And we start the day's other headlines with a much anticipated deal between the U.S. and Ukraine.

The Treasury Department confirms that the two sides signed an agreement to establish the United States Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund.

In a statement, Secretary Scott Besant wrote that this agreement signals clearly to Russia that the Trump administration is committed to a peace process centered on a free, sovereign, and prosperous Ukraine over the long term.

The deal includes collaboration on Ukraine's critical minerals. The Trump administration had made

it clear that such an agreement was required to continue the overall effort to win the war.

In Vermont, a federal judge released a Palestinian activist who led protests against the war in Gaza

while a student at Columbia University.

Mosan Madawi had been a legal permanent resident of the U.S. for 10 years.

He was arrested by ICE agents earlier this month during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship.

His lawyers say he was detained for speaking out for Palestinian human rights.

The Trump administration wants to deport him, saying his presence in the U.S. has, quote,

foreign policy consequences. Speaking to supporters today, Madawi remained defiant.

And I am saying it clear and loud. Yes.

To President Trump and his cabinet, I am not afraid of you.

Madhawi co-founded the Palestinian Student Union at Columbia with Mahmoud Khalil,

another Palestinian permanent resident of the U.S.

Khalil was detained by immigration authorities in March and remains in custody.

Communities cleaned up today across parts of the Ohio

Valley and northeast after a massive line of thunderstorms turned deadly. Tuesday's storms, known as a

De Racheco, stretched hundreds of miles and were responsible for at least three deaths in Pennsylvania.

Hurricane force wind gusts tore off roofs, toppled

trees into houses, and brought down power lines throughout the region. More than 500,000 people

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