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In clash with Zelenskyy, Trump deepens diplomatic rift over Russia’s war in Ukraine

It was an extraordinary scene in the Oval Office as President Trump made a public break with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. The two presidents and Vice President Vance argued for nearly five minutes in front of cameras. The heated back-and-forth could

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Trump-Zelensky Meeting Implodes, Threatening Hopes for Peace – The Wall Street Journal

Trump-Zelensky Meeting Implodes, Threatening Hopes for Peace  The Wall Street Journal Zelensky bristled at his berating by Trump and Vance. After three years of war, what did they expect?  CNN Ukrainian community in Rochester reacts to Oval Office clash  13WHAM-TV Zelenskyy leaves White

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‘The only winner was Putin’: GOP Rep. Lawler says after Trump’s argument with Zelenskyy

Some of President Trump’s fervent allies stood behind his actions in the Oval Office with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. But Ukraine supporters within the Republican Party have expressed concerns about how the meeting played out and fear it could derail further

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Historian analyzes devolving relations between U.S. and Ukraine after Oval Office spat

President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy argued in the Oval Office in a stunning public display of devolving relations. Geoff Bennett discussed the developments with Timothy Snyder, one of the country’s leading historians of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet

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News Wrap: First phase of Israel-Hamas ceasefire ending as talks for second continue

In our news wrap Friday, the first phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is ending with gaps remaining in negotiations for a second phase, an Illinois man was found guilty on hate crime and murder charges for killing

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What Trump and Zelenskyy said during their heated argument in the Oval Office

“This is going to be great television. I will say that,” President Donald Trump said after a minuteslong fight with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in front of cameras during a visit to the White House.

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Firing workers from US weather and oceans agency risks lives and the economy, former agency heads warn – PBS NewsHour

Firing workers from US weather and oceans agency risks lives and the economy, former agency heads warn  PBS NewsHour Trump officials fire 800 employees at weather forecasting and oceans agency  CNN Trump’s firings at US weather agency will put lives at risk,

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‘Didn’t work out exactly great’: Trump speaks out after spat with Zelensky

President Donald Trump returned to the cameras Friday evening to complain further about the Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, telling reporters the gathering “didn’t work out exactly great from his standpoint.” Zelensky was in Washington to sign

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Gene Hackman and His Wife Test Negative for Carbon Monoxide, Sheriff Says

SANTA FE, N.M. — Authorities investigating the deaths of Oscar-winner Gene Hackman and his wife said Friday they have found the two tested negative for carbon monoxide, but the cause of death is still unknown. Santa Fe County Sheriff Aden

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Slumped Marco Rubio mocked as literally ‘spineless’ during Zelensky-Trump dust-up

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s curious body language drew scorn on social media as he sat slumped next to Vice President J.D. Vance in the Oval Office as President Donald Trump berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Onlookers homed in on

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