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President Trump is continuing to attack and threaten Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky,

as says the U.S. and Russia are leaving Ukraine out of talks aimed at ending

an out three-year-old war.

More from NPR's moral Iason.

Trump repeated Russian talking points today when he posted that Zelensky was a, quote,

dictator without elections.

Zelensky was, in fact, duly elected.

Trump also warned Zelensky that he better, quote, move fast,

or he's not going to have a country left, unquote. Trump has increasingly taken Russian dictator

Vladimir Putin's side in the effort to resolve the war sparked by Russia's invasion. As Trump

engages in talks with Russia, without Ukraine at the table, he seems to be more and more aligned with Russia's goals,

allowing Russia to keep captured Ukrainian territory, barring Ukraine from ever joining NATO,

and blaming Ukraine for the war. Mara Liason, NPR News.

Your Governor, Kathy, Hokel is responding to an announcement by the Trump administration that it is doing away with congestion pricing recently put in place in New York City.

The plan especially on popular with commuters coming into the city instituted tolls for vehicles entering New York below 60th Street.

Hockel defended the policy and accused Trump of going after New York as part of, quote, his revenge tour.

We are a nation of states. This is what we fought for.

These are people like Alexander Hamilton and others fought for to set up a system.

We are not subservient to a king or anyone else out of Washington.

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