Trump and Putin; ICE’s bond order; Education Department cuts; Elmo hack; and more
The 7
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🗓️ 15 July 2025
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| 0:00.0 | President Donald Trump announced a major shift in foreign policy. |
| 0:07.8 | That's where we're starting The Seven from the Washington Post. |
| 0:11.3 | I'm Hannah Jewell. It's Tuesday, July 15th. |
| 0:14.8 | Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories. |
| 0:31.8 | Okay. stories. After months of mixed signals, President Trump is resuming military support for Ukraine in its war with Russia. Speaking in the Oval Office yesterday, Trump announced a deal to send U.S. weapons to Ukraine through NATO. |
| 0:41.1 | Under President Joe Biden's administration, the U.S. mostly donated weapons to Ukraine directly. |
| 0:47.9 | Under Trump's plan, European countries will send their stockpiles and then purchase replacements from the U.S. |
| 0:55.1 | Yesterday's announcement came after Trump repeatedly expressed frustration with Russian President |
| 1:00.5 | Vladimir Putin's continued bombardment of Ukraine. |
| 1:04.3 | Numerous times I'd get home, I'd say, First Lady, I had the most wonderful talk with Vladimir. |
| 1:10.5 | I think we're finished, and then I'll |
| 1:12.2 | turn on the television or she'll say to me one time, well, that's strange because they just |
| 1:16.8 | bombed a nursing home. Trump also set a deadline for Putin. He threatened tariffs against Moscow |
| 1:24.2 | and his trading partners if the war is still raging in 50 days. |
| 1:29.7 | It's a big pivot from a president who previously avoided putting his fingerprint on the |
| 1:35.2 | Russia-Ukraine conflict. Trump's plan has been met with relief in Kiev. |
| 1:48.1 | Number two is a post-exclusive. |
| 1:55.0 | The Trump administration declared millions of undocumented immigrants ineligible for bond hearings. |
| 2:04.3 | In the past, immigrants living in the U.S. generally have been allowed to request a bond hearing while they fight deportation proceedings in court. |
| 2:11.3 | But according to an ICE memo seen by the Post, that's about to change. And it's a significant shift. |
| 2:19.2 | Last week, the acting director of ICE told officers that immigrants who arrived in the U.S. illegally should be detained for the duration of their removal proceedings. Such proceedings can take months or even years. |
| 2:26.2 | Lawyers say the policy will apply to millions of immigrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border |
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