The US president says Russia's Putin is "expecting a call" immediately after his talks with Zelensky and European leaders.

President Donald Trump made a series of false claims about elections in a Monday social media post in which he pledged to “lead a movement to get rid of MAIL-IN BALLOTS” and voting machines – including an inaccurate assertion that states have to run elections in the manner the president tells them to.

The Trump administration is reviewing state laws that negatively impact interstate commerce and national economic activity, led by the Justice Department and National Economic Council.

The Constitution gives states the authority to regulate how elections are run, making it unlikely Trump can change voting rules unilaterally.

New negotiation, new look. When President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine arrived at the White House on Monday to meet with President Trump, he had swapped the military-style clothing that has been his de facto uniform since the war with Russia began in 2022, for a more statesmanlike ensemble: black field jacket, black shirt and black slacks.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump expressed hope that Monday’s critical talks with Ukrainian and European leaders at the White House could lead to trilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to bring an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine.

President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States would help Europe in providing security for Ukraine as part of any deal to end Russia's war in Ukraine, as he and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy began a hastily arranged White House meeting to discuss a path to peace.

Haim Pershtein as the president and Taylor Malkov as the first lady began with the “Star-Spangled Banner.” Faux Melania, who wears an outfit reminiscent of real Melania on Inauguration Day, rebuffs Trump’s effort to kiss her but then straightens his red tie.

For years, Donald Trump criticized presidents for empty threats. He often pointed to then-President Barack Obama failing to enforce his “red line” on Syria using chemical weapons. During his first term in 2017, Trump called it a “blank threat” that cost us “in many other parts of the world.”

Fox News senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy questions President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office about both sides of peace negotiations.