Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Jul 11 2024 15:00 (EDT)
AP News, I'm Ed Donahue at the NATO Summit. Ukraine will prevail, and I want you to know we're going to be with you every step of the way. President Biden met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and announced a new $225 million aid package for Ukraine. Zelensky says the U.S. must limit Sun using its weapons to strike military targets in Russia. Later allies will be on President Biden as he closes out the NATO Summit of 32 leaders in Washington with a news conference. The number of Democratic doubters keeps growing who think the President should get out of the race. Rhode Island Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse is meeting with other Democrats. "We're having this meeting for a good reason, and we're very interested to hear how they make their case." Hungary's National Prime Minister Viktor Orban is traveling to Florida to meet with former President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago today. 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