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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Rolled Out the Red Carpet for Putin.  He Got Little in Return.  —  Alaska meeting between president and Russian leader appears to yield no breakthroughs  —  ANCHORAGE, Alaska—President Trump welcomed his Russian counterpart to Alaska with the former showman's signature extravagance …
New York Times:
Trump Returns to Washington After Putin Talks Yield No Ukraine Deal  —  President Trump spoke with Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, who said he would visit Washington on Monday.  Mr. Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia offered vague statements about progress after they met.
Washington Post:
Trump drops ceasefire demand for Ukraine war after summit with Putin  —  An immediate ceasefire to the war in Ukraine had long been a bedrock demand by the U.S., Ukraine and their European allies.  —  just now  —  KYIV — President Donald Trump said Saturday that Ukraine and Russia …
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Trump's Self-Own Summit with Putin  —  Even the puffery-prone President couldn't alchemize his non-deal with Russia into Trumpian gold.  —  Nothing says standing up to Russian aggression quite like welcoming the aggressor on a red carpet and applauding him.
Dave Lawler / Axios:
Trump-Putin summit starts on red carpet, ends in confusion  —  Friday's summit in Alaska began as a superpower spectacle, then abruptly ended without any indication of what was achieved or where things go from here. … The leaders scrapped a planned lunch and departed early — but not before both declared the meeting a success.
Jonathan Lemire / The Atlantic:
Well, What Did You Think Would Happen?  —  So what was that all for?  —  President Donald Trump emerged today from his summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin without a deal and without much to say.  Trump rarely misses a chance to take advantage of a global stage.
The Kyiv Independent:
Trump, Putin conclude high-stakes summit on Ukraine in Alaska  —  Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated.  —  U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Alaska on Aug. 15 for a high-stakes summit, part of Washington's effort to negotiate a peace deal in Ukraine.
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Calls Out Trump for No-Question ‘Press Conference’  —  ‘STEAMROLLED’  —  Senior White House Correspondent Jacqui Heinrich said everyone in the room was “surprised” the president walked away without taking questions.  —  Fox News' Jacqui Heinrich, who witnessed Donald Trump …
NBC News:
Trump-Putin summit live updates: Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy to visit Trump in Washington on Monday  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wasn't invited to yesterday's meeting between Putin and Trump but will visit to discuss “ending the war.” … European leaders say further talks must include Zelenskyy
Jasper Ward / Reuters:
Trump says he does not believe Xi will act on Taiwan
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Japan Times
Wall Street Journal:
Trump-Putin Meeting Live: Trump-Putin Meeting Begins in Anchorage for Summit
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Trump: ‘Very nice’ of Hillary Clinton to float him for Nobel Peace Prize
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Steps Back on Takeover of D.C. Police Department  —  After court hearing, DOJ revised directive but reasserted expectations for local police to help with federal immigration enforcement  —  The Trump administration is paring down its takeover of the Washington, D.C. …
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Washington Post:
Where National Guard troops and federal agents are patrolling D.C.
Discussion: New Republic and Axios
Politico:
Trump admin backs down on DC police control after striking deal
Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Democrats release proposed new California congressional map  —  Democrats on Friday released a proposed new California congressional map as they aim to counter Republican-led redistricting efforts in Texas.  —  The proposal was submitted to the state legislature by the Democratic Congressional …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:   Redistricting wars spark mad dash of unlikely 2026 candidates
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Bomb scares and phony pizza deliveries: Democrats who fled Texas grapple with security threats  —  The threats reached a point where a group of state lawmakers quietly switched Chicago-area hotels and made an internal pact to keep those details private.  —  The Texas Democratic lawmakers …
Discussion: Washington Post
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Liz Crampton / Politico:
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott immediately calls second special session for redistricting
Rachel Siegel / Washington Post:
Dallas ended downtown homelessness.  Trump wants to change the rules.  —  The new push from the Trump administration focuses on emergency shelters over permanent housing and would limit how long people could receive aid.  —  Just now  —  DALLAS — After years of homeless encampments …
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Kirstin Garriss / The Guardian:
'It's not illegal to be homeless': disquiet as Trump crews clear DC encampments
James Hibberd / The Hollywood Reporter:
Tom Cruise Rejected Getting a Kennedy Center Honor From Trump (Report)  —  The ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ star has turned down the prestigious arts award, as the president says he plans to personally host this year's ceremony.  —  Getting Tom Cruise on stage with Donald Trump is a real mission impossible.
Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech / The Hill:
Inside the fight to stop US from destroying $10M of contraceptives  —  Lawmakers and activists in Europe and the United States are scrambling to stop the State Department from destroying nearly $10 million worth of contraceptives funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Eric Berger / Ars Technica:
NASA's acting chief calls for the end of Earth science at the space agency … Sean Duffy, the acting administrator of NASA for a little more than a month, has vowed to make the United States great in space.  —  With a background as a US Congressman, reality TV star, and television commentator …
Kate Conger / New York Times:
Judge Blocks F.T.C. Investigation of Media Matters  —  The agency began looking into the liberal watchdog group's research critical of Elon Musk and his social media platform, X, in May.  —  A federal judge granted an injunction on Friday blocking the Federal Trade Commission's investigation …
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Congressman's Stock Trades Draw More Scrutiny After Key Votes  —  Representative Rob Bresnahan Jr. has traded stocks that could be affected by his work in Congress, raising questions about potential conflicts of interest.  —  Over the first several months of his freshman term in Washington …
Discussion: Business Insider and Axios
New York Times:
Officers Clear More Homeless People from Sites Around Washington  —  Local police now under federal oversight dismantled encampments, discarding tents and other belongings.  —  Several homeless encampments in Washington were cleared out by Friday, as President Trump's efforts to take control …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 
 
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