CIA Director John Ratcliffe proposed a trilateral meeting between President Trump, Russian President Putin and Ukrainian President Zelensky during his covert trip to Moscow earlier this week in an effort to end the war, two sources briefed on the matter told Axios. Why it matters: This was the first time Ratcliffe got personally involved in the diplomatic push to broker a breakthrough between Russia and Ukraine. - Ratcliffe's visit was partly aimed at determining whether Russia's heads of intelligence services could help convince Putin to move toward resuming U.S.-mediated negotiations with Ukraine, the sources said. - On Friday, U.S. officials briefed Zelensky on Ratcliffe's talks in Moscow and the proposal for a trilateral summit. -…
A privacy measure for immigration aid workers became a free speech cause for backers of Nick Shirley, a right-wing YouTube star. Democrats say the furor is fueled by misinformation.
The Trump administration has quietly struck deportation deals with at least 35 nations, often worth millions, according to Third Country Deportation. Isobel Yeung investigates where the money is going and what happens to migrants sent to a country they’ve never been to. 0:00 America's new deportation pipelines 2:13 18 migrants are shackled, sent to Africa 7:13 An Iranian activist has been deported to dangerous circumstances 11:08 Who is paying for these deportations? For more of this, subscribe to stream on the CNN app: https://cnn.it/4zpecHE #Immigration #Deportation #News
As the nation confronts deepening political divisions and mounting foreign policy dilemmas, veterans in droves are gearing up once again to serve their country. A surprising number of Democrats running in competitive U.S. House races are veterans. Priya Sridhar breaks it down.