Mar 02 Fact-checking Trump and Vance's attacks on Ukrainian President Zelenskyy By Jeff Cercone, Amy Sherman, Sara Swann, PolitiFact During Friday's televised Oval Office fight, Trump and Vance made several misleading claims about Zelenskyy and Ukraine. Here are the facts about three of them. Continue reading
Mar 01 What U.S. lawmakers are saying about Trump and Zelenskyy's clash at the White House By Associated Press The fallout from a heated Oval Office exchange between Trump, Zelenskyy and Vance has many Republicans — even those who previously backed Ukraine — scolding Zelenskyy. For Democrats, it was proof that Trump is playing into the hands of Russian… Continue reading
Feb 28 Vance acknowledges Pope Francis' criticism of U.S. immigration crackdown By Peter Smith, Associated Press Vice President JD Vance acknowledged the pope's criticism of the Trump administration’s crackdown, without responding to any of its specifics or to the pontiff’s apparent criticism of Vance’s own deployment of Catholic tradition to justify such policies. Continue reading
Feb 28 WATCH: Zelenskyy 'needs to resign' or 'change' after tense meeting with Trump, Sen. Lindsay Graham says By Associated Press Graham called the meeting a “complete, utter disaster” and said he’s “never been more proud” of President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Feb 28 WATCH: Zelenskyy departs White House after Trump and Vance chastise him in tense meeting By Will Weissert, Zeke Miller, Justin Spike, Associated Press Ukraine's leader left the White House shortly after President Donald Trump shouted at him, showing open disdain. Continue reading
Feb 28 WATCH: Trump and Vance blast Zelenskyy in Oval Office meeting, suggesting he needs to be more grateful By Associated Press President Donald Trump chided Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after Vice President JD Vance, one of the administration’s most skeptical voices on Ukraine, said Zelenskyy was being disrespectful for debating Trump in the Oval Office in front of the American media. Continue reading
Feb 16 The U.S. presented Ukraine with proposal to access its minerals, offering no guarantees in return By Emma Burrows, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he directed his ministers not to sign off on a proposed agreement to give the United States access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals because the document was too focused on U.S. interests. Continue reading
Feb 14 WATCH: 'We want to achieve a durable, lasting peace,' Vance says at meeting with Ukraine's Zelenskyy By Aamer Madhani, Emma Burrows, Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday during a meeting with U.S. Vice President JD Vance that his country wants “security guarantees” before any talks to end the Ukraine-Russia war. Continue reading
Feb 14 WATCH: Vance tells Europe immigration most 'urgent' issue, says voters don't want 'floodgates' open By Aamer Madhani, Matthew Lee, Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Vice President JD Vance urged European officials to stem illegal migration on the continent during his speech before the Munich Security Conference. Continue reading
Feb 11 Vance rails against 'excessive' regulation at Paris AI summit By Thomas Adamson, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Vice President JD Vance has told a Paris summit on artificial intelligence that the Trump administration will “ensure that AI systems developed in America are free from ideological bias.”… Continue reading