The White House said on Wednesday it has moved beyond the previously negotiated U.S.-Ukraine minerals and natural resources deal and is focused on peace between Ukraine and Russia."We are now focused on a long-term peace agreement,

WASHINGTON: The White House accused judges on Wednesday (Mar 19) of "usurping" executive power in its latest broadside against federal courts whose rulings have gone against President Donald Trump's administration.

The White House says a lengthy phone call between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin had achieved “movement to peace” in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The White House balked at a suggestion by a French politician that the U.S. send the Statue of Liberty back to France after he criticized President Trump’s decision “to side with the tyrants” against Ukraine.

French politician Raphaël Glucksmann called for the return of the Statue of Liberty — a gift from France — in a symbolic critique of the Trump administration.