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Zelenskyy is visiting the White House as a partisan divide grows over Ukraine war
By CHRIS MEGERIAN
Updated 11:12 PM CDT, September 25, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is visiting Washington on Thursday as U.S. support for his country’s fight against Russia faces a partisan reckoning in this year’s presidential election.
Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for president, has pledged to continue sending military assistance to Ukraine if she’s elected, and she’ll have her own meeting with Zelenskyy after the Ukrainian leader sits down with President Joe Biden.
However, Zelenskyy’s tumultuous relationship with former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, continued to deteriorate this week. Instead of meeting with Zelenskyy, Trump has criticized him. As for U.S. support for Ukraine, Trump complained that “we continue to give billions of dollars to a man who refuses to make a deal” to end the war.
It’s the most politically treacherous landscape that Zelenskyy has encountered in Washington since the war with Russia began nearly three years ago. Ukrainian officials are anxious to maintain good relations with whoever becomes the next president of the United States, which is its biggest and most important provider of arms, money and other support. ...
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Congress passes 3-month funding extension to avoid government shutdown
The House and Senate approved a stopgap measure to keep the government funded through Dec. 20, sending it to President Biden's desk.
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Republicans follow Trump’s lead of icing out Zelensky | CNN Politics
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday criticized Volodymyr Zelensky and claimed the Ukrainian president “refuses to make a deal” amid Russia’s war in Ukraine, marking Trump’s most explicit criticism of Zelensky’s handling of the war to date.
www.cnn.comA new mystery firm enters Trump's orbit, rekindling criticism of his presidential campaign spending
Launchpad Strategies, incorporated less than a year ago, has received $15 million from Donald Trump’s election fundraising machine.
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Harris says Trump doesn’t need to be the ‘protector’ of women, he has to trust them to make their own decisions | CNN Politics
Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday that women don’t need Donald Trump to be their “protector,” but instead need the former president “to trust them” to make their own reproductive decisions.
www.cnn.comSpeaker Johnson demands Zelenskyy remove Ukraine's ambassador to US after Pennsylvania visit
House Speaker Mike Johnson is calling on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to fire his country’s ambassador to the U.S.
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Democrats try to censure Rep. Clay Higgins for slandering Haitians in social media post
A Republican congressman who slandered Haitian immigrants in a social media post is facing a censure push from Democrats. Rep.
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BBC finds Lebanese seaside city deserted after Israeli attacks
Correspondent Orla Guerin reports on airstrikes and evacuations in the southern city of Tyre.
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'I am a capitalist': Harris promises 'pragmatic' economic approach
Vice President Kamala Harris says she's a “capitalist” who understands business in Pittsburgh economic address.
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House panel investigating Trump assassination attempts is holding its first hearing
A bipartisan congressional task force investigating the assassination attempts against Donald Trump is set to hold its first public hearing.
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CBS News poll finds tight race in Georgia, where Trump has 2-point edge over Harris
Trump has 2-point edge over Harris amid widespread concern over state of democracy; partisans divide over election board actions.
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Storm surge map: What to know about storm surge as Hurricane Helene nears Florida
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Trump says Ukraine is 'demolished' and dismisses its defense against Russia's invasion
Former President Donald Trump says Ukraine should have made concessions to Russian President Vladimir Putin instead of going to war with its invading neighbor.
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GOP Rep. Clay Higgins deletes post calling Haitian migrants ‘thugs,’ telling them to ‘get … their a** out of our country’ | CNN Politics
House Democrats immediately tried to reprimand GOP Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana from the floor of the chamber on Wednesday over a since deleted social media post calling Haitian migrants “thugs” and “slapstick gangsters” who needed to get “their a** out of our country.”
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