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EXCLUSIVE: Putin has proposed that he, Trump and Xi meet next month to talk about Ukraine in an attempt to negotiate an end to the four-year conflict that would favor Moscow, said people familiar with the discussions wsj.com/world/russia/putin-f… @Lingling_Wei @learyreports @tggrove @jdawsey1
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So…@PhilipWegmann and I happened to be mid-interview with Katie Zacharia when she was called out of her office midday on Friday.
She never returned—to the interview, or the job.
The Five Days of Katie, with @marianne_levine:
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The announcement stunned White House and Pentagon aides, triggering a dayslong internal debate on whether such a bloody spectacle broadcast to the public would be a good idea, according to people familiar with the discussion. W @learyreports @PhilipWegmann wsj.com/politics/national-se…
Trump will hold rally next Friday in Fort Myers, Fla., near the backyard of Byron Donalds, RNC confirms.
Representatives from the National Security Council and Treasury Department will attend on the American side. Kyrylo Budanov, Rustem Umerov, and Davyd Arakhamia will participate from the Ukrainian side.
On Friday Special Envoy Witkoff and Jared Kushner will meet with Ukrainian representatives in Miami for a working session, per U.S. official. "They will discuss new ideas and proposals that American negotiators began developing with the Russians and Ukrainians during their recent visit to the region."
On Friday Special Envoy Witkoff and Jared Kushner will meet with Ukrainian representatives in Miami for a working session, per U.S. official. "They will discuss new ideas and proposals that American negotiators began developing with the Russians and Ukrainians during their recent visit to the region."
Deep dive into how Scott Bessent runs Treasury. In January, he confronted the agency’s undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, yelling at him in front of aides and unleashing profanities. Bessent shouted so loudly that staff working nearby could hear him, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter, @schwartzbWSJ @jdawsey1 @PhilipWegmann @GZuckerman report.
People who have worked with Bessent said he often appears calm but can excoriate staff when he is frustrated. Some aides said they ask colleagues about the secretary’s mood before coming into contact with him, and trade advice on how to avoid him when he is angry. Several officials described feeling relieved when Bessent was away from the office.
But Trump has only pulled Bessent closer, empowering him to solve stubborn problems in the economy. Bessent’s defenders argue his intense approach to the job is an asset. wsj.com/politics/policy/bess…
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The GOP congressman is poised to become a MAGA power broker if he wins his tightening contest. on.wsj.com/3TzcaVy
Besides Clayton, Trump's AI task force includes three vice chairs:
- Emil Michael, under secretary of war for Research and Engineering, who will be responsible for coordination with AI companies;
- Scott Kupor, director of the Office of Personnel Management, responsible for coordination with critical infrastructure providers and other industry stakeholders;
- Andrew Ferguson, chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, who will oversee consumer interests and groups advocating for people of faith, children, privacy, freedom of speech, freedom of expression, and freedom of association.
Jay Clayton will head up Trump's "Super Intelligence Force," which will have 120 days to prepare a report on the risks and opportunities of artificial intelligence and come up with decisions on what responsibility the federal government has over the fast-moving technology. wsj.com/tech/ai/new-ai-task-…
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Scoop: Unusual Rest Breaks for Xi Jinping Sucked Hours Out of Summit With Trump wsj.com/world/china/unusual-… via @WSJ
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Friday update: Latest official filings show @ByronDonalds campaign has raised $134.4 m overall while @davidjollyfl has $16.6 m. Jolly total is about 12.3% of Donalds total. So far Donalds campaign has spent more than $91m in a race that remains tight heading into final month
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Scoop: Decades After Watergate, Justice Department Reviews Whether Nixon Got a Raw Deal. Story with @sgurman.
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Byron Donalds taking stage in Lakeland predicts Florida will stay red, as race tightens. "Eight years ago. President Trump backed Congressman DeSantis on his way to becoming Florida's governor," says Donalds who effectively became nominee with Trump's endorsement.
Vance will hold rally in Lakeland, Fla., on Oct. 1, RNC says. Announcement follows Trump saying he will do two events in state, as he pushed back on the suggestion Byron Donalds has created some distance as race tightens.
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2 giant pandas, 1 red carpet and not a whole lot more
What to take away from Trump’s big summit w China’s Xi
By @learyreports @alexbward @Lingling_Wei
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