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Officials cite other legal authorities — not Mr. Trump’s court-blocked directives — to keep withholding foreign aid and domestic grant money.

Trump and Zelenskyy trade barbs as US-Ukraine relations sour over the war with Russia  The Associated Press Trump warns Zelenskyy to quickly negotiate war’s end with Russia or risk not having a nation to lead  The Associated Press ‘Breathtaking reversal in US

Congressional Republicans have mostly tempered their criticism or deferred to the president as he topples what were once their party’s core foreign policy principles.

Hamas to hand over first dead bodies of hostages  BBC.com Israeli hostage families forum receives ‘heart-shattering’ news of Bibas deaths  CNN IDF expects Hamas to begin handover of four slain hostages to Red Cross around 9 a.m — defense official  The Times of

White House posts video of immigrants in shackles, calls deportation footage ‘ASMR’  CNBC

Live updates: Trump speaks at Saudi-backed investment meeting in Miami area, will sign more orders  The Washington Post

President Donald Trump denounced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a dictator as he tried to pressure Kyiv to accept a deal to end the war. The U.S. is negotiating those terms directly with Russia. It comes a day after Trump

President Donald Trump denounced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a dictator as he tried to pressure Kyiv to accept a deal to end the war. The U.S. is negotiating those terms directly with Russia. It comes a day after Trump

Trump warns Zelenskyy to quickly negotiate war’s end with Russia or risk not having a nation to lead  The Associated Press Senate GOP dismayed by Trump, Zelensky war of words  The Hill Trump Falsely Suggests Ukraine Is to Blame for the War:

In our news wrap Wednesday, former Brazilian President Bolsonaro has been formally charged with attempting a coup to stay in office after losing the 2022 election, the Trump Administration is ordering New York City to stop its congestion pricing system,