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Trump Says He Met With a Senior Russian Official on a Ukraine Peace Deal

President Trump said the deal “might involve all of Europe.” 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.

On the Democrats’ Agenda: Investigations of Trump and His Family

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 “lawyer up.”

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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 “not enough” to provide checks and balances on the presidency.

A Lesson From Germany

Trump is betting on economic incentives to stop Putin in Ukraine. Germany’s experience shows why that strategy is risky.

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Lukoil is one of Russia’s biggest energy companies.

Life Magazine, Chronicler of 20th-Century America, Rises Again

The iconic publication, acclaimed for its visual storytelling, will return as a print quarterly next month in a challenging business environment.

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The cover of the first issue of the new Life magazine, which will be published next month.

Trump Explores Lifting Sanctions on Russia’s Flagship Investment Fund

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 Trump’s envoys, with Kirill Dmitriev, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, in Moscow last month.

Book Review: ‘Princes and Thieves,’ by Matthew Cole

The new book by the reporter Matthew Cole connects $2 billion in slush funds from Gulf state leaders to Trump’s 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 Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, in 2026.
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