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Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Trump's special envoy, Steve Whitkoff,

are heading to Geneva to try to bring an end to Russia's war in Ukraine.

MPIRS-Rub-Schmidt reports it's part of the administration's efforts to pressure Ukraine

to accept a 28-point peace

plan that calls on Kyiv to make many concessions to Russia. U.S. officials plan to meet senior Ukrainian

officials to discuss Kiev's response to Trump's peace proposal. Ukraine's European allies have criticized

the plan, not least because it was negotiated between the U.S. and Russia without

Ukraine's involvement. European leaders say they're looking for a way to make the Trump plan

more palatable for Ukraine and its European allies. As it stands, it would require Ukraine to

seat control of Eastern Denezsk and Lujansk and would prohibit Ukraine from trying to join NATO.

President Trump says he wants a response from Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky by Thursday.

If Zelenskyy rejects it, he risks losing U.S. support, including crucial intelligence sharing.

Rob Schmitz and Pierre News, Berlin.

Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Green says she will resign her seat in the new year.

Taylor Green was once an ardent supporter of Trump, but has split with him on the Epstein files and sending U.S. funds to Argentina, among other issues.

She blames President Trump, the Republican Party, and House leadership for her decision.

And Pierre Stephen Fowler has more.

Green surprise announcement that she will leave Congress on January 5th spurred many reactions late

Friday and early Saturday.

President Trump told ABC News it was, quote, great news for the country after the two had a

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