Supreme court rejects Trump request to continue freezing $2bn in foreign aid

Ukrainians vow to defend their nation as Russia lauds Trump's aid pause

Russia says Trump's pause of Ukraine military aid could be "the best contribution to peace," as Ukrainians grapple for the means to keep defending their country.

CBS News - 2d

Trump digs in against Zelenskyy with suspension of military aid to Ukraine

Also in today’s newsletter, fresh tariffs have gone into effect on imports from Canada, Mexico and China

Financial Times - 2d

Ukraine reacts with defiance and anger to Trump withdrawal of military aid

White House’s latest punitive move against Kyiv will lead to ‘joy in Moscow’, Ukrainian commentators say. Ukraine has reacted with defiance and anger to Donald Trump’s suspension of US military ...

The Guardian - 2d

Senate GOP defends Trump's Ukraine aid pause as negotiating tactic

Senate Republicans are defending President Trump's decision to pause aid for Ukraine as a negotiating tactic days after his public spat with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval ...

The Hill - 2d

Ukraine ready to make a deal after Trump pauses U.S. aid

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says he regrets his Oval Office argument with President Trump and wants to make things right. It came hours after President Trump turned up the pressure on Zelenskyy ...

CBS News - 1d

Out-of-date polls to wrong aid amounts: factchecking Trump’s Congress address

The president’s marathon address to a joint session of Congress was littered with false claims he’s been corrected on but continued to repeat . Donald Trump’s marathon address to a joint session of ...

The Guardian - 1d

Trump Suspends Military Aid to Ukraine After Oval Office Blowup

The directive, which takes effect immediately, affects more than $1 billion in arms and ammunition in the pipelines and on order.

The New York Times - 1d

Trump’s Decision to Halt Aid to Ukraine Could Reorder the Battlefield

Officials have suggested that the pause in weapons shipments and intelligence sharing could be relatively short-lived if Ukraine’s president bends to White House demands.

The New York Times - 1d

Thursday Briefing: How Trump’s Aid Halt May Affect Ukraine

Plus, the return of moviegoing in France.

The New York Times - 23h

Trump is suspending aid to Ukraine – but he’s rolling over for Israel | Mohamad Bazzi

The president’s hardball negotiating tactics are nowhere to be seen as he sends billions in new weapons to Netanyahu. In his speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night, Donald Trump ...

The Guardian - 7h

US suspends aid to South Africa after Trump order

President’s decree claims white South Africans being unjustly discriminated against and orders end to foreign aid. The state department has ordered an immediate pause on most US foreign assistance ...

The Guardian - 1h

Trump Administration Stalls Scientific Research Despite Court Ruling

Using an arcane law, officials have effectively delayed funding from the National Institutes of Health, leaving medical studies in jeopardy.

The New York Times - Feb. 21

'See you in court': Trump clashes with Democratic governor at White House event

At a White House event with a bipartisan group of governors Friday, President Donald Trump briefly sparred with Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills.

ABC News - Feb. 21

As Trump Courts Putin, China’s Leader Xi Emphasizes Close Ties With Russia

The Chinese and Russian leaders reaffirmed their relationship in a video call on Monday, an apparent rebuff to the idea that the Trump administration could drive a wedge between them.

The New York Times - Feb. 24

Trump defying a court order would trigger a constitutional crisis

The administration can disagree with judicial rulings all it wants, but one thing is clear: it can’t disobey them.

The Hill - Feb. 25

Trump administration, DOGE hit roadblocks in three court cases

One judge called the Trump administration's funding freeze "ill-conceived from the beginning."

CNBC - Feb. 25

Trump may rue firing experts when environmental rollbacks land in court

Advocacy groups are better prepared than the first term for legal challenges – but will the administration obey rulings?. Amid spending freezes and policy rollbacks from Donald Trump , ...

The Guardian - Feb. 26

Courts and the Trump administration: Obi-Wan Kenobi saving us or speed bumps?

Despite the initial successes of litigation against the Trump administration, many are skeptical that the courts will ultimately stop the erosion of democracy, highlighting the need for a broader ...

The Hill - Feb. 26

Trump solicitor general nominee: Ignoring courts conceivable in 'extreme cases'

President Trump’s nominee for solicitor general said in his confirmation hearing Wednesday that there are “extreme cases” where it is conceivable that an elected official could defy a court order. ...

The Hill - Feb. 26

Mulvaney says Trump, Musk 'itching for a fight' with courts on federal worker cuts

NewsNation contributor and former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said President Trump and Elon Musk are itching for a fight with the courts over their cuts to the federal workforce. ...

The Hill - Feb. 27

With a Letter From King Charles, Starmer Was Welcomed Into Trump’s Court

The British prime minister, Keir Starmer, presented President Trump with a royal invitation and scored several political wins. But his top goal — a security guarantee for Ukraine — remained elusive.

The New York Times - 6d

Trump administration accused of sidestepping court rulings amid spree of legal losses

The Trump administration continued to face setbacks in court this week over its efforts to drastically downsize the size of the government, while plaintiffs in some of the cases accused the ...

NBC News - 5d

Appeals court temporarily greenlights Trump’s firing of whistleblower office head

A federal appeals court Wednesday agreed to the Trump administration’s request to greenlight the president’s firing of U.S. special counsel Hampton Dellinger until the court resolves a legal ...

The Hill - 22h

Appeals court allows Trump administration to remove ethics watchdog Dellinger — for now

The Supreme Court is likely to determine whether President Donald Trump can fire Hampton Dellinger as head of the Office of Special Counsel.

CNBC - 21h

NATO holds military drills as leaders express concerns over Trump's shifting foreign policy

In Romania, which shares a border with Ukraine, NATO is holding its largest combat exercises of the year. The drills come as European leaders are expressing rising concern over the military ...

CBS News - Feb. 20

Facing pressure from Trump, Costa Rica and Honduras join Panama as stopovers for foreign deportees

A U.S. flight carrying 135 deportees, half of them minors from various countries, is set to land in Costa Rica, making the country the latest Latin American nation to serve as a stopover as U.S. ...

ABC News - Feb. 20

Taiwan holds its breath as Trump turns on Ukraine and upends US foreign policy

The mood in Taipei is one of wariness as the new US president takes a blowtorch to diplomatic norms and assurances. It’s a bustling morning at the Dongmen wet market, in inner-city Taipei. Mr Yu is ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21

Trump 'doesn't care' what happens to Ukraine, former foreign minister claims as U.S.-Kyiv relations sour

U.S. President Donald Trump doesn't appear to be concerned about Ukraine's post-war future, the country's former Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told CNBC.

CNBC - Feb. 21

Whether Trump’s foreign policy takes off or crashes, this analyst sees two ways to profit

President Donald Trump’s foreign policy is a lot less unpredictable than sometimes shocking headlines would suggest, this veteran analyst says.

MarketWatch - Feb. 26

Trump wants to use $5 million 'gold cards' to replace foreign investor visas

Trump proposes creating a type of green card program for wealthy foreign investors that would give them permanent residency and a pathway to citizenship for $5 milllion.

NBC News - Feb. 26

‘Free world needs a new leader’, says EU foreign chief after Trump Zelenskyy row

The EU foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said ‘the free world needs a new leader’ and that it was up to Europeans to take this challenge. Live reaction to Zelenskyy’s clash with Trump and ...

The Guardian - 5d

Trump administration briefing: Israeli hostage to visit White House; Russia admires US foreign policy

Eli Sharabi expected to meet Donald Trump on Tuesday; Kremlin says US views now ‘largely’ coincide with Moscow’s own foreign policy vision – key US politics stories from Sunday at a glance. The ...

The Guardian - 3d

Wall Street Journal on Trump foreign policy: Less 'brave new world' than 'dangerous old one'

The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board went after President Trump on foreign policy on Sunday, saying it is "less brave new world than a reversion to a dangerous old one." The board highlighted ...

The Hill - 3d

Trump can turn this white-collar crime law into an effective foreign policy tool

President Trump's 180-day "pause" on enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) aims to shift the focus from American businesses to corrupt foreign officials and encourage compliance, ...

The Hill - 3d

How U.S. foreign policy is changing under Trump after Hegseth's Russia directive

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's directive to U.S. Cyber Command on pausing planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions, signals a shift in foreign policy under the Trump ...

CBS News - 3d

President Trump touts tariffs, foreign policy as some Democrats walk out of speech to Congress

President Trump recapped actions taken in his first six weeks in office in an address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday. Some Democrats walked out of the president's speech. CBS News' Nancy ...

CBS News - 1d