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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. The Justice Department has charged

former national security advisor John Bolton with 18 counts of mishandling classified documents.

Bolton worked in President Trump's first administration,

but later became one of his fiercest critics. Now he's been indicted by a federal grand jury in

Maryland. Bolton is the latest example of the Justice Department targeting Trump's perceived

political enemies, including former FBI director James Comey, a New York attorney Attorney General Letitia James, but the investigation

against him predates Trump's second term. President Trump says he will meet with Russian President

Vladimir Putin in Budapest. In an effort to bring an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine,

Trump says his success in the Middle East will help negotiations to end this war.

And PR's Deepa Shivaram has more.

Trump posted the news on social media and said Secretary of State Marco Rubio will first lead a meeting of high-level U.S. and Russian advisors next week.

The location of that meeting is not yet announced.

Then Trump and Putin will meet in Budapest

to end what Trump called the, quote, inglorious war between Russia and Ukraine. The president's

post came after he spoke with Putin over the phone, which Trump said was a, quote, productive call.

The two also discussed trade between the U.S. and Russia for when the war ends.

Ukrainian president Volodomir Zelensky is set to visit the White House this week for a meeting with

Trump. Deepa Shiveram and PR News, the White House. A judge says federal immigration officers in Chicago

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