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Trump Tells European Leaders He Intends to Meet With Putin and Zelensky

If the meeting goes ahead as President Trump described, it will be the first in-person summit between an American and Russian president in more than four years.

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President Trump with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia at the G20 Summit in Japan in 2019.
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Trump Tells European Leaders He Intends to Meet With Putin and Zelensky

If the meeting goes ahead as President Trump described, it will be the first in-person summit between an American and Russian president in more than four years.

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President Trump with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia at the G20 Summit in Japan in 2019.
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Officials Move to Open Inquiry on Trump’s ‘Russia Hoax’ Grievance

Such an investigation would have to overcome a number of legal and practical hurdles, but an order by Attorney General Pam Bondi asking for a grand jury inquiry in Florida accomplishes political objectives.

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The decision by Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate the “Russia Hoax” comes at a time of increasing pressure on the Trump administration to produce more information about the F.B.I.’s files on Jeffrey Epstein.
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Trump’s Mideast Envoy Heads to Israel Amid Global Fury Over Gaza Hunger

It will be the first known visit in months for Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s lead on the cease-fire and hostage talks. Since his last trip, conditions in the enclave have worsened.

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Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s Mideast envoy, in the Oval Office in May.
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Top Generals Nominated for New Positions Must Now Meet With Trump

The move is a departure from past practice and has raised worries that it could lead to the politicization of the military’s top ranks.

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Some Pentagon officials said the requirement that four-star nominees meet with President Trump, initiated at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s request, had slowed down the promotion process.
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Paul Dans, Project 2025 Architect, Will Challenge Lindsey Graham for Senate

Paul Dans will run in the South Carolina primary highlighting the work of Project 2025, a conservative blueprint that President Trump has employed during his second term.

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Paul Dans, the former director of Project 2025, is challenging Senator Lindsey Graham, who already has President Trump’s endorsement.
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Michael Whatley, R.N.C. Chairman, to Run for Senate in North Carolina

His entry will pave the way for a marquee contest in 2026, with former Gov. Roy Cooper planning to seek the Democratic nomination.

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President Trump has long spoken favorably of Michael Whatley, a Republican operative he chose to lead the Republican National Committee last year.
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Bondi Told Trump His Name Appeared in Epstein Files

It was not clear what those documents were, or in what context the president’s name was raised.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi with President Donald J. Trump during a cabinet meeting at the White House earlier this month.
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Trump Reluctantly Comes Around to Backing Ukraine. Will He Stick With It?

President Trump is formalizing a new plan to sell American weapons to European allies, who would pass them onto Kyiv. But he made it clear this wasn’t his war.

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The approach President Trump is taking seems intended to keep him at least one arm’s length away from the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
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