WASHINGTON—President Trump finds himself a “yes” away from brokering a cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine. But it is Russian President Vladimir Putin who has to say it, and he is leaning in the other direction.

Russia’s stalling contrasted with Trump’s rush for a valuable breakthrough as his trade policies set off stock market slumps and cast a cloud over the economy. “I think we’re going to be in very good shape to get it done. We want to get it over with,” Trump said at the Oval Office on Thursday, in an outburst of optimism that jarred with reality.

U.S. District Judge James Bredar granted a temporary restraining order against numerous agencies and departments affected by the administration's reduction-in-workforce efforts.

The order from U.S. District Judge James Bredar came in a lawsuit filed by 19 states and the District of Columbia against multiple federal agencies alleging the mass firings are illegal.

WASHINGTON ― Tens of thousands of federal government probationary workers fired in recent weeks as part of President Donald Trump's sweeping cuts to the federal workforce must be reinstated immediately,

Stock market drops, tariffs, and economic woes like inflation are causing many Americans to question what direction the country is currently headed in.

President Donald Trump's polling numbers have been steadily declining, pollster Nate Silver said, a finding also backed by a new Quinnipiac poll. Newsweek previously reached out to the White House on Wednesday for comment regarding Trump's polling numbers among Hispanic Americans.

President Donald Trump's 2025 approval rating? Multiple polls are gauging the Trump administration's work so far. What we know.