President Donald Trump said Russian leader Vladimir Putin would accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine as part of a potential deal to end Russia’s war there. Trump made the comments to reporters at a start of a meeting at the White House on Monday with French President Emmanuel Macron on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

President Trump hosts French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday at the White House, a meeting that comes on the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and amid fraying ties between the U.

President Donald Trump said he was hopeful that Russia’s war in Ukraine was nearing an endgame as he met on Monday with French President Emmanuel Macron on the third anniversary of the invasion.

President Donald Trump is forging ahead with his government overhaul, with Elon Musk threatening dismissals for federal employees who don’t respond to a mass email. This week will also see Trump meet with European leaders on Ukraine.

Elon Musk's job justification request for federal employees sparks division within Trump's administration. Follow Newsweek's live blog.

President Donald Trump and members of his second administration are continuing their effort to swiftly remodel the federal government, including making far-reaching changes to personnel. The president on Sunday named Dan Bongino, a podcaster and former Fox News host, as deputy FBI director to serve under newly confirmed Director Kash Patel.

The Trump administration on Monday told federal agencies they don't have to direct workers to comply with Elon Musk's request for information about their activities at work -- and that doing so is voluntary, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

The president said Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has found “hundreds of billions of dollars in fraud” as he suggested that federal paychecks are going to nonexistent employees.

Big tech billionaire earlier claimed mass mailout last week was mostly a ruse to see if government employees at DOGE-targeted agencies ‘had a pulse’

President Trump said federal employees who don’t respond to Musk’s email may end up “semi-fired” or “fired” — or may “not even exist.”