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10:45 PM ET, August 17, 2025

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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Zelensky Brings Backup to the White House as Trump Aligns More Closely With Putin  —  European leaders are joining a trip to Washington to make sure the trans-Atlantic alliance remains intact.  —  This time, when President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine arrives in the Oval Office, he will come with backup.
Discussion: CNN and UPI
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Joanna Coles / The Daily Beast:
Karoline Leavitt Can't Cover Up the Truth.  Trump's Cankles and Hand Makeup Say It All  —  CANKLE SAM  —  It's Trump's turn under the unflattering fluorescent lights of mortality.  —  Forget the orange makeup on his hand.  Forget the newly grey hair hovering above his scalp.  Forget the slits for eyes.
Discussion: Need to Know
Erin Doherty / CNBC:
White House envoy claims Russia agreed to ‘Article 5-like’ security guarantees for Ukraine … U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to allow the United States and European nations to give Ukraine “Article 5-like protection” as a security guarantee to bring an end to the war.
New York Times:
Trump Officials Hint at Possible Concessions by Putin  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff, an envoy for President Trump, suggested that a peace deal was still distant.  —  President Trump and two advisers spent Sunday trying to recast the lack of a cease-fire in the war …
Financial Times:
An incompetent way to pursue peace in Ukraine  —  Donald Trump's alignment with Vladimir Putin in Alaska made him look a dupe  —  Donald Trump's Alaska summit with Vladimir Putin was an embarrassing failure.  Worse, it was a terrible mistake.  In return for lavishing guest-of-honour treatment …
John Bolton / Wall Street Journal:
A Bad Summit's Silver Lining  —  Trump's announcement that a cease-fire won't precede peace talks is good news for Ukraine.  —  Vladimir Putin led Russia out of international isolation on Friday, striding down a red carpet to greet an applauding Donald Trump.
Avery Lotz / Axios:
These European leaders will accompany Zelensky to meet with Trump  —  When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives for talks with President Trump in Washington, D.C., this week, he will be flanked by several European leaders. … - But Secretary of State Marco Rubio …
Wall Street Journal:
What Kind of Peace in Ukraine?  —  A good or bad agreement may depend on the quality of Western security guarantees.  —  President Trump conducts foreign policy on personal instinct and tactical impulse, and his abrupt Friday turn on Russia and Ukraine is a classic illustration.
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Maryland Democrat says Trump ‘once again got played’ by Putin  —  Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said Sunday that President Trump “once again got played” by Russian President Vladimir Putin following their recent meeting in Alaska.  —  “You're on the Foreign Relations Committee.
Associated Press:
European leaders to join Ukraine's Zelenskyy for White House meeting with Trump
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Trump's former NATO ambassador warns ‘Xi is watching’ Trump's approach to Russia
Discussion: Raw Story, NewsMax.com and CNBC
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Putin agrees that US, Europe could offer NATO-style security guarantees to Ukraine, Trump envoy says
Catherine Bouris / The Daily Beast:
MSNBC Host Says Karoline Leavitt Looked ‘Ashen’ After Putin Meeting
Discussion: Mediaite
Amanda Macias / Fox News:
‘Our position is clear:’ Zelenskyy and EU dismiss ceding Ukrainian land to Russia
Discussion: Breitbart
Washington Post:
U.S. ready to give Ukraine security guarantees when Trump meets Zelensky
Marcus Walker / Wall Street Journal:   How Will the War in Ukraine End? Two Scenarios
Lucian K. Truscott IV / Lucian Truscott Newsletter:
WTF is wrong at the New York Times?
Discussion: Breitbart
Financial Times:
No concessions, no ceasefire: how Putin outplayed Trump in Anchorage
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Rubio says a ceasefire deal ‘not off the table’ between Ukraine and Russia
Jordan Fischer / WUSA:
Reservations plunge across DC restaurants after Trump's police takeover  —  Online reservations dropped more than 25% in the days following President Trump's announcement that he was federalizing DC Police, according to OpenTable data. … WASHINGTON — D.C. restaurants saw a more than 25% drop …
Discussion: Raw Story, The Hill and Rolling Stone
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Bondi: 68 arrested overnight in DC
Discussion: Fox News, IJR and Washington Examiner
Avery Lotz / Axios:
GOP-led states sending National Guard troops to D.C.
Christopher Wiggins / Advocate:
D.C. bar owners say Trump's federal law enforcement crackdown is killing their business
Discussion: Axios
Ivan Fernandez / lataco:
Agents Shoot at Family in Vehicle in San Bernardino  —  Video shows the family fleeing after masked and unidentified men attempted to detain them. … In a developing story in the city of San Bernardino, L.A. Taco can confirm that federal agents shot at three men in a vehicle who fled …
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and KXTV
WUSA:
ICE boasts about ripping Mount Pleasant sign with anti-border patrol message  —  “We're taking America back, baby,” one of the masked men says in the video posted to ICE's official X account.  —  WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials proudly claimed responsibility …
Terry Tang / Associated Press:
Black mayors of cities Trump decries as ‘lawless’ tout significant declines in violent crimes  —  As President Donald Trump declared Washington, D.C., a crime-ridden wasteland in need of federal intervention this week and threatened similar federal interventions in other Black-led cities, several mayors compared notes.
Discussion: The Guardian and Salon
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Erica L. Green / New York Times:   Trump's Selective Stance on Justice: Redemption for Some, Scorn for Others
Washington Post:
Mass protests erupt in Israel as IDF readies plans to occupy Gaza City  —  The demonstrations and partial strike were organized by the Hostages and Missing Persons Families Forum, which said plans to prolong the war could endanger their loved ones.  —  Just now
Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
Common Sense about Negotiations  —  For Americans about Ukraine  —  As Ukrainian and European leaders travel to Washington for discussions in the White House this Monday about ending Russia's illegal war of aggression, Americans would do well to remember ten principles of negotiation.
 
 
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Associated Press:
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