White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief reporters Thursday afternoon as the government shutdown stretches into a fourth week, after a 12th vote on a stopgap funding bill failed a

The White House announced new sanctions on Russia targeting the country's two largest oil companies. NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez details the significance of the sanctions.

President Trump spoke with Russia's Vladimir Putin on Thursday ahead of his face-to-face meeting with Zelenskyy, and the two agreed to meet in Budapest.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says pressure and sanctions are changing Vladimir Putin's calculus as Russia deals with heavy military losses in Ukraine as the war continues.

WASHINGTON (TNND) — President Donald Trump is set to meet with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Wednesday at the White House. Just last week, Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss the Ukraine war.

Whether or not Turkey scores a coveted F-35 agreement, the decision by Trump to host Erdogan at the White House is itself a victory of sorts for the Turkish leader. Erdogan was held at a distance by the Biden administration over concerns about Turkey’s relationship with Russia as well as Erdogan's record on human rights.

President Donald Trump canceled his planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest, Hungary, due to insufficient progress toward peace negotiations, the White House said.