Why Zelenskyy is bringing backup to the White House

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<p><a href="https://apple.news/Ax_mXTv8LTKOcOnDFT5hveA">Politico</a>&rsquo;s Paul McLeary joins to talk about what&rsquo;s next as President Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington, D.C., today. Trump failed to secure a peace agreement after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. High-profile European leaders are also traveling to Washington in support of Zelenskyy.</p> <p>Several Republican states over the weekend said they will deploy additional National Guard troops to D.C. to join Trump&rsquo;s crackdown on crime and homelessness. <a href="https://apple.news/AxmJ6MZ04QJe4BQ4APfoVMQ">NPR</a>&rsquo;s Brian Mann explains why the government&rsquo;s efforts are at odds with day-to-day life in the city, and how D.C.&rsquo;s unhoused population is being harshly targeted.</p> <p>Cassandra Jaramillo, a reproductive-health reporter with <a href="https://apple.news/AEWygrxyTR6OdSu0cdvZrGw">ProPublica</a>, details why a federal program to improve health systems to better support people who are pregnant might disappear.</p> <p>Plus, why the U.S. <a href="https://apple.news/A9MAaxv88RYmEpTvu9mCudQ">halted</a> all visitor visas for people from Gaza, what fueled Hurricane Erin&rsquo;s rapid <a href="https://apple.news/AFHcgU7z9TOmSJdJ_Bjpf2w">intensification</a>, and the <a href="https://apple.news/AFHcgU7z9TOmSJdJ_Bjpf2w">story</a> behind Oreo and Reese&rsquo;s supersecret collaboration.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>