Summit with Putin set to top Trump’s agenda this week as Ukraine war takes center stage
European leaders support Zelenskyy's push to attend the Trump-Putin Alaska summit amid fears Ukraine could be excluded from peace negotiations.
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Trump continues supporting Sen. Lindsey Graham’s re-election bid while phoning into Republican event
President Donald Trump continues expressing support for Sen. Lindsey Graham as the long-serving Republican lawmaker aims to win re-election
Defense lawyers for needy clients feel squeeze after federal funds dry up
Washington — Just over a year ago, federal judges, defenders and a group of lawyers who represent criminal indigent defendants gathered at the U.S. courthouse in Baltimore to hear federal Judge Myron Thompson give an address. Thompson, who sits on the district court in Alabama, and the others were there to commemorate the 60th anniversary
Abbott Vows to Continue Calling Special Sessions Until Texas Democrats Return
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott takes a question from a reporter outside the West Wing after meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington on Feb. 5, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he’ll continue to call special sessions of the Texas Legislature “for literally years” until Texas Democrats
Ex-government officials pen letter blasting Kash Patel’s FBI ‘purge’
Former government officials group The Steady State criticizes FBI Director Kash Patel for removing agents, claiming political weaponization of the bureau.
Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego pushing the Democratic Party at Iowa State Fair
Sen. Ruben Gallego, one of several Democrats possibly thinking ahead to the next White House race, made the trip from Arizona to work the grill at the Iowa State Fair this weekend. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe met him there. Original CBS News Link</a
Countdown begins to Friday’s Trump-Putin meeting without Zelenskyy
Countdown begins to Friday’s Trump-Putin meeting without Zelenskyy – CBS News Watch CBS News Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is thanking European leaders for backing his push to join this week’s Trump-Putin summit in Alaska, insisting an end to the war must be fair. Willie James Inman has more from the White House. link.lazyload { position: