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Sinkhole opens up on White House lawn; Twitter takes aim

By Zeke Hartner

WASHINGTON — According to CBS, a sinkhole has opened up on the White House lawn and appears to be growing. The sinkhole was first reported on earlier this week, and was confirmed by White House groundskeepers. It appears the hole formed close to White House deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley’s office, spawning no shortage of jokes on social media. Reporters who have been keeping tabs on the hole have said that it appears to be growing larger. After all the rain the region has seen in the last week it is not surprising that this has happened. Sinkholes are known to form in swamp-like conditions.

US and Russia agree to reestablish military dialogue after Ukraine talks

By The Associated Press
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.S. and Russia agreed Thursday to reestablish high-level military dialogue for the first time in more than four years in another sign of warming relations between the two countries since President Donald Trump returned to office and sought to end the war in Ukraine. High-level military communication was suspended in late 2021, as tension between Moscow and Washington rose ahead of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Trump then campaigned for a second term on promises that he would swiftly end the fighting. Many of his proposals for peace have heavily favored the Kremlin, including requiring Ukraine to cede territory to Russia. The restored communication channel “will provide a consistent military-to-military contact as the parties continue to work towards a lasting peace,” the U.S. European Command said in a statement. The agreement emerged from a meeting between senior Russian and American military officials in the capital of the United Arab Emirates. U.S. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, who is the commander in Europe of both U.S. and NATO forces, was in Abu Dhabi, where talks between American, Russian and Ukrainian officials on ending the war entered a second day.
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