Trump, Donald J

• Russia Resumes Attacks on Ukraine’s Energy System Ahead of Peace Talks - Missiles overnight targeted power plants in Kyiv and other parts of the country, according to local authorities, despite President Trump’s request for a pause.
• Pirro Threatens Jail Time for Lawful Gun Owners Who Travel to D.C. With Firearms - The remarks by Jeannine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, prompted swift pushback from the Republican Party’s pro-Second Amendment wing.
• Trump Administration Sued Over Cutting Off Funds for $16 Billion Tunnel - The Gateway Development Commission said that if the federal government continued to withhold funding for a rail link under the Hudson River, it would have to stop construction this week.
• From ‘Hamilton’ to Issa Rae to Philip Glass: Here’s a List of Kennedy Center Cancellations - More than two dozen musicians, dancers, theater companies and other creative groups have pulled out of performing at the Kennedy Center since President Trump returned to the White House.
• Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Ending TPS for Haitians - The ruling pauses the Trump administration’s plan to end a program that has allowed more than 350,000 people from Haiti to remain in the United States.
• Trump Drops Demand for Cash From Harvard After Stiff Resistance - The Trump administration has lowered the bar for a deal with the university, backtracking on its insistence on a $200 million payment to the government, The New York Times has learned.
• Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections - The comments, made on a conservative podcast, follow a string of moves from his administration to try to exert more control over American elections.
• U.S. and Iranian Officials to Meet as Trump’s Threats Loom - President Trump’s Middle East envoy and his son-in-law were expected to meet Iran’s foreign minister in Istanbul on Friday amid tensions between the countries.
• Here’s What to Know About the Partial Government Shutdown - A bipartisan spending deal couldn’t clear Congress in time to prevent a lapse in federal funding for some departments. The House must pass it to fully reopen the government.
• Judge Hands Trump a Fifth Loss in His Effort to Halt Offshore Wind Projects - The court ruled that construction can restart on a wind farm off the coast of New York State. The Trump administration had ordered work to stop in December.