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The U.S. and Ukraine have signed an agreement that gives the U.S. access to Ukraine's vast mineral deposits.
It creates a joint investment fund.
This will allow the U.S. to share revenue from that fund with Ukraine.
President Trump has been demanding an agreement like this for some time.
Treasury Secretary Scott Besant says the deal...
Signals clearly to Russian leadership that the Trump administration is committed to a peace process centered on a free,
sovereign, and prosperous Ukraine over the long term.
But full details of the arrangement were not released.
Ukraine has been insisting that the United States provide it with strong security guarantees.
It doesn't include explicit guarantees, but the fund can be used for new military...
Senate Democrats have failed to pass a resolution to effectively block President Trump's global tariffs.
NPR's Elena Moore reports three Republican senators joined Democrats in supporting the measure.
The failed Senate resolution marked a rare moment of some bipartisan opposition towards Trump,