President Trump hosted United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House on Thursday for discussions focused on the Russia-Ukraine war.

A judge has found that the mass layoffs of probationary government employees were likely unlawful. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

The federal judge in San Francisco ordered the Office of Personnel Management to inform certain federal agencies that it had no authority to order the firings of probationary employees.

The war in Ukraine will be a focal point of the meeting between the US president and UK prime minister in Washington later.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday (February 26) there was “no more important relationship” for his country than that with the United States. Could these jumping mice change how astronauts exercise?

Keir Starmer had just a few hours to bask in the warm glow of his relatively successful meeting with Donald Trump before he was brought back to reality this afternoon: Anneliese Dodds, the international development minister,

Sunday's summit of European leaders in London, to be attended by Ukraine's leader, is shaping up to be crucial, the BBC's political editor writes.

Shares of U.K. defense contractor BAE Systems rose 4% as U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged to increase the country's defense spending, to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, from 2.3% currently, and to 3% of GDP in the next parliament.

Wilde, a UK journalist and editor of the Readout. I hope you enjoy today’s newsletter. Symbolism is important in politics. Remember Rishi Sunak announcing last year’s election in the pouring rain, while Tony Blair’s 1997 anthem Things Can Only Get Better pounded on a boom box?