Day: February 17, 2025

European leaders were hopeful they could work with the Trump administration on the Ukraine war and other issues. But comments last week by several U.S. officials have poured cold water on such hopes.

At least 9 people have died in the US due to severe winter weather, with Kentucky being hardest hit. Heavy rain and flooding have caused widespread damage, while a polar vortex brings record-low temperatures.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives in Saudi Arabia on Monday ahead of expected talks with Russian officials aimed at ending Moscow’s nearly three-year war in Ukraine.

A White House spokesman said that the initiative called the Department of Government Efficiency needed to review data to fix waste within the agency.

The Justice Department will ask the Supreme Court to intervene and keep Hampton Dellinger, head of the Office of the Special Counsel, off the job while the litigation proceeds.