Where things stand:
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Trump’s address to Congress: Rather than boycott President Trump’s address on Tuesday to a joint session of Congress, some Democratic lawmakers are inviting former federal workers to the speech as a way to protest the mass firings and funding cuts that have defined Mr. Trump’s first month back in office.
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European security pledge: Declaring that “we are at a crossroads in history,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain said on Sunday that European countries would ramp up their military spending and assemble a “coalition of the willing” to defend Ukraine against Russia. The announcement came as European leaders attempted to salvage the ruptured relationship between Ukraine and the United States in the days after Mr. Trump and Vice President JD
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Rubio sends arms to Israel: Secretary of State Marco Rubio has invoked “emergency authorities” to bypass Congress and send $4 billion in weapons to Israel, the second time in a month that the Trump administration has skirted the process of congressional approval for sending arms to the country. In announcing the decision on Saturday, Mr. Rubio did not explain why he was using an emergency authority, saying only that the Trump administration would “continue to use all available tools to fulfill America’s longstanding commitment to Israel’s security, including means to counter security threats.”
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