The News Roundup For February 21, 2025
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz gives a statement, following the informal summit of European leaders on the situation in Ukraine and European security, at the German Embassy in Paris on February 17, 2025. BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz gives a statement, following the informal summit of European leaders on the situation in Ukraine and European security, at the German Embassy in Paris on February 17, 2025.
BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP via Getty Images"He who saves his Country does not violate any Law," wrote President Donald Trump on Truth Social this week, borrowing the phrase from France's Napoleon Bonaparte. The proclamation stoking fears about his administration's attempts to consolidate power.
Following the firings of a slew of employees at federal agencies responsible for things like fighting pandemics and taking care of nuclear weapons, the Trump administration is scrambling to rehire key positions.
And Senate Majority Leader John Thune says that he and his Republican colleagues are moving forward with their plans for a budget, despite Trump endorsing a competing plan put forward by the House.
Meanwhile, European leaders gathered in Paris this week to discuss what the Trump administration's future relationship with the continent looks like.
Following weeks of a shaky ceasefire, Hamas has offered to return all of its hostages to Israel in return for a permanent truce.
And Argentinian President Javier Milei is under fire this week. A judge has been selected to investigate allegations of fraud in his administration following his promotion of a cryptocurrency whose value collapsed.
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