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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 564

AAMER MADHANI

US President Donald Trump (L) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands before attending a joint press conference after a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, on July 16, 2018. (AFP Photo/Yuri Kadobnov)
March 18, 2025, 11:45 pm
Trump, Putin agree to immediate pause on Russian strikes of Ukrainian infrastructure
After hour-long phone call, White House describes move as first step in a ‘movement to peace,’ but its unclear if Ukraine is on board with the agreement
By AAMER MADHANI, Vladimir Isachenikov and Zeke Miller
US President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Win McNamee/Pool Photo via AP)
March 5, 2025, 9:26 am
Trump’s address to Congress shows America’s stark partisan divide
US president boasted of his election victory and criticized Democrats, reflecting his steamroller approach to his second term
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and AAMER MADHANI
US President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Ben Curtis/AP)
March 5, 2025, 9:26 am
Trump says Zelensky wants peace, ready for mineral deal after Oval Office blowup
US president cites letter from Ukrainian counterpart, doesn’t indicate if it will change his policies; VP Vance offends UK, France over military record, ability to protect Ukraine
By AAMER MADHANI and Jill Lawless
US President Donald Trump, right, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky clash in the Oval Office at the White House on February 28, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/AFP)
March 3, 2025, 10:03 pm
Trump berates Zelensky for saying the end of Ukraine war ‘still very, very far away’
US president calls comment ‘the worst statement that could have been made’ by the Ukrainian leader, says ‘America will not put up with it for much longer’
By AAMER MADHANI
US President Donald Trump speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday, February 18, 2025. (Pool via AP)
February 19, 2025, 8:22 pm
Trump labels Zelensky a ‘dictator’ as tensions rise over Russian war against Ukraine
President claims Ukrainian leader ‘talked’ US into providing aid for ‘war that couldn’t be won,’ after blaming Kyiv for Putin’s invasion
By Stephany Matat and AAMER MADHANI
US Vice President JD Vance enters the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site outside Munich, Germany, February 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
February 13, 2025, 8:39 pm
‘We remember’: Vance visits Dachau with concentration camp survivor
US vice president and second lady tour memorial near Munich en route to city’s annual security conference and meeting with Zelensky
By AAMER MADHANI
US President Joe Biden, right, meets with US President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 13, 2024. (Saul Loeb/AFP)
December 11, 2024, 4:15 pm
Biden okays memo that may guide Trump policy on China, Iran, North Korea and Russia
As cooperation between US rivals intensifies, current White House suggests next administration boosts interagency ties, intel sharing between allies, sanctions effectiveness
By AAMER MADHANI
People celebrate holding a large Syrian opposition flag at Umayyad Square in Damascus on December 9, 2024. (OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP)
December 10, 2024, 10:44 pm
US says will recognize new Syrian regime if it renounces terror, supports women
US also mulling removing terror label from HTS if group takes steps to moderate, protect women and minorities, says new government must destroy chemical, biological weapons
By Matthew Lee, AAMER MADHANI and Zeke Miller
US President Joe Biden walks to speak in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, November 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
November 7, 2024, 8:08 pm
Biden blamed by Harris allies for resounding loss to Trump
‘The biggest onus of this loss is on President Biden,’ says former candidate Andrew Yang. ‘If he had stepped down in January instead of July, we may be in a very different place’
By AAMER MADHANI
US Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks at a campaign event in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, July 27, 2024. (AP Photo/ Stephanie Scarbrough)
July 28, 2024, 5:03 pm
Harris presidential campaign raises $200m, signs up 170,000 volunteers in first week
Many high-ranking Democrats – including Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, the Clintons and the Obamas – announce their support for the US vice president
By AAMER MADHANI
US President Joe Biden speaks at the 115th NAACP National Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, July 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
July 19, 2024, 8:16 pm
Biden campaign admits ‘slipping’ support but says he’s ‘absolutely’ staying in race
6 more congressional Democrats urge US president to end reelection bid, as Obama and Pelosi said to express concerns party will lose election if incumbent still on ticket
By Zeke Miller, LISA MASCARO, MICHAEL BALSAMO and AAMER MADHANI
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) meets with US President Joe Biden in Tel Aviv, October 18, 2023. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 10, 2024, 5:31 pm
With their jobs on the line, Biden and Netanyahu tested to push through fraught ties
US president acting more assertively to rein in Rafah op, which PM sees as key to his own political survival, but Biden aides assert ties will not be fully broken on his watch
By AAMER MADHANI, Zeke Miller and Julia Frankel
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, March 12, 2024. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
March 17, 2024, 6:10 am
Schumer’s rebuke of Netanyahu shows fragile line US walks on interference
US leaders, as well as American allies, are more frequently butting into the internal electoral politics of friends, and testing the waters
By AAMER MADHANI
In this picture from the official website of the Iranian Army on January 19, 2024, a missile is launched during a military drill in southern Iran. (Iranian Army via AP)
March 15, 2024, 8:37 pm
Iran Air could be banned from Europe if Tehran sells missiles to Moscow, US warns
Biden administration intent on stemming Russia’s weapons supply, fears arms deal could be imminent
By AAMER MADHANI
White House national security communications adviser John Kirby speaks at a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
February 16, 2024, 1:13 pm
White House confirms Russia obtained ‘troubling’ emerging anti-satellite weapon
Spokesman John Kirby says technology poses no immediate threat, calls leak by Republican Rep. Mike Turner ‘regrettable’
By AAMER MADHANI and Zeke Miller
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