☕ Daily Brief: Trump Envoys Push Ukraine Deal

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🇺🇦 Trump envoys meet with Zelensky and Putin. Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff traveled to Ukraine on Sunday following three hours of discussions with Vladimir Putin in Moscow the day before. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine's proposals include security guarantees and "a dignified post-war peace," while Witkoff urged that both sides will have to “make some compromises.”

✈️ Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport. Prime Air Flight 7598, arriving from San Juan, crashed after overrunning the runway at Miami International Airport on Saturday afternoon, igniting a fire that drew over 60 fire units. Authorities have confirmed five deaths and five injuries.

🇩🇪 German right-wing wins historic first place. The right-wing Alternative for Germany, or AfD, secured a projected 44.5 percent of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt, more than doubling its 2021 support and crushing Chancellor Merz's CDU at just 18.5 percent. Despite the landslide, the establishment parties may still cobble together a minority government to block AfD from power.

🗳️ MAGA Inc. drops $10M on Texas Senate race. The Trump-linked super PAC announced its first major midterm buy to boost Attorney General Paxton against Democrat James Talarico in a race polls show deadlocked. Talarico holds a massive fundraising edge at $72 million raised versus Paxton's $16.8 million, making outside help critical for Republicans hoping to defend their Senate majority.

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