Chapter 1: What peace negotiations is President Trump pursuing with Russia and Ukraine?
Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. President Trump says he has directed members of his administration to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and with Ukrainian officials in hopes of finalizing a peace deal between the two countries. NPR's Deepa Shivaram reports.
Trump said in a post on social media that Special Envoy Steve Witkoff will meet with Putin in Moscow and Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll will meet with the Ukrainians. The president says he won't meet with Putin or Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky until a peace deal is in its final stages.
Trump was supposed to meet with Putin last month in Hungary, but the meeting was scrapped with Trump announcing new sanctions on Russia. The ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia has been a point of frustration for Trump, who claims he's ended several other wars this year. He repeatedly says the war between Ukraine and Russia should have been easier to end.
Deepa Shivaram, NPR News, the White House.
New Hampshire Democratic Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander is sounding defiant, following word that the FBI wants to talk to her and the five other Democratic lawmakers in that video, calling on U.S. troops not to follow illegal orders.
I am doing my job. I will not be intimidated. I will not be harassed. I will continue to do my job and uphold my oath, and I will never give up the ship.
Goodlander and the five other Democrats all have military or intelligence backgrounds. They say the Trump administration is trying to silence them. On Monday, the Pentagon threatened to recall Arizona Senator Mark Kelly to active duty to potentially face military charges.
A federal judge's dismissal of criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James is not the end of the matter. The Justice Department says it plans to appeal rulings that said the prosecutor in the case, Lindsay Halligan, was illegally appointed.
Heavy rain is forecast from Mississippi to Georgia this Thanksgiving week and parts of the Midwest getting snow. In the Houston area, a tornado rolled through, damaging dozens of homes. At least one other twister was reported in the region. No reports of injuries. Michael Ackeson of Houston Public Media has more.
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Chapter 2: What stance is Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander taking regarding FBI inquiries?
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