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8:00 PM ET, August 16, 2025

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Chiara Eisner / NPR:
Government papers found in an Alaskan hotel reveal new details of Trump-Putin summit  —  Papers with U.S. State Department markings, found Friday morning in the business center of an Alaskan hotel, revealed previously undisclosed and potentially sensitive details about the Aug. 15 meetings …
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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Trump Has No Cards  —  Why would Putin need to make a deal with him?  —  President Donald Trump berated President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office.  He allowed the Pentagon twice to halt prearranged military shipments to Ukraine.  He promised that when the current tranche of armaments runs out, there will be no more.
New York Times:
The Power of the Trump-Putin Presidential Photo Op  —  After meeting the Russian president, President Trump told European leaders he now favors giving up territory Ukraine controls to Russia to end the fighting, a concession Ukraine has long opposed.  —  Anchorage  —  Anchorage  —  Anchorage
Financial Times:
Putin told Trump he could relax some territorial claims in exchange for Donetsk region  —  Russian president offered at Alaska summit to freeze front lines if Ukraine withdraws from crucial eastern area  —  Christopher Miller in New York, Amy Mackinnon and Max Seddon in Anchorage and Anne-Sylvaine Chassany in Berlin
Axios:
Putin made maximalist claims to Ukrainian territory in Trump summit: Sources  —  The peace terms that Russian President Vladimir Putin laid out in his summit with President Trump included that Ukraine withdraw entirely from two of its eastern regions, two sources briefed on the call told Axios.
Jon Passantino / Status:
The Russia Ruse … The critique on cable television was blistering. … Just two days before the summit Trump vowed “very severe consequences” for Russia if Putin didn't agree to end his war in Ukraine during the meeting. … The contrast in coverage could not be starker.
Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
After Meeting Putin, Trump Reverts to Land Swaps for Peace in Ukraine  —  The U.S. president's latest statements are a reversal of much of what he seemed to have agreed to with European allies this past week.  —  President Trump told European leaders after his meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin …
NBC News:
Trump-Putin summit live updates: Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy to visit Trump in Washington on Monday
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Why Trump's Latest Reality TV Show Is a Flop
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Tells Europeans He Is Open to U.S. Security Guarantees in Ukraine
Sarah Ewall-Wice / The Daily Beast:
Kremlin Leaks Footage Showing Trump Fawning Over Putin
CNBC:
Trump says no imminent plans to penalize China for buying Russian oil
Dave Lawler / Axios:
Trump-Putin summit starts on red carpet, ends in confusion
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump to meet Zelensky on Monday after “difficult” post-summit call
Max Boot / Washington Post:
The Trump-Putin summit wasn't a disaster, but it was a U.S. defeat
Wall Street Journal:
National Guard Soldiers Prepare to Carry Weapons in Washington, D.C.  —  The shift comes after defense officials said the soldiers deployed to the capital wouldn't be armed  —  National Guard troops deployed to Washington, D.C. are preparing to carry weapons in the coming days …
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Sam Stein / The Bulwark:
WATCH: Trump's Masked Officers Tase Delivery Man in D.C.  —  THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S takeover of the Washington D.C. police department has left the capital city increasingly on edge, as confrontations between residents and masked law enforcement officials grow more common and aggressive.
WV Office of the Governor Patrick Morrisey:
West Virginia National Guard to Support President Trump's Initiative to Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful  —  CHARLESTON, W. Va. - At the request of the Trump administration, Governor Patrick Morrisey has directed the West Virginia National Guard (WVNG) to support the President's initiative …
Associated Press:
West Virginia sends hundreds of National Guard members to Washington at Trump team's request  —  Hundreds of West Virginia National Guard members will deploy across the nation's capital as part of the Trump administration's effort to overhaul policing in the District of Columbia through a federal crackdown on crime and homelessness.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Steps Back on Takeover of D.C. Police Department
Rolling Stone:
Trump Cuts Off Medical Visas from Gaza After Laura Loomer Meltdown  —  The move comes after Loomer, the right-wing provocateur, freaked out over a video of children from Gaza coming to the U.S. for medical care … The State Department said it will “conduct a full and thorough review …
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Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
State Department halts visitor visa process for all Gazans … The far-right podcast host and presidential ally on Friday made several posts about alleged flights of Gazans to the U.S. with humanitarian aid group HEAL Palestine, which seeks to evacuate and provide medical assistance for injured Gazans …
Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
Federal agent during violent DC arrest: “Liberals already ruined” this country  —  Trump's thugs are proving their skull-bashing loyalty in broad daylight.  —  A delivery worker was tased, punched and kicked by multiple federal agents in the middle of the street outside a popular brunch spot …
Discussion: Mother Jones
Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Job market gloom hasn't been this bad since the Great Recession  —  Americans haven't been this gloomy about the job market since the Great Recession. … - The economy might have hit a soft patch, but it has so far dodged the bleak predictions from a few months ago.
Fox News:
Trump's DHS touts massive number of illegal immigrants deported as Dems lash out at ICE  —  Trump admin offers $1,000 and free travel for voluntary departures through CBP Home app  —  The Department of Homeland Security is touting new data showing that the nation's illegal immigrant population …
Discussion: RedState and Townhall
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The Philadelphia Inquirer:
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Washington Post:
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