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Trump says Ukraine-Russia peace talks looking at ‘dividing up certain assets’  CNN Trump says Putin talks will discuss Russia and Ukraine ‘dividing up certain assets’  NBC News Russia Says Putin, Trump to Talk as US Urges Ukraine Truce  Bloomberg Russia-Ukraine war live: Kremlin

This weekend’s strikes killed at least 53 people, including children, and wounded others. The campaign is likely to continue, part of a wider pressure campaign by Trump now targeting the Houthis’ main benefactor, Iran, as well.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio joined El Salvador President Nayib Bukele in mocking a U.S. court’s order to halt deportation of migrants to that Central American country, a court filing posted Monday claims. MSNBC and Just Security legal analyst Adam

The law originally banned health care providers from forcing patients to agree to pay medical bills, no matter the cost. Consumer groups say an amended version doesn’t go far enough. (Image credit: AmnajKhetsamtip/iStockphoto)

Flights were in the air at the time of the ruling. U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg issued an order Saturday evening blocking the deportations but lawyers told him there were already two planes with immigrants in the air —

The Trump administration’s tariffs on imported goods from Canada, Mexico and China — some already in place, others set to take effect in a few weeks — are already driving up the cost of building materials used in new residential

Max Ebel fled his home in Nazi Germany after he was assaulted for refusing to join the Hitler Youth. Susumu Shimizu, a Japanese immigrant in Peru, helped run a successful family business in Lima. Neither Max nor Susumu had broken

Trump says autopen use makes Biden’s pardons for Jan. 6 panel “VOID”  Axios Trump Says Biden’s Pardons are ‘Void’ and ‘Vacant’ Because of Autopen  The New York Times Trump can’t ‘VOID’ Biden’s pardons. But he can send a chilling message.  MSNBC Trump claims

A judge ordered a Brown University professor not be deported. She was sent back to Lebanon anyway.  The Associated Press A hearing is set for this morning after a Brown University doctor was deported to Lebanon despite a US judge’s order  CNN

Ongoing tariff threats as well as sharp cuts to government spending and jobs have tanked consumer and business confidence, which could weigh on the economy and even push up unemployment.