Trump Speaks at Governors’ Working Session; Senate Passes $340 Billion Budget Resolution

President Donald Trump delivered remarks at the Governors Working Session in the White House State Dining Room on Friday. The president disclosed that he’d had better talks with Russia than with Ukraine.

White House national security adviser Mike Waltz said on Friday that he expects Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to sign a mineral agreement with the United States as part of efforts to end the war in Ukraine. He made the comments on the second day of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).

The Senate passed a bill early on Friday morning that forms a template for a plan to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration, energy, and defense policy initiatives. Trump, however, preferred a competing House of Representatives bill that would include trillions of dollars in tax cuts.

Topics in this episode include:

1. Mike Waltz Addresses Russia–Ukraine Negotiations
2. Luigi Mangione to Appear in Court in New York
3. GOP Passes Budget Resolution After 10 Hours of Voting
4. Trump to Back Byron Donalds as Florida Governor
5. Florida Claims Target Defrauded Investors With DEI
6. Mayor Bowser Reacts to Trump’s Call for DC Federal Takeover
7. Hamas Will Pay for Not Returning Hostage’s Body: Netanyahu
8. Hamas Names 6 Hostages It Will Release Saturday
9. Musk Wields ‘Chainsaw for Bureaucracy’
10. Wyoming Businessman Offers to Buy TikTok for $50 Billion
11. Girls’ Basketball Team Faces Transgender Opponent
12. RFK Jr.’s Initial Efforts to ‘Make America Healthy Again’
13. NYC Reacts to Trump’s Move to Kill Congestion Pricing
14. Transport Dept. Announces California High-Speed Rail Audit
15. Georgia Farmer Rations Eggs as Bird Flu Causes Supply Crisis
16. USDA Says It Will Release $20 Million in Funds
17. Venezuelan Immigrants Deported From Guantanamo Bay
18. US Says Trump, Putin Meeting Depends on Peace Progress
19. Zelenskyy: Talks With US Envoy ‘Restore Hope’
20. Chinese Navy Holds Live-Fire Exercises Off Australia
21. Largest Democracy Party in Hong Kong to Disband
22. What Issues Are Fueling the German Election?
23. German Butcher Offers Party Sausages Ahead of Elections
24. European Commission Proposes Baltic Sea Repair Fleet
25. Connor McDavid’s OT Winner Lifts Canada Over US
26. SEC, Big Ten Commissioners Agree CFP Seeding Needs Change
27. Spurs Announce All-Star Wembanyama Out for Season
28. Eager Audiences Brace for New Movies in 2025

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