, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday following a two-hour phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Putin said that Russia and Ukraine would need to find compromises to suit all parties.
Trump has struggled to end a war that began with Russia鈥檚 invasion in February 2022, and that makes these conversations a serious test of his reputation as a dealmaker after having claimed he would once he was back in the White House, if not even before he took office.
Here's the latest:
Without offering evidence, Trump suggests Biden鈥檚 prostate cancer diagnosis was hidden from the public
Trump noted that he鈥檇 recently had a physical exam and said the PSA test, which can detect prostate cancer, 鈥渋s standard to pretty much anybody.鈥� A PSA test was performed during 罢谤耻尘辫鈥檚 physical exam last month.
Biden has an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones.
But prostate cancer screenings aren鈥檛 recommended for men 70 and older, meaning Biden may not have been getting regular PSA blood tests. Medical professionals also say the tests don鈥檛 do the best job of identifying aggressive prostate cancers.
Trump is 78. Biden is 82.
Asked about Biden during an appearance at the White House, Trump said, 鈥渋t takes a long time to get to that situation鈥� and that he was 鈥渟urprised that the public wasn鈥檛 notified a long time ago.鈥�
鈥淚t鈥檚 a very sad situation and I feel very badly about it,鈥� Trump said.
Trump awards 3 鈥淢edals of Sacrifice鈥� to police officers from Florida
Trump has awarded what he called the first-ever 鈥淢edals of Sacrifice鈥� to three sheriff鈥檚 deputies from Palm Beach County, Florida, who were killed in the line of duty.
A proposal introduced in Congress would award similar medals to any officer or first responder who is killed in the line of duty, the president said.
鈥淚 hope it never has to be given out, frankly,鈥� said Trump, who said he knows Palm Beach County well given how much time he spends at his Mar-a-Lago club there.
Trump said the medal was designed with the cooperation of the Arnault family, which, through LVMH, owns and operates Tiffany & Co.
He called the first medal recipients 鈥渢hree remarkable heroes.鈥� They were Palm Beach County deputies: Ralph 鈥淏utch鈥� Waller, Ignacio 鈥淒an鈥� Diaz and Luis Paez.
Schumer legislation would ban U.S. from using foreign plane as Air Force One
New legislation introduced by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer would ban the U.S. from using a foreign plane as Air Force One.
Schumer is introducing the bill in an effort to prevent President Donald Trump from accepting a new $400 million plane from Qatar.
White House Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday that the aircraft 鈥渨ill be accepted according to all legal and ethical obligations.鈥�
The bill would prevent the U.S. from spending taxpayer dollars to retrofit a foreign-owned plane for presidential use.
鈥淭here鈥檚 absolutely no amount of modifications that can guarantee it will be secure,鈥� Schumer said.
Trump to meet with House Republicans before key vote
President Donald Trump will look to build momentum with House Republicans for his tax cut and immigration bill with a visit to the Capitol on Tuesday.
Trump will meet with House Republicans during their weekly conference meeting, according to a White House official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss plans not yet made public.
The legislation Republicans are hoping to pass this summer faces a critical test in the House this week with Speaker Mike Johnson seeking a vote before Memorial Day, even though GOP lawmakers still have some differences on the bill.
Johnson is working to hold his narrow House majority together to pass the of extending the tax breaks while pumping in money for border security and deportations.
Melania Trump makes rare White House appearance
The first lady spoke before the president signed legislation targeting 鈥渞evenge porn.鈥�
The law will it a federal crime to 鈥渒nowingly publish鈥� or threaten to publish intimate images without a person鈥檚 consent, including AI-created 鈥渄eepfakes.鈥�
She said that artificial intelligence is 鈥渄igital candy鈥� for the next generation, 鈥渂ut unlike sugar this new technology can be weaponized.鈥�
Trump spoke after his wife, saying it is 鈥渟o horrible what takes place.鈥�
Trump hosting Kennedy Center board at the White House as part of push to remake the arts there and nationwide
Trump is hosting the 鈥檚 leadership at the White House, reinforcing how much attention he鈥檚 devoting to remaking a premier cultural center amid a larger effort to overhaul the social and ideological dynamics of the national arts scene.
The Monday night meeting of the center鈥檚 board in the State Dining Room comes after Trump its previous members and announced in February that he鈥檇 serve as the board鈥檚 chair.
Members include White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and , whose 鈥淕od Bless the USA,鈥� plays at Trump rallies as well as many official events.
In the view of Trump and top leaders in his administration, to his own liking can help create a new arts and social culture nationwide.
Judge bars Trump administration from shutting peace institute that sought to end violent conflicts
A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from moving forward with its dismantling of the , an organization taken over in March by Elon Musk鈥檚 Department of Government Efficiency.
U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell ruled that the think tank, which was created and funded by Congress to focus on resolving violent conflicts around the globe, was taken over illegally by DOGE through 鈥渂lunt force, backed up by law enforcement officers from three separate local and federal agencies.鈥�
The plaintiffs in the lawsuit, filed by the organization鈥檚 former board members and president, had maintained that the Institute of Peace was established by law as an independent, nonprofit organization. The plaintiffs also argue the firing of the board members did not meet any of the steps required by the law that created the organization.
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Putin talks to Trump for 2 hours, says Russia is ready to work toward ending fighting in Ukraine
Moscow is ready to work toward ending fighting in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday following the phone call with President Trump.
Putin said Russia and Ukraine would need to find compromises to suit all parties.
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Supreme Court allows Trump to strip protections from 350,000 Venezuelans; deportations could follow
The court鈥檚 order, with only one noted dissent, puts on hold a from a federal judge in San Francisco that kept in place Temporary Protected Status for the Venezuelans that would have otherwise expired last month.
The status allows people already in the United States to live and work legally because their native countries are deemed unsafe for return due to natural disaster or civil strife.
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CBS News CEO quits amid potential Trump lawsuit settlement
CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon said Monday that she鈥檚 resigning after four years, the latest fallout at the network as its parent company considers settling a lawsuit with President Trump over a 鈥�60 Minutes鈥� interview with his former political opponent.
McMahon, who鈥檚 led both the network news division and news for the CBS-owned stations, said in an email message to staff that 鈥渋t鈥檚 become clear that the company and I do not agree on the path forward. It鈥檚 time to move on and for this organization to move forward with new leadership.鈥�
McMahon has made clear she opposes settling with Trump 鈥� just like 鈥�60 Minutes鈥� executive producer Bill Owens, .
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Appeals court clears the way for 罢谤耻尘辫鈥檚 anti-union order
An appeals court has cleared the way for President Donald 罢谤耻尘辫鈥檚 executive order aimed at ending collective bargaining rights for hundreds of thousands of federal employees while a lawsuit plays out.
The Friday ruling came after the Trump administration asked for an emergency pause on a judge鈥檚 order blocking enforcement at roughly three dozen agencies and departments.
The majority ruled on technical grounds, finding that the unions don鈥檛 have the legal right to sue because Trump hasn鈥檛 ended any collective bargaining agreements yet. The government says Trump needs the executive order so his administration can cut the federal workforce to ensure strong national security. Union leaders argue the order is designed to facilitate mass firings.
Trump administration is taking action against travel companies in India
The Trump administration is taking action against travel companies in India that it believes are helping people enter or stay in the U.S. illegally.
The State Department announced in a statement on Monday that it would impose travel bans on 鈥渙wners, executives, and senior officials of travel agencies based and operating in India for knowingly facilitating illegal immigration to the United States.鈥�
No targets were identified in the statement, which is standard practice when multiple individuals are affected due to privacy laws.
鈥淥ur immigration policy aims not only to inform foreign nationals about the dangers of illegal immigration to the United States but also to hold accountable individuals who violate our laws, including facilitators of illegal immigration," the statement said.
Trump call with Putin underway as he hopes for ceasefire progress in Russia-Ukraine war
President Donald Trump has grown 鈥渇rustrated鈥� with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the White House said Monday ahead of separate calls Trump is holding in hopes of making progress toward a ceasefire in the .
Trump expressed his hopes for a 鈥減roductive day鈥� Monday 鈥� and a ceasefire 鈥� in a social media post over the weekend. His effort will also include calls to NATO leaders. But ahead of the call, Vice President JD Vance said Trump is 鈥渕ore than open鈥� to walking away from trying to end the war if he feels Putin isn鈥檛 serious about negotiation.
The call was underway shortly after 10 a.m., press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, promising additional details after it concludes.
Trump administration will accept Boeing 747 donation from Qatar
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the aircraft 鈥渨ill be accepted according to all legal and ethical obligations.鈥�
The plane is a gift to the U.S. Air Force, she told reporters. It will be retrofitted to the 鈥渉ighest standards鈥� by the Defense Department and the Air Force, she said.
鈥淭his plane is not a personal donation or a gift to the president of the United States,鈥� Leavitt said.
Democrats and even some of 罢谤耻尘辫鈥檚 allies have been critical of 罢谤耻尘辫鈥檚 decision to accept the gift from Qatar for use as a future Air Force One.
Leavitt says U.S. will insist that Iran give up uranium enrichment
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt did not have details Monday on the next round of nuclear talks with Iran but said the U.S. is committed to insisting that Iran give up the enrichment of uranium, what Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff on Sunday called a 鈥渞ed line.鈥�
鈥淲e are 100% committed to that red line,鈥� Leavitt said.
Leavitt said Witkoff and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have made that point 鈥渋ncredibly clear鈥� in discussions with the Iranians.
White House urges Republicans to 鈥榰nite鈥� behind his 鈥渂ig, beautiful鈥� tax cuts
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said it鈥檚 鈥渁bsolutely essential鈥� that Republicans unite and pass the bill so that Trump can deliver on the agenda he was elected to enact.
The during a rare vote Sunday night but it has a long journey through Congress to get to 罢谤耻尘辫鈥檚 desk for his signature in the face of opposition from some GOP lawmakers.
Leavitt said Americans gave Republicans a 鈥渙nce-in-a-generation鈥� opportunity to 鈥渃ourse correct our country鈥� and 鈥渢here is no time to waste.鈥�
Vance says U.S. open to 鈥榳alking away鈥� from Ukraine war talks
Vice President JD Vance says the U.S. is open to walking away from trying to negotiate a ceasefire to end Russia鈥檚 war against Ukraine.
鈥淚鈥檇 say we鈥檙e more than open to walking away,鈥� Vance told reporters before leaving Rome after meeting with Pope Leo XIV. Vance said Trump has been clear that the U.S. 鈥渋s not going to spin its wheels here. We want to see outcomes.鈥�
"We鈥檙e gonna try to end it, but if we can end it, we鈥檙e eventually gonna say, You know what? That was worth a try, but we鈥檙e not doing it anymore.鈥�
Trump 鈥榝rustrated鈥� by Russia and Ukraine ahead of critical calls
President Donald Trump is 鈥渇rustrated鈥� by both Russia and Ukraine ahead of separate calls Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine鈥檚 Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
鈥淗e鈥檚 grown weary and frustrated with both sides of the conflict,鈥� White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Monday morning. 鈥淗e has made it clear to both sides that he wants to see a peaceful resolution and ceasefire as soon as possible.鈥�
罢谤耻尘辫鈥檚 call with Putin is set to take place around 10 a.m. to be followed by his conversation with Zelenskyy.
Trump takes steps to shield information from the public
Donald 罢谤耻尘辫鈥檚 administration says it鈥檚 the most transparent in history.
But his second administration has taken even more drastic steps than his first to shield key
It thousands of government websites of history, legal records and data it finds disagreeable.
Such secrecy suggests 罢谤耻尘辫鈥檚 second term will leave less for the nation鈥檚 historical record than any before it. It also suggests that what the administration does eventually authorize for release will be sanitized to reinforce a public image the president himself wants projected 鈥� no matter the facts.
罢谤耻尘辫鈥檚 massive import taxes haven鈥檛 done much economic damage - yet
For months, American consumers and businesses have been hearing that 罢谤耻尘辫鈥檚 massive import taxes 鈥� tariffs 鈥� would drive up prices and hurt the U.S. economy. But the latest economic reports don鈥檛 match the doom and gloom:
Inflation actually , and in April.
For now, the disconnect has businesses and consumers struggling to reconcile what they were told to expect, what the numbers say and what they are seeing on the ground. Trump and his supporters are quick to point out that the trade wars of his first term didn鈥檛 translate into higher overall inflation across the economy.
Still, 罢谤耻尘辫鈥檚 tariffs are huge 鈥� the highest since the Great Depression of the 1930s
Libraries cut some services after 罢谤耻尘辫鈥檚 order to dismantle small agency
Libraries across the U.S. services weeks after the Trump administration鈥檚 move to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Maine has temporarily closed its state library and others across the country have paused their interlibrary loan programs. The reductions in services coincide with a lawsuit filed by more than 20 state attorneys general and the American Library Association to restore funding.
They argue only Congress has the authority to control federal spending. E-book and audiobook programs are especially vulnerable to budget cuts, even though those offerings have exploded in popularity since the COVID-19 pandemic.
罢谤耻尘辫鈥檚 new executive order targets barcodes on ballots
罢谤耻尘辫鈥檚 seeking to overhaul how U.S. elections are run includes a somewhat obscure reference to the way votes are counted.
Voting equipment, it says, Those few technical words could have a big impact.
Voting machines that give all voters a ballot with one of those codes are used in hundreds of counties across 19 states.
Trump, in justifying the move, said in that his intention was 鈥渢o protect election integrity.鈥�
Trump tax cut package advanced out of House committee
罢谤耻尘辫鈥檚 big bill advances in rare weekend vote: House Republicans narrowly advanced 罢谤耻尘辫鈥檚 big tax cuts package out of a key committee during a rare Sunday night vote, but just barely, as conservative holdouts are demanding and green energy programs before giving their full support.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is pushing to approve the package and send it to the Senate by Memorial Day.
Democrats say they will fight what House party leader Hakeem Jeffries calls an 鈥渆xtreme and toxic bill.鈥�
Former President Biden diagnosed with cancer
Former President has been his office said Sunday. Trump posted on social media that he was saddened by the news and 鈥渨e wish Joe a fast and successful recovery.鈥�
The finding came after the 82-year-old reported urinary symptoms, which led doctors to discover a nodule on his prostate. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer on Friday, with the cancer cells having spread to the bone.
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