President Donald Trump on Thursday offered rare criticism of Vladimir Putin, urging the Russian leader to “STOP!” after a deadly barrage of attacks on Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital. “I am not happy with the Russian strikes on KYIV. Not necessary, and very bad timing. Vladimir, STOP! 5000 soldiers a week are dying,” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform. “Lets get the Peace Deal DONE!” Russia struck Kyiv with an hourslong barrage of missiles and drones. At least 12 people were killed and 90 were injured in the deadliest assault on the city since last July. Trump’s frustration is growing as a U.S.-led effort to get a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia has not made progress.

President Donald Trump sharply criticized Harvard University in response to its president’s remarks defending free speech amidst accusations of unchecked antisemitism on campus. After Harvard’s president Alan Garber spoke out against the Trump administration’s move to freeze over $2 billion in federal funding, Trump responded with a blistering statement, branding the institution as a haven for radical ideologies. “Harvard is an antisemitic, far-left Institution, as are numerous others, with students being accepted from all over the world that want to rip our country apart,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “The place is a liberal mess, allowing a certain group of crazed lunatics to enter and exit the classroom and spew fake anger and hate.” He continued, “It is truly horrific!”

Israeli President Isaac Herzog traveled to P

Reporter: “Today you told Vladimir Putin to stop with the attacks. Do you think he’ll listen to you?” President Trump: “I do, yeah”

Major U.S. airlines are reducing their flight schedules and revising or withdrawing their profit outlooks for the year due to less domestic travel demand as sentiment about the national and global economies sours. American Airlines pulled its financial guidance for 2025 on Thursday, joining rivals Southwest and Delta in declaring the economic outlook too uncertain to provide full-year forecasts. All three airlines cited weakening sales among economy class leisure travelers. “We came off a strong fourth quarter, saw decent business in January, and really domestic leisure travel fell off considerably as we went into the February time frame,” American Airlines CEO Robert Isom told CNBC.

The number of voters who believe the United States in on the right track has jumped by 11% since January.

President Trump says that he will be meeting later today with Jeffrey Goldberg, the Editor-in-Chief of The Atlantic who was inadvertently added to a Signal group-chat early last month by National Security Advisor Mike Waltz.

President Trump welcomes Norway Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre to the White House.

REPORTER: “Can you clarify with whom the U.S. is speaking with China? They’re saying it’s fake news that trade talks are happening.” PRESIDENT TRUMP: “Had a meeting this morning… we may reveal it later, we’ve been meeting with China.”