twitter.com/K7sOJ020aD
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MilitaryNewsUA
(@front_ukrainian) March 25, 2026
‘Soon, Russia-US parliamentary dialogue is vital for the world’ — Putin’s envoy Dmitriev
As Congresswoman Luna promotes US-Russia dialogue, Dmitriev has high hopes for it pic.twitter.com/gahXeL8ELS
— RT (@RT_com) March 25, 2026
Reuters reported:
“A delegation of Russian lawmakers has arrived in the United States for meetings with U.S. lawmakers, Russian media said, on the first such trip since relations between the world’s two biggest nuclear powers hit rock bottom over the war in Ukraine.”
Russian State Duma delegation arrives in US for talks — led by Molotov’s grandson
The cross-party group is headed by Vyacheslav Nikonov, deputy chairman of the Duma’s international affairs committee pic.twitter.com/qKUNSWgaHz
— The Other Side Media (@TheOtherSideRu) March 25, 2026
After the start of the war in Ukraine, US-Russian relations deteriorated to the worst level in history, but after the return of Donald J. Trump, the ties have improved considerably.
“The lawmakers’ visit to the United States, first reported by Russia’s Vedomosti newspaper, includes Vyacheslav Nikonov, a lawmaker who is the grandson of Josef Stalin’s foreign minister, Vyacheslav Molotov, according to Russian media reports.”
An absolute honor to meet with a delegation from Russia’s State Duma at the Donald Trump Institute of Peace today. Continued dialogue between legislative bodies remains critical, and it’s encouraging to see our shared interest in pursuing peace. pic.twitter.com/Cl1YhiyNmj
— Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (@RepLuna) March 26, 2026
The Russian lawmakers met US lawmakers today and are expected to meet US officials tomorrow.
“The visit is ‘part of the normalization of relations with the United States of America’, Alexei Chepa, first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, told Izvestia.”
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Under Mounting US Pressure, Cuba Sets Over 2,000 Prisoners Free


Havana is moving.
As the US ramps up the pressure on the Caribbean island, the Cuban communist dictatorship announced that it has freed more than 2,000 prisoners.
It’s the second prisoner amnesty this year alone, amid talks with the US administration of Donald J. Trump.
BREAKING: Cuba is officially FREEING over 2,000 prisoners as pressure from President Trump and Marco Rubio surges
The move is part of a “humanitarian and sovereign gesture”
Trump has CONFIRMED “Cuba is next.”
The Communist regime will fall!
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— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 3, 2026
Reuters reported:
“Cuba’s state-run Granma newspaper called the measure a ‘humanitarian and sovereign gesture’.
The Cuban government has consistently rejected any suggestion it makes decisions under U.S. pressure. The timing of Thursday’s announcement, however, coincides with the most intense pressure campaign applied by Washington in decades.”
Cuban dictator Miguel Diaz-Canel. Credit: Wikimedia Commons
“The decision to free 2,010 prisoners “stemmed from a careful analysis of the crimes committed by those convicted, their good conduct in prison, the fact that they had served a significant portion of their sentence, and their state of health’, state media said.”
Murderers, drug-related felons, and pedophiles were excluded from the release.
“It was unclear how many of the prisoners subject to release following Thursday’s announcement have been held on charges related to anti-government protests. Many high-profile dissidents, and some protesters from island-wide July 11 protests, have been freed in recent agreements and amnesties announced by the Cuban government.”
Cuban authorities have released prisoners for the second time in less than a month as it faces pressure from the US https://t.co/ZCBEyx2Miq pic.twitter.com/OB0du1JWD2
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) April 3, 2026
Associated Press reported:
“Cuba’s government denies holding political prisoners, but the activist group Prisoners Defended registered 1,214 people imprisoned for political reasons in Cuba as of February.
[…] The release comes as the Trump administration has placed extreme pressure on Cuba’s government.”
Last month, Cuba released 51 people from the island’s prisons in an unexpected move negotiated with the Vatican.
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Alito Taken to Hospital After Falling Ill at Federalist Society Dinner Last Month


Conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was rushed to a hospital last month after a Federalist Society dinner in Philadelphia, CNN reported.
Alito, who just turned 76, was treated for dehydration after he fell ill (food poisoning?).
Details about the medical emergency were not disclosed.
In the two weeks since the medical incident, Samuel Alito has been on the bench and has attended oral arguments.
“Out of an abundance of caution, he agreed with his security detail’s recommendation to see a physician before the three-hour drive home,” the Supreme Court said in a statement, The Hill reported.
“After that examination and the administration of fluids for dehydration, he returned home that night, as previously planned,” the high court said.
CNN reported:
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was taken to a hospital after becoming ill last month at a Federalist Society dinner in Philadelphia, according to people with knowledge of the March 20 incident.
The justice was evaluated and administered fluids for dehydration. He returned to his home in Virginia that night with his security team.
Alito and Supreme Court public information officials declined to comment for the record about the episode, which has not been previously reported.
In the two weeks since the incident, Alito has attended oral arguments and appeared healthy during the usual give-and-take with lawyers at the lectern.
Alito, who turned 76 on Wednesday and has served as a justice for 20 years, has become the subject of widespread speculation from commentators across the ideological spectrum and the news media over whether he might retire. (He has refused to answer journalists’ questions on the subject.)
Fox News also confirmed the Alito report.
Fox News reported:
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was treated for dehydration at a hospital after a previously undisclosed March 20 incident in Philadelphia, sources told Fox News.
He was not admitted and returned home the same night without complications.
Alito, 76, attended a Federalist Society dinner that evening and reported feeling lightheaded, prompting his security detail to recommend a precautionary hospital visit. Sources said the justice has had no issues since.
BREAKING: Supreme Court Justice Alito treated for dehydration at hospital in previously undisclosed March 20 incident, sources tell Fox News
— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 3, 2026
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Russian media are reporting that a plane from the special detachment “Rossiya” (Il-96) carrying a Russian parliamentary delegation has landed at New York’s JFK airport. The delegation is likely to hold meetings with American congressmen on restoring dialogue between Russia and… pic.twitter.com/K7sOJ020aD
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Russian State Duma delegation arrives in US for talks — led by Molotov’s grandson
BREAKING: Cuba is officially FREEING over 2,000 prisoners as pressure from President Trump and Marco Rubio surges
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