Top Headlines: Trump and Ukraine, Hamas Hostages, Trump Approval and Public Perception
A roundup of top headlines from today.
Today’s issue is another attempt to round up all the stories that the major newspapers are highlighting. I changed the formatting slightly, and today's issue also covers all six of our usual outlets. Let me know what you think.
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Overview
Date: February 20, 2025
Topics:
Trump and Ukraine
Hamas Hostage Situation,
Trump Approval and Public Perception
Trump and Ukraine
CNN: How Trump friend Steve Witkoff ended up at the center of high-stakes Ukraine, Israel negotiations
CNN: As Trump seeks a deal with Putin, will Western companies return to Russia?
CNN: Fact check: Trump’s barrage of lies about Zelensky and Ukraine
NBC News: Inside the week that upended relations between the U.S. and Ukraine
NBC News: Ukrainians mourn loss of 'partner and friend' as relations disintegrate
The New York Times: Republicans Are Mum as Trump Turns Toward Russia and Against Ukraine
The New York Times: Then and Now: How Republican Senators Have Shifted Tone on Russia and Ukraine
The New York Times: Bucha Has a Question: Does Trump Remember the Russian Massacre?
The New York Times: Zelensky to Meet U.S. Envoy to Ukraine Amid Public Feud With Trump
The New York Times: Rewriting History, Trump Blames Ukraine for War and Calls Zelensky ‘Dictator’
The Washington Post: Many of Trump’s early actions are unpopular, Post-Ipsos poll finds
The Washington Post: GOP senators split on attacks on Zelensky, reversals on Ukraine
The Washington Post: Trump’s comments stir fears of major shift on U.S. policy toward Russia
Hamas Hostage Situation
CNN: Hamas hands over bodies of four Israeli hostages, said to include Bibas children and their mother
Fox News: Hamas releases bodies of slain Israeli hostages, including mother and two toddlers
Wall Street Journal: Hamas Turns Handover of Dead Hostages Into a Grim Spectacle
NBC News: Bodies of youngest Hamas hostages among those returned to Israel
Trump Approval and Public Perception
CNN: New CNN Poll shows that Americans remain divided on President Trump’s performance
Fox News: New poll shows Trump approval rating as Americans name most significant move so far
The Washington Post: Many of Trump’s early actions are unpopular, Post-Ipsos poll finds
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