President Trump said the deal โmight involve all of Europe.โ He indicated he had met with a Kremlin envoy whom Melania Trump hosted at the White House on Thursday.
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Kirill Dmitriev, an envoy to the Russian president, during an event with Melania Trump, the first lady, at the White House on Thursday.
When a new Congress is sworn in, it will have the power to hold hearings and issue subpoenas, prompting one representative to advise White House officials and others to โlawyer up.โ
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President Trump at the site of the White House ballroom on Wednesday. An AP exit poll found that government corruption was a crucial issue for many voters, and that roughly seven in 10 voters said Congress was doing โnot enoughโ to provide checks and balances on the presidency.
The move would be the latest U.S. concession to Moscow as President Trump pursues economic incentives he hopes will secure an end to war in Ukraine.
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Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Trumpโs envoys, with Kirill Dmitriev, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, in Moscow last month.
The new book by the reporter Matthew Cole connects $2 billion in slush funds from Gulf state leaders to Trumpโs son-in-law in an effort to influence U.S. policy.
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The U.A.E. president Mohammed bin Zayed and President Trumpโs son-in-law Jared Kushner, in 2026.
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