Ukraine-EU Meeting, National Guard Deployment Cases, Pentagon Press Corps

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🗓️ 23 October 2025

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European leaders meet with Ukraine’s president with billions in frozen Russian assets on the table as the European Union and United States impose new sanctions on Moscow. Courts could rule this week on key legal challenges to President Trump’s National Guard deployments in multiple cities. And the Pentagon press corps gets a right-wing makeover as new reporters replace legacy outlets.

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0:00.0	European leaders came up with a plan to hand Russian assets to Ukraine.
0:06.3	They meet Ukraine's president to decide on that proposal after U.S. peace efforts went nowhere.
0:12.2	President Trump's administration is adding some sanctions of its own.
0:15.2	I mean Martinez, that's Steve Inskeep, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:22.0	The president's bid to send National Guard troops to Portland and Chicago amounts to a test.
0:27.3	Opponents went to court to challenge the president's authority.
0:30.1	This week, a federal judge hears one case while the administration appealed another to the Supreme Court.
0:34.8	Also, the Pentagon welcomed a friendlier press corps.
0:38.1	News outlets ranging from the New York Times to the Wall Street Journal, to Fox News, to NPR,
0:42.8	walked out rather than sign a new policy.
0:45.3	Right-wing outlets and influencers signed up.
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