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President Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war. Trump appeared hesitant about providing Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles, saying 'hopefully they won't need it,' and focused on brokering a peace deal after a phone call with Putin earlier in the day.
Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton was indicted on an 18-count indictment for mishandling and transmitting classified information. Bolton appeared in federal court in Maryland and pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The 'No Kings' anti-Trump protest movement is planning more than 2,700 rallies across all 50 states on Saturday, with organizers projecting large turnout. The protests call for limits on presidential power and are being organized in cities where Trump has deployed troops.
Trump filed an amended $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times after a federal judge dismissed his initial complaint as unnecessarily lengthy and digressive. The refiled complaint also targets individual reporters and book publisher.
President Trump announced new tariffs on imported trucks and buses, with light and heavy trucks charged at 25 percent and buses at 10 percent effective November 1. Trump also extended tariff exemptions for auto parts.
Trump claimed that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is willing to give 'everything' to ease tensions with the United States, stating in colorful language that Maduro 'doesn't want to fuck around with the United States.' The statement came during discussions about potential U.S. military operations in the region.
Former congressman George Santos was released from a New Jersey prison after President Trump commuted his sentence for fraud conviction. Santos had served less than three months on his sentence.
A federal prosecutor who rejected Trump administration pressure to charge New York Attorney General Letitia James was fired from the Justice Department, along with his deputy. This was part of fallout from career officials impeding the president's retribution campaign.
Trump made a Friday morning call to Republican state senators in Indiana, pressuring lawmakers to redraw state electoral maps as part of an escalating pressure campaign by the White House.
Trump announced plans to build a triumphal arch in Washington for the nation's 250th birthday celebration, to be located in the traffic roundabout at the end of Arlington Memorial Bridge, across from the Lincoln Memorial.