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Trump expresses hope Russia's war in Ukraine is nearing an endgame as he meets with France's Macron
President Donald Trump says he's hopeful Russia's war in Ukraine is nearing an endgame as he meets with French President Emmanuel Macron on the third anniversary of the Russian invasion More »
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US refuses to blame Russia for Ukraine war, splitting with European allies in UN votes
In a dramatic shift in transatlantic relations under President Donald Trump, the United States has split with its European allies by refusing to blame Russia for its invasion of Ukraine in votes on three U.N. resolutions seeking an end to the three-year war More »

Federal workers return to offices amid threat from Elon Musk
Many federal employees across the country are back at agency offices under President Donald Trump's return-to-office mandate More »

Judge rejects immediately restoring AP's access to White House but urges government to reconsider
A federal judge has refused to immediately order the White House to restore The Associated Press’ access to presidential events, saying the news organization had not shown it had suffered irreparable harm in the matter More »

Pope Francis shows slight improvement and resumes some work, while still critical, Vatican says
The Vatican says Pope Francis remains in critical condition but has shown slight improvement in laboratory tests More »

The fragile ceasefire in Gaza faces a key deadline. Will it last?
The first phase of the ceasefire that paused 15 months of brutal warfare between Israel and Hamas militants is set to end on Saturday More »

The FBI's new deputy director is a popular podcaster — who has had plenty to say about the agency
As a popular right-wing podcaster, President Donald Trump's new deputy FBI director, Dan Bongino, has made many public comments about the agency he's about to help lead More »

Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning ‘Killing Me Softly’ singer with an intimate style, dies at 88
Roberta Flack has died at 88 More »

Lester Holt to step down as anchor of NBC's flagship 'Nightly News' after a decade
NBC’s veteran anchor Lester Holt will soon be stepping down from the network’s flagship “Nightly News” broadcast More »

Oscar performers include Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and Lisa. Here's what to know about the show
After devastating wildfires tore through Los Angeles, the 97th Academy Awards are going forward More »