If it's Thursday, President Trump and President Putin are set to arrive in Alaska in less than 24 hours, as the leaders prepare to meet each other and meet the press in what could be a make-or-break moment for the future of Ukraine and Trump's influence in the region.

Plus, a key inflation gauge surged last month

as the cost of wholesale goods in the U.S.

saw their biggest monthly increase in more than three years

as tariffs threatened to push prices even higher.

And President Trump's crackdown on crime and immigration

converge in the Capitol,

with ICE operations and National Guard deployments ramping up as the president considers extending his federal takeover ofelines. All eyes will be here on

Anchorage, Alaska. And yes, even the local wildlife have taken notice today. As preparations are

underway at the U.S. military base, where President Trump will host President Putin, their first in-person

meeting since 2019 and Putin's first time on American soil in roughly 10 years.

While speaking to reporters today in the Oval Office, President Trump laid out his expectations

for tomorrow and once again said he expects there will be a second more crucial meeting

with both presidents, Putin and Zelensky.

I would say that tomorrow, all I want to do is set the table for the next meeting, which should

happen shortly. I'd like to see it happen very quickly, very shortly after this meeting.

I'd like to see it actually happen maybe in Alaska where we just stay because it's so much easier.

But I think that, I think it's going to be very interesting. We're going to find out where everybody stands. And I'll know within the first two minutes, three minutes, four minutes, or five minutes, like we tend to find out whether or not we're going to have a good meeting or a bad meeting. And if it's a bad meeting, it'll end very quickly. And if it's a good meeting, we'll end up getting peace in the pretty near future.

Meanwhile, in Moscow, President Putin struck an optimistic tone during a meeting with advisors,

saying he believes President Trump is making, quote, energetic and sincere efforts towards peace in Ukraine.

The view from Europe, however, is more apprehensive.

According to European officials and others briefed on yesterday's call, President Trump assured

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