Here’s what happened on Friday.

President Trump met privately with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on Saturday in Vatican City, the White House said, the first time the two leaders have met since their televised argument in late February in the Oval Office exacerbated the deep breach between the two countries. The meeting took place in St. Peter’s Basilica, the … Read more

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