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11:30 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.
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
First Lady Melania Trump's ‘peace letter’ to Putin: ‘It is time’  —  Fox News Digital exclusively obtains copy of first lady's ‘peace letter’ to Putin  —  EXCLUSIVE: First Lady Melania Trump wrote a “peace letter” to Russian President Vladimir Putin telling him “it is time” …
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
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Bows to Putin's Approach on Ukraine: No Cease-Fire, Deadlines or Sanctions  —  The net effect of the Alaska summit was to give President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia a free pass to continue his war against his neighbor indefinitely without further penalty, pending talks on a broader peace deal.
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.
Financial Times:
Putin told Trump he could relax some territorial claims in exchange for Donetsk region
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Tells Europeans He Is Open to U.S. Security Guarantees in Ukraine
Washington Post:
Trump drops ceasefire demand for Ukraine war, tells allies Putin wants land
NBC News:
Trump-Putin summit live updates: Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy to visit Trump in Washington on Monday
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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New York Times:
West Virginia and South Carolina to Send State National Guard Troops to D.C.  —  Gov. Patrick Morrisey of West Virginia said his state would send 300 to 400 troops to Washington, while Gov. Henry McMaster of South Carolina pledged 200 members.  —  The National Guard's presence in Washington …
Associated Press:
States move to send hundreds of National Guard members to Washington  —  Three states moved to deploy hundreds of members of their National Guard to the nation's capital as part of the Trump administration's effort to overhaul policing in Washington through a federal crackdown on crime and homelessness.
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 …
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
West Virginia governor deploys hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington
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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Robert Mackey / The Guardian:
US state department stops issuing visas for Gaza's children to get medical care
Discussion: Newsweek
Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
State Department halts visitor visa process for all Gazans
New York Times:   U.S. Pauses Visitor Visas for Gazans After Right-Wing Outcry
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 and Raw Story
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.
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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