President Donald Trump praised Secretary of War Pete Hegseth a day after acknowledging that the Iran war played a role in the Republican Party’s midterm defeat. When asked whether he was considering replacing Hegseth, Trump replied: “No, I think he’s doing a very good job.”

First Lady Melania Trump welcomed representatives from Russia and Ukraine to the White House on Thursday after securing a ceasefire in the Ukrainian city of Oleshky. The White House said the first lady independently initiated engagement between the two warring nations and secured a ceasefire in Oleshky and the surrounding Kherson region.

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