Live updates: Trump talks with Zelensky, then calls Putin; reconciliation bill clears key House hurdle

President Trump opened his week with high-stakes phone calls on the war in Ukraine.

Trump first spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, before calling Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday morning. The conversations follow talks in Turkey late last week.

The president announced the Putin call in a Truth Social post on Saturday, saying the main thrust of the conversation would be "stopping the bloodbath" that is killing both Russian and Ukrainian soldiers.

On Capitol Hill, Republicans celebrated a win in the budget process, as House Budget panel approving the chamber's reconciliation bill in a late Sunday vote. Negotiations are continuing, though, on sticky issues in the plan, like SALT and cuts that would lower the deficit.

Early Monday, a day after it was announced Joe Biden has prostate cancer, the former president put out a new statement in a post on X.

"Cancer touches us all. Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places. Thank you for lifting us up with love and support," he said, posting a photo of himself with former first lady Jill Biden.