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WASHINGTON — Federal employees are starting to receive another email requiring them to explain their recent accomplishments, a renewed attempt by President Donald Trump and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk to demand answers from the government workforce. Originally expected to go

European leaders renew support for Ukraine after Zelenskyy’s stormy meeting with Trump  NPR Western allies rally around Zelensky after Trump spat deepens rift with Europe  CNN ‘Bewildering’: US media and politicians react to Trump’s televised attack on Zelenskyy  The Guardian US Rubio says

Leaders from across Europe came quickly to the defense of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, after his televised clash with President Trump and Vice President Vance. (Image credit: Saul Loeb)

“Three strikes”: Inside the Trump-Vance fury with Zelensky  Axios Western allies rally around Zelensky after Trump spat deepens rift with Europe  CNN Trump officials fume at Zelenskyy for disregarding advice before meeting  The Guardian US It Was an Ambush  The Atlantic Brooks and Capehart

The intended purchases, which total nearly $2 million, were described by a U.S. government official with information about the State Department’s spending plans.

[time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] It was evening in Kyiv when the news from the White House arrived. My dinner mate, a colonel in the Ukrainian armed forces, got a call on his phone while raising a toast, and I could hear a

Man convicted of hate crime in fatal stabbing of 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy  ABC News Illinois landlord guilty of murdering 6-year-old Palestinian American boy  The Washington Post Mother testifies her 6-year-old son watched in horror as attacker stabbed her before killing boy  NBC News

Social Security Administration aims to cut about 7,000 jobs, prompting fears of customer service impact  CNN U.S. Social Security Administration to cut 7,000 workers  Reuters.com Trump officials start dismantling civil rights offices, as part of DOGE’s secret plan  The Washington Post Social Security

Kurdish militants declare a ceasefire in a 40-year insurgency in Turkey  The Associated Press Kurdish PKK militants declare ceasefire, heeding jailed leader’s call  Reuters Turkiye’s Erdogan says PKK leader’s call to disband is historic opportunity  Al Jazeera English A half-century insurgency in the

NPR’s Scott Simon talks to former National Security Adviser John Bolton about the foreign policy implications of Friday’s shocking press conference between President Trump and President Zelenskyy.