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• West Point speech: President Donald Trump will address graduates at the US Military Academy commencement ceremony this morning, as his administration continues to shake up the Pentagon and the country’s national security establishment .

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President Donald Trump spoke Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin and is planning to speak separately with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in separate calls as he continues his efforts to end the war between their two countries.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit on February 4, 2025, challenging Trump’s orders to close the asylum system. The case, filed in federal court in Washington, DC, argues the orders violate the United States’ legal duty to protect those fleeing harm.

When Yelitza Pimental boarded a bus with her husband and four children last November in Caracas, Venezuela, she hoped to start a better life in Colombia.

President Donald Trump, speaking as his Middle East trip continued Thursday, said he does not expect progress in Russia-Ukraine peace talks until he meets personally with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The House-passed bill includes a large tax cut, as well as more money for defense and immigration enforcement, financed in part by slashing health, nutrition, education and clean energy programs.