POLITICS

Trump Says Progress Made With UK on Ukraine, Trade Talks

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The minerals deal will serve as a security backstop to any peacekeeping force in Ukraine, Trump said during his meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump hosted UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House on Feb. 27 to discuss the ongoing efforts to end the Russia–Ukraine war. Both leaders also

Laid Off USAID Employees Express Frustration, Greeted by Supporters

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The former workers say they continue to stand by the agency’s humanitarian mission. WASHINGTON—Former employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) gathered outside its former headquarters on Feb. 27 to clean out their offices after President Donald Trump’s administration laid off much of its staff in an effort to downsize the federal government.

Right-wing influencers get binders labeled “The Epstein Files,” downplay contents

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A group of 15 right-wing influencers visited the White House on Thursday and emerged with binders labeled “The Epstein Files: Phase 1” that they obtained from Attorney General Pam Bondi, who has vowed to release information held by the Justice Department about the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. But the documents have not been released