Plus: A judge holds off on deciding whether to drop a corruption case surrounding New York City Mayor Eric Adams. This and more on The Excerpt.

Ukrainian Member of Parliament Kira Rudik reacts to President Donald Trump blaming President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the war in Ukraine. NBC News’ Tom Winter and Politico’s Emily Ngo report on the Justice Department's effort to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

In our news wrap Friday, President Trump levied new shots against Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, a federal judge adjourned the corruption case against New York Mayor Eric Adams and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass dismissed the city's fire chief over her handling of last month's deadly wildfires.

The Justice Department’s second-in-command demanded that a judge dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams

US President Donald Trump has escalated his attacks on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, calling him a “dictator” and saying he “better move fast” on a deal to end the war with Russia. A US judge has delayed a decision on whether to grant a request from the US Justice Department to drop corruption charges against New York City’s Mayor Eric Adams.

In our news wrap Friday, President Trump levied new shots against Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, a federal judge adjourned the corruption case against New York Mayor Eric Adams and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass dismissed the city's fire chief over her handling of last month's deadly wildfires.

Plus: A judge holds off on deciding whether to drop a corruption case surrounding New York City Mayor Eric Adams. This and more on The Excerpt.

Federal workers all over the country have responded with anger and confusion Friday toward President Donald Trump’s aggressive effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce

This wasn’t inevitable. Last year, the internationalists thought they still had a good shot at influence in the Trump administration, with the hawkish Marco Rubio, Trump’s secretary of state pick, and some believing Mike Pompeo to be the frontrunner for defense secretary.

US VP JD Vance and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, meet with President Zelenskyy, during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference

Trump Orders Mass Firings at Federal Agencies; Zelenskyy to NBC News: “Low Chance” Ukraine Survives Without U.S. Military Aid; Upheaval at DOJ after prosecutors resign over Eric Adams corruption case;

Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and a coalition of senators met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy today.