Trump’s Clash With the Library of Congress Sets Up Constitutional Fight

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🗓️ 14 May 2025

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P.M. Edition for May 14. The U.S. president has fired the librarian of Congress and is seeking to install members of his administration. National political reporter Ken Thomas describes the power struggle between the branches of government. And Saudi Arabia’s national oil company, Aramco, says it has signed 34 agreements with U.S. companies with a potential value of $90 billion. Plus, Ukraine and Russia can’t agree on who will meet where— if at all —for peace talks, scheduled for Thursday. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Ukraine and Russia can't agree on who will meet where, if at all, for peace talks tomorrow.
0:09.0	Plus, President Trump's firing of the Librarian of Congress sets up a power struggle between the branches of government.
0:15.0	There's just a real fear among some in Congress that this is an attempt by the executive branch to run roughshod over the
0:25.0	legislative branch. And Saudi Arabia's national oil company Aramco signs deals with American
0:30.5	companies with potential value of $90 billion. It's Wednesday, May 14th. I'm Pierre Biennameh for
0:37.1	the Wall Street Journal, filling in for Alex Oslo.
0:39.7	This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that moved the world today.
0:46.7	Diplomatic efforts to end Russia's war in Ukraine are rising, as Kiev and Moscow seek to demonstrate a desire for peace while portraying the other as an obstacle.
0:56.6	Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky said he would be waiting in the Turkish capital, Ankara,
1:01.3	tomorrow for Vladimir Putin. But the Russian president is sending a team of negotiators to Istanbul,
1:06.8	and the Kremlin won't say if he will be there. President Trump hasn't rolled out the possibility
1:11.0	of joining any talks in Turkey. Turkish officials say U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio,
1:16.4	Trump's top representative for talks with Russia, Steve Whitkoff, and special envoy for Ukraine,
1:21.0	Keith Kellogg are all expected to reach Istanbul by Friday. But it isn't clear with whom they would
1:26.0	meet and when. Meanwhile, German police
1:29.0	have detained three men suspected of planning to mail packages with explosives in a Russian-sponsored
1:33.9	act of sabotage. The arrests could shed light on explosions last year at logistics hubs in Germany
1:39.4	and the UK. Western security officials alleged these were part of one of the most audacious
1:43.9	acts of sabotage
1:45.0	ordered by the Kremlin. According to German officials, investigators think the plot was at an early
1:49.7	stage and that the suspects had yet to mail actual explosives.
1:56.3	Saudi Arabia's national oil company, Aramco, said today it signed agreements with U.S.
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