Tracy Mumford

and Russia, signaling that the administration is ready to look past Russia's brazen land grab and its killing of thousands of civilians. Ukraine said it was not invited to the peace talks at all.

Trump faced questions about the negotiations at a press conference at Mar-a-Lago. My colleague Jonathan Swan was there.

Trump faced questions about the negotiations at a press conference at Mar-a-Lago. My colleague Jonathan Swan was there.

Trump faced questions about the negotiations at a press conference at Mar-a-Lago. My colleague Jonathan Swan was there.

President Trump's pivot on Putin has raised concerns even among members of his own party. Republican Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi urged caution in an interview on CNN.

President Trump's pivot on Putin has raised concerns even among members of his own party. Republican Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi urged caution in an interview on CNN.

President Trump's pivot on Putin has raised concerns even among members of his own party. Republican Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi urged caution in an interview on CNN.

At Mar-a-Lago yesterday, President Trump also signed a new order expanding his power over independent government agencies. The agencies range from the Securities and Exchange Commission to the National Labor Relations Board. They regulate everything from Wall Street to Internet access to unionizing. They're agencies that Congress established.

At Mar-a-Lago yesterday, President Trump also signed a new order expanding his power over independent government agencies. The agencies range from the Securities and Exchange Commission to the National Labor Relations Board. They regulate everything from Wall Street to Internet access to unionizing. They're agencies that Congress established.

At Mar-a-Lago yesterday, President Trump also signed a new order expanding his power over independent government agencies. The agencies range from the Securities and Exchange Commission to the National Labor Relations Board. They regulate everything from Wall Street to Internet access to unionizing. They're agencies that Congress established.

They're designed to be independent, and they're structured so their day-to-day activities are not under the direct control of the president.

They're designed to be independent, and they're structured so their day-to-day activities are not under the direct control of the president.

They're designed to be independent, and they're structured so their day-to-day activities are not under the direct control of the president.

It requires the agencies to submit their policies to the White House in advance and says the administration can block and cut off funding for initiatives that conflict with the president's priorities. Ending the agency's independence has been a longtime goal of the conservative legal movement, which sees this as a way to reduce government regulation and rules on corporations.

It requires the agencies to submit their policies to the White House in advance and says the administration can block and cut off funding for initiatives that conflict with the president's priorities. Ending the agency's independence has been a longtime goal of the conservative legal movement, which sees this as a way to reduce government regulation and rules on corporations.

It requires the agencies to submit their policies to the White House in advance and says the administration can block and cut off funding for initiatives that conflict with the president's priorities. Ending the agency's independence has been a longtime goal of the conservative legal movement, which sees this as a way to reduce government regulation and rules on corporations.

Three more quick updates from Washington. On the energy front, the Trump administration is moving to fast-track fossil fuel projects. The Army Corps of Engineers has created a new class of emergency permits to speed up the approval of projects like pipelines, mines and power plants. It's part of President Trump's demand to increase oil, gas and coal production.

Three more quick updates from Washington. On the energy front, the Trump administration is moving to fast-track fossil fuel projects. The Army Corps of Engineers has created a new class of emergency permits to speed up the approval of projects like pipelines, mines and power plants. It's part of President Trump's demand to increase oil, gas and coal production.

Three more quick updates from Washington. On the energy front, the Trump administration is moving to fast-track fossil fuel projects. The Army Corps of Engineers has created a new class of emergency permits to speed up the approval of projects like pipelines, mines and power plants. It's part of President Trump's demand to increase oil, gas and coal production.

The move could limit environmental reviews of the projects and cut out the chance for the public to weigh in. At the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. laid out his agenda in his first address to staffers.