The day's other headlines start with an American teacher who's heading home after three and a half years in Russian detention.

The U.S. Envoy for Hostages posted this photo today of Mark Fogel enjoying his newfound freedom.

Officials say Fogel was handed over in an exchange that they described as a diplomatic thaw with Moscow.

It's not clear what the U.S. side of the bargain

entailed. Fogel's arrest in 2021 sparked calls for his release. He was serving a 14-year prison

sentence after being found with a small amount of medically prescribed marijuana. At the White

House today, President Trump celebrated Fogel's release, saying it bodes well for future talks

on ending the war in Ukraine.

We were treated very nicely by Russia, actually.

I hope that's the beginning of a relationship where we can end that war and millions of people can stop being killed.

Those comments came during an extended joint appearance

by Trump and Elon Musk in the Oval Office. The billionaire businessman defended the efforts of

his Department of Government Efficiency, or Doge. That work has led to numerous lawsuits and pushback

from Democratic lawmakers and other groups. 27 religious groups are suing the Trump administration

over a policy that makes it easier for immigration agents

to carry out arrests at places of worship.

Plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit range from the Mennonite Church

to the Central Conference of American Rabbis

to Unitarian Universalists, and more.

The groups say their congregations are, quote,

experiencing decreases in worship attendance

due to fear of immigration enforcement action.

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