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Morning Rundown: What we know about the D.C. shooting victims, JD Vance\u2019s friend at center of Ukraine talks, and is college worth it?<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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A member of the West Virginia National Guard has died from their injuries following an attack in Washington, D.C., an unlikely Army secretary-turned diplomat emerges as a key leader in Ukraine peace talks. And the appeal of a four-year college degree loses its luster.<\/em>
Here\u2019s what to know today.<\/em>
One of two National Guard members shot in Washington, D.C. died from their injuries<\/strong><\/a>, President Donald Trump said. Sarah Beckstrom was a member of the West Virginia National Guard. The 20-year-old entered the service on June 26, 2023, and was assigned to the 863rd Military Police Company, the 111th Engineer Brigade.
The other National Guard member was identified as Andrew Wolfe, who the president said was \u201cfighting for his life\u201d and \u201cin very bad shape.\u201d Wolfe is also a member of the West Virginia National Guard and is currently hospitalized in critical condition.
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In a lengthy social media post late on Thanksgiving, Trump said he will \u201cpermanently pause\u201d all immigration<\/strong><\/a> from what he called \u201cthird world countries\u201d and demanded a program of \u201creverse migration\u201d as he intensified his rhetoric after the shooting. Trump offered few details as he disparaged and vowed to remove millions of migrants in the United States.
Beckstrom and Wolfe were serving on the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Mission when they were shot on Wednesday afternoon. The National Guard said they had been deployed to the capital since August after Trump ordered troops to the city as part of his crackdown on crime.
Here’s what we know about the two National Guard members.<\/strong><\/a>
Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country is ready for \u201cserious\u201d peace talks<\/strong><\/a> as Trump works toward solidifying a peace deal on the war in Ukraine. After an initial White House proposal attracted criticism for being too favorable to the Kremlin, Ukrainian and U.S. officials worked to adjust the agreement, which Putin said could form the basis for a future deal to end the conflict.
And while Trump\u2019s special envoy Steve Witkoff is set to travel to Russia next week for talks with Putin, another individual has emerged as a key figure in negotiations \u2014 U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll.<\/strong><\/a>
Since his Senate confirmation in February, he\u2019s been focused on transforming the Army\u2019s weaponry. But more recently, he has crisscrossed Europe, shuttling from Kyiv to Geneva to lead talks with Ukrainian and other European officials.
The idea behind sending Driscoll was that as a military leader with the backing of the White House, he could look the Ukrainians in the eye, perhaps with more credibility than a conventional government diplomat, and persuade them it was time for peace, the three U.S. officials said.
Read more about how the Army secretary-turned-diplomat is helping shepherd Ukraine negotiations. <\/strong><\/a>
More news on the war in Ukraine:<\/strong>
It was in Warren, Michigan, in a community emblematic of fast-changing demographics and the partisan battle for working-class voters, that Trump in late April touted the achievements of the first 100 days of his second term. Then, he promised that his signature One Big Beautiful Bill law would brighten the country\u2019s horizon.
His ability to sell that message of renewal here and around the country figures to factor heavily in next year\u2019s midterm elections, which will determine whether Republicans maintain their trifecta in Washington \u2014 control of the White House and both chambers of Congress \u2014 and Trump avoids having a significant check placed on his power. The congressional seat here, which Republican Rep. John James is leaving open to run for governor, is one of three in the state that the Cook Political Report rates as potentially competitive.
The economic turnaround Trump predicted hasn\u2019t happened \u2014 at least not yet \u2014 residents of Warren and surrounding towns in Macomb County, the onetime land of \u201cReagan Democrats,\u201d said in interviews at a coffee shop and a dog park a few days before Thanksgiving.
Their sentiments track with the 63% of registered voters, including 30% of Republicans, who said in the recent national NBC News poll that Trump has fallen short of their expectations on the cost of living and the economy.
Read the full story here.<\/strong><\/a>
One American dream is slowly losing its luster. Almost two-thirds of registered voters say a four-year college degree isn\u2019t worth the cost<\/strong><\/a>, according to a new NBC News poll, a dramatic decline over the last decade.
Just 33% agree that a four-year college degree is \u201cworth the cost because people have a better change to get a good job and earn more money over their lifetime,\u201d while 63% agree more with the concept that it\u2019s \u201cnot worth the cost because people often graduate without specific job skills and with a large amount of debt to pay off.\u201d
When adjusted for inflation, the cost of a public four-year college tuition for in-state students has doubled since 1995. And tuition at private four-year colleges is up 75% over the same period, according to College Board data.
National politics reporter Ben Kamisar looked at the eye-popping shift over the last 12 years, which comes against the backdrop of several major trends shaping the job market and the education world, from exploding college tuition prices to rapid changes in the modern economy. \u2014 Kaylah Jackson, Platforms Editor<\/strong>
Read the full story here.<\/strong><\/a>
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