Putin’s Cease-Fire Demands, and a Democratic Flip on the Shutdown

Plus, two astronauts’ long wait for a ride home.

On Today’s Episode:

In No Hurry for Cease-Fire, Putin Demands Numerous Ukrainian Concessions, by Anton Troianovski

Schumer Will Clear the Way for G.O.P. Spending Bill, Breaking With His Party, by Carl Hulse and Catie Edmondson

Trump Administration Must Rehire Thousands of Fired Workers, Judges Rule, by Zach Montague

Trump Wants to Speed Up Deportations With Alien Enemies Act: What to Know, by Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Hamed Aleaziz and Maggie Haberman

Stocks Tumble Into Correction as Investors Sour on Trump, by Joe Rennison and Danielle Kaye

SpaceX Scrubs Launch of Crew-10 Astronauts for NASA to the I.S.S., by Kenneth Chang

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