President Donald Trump said a deal ending hostilities between Russia and Ukraine “could be made very fast,” but claimed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky doesn’t seem to be interested.

“Now, maybe somebody doesn’t want to make a deal,” Trump said Monday, not naming Zelensky but clearly referring to him. “And if somebody doesn’t want to make a deal, I think that person won’t be around very long. That person will not be listened to very long. Because I believe that Russia wants to make a deal.”

Zelensky says Russian President Vladimir Putin can’t be trusted to maintain a ceasefire, and Ukrainians won’t lay down their arms without security commitments from the United States and Europe.

Trump’s comments, made during an investment announcement in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, echo those of his advisers and allies who have suggested that Zelensky may need to step aside.

The Ukrainian leader maintains solid support in his country and among U.S. allies.

With reporting from the Associated Press

Oliver O’Connell3 March 2025 21:02

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is taking credit for canceling contracts that have long been dead, according to a new report.

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Graig Graziosi3 March 2025 20:50

The Trump administration is weighing suspending or canceling military aid to Ukraine, according to reporting by Fox News.

A senior White House official told the network: “Everything is on the table. America’s patience and pocketbook is not unlimited but that’s been our posture from the beginning.”

It’s unclear if the blockade would include aid that’s already been appropriated by Congress.

Asked about suspending aid at today’s Roosevelt Room event, Trump said: “I haven’t even talked about that.”

Oliver O’Connell3 March 2025 20:32

Asked what he would need to see from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to restart negotiations, President Donald Trump replied: “I just think he should be more appreciative because this country has stuck with them through thick and thin. We’ve given them much more than Europe… I want all of those young people to stop being killed.”

Oliver O’Connell3 March 2025 20:27

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than one percentage point on Monday afternoon after Trump announced the 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada would go into effect on Tuesday.

Ariana Baio3 March 2025 20:24

Trump announced that the sweeping 25 percent tariffs, which were supposed to be enacted on Mexico and Canada last month, would be implemented beginning on Tuesday.

During a press conference on Monday, Trump said there was “no room left” for either country to negotiate to starve off the tariffs.

“No room left for Mexico or Canada. The tariffs, they’re all set. They go into effect tomorrow,” Trump said.

Ariana Baio3 March 2025 20:10

President Trump announced that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company will invest at least $100 billion in the United States to build semiconductor manufacturing facilities over the next four years.

The new investment arrives after a push to ramp up domestic manufacturing of semiconductors. Under the Biden administration, Congress passed the CHIPS Act, which sought to make the U.S. less reliant on foreign semiconductors

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The new investment will support building facilities in Arizona, Trump said on Monday afternoon.

Ariana Baio3 March 2025 20:00

First Lady Melania Trump arrived at Capitol Hill on Monday afternoon to speak on a roundtable in support of the “Take it Down Act”, which intends to protect victims of real and deepfake “revenge pornography”

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Ariana Baio3 March 2025 19:58

The Department of Government Efficiency deleted or altered hundreds of its claims from its “wall of receipts” website on Sunday evening – the second time in a week the group had to correct its record.

The team within the executive office edited or deleted more than 1,000 contracts that it claimed to cancel, resulting in what it claimed to be $4 billion in savings, according to the New York Times.

Deleted items included five of the seven largest savings it took credit for, including a $1.9 billion IRS project which was actually canceled under the previous administration

Ariana Baio3 March 2025 19:45