( NewsNation) — The Rose Garden at the White House is all primed and ready after getting a Mar-a-Lago makeover. The Rose Garden renovations began earlier this summer, months after President Trump took office and discussed plans to rip up one of the White House’s most iconic locations and put in a hard surface to serve as a patio.

President Trump is working to coordinate a meeting​ between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after Monday's talks.

Other lower level meetings planned for this week underscore the massive task ahead for European allies as they weigh plans for sending a peacekeeping force to Ukraine.

Trump said he will issue an executive order to end the use of mail-in ballots and voting machines ahead of 2026 midterm elections.

President Trump is set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders on Monday as the U.S. pursues a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine.

Over 4 in 10 arrests in Washington, D.C. since federal law enforcement assumed greater authority in the city have targeted undocumented immigrants, according to figures released by the Trump Administration.

Just after noon, European leaders including Macron, Starmer, von der Leyen, Rutte, and Meloni began arriving one by one at the White House. According to the White House schedule, Trump will first meet with Zelensky at 1:15 p.m. before greeting the European leaders, followed by a multilateral meeting with all parties at 3:00 p.m.

President Donald Trump welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the White House for a high-stakes meeting as the U.S. president pushed for a deal to end Moscow's war on its neighbor. A host of European leaders joined the pair.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine pressed for security guarantees in a cordial meeting with President Trump and European leaders.

The Republican governors of West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio announced Saturday they will send National Guard troops to Washington, DC, in an escalation of President Donald Trump’s efforts to federally take over law enforcement in the city.