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POTUS Trump and France's Macron discuss Russia, Ukraine and tariffs at the White House


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President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron met at the White House today about ending Russia's war in Ukraine. The meeting came on the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion. The G7 nations held a virtual summit today to discuss ways to end the war….At the meeting, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to President Trump for continued U.S. support. That plea came after the US joined Russia, North Korea, Belarus, and 14 other countries in voting against a UN resolution that condemned the Russian invasion and called for its occupied territory to be returned to Ukraine.

In Congress, House leaders are hoping to move fast this week on their blueprint to pass President Trump’s agenda to cut taxes, reduce wasteful spending and secure the U.S. border.

And reaction and response continues to Elon Musk's email to federal workers asking to QUOTE understand what they got done last week” or face possible termination. CNN reports that managers at the Pentagon, FBI, State, Homeland Security, and Energy Departments all instructed their staff not to reply, while other managers, including at the Department of Health and Human Services, told workers to comply only to later reverse course. Still, others simply told their staff to wait until Monday — and not to reply to the note before then. The email also prompted the group of federal employee unions to expand their lawsuit against Musk's efforts, saying the email didn’t comply with federal regulations. And late word this afternoon from theHill.com that the Office of Personnel Management informed agency leaders that employee response to the email is voluntary and that failure to do so will not be considered a resignation

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