Mar 04 Trump pause of U.S. military aid adds pressure for Zelenskyy to seek end of war By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The halting of military aid comes some five years after President Donald Trump held up congressionally authorized assistance to Ukraine as he sought to pressure Zelenskyy to launch an investigation into Joe Biden, then a Democratic presidential candidate. Continue reading
Mar 04 What to know about Trump’s halt on military aid to Ukraine By Jill Lawless, Associated Press It's a major blow that threatens to remove some of the most formidable weapons in Ukraine’s battlefield arsenal, and ratchets up pressure on Kyiv to accept a peace agreement. Continue reading
Mar 04 Zelenskyy suggests Ukraine didn’t receive direct notification that U.S. had paused military aid By Samya Kullab, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also said Ukraine is ready to sign a lucrative deal on rare-earth minerals and security with Washington. Continue reading
Mar 04 Trump’s pause on military aid alarms Ukrainians but Kyiv digs in on peace terms By Samya Kullab, Associated Press Days after an explosive meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the assistance halted to try to pressure Kyiv to engage in peace talks with Russia. Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 5:37 European allies forge ahead on Ukraine after Trump’s public dispute with Zelenskyy By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev President Trump on Monday continued to put pressure on Ukraine, insinuating that Volodymyr Zelenskyy should step down if he doesn't want a peace deal. This after their Friday Oval Office meeting ended in an unprecedented clash. Western leaders are scrambling… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch 6:45 What Americans think about Trump’s second term so far By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman As President Trump gets ready to address Congress for the first time since reentering the Oval Office, our latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll offers a new look at what the American public thinks about the actions his administration has taken in… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch 7:36 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the fallout over Ukraine and public opinion about Trump By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman, Shrai Popat NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including the fallout from President Trump’s meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and analysis of the latest PBS… Continue watching
Mar 03 How Trump’s history with Putin and Zelenskyy set the stage for an Oval Office blowup By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Questions over President Donald Trump's connections to Russian President Vladimir Putin followed him into his first presidency and hung over him for most of his term. Continue reading
Mar 03 Trump slams Zelenskyy on Truth Social for saying the end of the Russia war ‘is still very, very far away’ By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Trump seemed further irritated by Zelenskyy's latest comments suggesting it will take time for the three-year conflict to come to a close. Continue reading
Mar 03 5 things to watch when Trump gives his address to Congress By Chris Megerian, Associated Press President Donald Trump loves a good spectacle, and it's hard to top a speech to a joint session of Congress. Continue reading