A large-scale Russian drone and missile attack damaged power facilities in eight Ukrainian regions, causing blackouts and forcing nuclear power plants to cut power output, officials and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Saturday.
Russia has intensified its attacks on Ukraine&#8217;s energy sector and infrastructure in recent weeks, targeting power stations and railway hubs as winter deepens and the war approaches its fourth anniversary.
There was no breakthrough in U.S.-brokered talks this week aimed at ending the conflict.
Ukraine operates three nuclear power plants which produce more than half of the country&#8217;s electricity and IAEA said the plants cut production due to &#8220;widespread military activities overnight&#8221;.
The Ukrainian military said Russia had launched 653 drones and 51 missiles on Ukraine overnight. Ukrainian forces downed 585 drones and 30 missiles, the military said.
Power and heat generation facilities in Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhia, Lviv, and Dnipropetrovsk regions were targeted in the attack, Ukraine&#8217;s ministry for development of communities and territories said.
It said on Telegram that 9,500 customers remained without heat and 34,000 without water supply in the southern Odesa region.
&#8220;Port facilities (in Odesa) have also been attacked: part of the infrastructure has been de-energised, and operators have switched to backup power from generators,&#8221; the ministry said.
&#8220;Emergency repair work is already underway where safety conditions permit. Energy companies are doing everything possible to restore power to all customers as quickly as possible,&#8221; the energy ministry said on Telegram.
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Among the sites hit overnight was a railway hub near Kyiv, where the depot and railway carriages were damaged, Ukrainian state railway company Ukrzaliznytsia said.
The railway did not report any casualties from the attack, in the town of Fastiv.
&#8220;Russia continues to disregard any peace efforts and instead strikes critical civilian infrastructure, including our energy system and railways,&#8221; Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on X.
&#8220;This shows that no decisions to strengthen Ukraine and raise pressure on Russia can be delayed. And especially not under the pretext of peace process,&#8221; he added.
Ukrzaliznytsia said on the Telegram messaging app that it was forced to cancel several suburban trains near the capital and the city of Chernihiv in northeastern Ukraine.
The Russian Defence Ministry said its forces launched a &#8220;massive strike&#8221; overnight in response to what it called Ukrainian attacks on civilian targets.
The ministry said the strike used high-precision, long-range air- and ground-based weapons, including Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and long-range drones.
It targeted Ukraine&#8217;s military-industrial enterprises, energy facilities supporting their operations, and port infrastructure used for military purposes, the ministry added.
Separately, sirens sounded early on Saturday in Lubartow in the Lublin region of eastern Poland, private broadcaster RMF FM reported.
RMF quoted local mayor Krzysztof Pasnik as saying the warning was activated due to the situation in Ukraine.
Poland scrambled jets overnight due to the Russian attacks on Ukraine, but the Operational Command of the Armed Forces said there were no airspace violations.
(Reporting by Pavel Polityuk; additional reporting by Alan Charlish in Warsaw; Editing by William Mallard, Bernadette Baum and Aidan Lewis)

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Some hopeful news emerged, even as the war between Russia and Ukraine drags on. First Lady Melania Trump’s office just announced that seven additional children — six boys and one girl — have been reunited with their families in Ukraine as part of a humanitarian effort.
The first lady released the following statement on the news: “My dedication to guaranteeing the safe return of children to their families in this region is unwavering.”
Trump <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/seven-more-children-returned-families-ukraine-melania-trump-says-2025-12-04/">revealed</a> in October that eight Ukrainian children who had been displaced during the conflict were reunited with their families, bringing the total number of reunited families to 15. 
“I commend the leadership and persistent diplomacy of Russia and Ukraine in the pursuit of the reunification of children and families,” the statement continued. “Their bridge-building has created a tangible collaborative environment — an anchor for optimism. This cooperation will continue to drive the process forward through the next phase.”
“In close partnership, my representative and I have provided humanitarian support from the United States to enhance the reunification initiative’s outcome. My hope is that, ultimately, our collective efforts will lead to broader regional stability.”
The Kremlin’s children’s rights commissioner, Maria Lvova-Belova, <a href="https://t.me/malvovabelova/6040">posted</a> on Telegram, thanking the first lady for her “unwavering commitment and involvement in the effort.”
Just before the Thanksgiving holiday, President Trump said that his team is making “tremendous progress” toward ending the years-long Russia-Ukraine war, offering updates on his peace negotiations.  
Trump confirmed that no more meetings would take place until Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reached the final stages of a resolution, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-vows-no-meetings-with-putin-zelensky-until-the-deal-to-end-this-war-is-final">reported</a>.
“Let’s all hope that PEACE can be accomplished AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!” Trump said in part in a statement last week.
The president’s statement came after news that Ukraine has agreed to the terms of a potential peace deal, negotiated by the Trump White House, that could end the years-long war with Russia.
“The Ukrainians have agreed to the peace deal,” Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll told ABC News on November 25. “There are some minor details to be sorted out but they have agreed to a peace deal.”
Mary Margaret Olohan contributed to this report.

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NATO ups its support for Ukraine as the United States pursues peace talks, the Trump administration freezes asylum and visa reviews from 19 countries, and a watchdog exposes billions of taxpayer dollars in fraud under Biden-era diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
It’s Thursday, December 4, 2025, and this is the news you need to know to start your day. Today’s edition of the Morning Wire podcast can be heard below, and the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/mrn-251204-member-exclusive">video version</a> can be seen on The Daily Wire:
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">NATO Wants A Say On Ukraine</h2>
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Topline: The United States continues to facilitate talks between Russia and Ukraine while other NATO countries rally support for Kiev.
NATO wants to be more involved in the discussions on Ukraine than it has been recently. Almost every foreign minister for NATO met in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss that and the broader approach to Ukraine.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio was notably absent from the meeting — the first time in over two decades that the U.S. secretary of State had missed a gathering like this. Though that didn’t deeply concern many officials because Rubio has built up a lot of trust among NATO allies. 
Rutte digs in: The United States has been trying to find an end to the war that both sides can live with. But NATO’s secretary-general, Mark Rutte, has made plans to keep funding Ukraine through 2026 and maybe longer if necessary.
“We have to make sure that whilst [peace talks] take place and we are not sure when they will end, that Ukraine is in the strongest possible position to keep the fight going, to fight back against the Russians, but also in the strongest possible position when peace talks really get to a point where they sit at the table,” Rutte <a href="https://x.com/TRTWorldNow/status/1996176461934534920">said</a> on Wednesday.
Some members of the NATO alliance have poured money into a program to buy U.S. weapons for Ukraine to the tune of about $1 billion a month.
Moscow talks: The Kremlin said Tuesday that it couldn’t find a compromise it could agree with after U.S. officials met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Moscow said that some of the American proposals have been good — likely in reference to the early framework that received so much pushback from Ukraine and the rest of Europe.
Moscow seems to be dead set on territorial gains over what it has control of already, however. Putin has repeatedly signaled that he wants all of the Donbas region, which he does not have full control over.
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Trump’s Immigration Moves After National Guard Shooting</h2>
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Topline: The Trump administration halts more immigration following the D.C. shooting of two National Guard troops by an Afghan migrant.
Trump has already halted the processing of asylum applications and put a pause on visas, but there is a lot more being done. The Trump administration has directed U.S. citizenship and immigration services to look at 19 countries that it says are of concern as potential hotbeds of terrorism. Those countries include Afghanistan and several others in the Middle East, in Africa, and in South Asia.
The Trump administration wants USCIS, the agency that vets immigration applications, to scrutinize individuals who are applying or have been accepted to some programs. What this looks like in practice is the administration halting all processing of any legal immigration applications from individuals from these 19 countries.
For those who have been accepted to become green card recipients or citizens already, swearing in ceremonies have been put on pause as the Trump administration more thoroughly vets them.
National Guard shooting: The Department of Homeland Security now says this individual was barely vetted. Interestingly, when the United States left Afghanistan during the botched withdrawal from the country, the alleged shooter had no criminal background check. Nor did he have a biometrics check, cyber background check, or financial background check.
Nor was he the only one who came through this way. There were about 77,000 others admitted into the country through what&#8217;s called Operation Allies Welcome.
This lax vetting has already been pointed out before. A government watchdog came out months after the withdrawal and said the vetting was poor and minimal at the time. In some known cases, individuals were “vetted,” let into the country through this program, and then only after were their links to terrorism discovered.
<h2 style="text-align: center;">The SBA Program Spending Taxpayer Money On DEI</h2>
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Topline: New investigations from Peter Schweizer’s Government Accountability Institute have revealed just how much taxpayer money has been funneled through federal DEI initiatives – sparking more allegations of widespread fraud and corruption under the Biden administration that still needs to be rooted out.
Morning Wire spoke with Seamus Bruner, director of research at the Government Accountability Institute, about what&#8217;s being called the “DEI Industrial Complex.” (This interview has been edited for clarity.)
Morning Wire: Your team has done extensive research on what&#8217;s being called the “DEI Industrial Complex.” We&#8217;ve had our own investigative reporter, Luke Rosiak, digging into this and revealing some pretty alarming findings. First, what kinds of potential abuses are we seeing related to DEI in the federal government?
Bruner: This our latest exposé, and we give Luke a great shout out in it. He&#8217;s done amazing work on this Small Business Administration program. It&#8217;s called 8(a). Kind of an unwieldy title, but the devil is in the details with this. It&#8217;s a multi-billion dollar pass through scheme that rewards minority contractors or people who are “disadvantaged,” which has a very loose definition. I mean, perhaps even just not having access to internet when you&#8217;re way up in your mountain cabin in Yosemite or wherever could qualify you. But you have these firms that set up, Native American firms or any other sort of minority group — Native Americans have been pretty blessed by this program to the tune of billions of dollars. And it turns out that they&#8217;re not disadvantaged at all. The shareholders wear Rolex watches and are very wealthy. Well, in turn, this allows them to partner with real big firms like the Boston Consulting Group or McKinsey &amp; Company or firms that are not at all disadvantaged, and they receive no bid contracts under this program. And for anybody who knows anything about a no bid contract, it&#8217;s about as corrupt as it can be.
Morning Wire: Right. Why are we just now learning about this corruption?
Bruner: The program has been around for decades, but only under the Biden administration did the quotas triple. It really exploded just in the last several years. There was a USAID program, the contracting officials at USAID were taking bribes, over $1 million in bribes. We&#8217;ve also seen a $100 million contract. The minority contractor got 65% of that $100 million. So, well over $50 million. They only did a small fraction of the work.
Morning Wire: Do you think the DEI movement in particular really ratcheted this up – is that the culprit here in terms of the scale that we&#8217;re seeing now?
Bruner: Yeah, absolutely. President Trump, SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler, and Treasury Secretary Bessent deserve credit. They really kicked off the investigations into this. The problem is that even though the Trump administration has declared war on DEI in the federal government, this isn&#8217;t necessarily called a “DEI program.” We&#8217;re seeing this across all kinds of sectors, especially in education. They&#8217;re getting rid of the word “DEI” and they&#8217;re using new words – “disadvantaged” or what have you. And the problem is, that there are “disadvantaged” people in America and we do want to support them and help them. But when you are giving multi-billion dollar conglomerates contracts under the banner of being “disadvantaged,” it hurts everybody.

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President Donald Trump defended U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff on Tuesday after a leaked phone call showed the diplomat advising a top Russian aide on how to approach Trump.
Witkoff’s phone call with Yuri Ushakov, top foreign policy aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, took place last month. Bloomberg published a transcript of the call on Tuesday, igniting backlash and calls for Witkoff&#8217;s removal for allegedly favoring Russia over Ukraine.
Trump dismissed complaints over the phone call, saying that what took place was “standard” negotiation.
“That’s a standard thing, you know, because he’s gotta sell this to Ukraine, he’s gotta sell Ukraine to Russia. That’s what a deal maker does. You gotta say, look, they want this, you’ve gotta convince him with this, and you know, that’s a very standard form of negotiation,” Trump <a href="https://x.com/CBSNews/status/1993722285883068521">said</a> when asked about the phone call aboard Air Force One on Tuesday evening.
“I haven’t heard it, but I heard it was standard negotiation. And I would imagine he’s saying the same thing to Ukraine, because each party has to give and take,” the president added.
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Trump also dismissed concerns that Witkoff is pro-Russian.
“No, I think, look, this war could go on for years, and Russia’s got a lot more people and a lot more soldiers, you know? So I think if Ukraine can make a deal, it’s a good thing. I think it’s great for both,” said Trump.
The phone call sparked backlash from some Republicans, such as Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska.
“For those who oppose the Russian invasion and want to see Ukraine prevail as a sovereign &amp; democratic country, it is clear that Witkoff fully favors the Russians. He cannot be trusted to lead these negotiations. Would a Russian paid agent do less than he? He should be fired,” <a href="https://x.com/RepDonBacon/status/1993446393076498714">said</a> Bacon.
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania <a href="https://x.com/RepBrianFitz/status/1993428150492316095">called</a> the phone call “a major problem. And one of the many reasons why these ridiculous side shows and secret meetings need to stop.”
In the October 14 phone call, Witkoff advised Ushakov on how Putin should approach Trump to have the most favorable meeting, including flattering Trump with compliments over the recently struck ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The U.S. envoy said a similar plan to the 20-point Israel-Hamas plan could be struck between Russia and Ukraine.
Witkoff also advised Ushakov that Putin should schedule a phone call with Trump before Trump was set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
“Maybe he (Putin) says to President Trump: you know, Steve and Yuri discussed a very similar 20-point plan to peace and that could be something that we think might move the needle a little bit, we’re open to those sorts of things — to explore what it’s going to take to get a peace deal done,” Witkoff said, according to the transcript published by <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-25/witkoff-discusses-ukraine-plans-with-key-putin-aide-transcript">Bloomberg</a>.
“Now, me to you, I know what it’s going to take to get a peace deal done: Donetsk and maybe a land swap somewhere. But I’m saying instead of talking like that, let’s talk more hopefully because I think we’re going to get to a deal here. And I think Yuri, the president will give me a lot of space and discretion to get to the deal,” Witkoff said.

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that his team is making &#8220;tremendous progress&#8221; toward ending the years-long Russia-Ukraine war, offering updates on his peace negotiations ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Trump&#8217;s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff will meet with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow as his Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll meets with the Ukrainians, the president shared. Though there had been some talk of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky coming to the United States this week, Trump dispelled this rumor, noting that he will only meet with Zelensky and Putin when they have reached a deal.
&#8220;Over the past week, my team has made tremendous progress with respect to ending the War between Russia and Ukraine (A War that would have NEVER started if I were President!),&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;Last month 25,000 soldiers died. The original 28-Point Peace Plan, which was drafted by the United States, has been fine-tuned, with additional input from both sides, and there are only a few remaining points of disagreement.&#8221;
&#8220;I will be briefed on all progress made, along with Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles,&#8221; the president added of his team&#8217;s meetings with the warring world leaders.
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&#8220;I look forward to hopefully meeting with President Zelenskyy and President Putin soon, but ONLY when the deal to end this War is FINAL or, in its final stages,&#8221; he concluded. &#8220;Thank you for your attention to this very important matter, and let’s all hope that PEACE can be accomplished AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!&#8221;
The president&#8217;s statement came after news that Ukraine has agreed to the terms of a potential peace deal, negotiated by the Trump White House, that could end the years-long war with Russia.
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“The Ukrainians have agreed to the peace deal,” Driscoll <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-holds-secret-meetings-russians-abu-dhabi-ukraine/story?id=127840867" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> ABC News on Tuesday morning. “There are some minor details to be sorted out but they have agreed to a peace deal.”
A White House official told The Daily Wire late Tuesday morning that no meeting between Zelensky and President Trump had been scheduled “at this time,&#8221; and Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also stressed Tuesday morning that “there are a few delicate, but not insurmountable, details that must be sorted out and will require further talks between Ukraine, Russia, and the United States.”
A spokesman for Driscoll, who was part of a Monday evening meeting of U.S. officials with the Russian delegation, said in a statement that “late Monday and throughout Tuesday, Secretary Driscoll and team have been in discussions with the Russian delegation to achieve a lasting peace in Ukraine.”
“The talks are going well and we remain optimistic,” said LTC Jeff Tolbert, who is Driscoll’s spokesman. “Secretary Driscoll is closely synchronized with the White House and the U.S. interagency as these talks progress.”

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Ukraine has agreed to the terms of a potential peace deal, negotiated by President Donald Trump’s White House, that could end the years-long war with Russia, a U.S. official told the press on Tuesday. 
&#8220;The Ukrainians have agreed to the peace deal,&#8221; U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll<a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-holds-secret-meetings-russians-abu-dhabi-ukraine/story?id=127840867"> told</a> ABC News on Tuesday morning. &#8220;There are some minor details to be sorted out but they have agreed to a peace deal.&#8221;
While there was some buzz around Washington that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy might travel to the United States this week, a White House official told The Daily Wire late Tuesday morning that no meeting between Zelenskyy and President Trump has been scheduled &#8220;at this time.&#8221;
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also mentioned the “minor details” in a statement on Tuesday morning. 
“Over the past week, the United States has made tremendous progress towards a peace deal by bringing both Ukraine and Russia to the table,” she said in a post on “X.” 
“There are a few delicate, but not insurmountable, details that must be sorted out and will require further talks between Ukraine, Russia, and the United States.” 
The news comes as United States officials met with Russian representatives on Monday night, also working to bring an end to the war through the peace deal. 
<div id="attachment_1005671" style="width: 864px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/russia-ukraine-war-inches-towards-a-close-as-ukraine-agrees-to-peace-plan/u-s-president-trump-and-russian-president-putin-meet-on-war-in-ukraine-at-u-s-air-base-in-alaska-7" rel="attachment wp-att-1005671"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1005671" class="wp-image-1005671 size-large" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/11/GettyImages-2230342687-854x576.jpg" alt="" width="854" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/11/GettyImages-2230342687-854x576.jpg 854w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/11/GettyImages-2230342687-300x202.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/11/GettyImages-2230342687-768x518.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/11/GettyImages-2230342687.jpg 1024w" sizes=" (max-width: 854px) 100vw, 854px" /></a>U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold a press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)</div>
A spokesman for Driscoll, who was part of the group of officials meeting with the Russian delegation, said in a statement that “late Monday and throughout Tuesday, Secretary Driscoll and team have been in discussions with the Russian delegation to achieve a lasting peace in Ukraine.”
“The talks are going well and we remain optimistic,” said LTC Jeff Tolbert, who is Driscoll’s spokesman. “Secretary Driscoll is closely synchronized with the White House and the U.S. interagency as these talks progress.”
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The Ukrainian delegation is also in the United Arab Emirates, where the conversations are taking place, and is in contact with Driscoll and his team, a U.S. official told Fox News.
 On Sunday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rubio-says-they-just-had-most-productive-day-yet-in-russia-ukraine-peace-talks">shared that he had</a> the most “productive day” yet as he engaged in talks between the two countries. 
“There are a couple issues that we need to continue to work on. But I think the report today is that today was worthwhile,” Rubio told reporters on Sunday. “It was probably the most productive day we have had on this issue, maybe in the entirety of our engagement, but certainly in a very long time.”
“I can tell you that the items that remain are not insurmountable, we just need more time than what we have today,” the secretary said, noting that President Donald Trump is “quite pleased” about the “amount of progress that’s been made.”
As for the president himself, he posted an early Monday morning Truth Social post expressing cautious optimism about the deal. 
“Is it really possible that big progress is being made in Peace Talks between Russia and Ukraine???” he asked. “Don’t believe it until you see it, but something good just may be happening. GOD BLESS AMERICA!”

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Negotiations continue as a deal for peace in Ukraine takes shape, the surge of new Turning Point USA chapter requests hits a surprising stonewall, and the Trump administration reverses a longstanding approach to handling homelessness.
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Trump Pushes Peace In Ukraine </h2>
Topline: American and Ukrainian diplomats continue to meet in Europe this week as they negotiate the details of a peace plan with Russia. 
The White House presented both sides with a 28-point peace plan that included significant concessions from Ukraine. Initially, it appeared the plan was a final offer—Trump went so far as to set a Thanksgiving deadline —and there were even reports that the Trump administration would cut off all military and financial aid if Ukraine turned it down, which it did. But now it appears that all-or-nothing language was more of a negotiating tactic from Trump.
After strong pushback from Ukraine and the European Union, the White House now says the plan is meant as a starting point. As Secretary of State Marco Rubio put it, “just because it’s printed on a piece of paper doesn’t indicate finality … you get input and you make adjustments.”
President Donald Trump displayed some cautious optimism, writing on Truth Social Monday, “Is it really possible that big progress is being made in Peace Talks between Russia and Ukraine??? Don’t believe it until you see it, but something good just may be happening.”
What’s in the way: The main issue for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is that the current plan would require Ukraine to surrender large portions of land in the East that would then be recognized as Russian territory. He pushed back publicly on that demand Monday, saying, “It is crucial to support the principles on which Europe stands, that borders cannot be changed by force.”
Kyiv also wants to see more concrete security guarantees that would put on paper assurances of European and U.S. military support if Russia were to relaunch its invasion.
But the big problem now is that if Ukraine succeeds in amending the plan to its liking, there’s a good chance Russian President Vladimir Putin won’t sign on. After the initial plan was released, he said it “could form the basis of a final peace settlement.” But that could well change if significant changes are made.
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Christian Colleges Reject TPUSA</h2>
Topline: TPUSA chapters are exploding across college campuses in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, with 44,000 new applications. But a surprising number of Christian colleges and universities have rejected the organization, telling students they aren’t allowed to start new clubs.
Which schools? It’s a surprisingly long list of schools that have rejected TPUSA chapters. Point Loma Nazarene in California rejected students’ requests for a TPUSA chapter at least three times. At Biola, one of the largest evangelical universities in the country, students’ first request for a chapter was denied in 2023. In September, after Charlie’s assassination, they tried again and aren’t getting an answer.
Another Christian school, Concordia University in Wisconsin, initially rejected TPUSA, but after a student&#8217;s post about it went viral last month, they reversed course.
All told, about 20 Christian colleges and universities have said TPUSA isn’t welcome on their campuses. That includes well-known schools like Bob Jones University, Asbury, Oral Roberts, and Loyola University New Orleans. 
Why? The reasons for rejection vary by school. The students and alumni who want to see new TPUSA chapters at the schools don’t always buy the reasons they’re being given.
Point Loma said its board of directors rejected TPUSA largely because of a professor watchlist that “exposes and documents&#8221; professors who allegedly discriminate against conservative students. Even though Point Loma students agreed not to use or contribute to that list, the board still felt TPUSA doesn’t represent the kind of “constructive communication” they require from official clubs.
However, the school has approved left-leaning clubs like BREAK that focus on issues like “gender equality” and &#8220;gender justice,&#8221; and the &#8220;Center for Justice and Reconciliation,&#8221; which focuses on &#8220;immigration and racial justice.” The administration also removed a Charlie Kirk memorial that had been put up on campus after his death.
A similar situation has played out at Biola. Biola approved the left-leaning club, Students for Justice and Liberation, which says it stands for “progressive values,” the same semester they applied. Yet the verdict on TPUSA is being dragged out.
In the first rejection, the decision once again went all the way to the board of directors, and they said they took issue with TPUSA’s “narrative” and “tactics.”
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Trump’s Turn On Homelessness</h2>
Topline: The Trump administration has recently announced major changes to how the federal government funds housing for the homeless. The administration says the changes will encourage more self-sufficiency and reduce drug abuse, while opponents say it could lead to almost 200,000 people being kicked out of their homes. 
Morning Wire spoke to Judge Glock, director of research at the Manhattan Institute, about the administration’s announcement. (The following interview has been edited for clarity.)
Morning Wire: This all revolves around federal funding for homelessness. First, how does the federal government actually distribute money for this issue?  
Glock: Every year, the feds announce how nonprofits and other groups can apply for what are known as Continuum of Care or CoC grants. The CoC grants a total of about three-and-a-half billion dollars a year and mainly goes to nonprofits that provide housing. And I should just say that homeless nonprofits read this yearly announcement like it’s the Talmud or the Bible or something, because it says what they have to do to compete for the federal money and what sort of programs they can fund and what sort of things are forbidden.
Morning Wire: Got it. The administration’s announcement this year said the federal government would no longer support what it calls “the failed ‘Housing First’ ideology.” Can you explain a little bit about what “Housing First” means? 
Glock: The “Housing First” idea is that the only way to “solve” homelessness is to give the homeless subsidized and permanent housing without any conditions before entering the housing or strings attached afterwards. The basic idea is that you provide both housing and services, but it’s all voluntary. A nonprofit couldn’t force a person in one of these Housing First apartments to, say, take a drug test or even get a mental health screening. And for a little over a decade–including, I might add, through the first Trump administration–these annual funding announcements said federal money would be given almost exclusively to groups that practiced the “Housing First” philosophy. Because in most of the country, the federal money is the main source of funding for the homeless, the Housing First idea became something of a nationwide mandate.
Morning Wire: Right – so that made it a nationwide policy. What does this announcement actually change?
Glock: The biggest change is that there is no more Housing First mandate. Instead, the administration says nonprofits must provide treatment for underlying issues instead of just focusing on housing. The Housing First program was supposed to provide treatment, but it said people just kind of had to come to the treatment on their own. The problem was it’s often impossible for people in the midst of, say, a heroin addiction or schizophrenic episode to really pursue treatment. This new policy will mandate some treatment services for those in the housing units and will require more housing to be “transitional,” meaning for a limited time period until people can get back on their feet, instead of the old permanent housing model.

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Morning Brief: Ukraine’s New Deal, TPUSA Vs. Christian Schools, & Trump’s Homeless Policy

Morning Brief: New Ukraine Peace Plan, TPUSA Rejected, And Trump’s Turn On Homelessness

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President Donald Trump is optimistic that a peace agreement could be reached in the Russia-Ukraine war.
In a Truth Social post on Monday morning, the president wrote, “Is it really possible that big progress is being made in Peace Talks between Russia and Ukraine??? Don’t believe it until you see it, but something good just may be happening. GOD BLESS AMERICA!”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Ukrainian officials in Geneva, Switzerland, over the weekend to discuss a possible end to the war that accelerated in 2022.
“We’re working through making some changes, some adjustments, in the hopes of further narrowing the differences and getting closer to something that both Ukraine and, obviously, the United States are very comfortable with,” Rubio <a href="https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/11/secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-and-ukrainian-presidential-office-head-andriy-yermak-remarks-to-press">said</a> on Sunday.
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Rubio added that the meeting was “very, very meaningful,” calling it “the best meeting and day we’ve had so far in this entire process” when it kicked off in January.
It’s unclear whether Russian President Vladimir Putin will agree to a deal at this point.
“And then obviously there’s the Russian side of the equation,” Rubio said. “But again, we think we have some pretty substantial insights over the last nine months into some of the things that are really important to them.”
Trump and Putin met at a summit in Alaska over the summer. Some Republican lawmakers have scrutinized potential components of a proposed peace plan, arguing that it would give Russia too much of what it might want in the wake of the land invasion.
“But those who think pressuring the victim and appeasing the aggressor will bring peace are kidding themselves,” Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) posted to X. “Which difficult concessions are we pressing Russia to make?”
“How does limiting Ukraine’s defenses against future aggression increase the likelihood of enduring peace? The price and stability of peace matters, and our credibility is on the line. Allies and adversaries are watching: Will America hold firm against aggression or will we reward it?” he added.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said that “congressional review” should be part of the process.
“The proposed Russia-Ukraine peace deal provides an opportunity to end the war honorably and justly,” he wrote on X. “Congress should also have the ability to review a plan that includes any future security guarantees — just like we have the ability to review any Iran nuclear agreement.”

President Trump Hosts Ukrainian President Zelenskyy At The White House

Trump Drops Hint Of Russia-Ukraine Peace: ‘Something Good Just May Be Happening’

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Vice President JD Vance talked with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for around an hour on Friday as the two leaders discussed President Donald Trump&#8217;s newly crafted <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-admin-crafts-28-point-plan-to-end-war-in-ukraine">28-point plan</a> to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.
The call, which also included U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, marked the first time that Zelensky spoke directly with the White House since Trump unveiled his new peace plan. While he did not address any specifics of the plan, Zelensky suggested that his country is ready to get to work on negotiations.
&#8220;We managed to cover a lot of details of the American side’s proposals for ending the war, and we’re working to make the path forward dignified and truly effective for achieving a lasting peace,&#8221; Zelensky said. &#8220;I’m grateful for the attention and willingness to work together with us and our partners. We agreed to work together with the U.S. and Europe at the level of national security advisors to make the path to peace truly doable.&#8221;
&#8220;Ukraine has always respected and continues to respect U.S. President Donald Trump’s desire to put an end to the bloodshed, and we view every realistic proposal positively,&#8221; Zelensky added. &#8220;We agreed to maintain constant contact, and our teams are ready to work 24/7. Thank you!&#8221;
Under the reported details of Trump&#8217;s plan, Ukraine would be forced to give up Crimea, Luhansk, and Donetsk, and parts of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, Axios <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/21/zelensky-vance-trump-peace-plan">reported</a>. Ukraine would also commit to never joining NATO and limiting its standing military in exchange for security guarantees from the United States. Both Russia and Ukraine would receive amnesty for crimes they committed during the war, and all military and civilian prisoners would be returned to their respective sides.
After details of the plan were reported, multiple European leaders committed to pursuing a peace plan that guarantees Ukraine&#8217;s sovereignty.
&#8220;Ukraine can count on us,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/bundeskanzler/status/1991874364674035882">said</a> German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. &#8220;Together with [French President Emmanuel Macron] and [British Prime Minister Keir Starmer], I reaffirmed our full support to [Zelensky]. We will coordinate closely with Europe and the US, whose commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty we welcome. The contact line must remain the basis for any talks.&#8221;
The Russia-Ukraine plan mirrors President Trump&#8217;s ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas that is monitored by Trump&#8217;s Peace Council. A senior U.S. official <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-admin-quietly-working-on-a-russia-ukraine-peace-plan-that-mirrors-gaza-deal?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=3&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Admin+%E2%80%98Quietly+Working%E2%80%99+On+A+Russia-Ukraine+Peace+Plan+That+Mirrors+Gaza+Deal">told</a> The Daily Wire on Thursday that Trump&#8217;s special envoy Steve Witkoff has been &#8220;quietly working&#8221; on the Russia-Ukraine plan for a month, &#8220;receiving input from both the Ukrainians and the Russians on what terms are acceptable to them to end the war.&#8221;
The call between Vance and Zelensky comes following months of talks between the Trump administration, Russia, and Ukraine, with little progress being made. In February, Trump, Vance, and Zelensky got into a heated back-and-forth in the Oval Office, part of which included the vice president <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-and-vance-clash-with-zelensky-in-fiery-white-house-meeting">scolding</a> Zelensky for attacking &#8220;the administration that is trying to prevent the destruction of your country.&#8221;
The war is nearing the four-year mark, and President Trump has grown increasingly frustrated with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, who has ramped up his aggression in recent months. Earlier this week, a Russian missile and drone <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy0yere4k0zo">attack</a> in Ternopil, Ukraine, killed 26 people, including three children, according to Ukrainian officials.

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Zelensky Suggests Ukraine Is Ready To Move On Trump’s 28-Point Plan After Talks With Vance

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KYIV/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has threatened to cut intelligence sharing and weapons supplies for Ukraine to press it into agreeing to the framework of a U.S.-brokered peace deal, two people familiar with the matter said.
Washington has presented Ukraine with a 28-point plan, which endorses some of Russia&#8217;s principal demands in the war, including that Kyiv cede additional territory, curb the size of its military and be barred from joining NATO.
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The sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that Kyiv was under greater pressure from Washington than during any previous peace discussions, and that the United States wanted Ukraine to sign a framework of the deal by next Thursday.
A delegation of senior U.S. military officials met with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on Thursday. The U.S. ambassador in Ukraine and the army public affairs chief traveling with the delegation described the meeting as a success and said Washington sought an &#8220;aggressive timeline&#8221; for the signature of a document between the United States and Ukraine.
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Zelenskiy, who held a phone call on Friday with the leaders of allies Britain, Germany and France, appeared careful not to reject the U.S. plan or to offend the Americans.
&#8220;We value the efforts of the United States, President Trump, and his team aimed at ending this war. We are working on the document prepared by the American side. This must be a plan that ensures a real and dignified peace,&#8221; he said.
&#8216;A VERY DANGEROUS MOMENT&#8217;
European leaders, who were not consulted on the 28-point plan, expressed their strong support for Kyiv.
&#8220;We all want this war to end, but how it ends matters. Russia has no legal right whatsoever to any concessions from the country it invaded, ultimately the terms of any agreement are for Ukraine to decide,&#8221; said the EU foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas.
&#8220;This is a very dangerous moment for all,&#8221; she said.
U.S. officials, defending their plan, have said it was drafted after consultations with Rustem Umerov, secretary of Ukraine&#8217;s National Security and Defense Council, a close Zelenskiy ally who served as defense minister until July.
&#8220;Umerov &#8230; agreed to the majority of the plan, after making several modifications, and presented it to President Zelenskiy,&#8221; a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.
Umerov said on Friday he had not discussed the plan&#8217;s terms, much less approved them, as he was just organizing the talks.
&#8220;I provided no assessments or, even more so, approvals of any points. This is not within my authority and does not correspond to the procedure,&#8221; he wrote on Telegram.
After meeting a visiting U.S. delegation on Friday, Umerov said Kyiv would not accept a plan that violates its sovereignty.
The Kremlin said Russia had not received any official communication from the United States regarding a 28-point peace plan for Ukraine. Kyiv should make a &#8220;responsible decision,&#8221; and do it now, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
RUSSIA&#8217;S DEMANDS SPELLED OUT, KYIV&#8217;S LEFT VAGUE
The plan, a copy of which was reviewed by Reuters, includes terms that Ukrainian officials have previously dismissed as tantamount to surrender after their soldiers fended off a full-scale Russian invasion for nearly four years at huge cost.
It would require Ukraine to withdraw from territory it still controls in eastern provinces that Russia claims to have annexed, while Russia would give up smaller amounts of land it has captured in other regions.
Ukraine would be permanently barred from joining the NATO military alliance, and its armed forces would be capped at 600,000 troops. NATO would agree never to station troops there.
Sanctions against Russia would be gradually lifted, Moscow would be invited back into the G8 group of industrialized countries, and frozen Russian assets would be pooled in an investment fund, with Washington given some of the profits.
One of Ukraine&#8217;s main demands, for enforceable guarantees equivalent to the NATO alliance&#8217;s mutual defense clause to deter Russia from attacking again, is dealt with in a single line with no details: &#8220;Ukraine will receive robust security guarantees.&#8221;
Trump, who returned to office this year vowing to quickly end the war, has accepted some of Russia&#8217;s justifications for its 2022 invasion of its neighbor while also expressing some impatience with Moscow.
Last month, he cancelled a proposed summit with Russia&#8217;s Vladimir Putin and imposed sanctions on Russia&#8217;s two main oil companies, set to come into full effect on Friday, Washington&#8217;s deadline for foreign buyers to wind down Russian oil purchases.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff had quietly worked on the plan for about a month.
&#8220;This plan was crafted to reflect the realities of the situation, after five years of a devastating war, to find the best win-win scenario, where both parties gain more than they must give,&#8221; she said.
The acceleration in U.S. diplomacy comes at a time when Ukrainian troops are on the back foot on the battlefield and Zelenskiy&#8217;s government has been undermined by a corruption scandal. Parliament fired two cabinet ministers on Wednesday.
With the war&#8217;s fourth winter approaching, Russian troops occupy almost one-fifth of Ukraine and have been grinding slowly forward along a 750-mile front line.
Russia says it has taken control of the city of Kupiansk in northeastern Ukraine and most of Pokrovsk in the east, its first big prizes in nearly two years. Kyiv denies losing control of those cities but has acknowledged that Russia is advancing.
(Additional reporting by Max Hunder, Olena Harmash, Yuliia Dysa, Dan Peleshuk, and Alessandro Parodi; writing by Peter Graff; editing by Philippa Fletcher)

Aftermath of a Russian missile attack on an apartment building, in Ternopil

Trump Admin Threatens To Cut Off Ukraine Weapons, Intel To Force Peace Deal, Sources Say

The United States has reportedly crafted a 28-point plan to bring an end to the war in Ukraine.
Both Russia and Ukraine have signaled that they believe the plan can serve as a starting point for further negotiations. U.S. officials have referred to the plan as a “living document” that will be ironed out in mediation with both sides, according to <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/20/trump-ukraine-peace-plan-28-points-russia">Axios</a>.
As it stands in the version published by Axios, Russia would receive recognized control over the regions of Crimea, Luhansk, and Donetsk, and parts of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. Ukraine must limit its standing military and establish in its constitution that it will never join NATO. In exchange, Ukraine would receive security guarantees from the United States without regard to Europe.
Ukraine would receive hundreds of billions of dollars-worth of investment to aid in its rebuilding efforts, including $100 billion-worth of frozen Russian assets. Russia would receive reentry into the G8 and sanctions would be lifted. Frozen assets will be returned except for those spent on Ukraine’s rebuilding.
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All parties will receive amnesty for their actions during the war. Prisoners will be exchanged on an “all for all” basis, and all civilian detainees will be returned, including children. Russia is <a href="https://globalchildren.georgetown.edu/posts/russia-is-turning-abducted-ukrainian-children-into-soldiers">accused</a> of kidnapping Ukrainian children – one estimate runs into the hundreds of thousands – and reeducating them before enlisting them in its own military.
Both countries will commit to instituting educational programs aimed at promoting understanding and tolerance. Nazi ideology and activities must be outlawed.
The plan includes a number of other aspects as well, such as Ukraine&#8217;s eventual admittance into the European Union. If either country fires upon the other unprovoked or otherwise breaks the terms of the peace, the concessions given to the aggressor will be voided.
A ceasefire will take place immediately after terms have been finalized and agreed to and forces have withdrawn to their respective lines. The ceasefire and eventual peace will be monitored by the Peace Council headed by President Donald Trump, like the eventual ceasefire and peace plan agreed to between Hamas and Israel.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky was presented the plan on Thursday. After reviewing it, he agreed to enter into talks with Trump’s team. Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev, who reportedly had a hand in crafting the proposal alongside U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, referred to negotiations earlier this week in positive terms.
“We feel the Russian position is really being heard,” said Dmitriev.
The peace plan was published by Axios after senior U.S. military officials <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgdgrqwnq9o">traveled</a> to Ukraine to meet with Zelensky. While the plan has not been rejected, it does include some aspects that Ukraine has previously rebuffed as red lines, such as additional territorial concessions to Russia that include land that Russia currently does not control.
The plan also does not take into account additional actions that may be taken by the Europeans, such as additional security guarantees for Ukraine made by other countries in Europe.

Trump Admin Crafts 28-Point Plan To End War In Ukraine

For the past month, the Trump administration has been &#8220;quietly working&#8221; on a newly devised peace plan between Russia and Ukraine that forces both sides to make concessions, a senior U.S. official told The Daily Wire on Thursday.
Trump&#8217;s special envoy Steve Witkoff has spearheaded the latest effort to bring the war to an end, and President Donald Trump has given his support for the plan, according to the U.S. official.
&#8220;Special Envoy Witkoff has been quietly working on this plan for a month, receiving input from both the Ukrainians and the Russians on what terms are acceptable to them to end the war,&#8221; the official said.
Axios first <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/19/ukraine-peace-plan-trump-russia-witkoff">reported</a> on the plan on Tuesday, writing that the administration hopes to bring Russia and Ukraine to an agreement on a 28-point deal that was inspired by Trump&#8217;s 20-point Gaza peace proposal. Trump successfully got Israel and Hamas to agree to parts of his 20-point plan last month, but that ceasefire remains fragile.
Witkoff has reportedly discussed the plan extensively with Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev. The Russian diplomat told Axios that he, Witkoff, and other Trump officials were in Miami for three days in late October. Dmitriev was optimistic about the talks, saying, &#8220;We feel the Russian position is really being heard.&#8221;
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Axios <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/19/trump-ukraine-peace-plan-russia-donbas">reported</a> on Wednesday that the new Trump plan to end the war would require major concessions from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Ukraine would be asked to cede additional territory to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in exchange for U.S. security guarantees that would protect Ukraine and Europe from further Russian aggression, according to Axios, which cited &#8220;a U.S. official with direct knowledge.&#8221;
The Trump administration pushed back on the claim that Ukraine would be getting the raw end of the deal. A senior U.S. official told The Daily Wire that the peace plan would require both Russia and Ukraine to make concessions.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio <a href="https://x.com/marcorubio/status/1991297619964854460?s=20">said</a> on Wednesday that &#8220;durable peace will require both sides to agree to difficult but necessary concessions.&#8221; Rubio added that the administration is continuing &#8220;to develop a list of potential ideas for ending this war based on input from both sides of this conflict.&#8221;
The Daily Wire also reached out to the State Department for comment.
The war is nearing the four-year mark, and President Trump has so far been unable to move Putin toward a peace deal since coming back into office in January. Trump&#8217;s summit with Putin in August promised progress on a peace plan, but yielded no significant results. Trump has grown increasingly frustrated with Putin and imposed additional sanctions on Russian oil companies. A Treasury Department spokesman told <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-sanctions-on-russian-oil-are-starving-putins-war-machine?author=Tim+Pearce&amp;category=undefined&amp;elementPosition=3&amp;row=3&amp;rowHeadline=Latest+News&amp;rowType=Vertical+Carousel&amp;title=Trump+Sanctions+On+Russian+Oil+Are+%E2%80%98Starving+Putin%E2%80%99s+War+Machine%E2%80%99">The Daily Wire</a> on Wednesday, &#8220;Russian oil is now selling at multi-year lows, starving Putin’s war machine.&#8221;
The war, which broke out while former President Joe Biden was in office, has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, according to estimates. Russia has recently ramped up its attacks on Ukraine, targeting cities with drone and missile strikes.
&#8220;President Trump has been clear since day one that he wants the war between Russia [and] Ukraine to end, and he has grown frustrated with both sides for their refusal to commit to a peace agreement,&#8221; White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement shared with The Daily Wire. &#8220;Nevertheless, the President and his team never gives up, and the United States has been working on a detailed and acceptable plan for both sides to stop the killing and create a durable, lasting peace.&#8221;

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Trump Admin ‘Quietly Working’ On A Russia-Ukraine Peace Plan That Mirrors Gaza Deal

Trump Admin 'Quietly Working' On New Russia-Ukraine Peace Plan That Mirrors Gaza Deal

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