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Axios:
Trump-Zelensky summit: The suit question, again — The White House asked Ukrainian officials if President Volodymyr Zelensky will wear a suit to his meeting with President Trump in the Oval Office on Monday, two sources with direct knowledge tell Axios.
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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.
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.
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John Bolton / Wall Street Journal:
A Bad Summit's Silver Lining
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New York Times, Raw Story and HuffPost
Frank Gardner / BBC:
Trump rules out Ukraine reclaiming Crimea or joining Nato ahead of Zelensky White House talks
Trump rules out Ukraine reclaiming Crimea or joining Nato ahead of Zelensky White House talks
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Zelensky Brings Backup to the White House as Trump Aligns More Closely With Putin
Zelensky Brings Backup to the White House as Trump Aligns More Closely With Putin
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Washingtonian, CNN, Today's Edition Newsletter, NewsMax.com, New York Sun, MSNBC and Politico
Financial Times:
An incompetent way to pursue peace in Ukraine
An incompetent way to pursue peace in Ukraine
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Axios, New York Times, Fox News, NewsMax.com, The Daily Signal, CBS News, The Gateway Pundit, Bloomberg, Mediaite and Wall Street Journal
Amanda Macias / Fox News:
‘Our position is clear:’ Zelenskyy and EU dismiss ceding Ukrainian land to Russia
‘Our position is clear:’ Zelenskyy and EU dismiss ceding Ukrainian land to Russia
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Breitbart
Erin Doherty / CNBC:
White House envoy claims Russia agreed to ‘Article 5-like’ security guarantees for Ukraine
White House envoy claims Russia agreed to ‘Article 5-like’ security guarantees for Ukraine
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
These European leaders will accompany Zelensky to meet with Trump
These European leaders will accompany Zelensky to meet with Trump
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Bloomberg, The Kyiv Independent, The Hill, BBC, Reuters, Eurasia Business News, The Independent, Associated Press, NewsMax.com and UPI
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Maryland Democrat says Trump ‘once again got played’ by Putin
Maryland Democrat says Trump ‘once again got played’ by Putin
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Fox News, Townhall, Washington Examiner, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller and ABC News
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Trump's former NATO ambassador warns ‘Xi is watching’ Trump's approach to Russia
Trump's former NATO ambassador warns ‘Xi is watching’ Trump's approach to Russia
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NewsMax.com
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Putin agrees that US, Europe could offer NATO-style security guarantees to Ukraine, Trump envoy says
Putin agrees that US, Europe could offer NATO-style security guarantees to Ukraine, Trump envoy says
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Catherine Bouris / The Daily Beast:
MSNBC Host Says Karoline Leavitt Looked ‘Ashen’ After Putin Meeting
MSNBC Host Says Karoline Leavitt Looked ‘Ashen’ After Putin Meeting
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Mediaite
Lucian K. Truscott IV / Lucian Truscott Newsletter:
WTF is wrong at the New York Times?
WTF is wrong at the New York Times?
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New York Times, LewRockwell and Breitbart
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 …
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Politico:
Playbook: Zelenskyy's White House do-over — With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine and Ali Bianco — On today's Playbook Podcast, Adam Wren and Dasha Burns talk about the two gigantic meetings looming over the discourse today: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit …
Franco Ordoñez / NPR:
Trump to meet Zelenskyy with 2 big issues in focus: security guarantees and land — WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump is hosting Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Monday. But he won't be alone. — Joining him will be several key European leaders …
Rick Bright / New York Times:
America Is Giving Up a Lifesaving Medical Breakthrough: mRNA — In early 2020, when the first genetic sequence of the new coronavirus was posted online, scientists were ready. Within hours, they began designing a vaccine. Within weeks, clinical trials were underway.
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Bloomberg
Marco Rubio / United States Department of State:
Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Kristen Welker of NBC Meet the Press — WASHINGTON, D.C. — QUESTION: And joining me now is Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio. Secretary Rubio, welcome back to Meet the Press. — SECRETARY RUBIO: Thank you.
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CBS News:
Full transcript: Secretary of State Marco Rubio on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Aug. 17, 2025
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American Greatness, twitchy.com, New York Post, Washington Examiner, Townhall, The Daily Caller, Mediaite and The Gateway Pundit
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Rubio says peace agreement “a long ways off” after Putin summit
Rubio says peace agreement “a long ways off” after Putin summit
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Washington Post, The Hill, American Greatness, Raw Story, New York Post, RedState, Washington Times, ABC News and Mediaite
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 …
Jessica Piper / Politico:
Inside the DNC's money problems … Major Democratic donors have withheld money this year amid skepticism about the party's direction, while the small-dollar donors who have long been a source of strength are not growing nearly enough to make up the gap. And the party has quickly churned through …
Margaret Sullivan / American Crisis:
Heartbreak (but also hope) at the still-essential Washington Post — One of the thrills of my life as a newly minted editor in chief at the Buffalo News was attending a very fancy — white tie, no less! — dinner in Washington, DC, and being introduced to Katharine Graham, the publisher of the Washington Post.
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Washington Post:
What to know as GOP governors plan to send National Guard units to D.C. — National Guard troops in D.C. may soon be armed. Separately, GOP governors say they'll send their own troops to the city. — Sporadic protests have sprouted up across D.C. this weekend, as GOP-led states announced …
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Bondi: 68 arrested overnight in DC
Bondi: 68 arrested overnight in DC
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Fox News, IJR and Washington Examiner
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
The unusual GOP alliance pushing earmarks in this fall's funding fight … “We've been very clear with the speaker: An overwhelming majority of our members want community project funding in this budget,” said Main Street Caucus Chair Mike Flood (R-Neb.) in a recent interview.
Nick Reisman / Politico:
Why this swing seat House member is doubling down on Trump's megalaw … The tactic is a gamble for a battleground district lawmaker whose election next year is considered crucial for maintaining GOP control of the House. … Lawler will unveil the ads today, which trumpet the measure for having …
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Semafor
Max Tani / Semafor:
The left gets a new publication — The Scoop — A group of left-leaning writers and journalists are starting a new publication on Monday aimed at arguing in favor of what liberalism is for, rather than just what it's against. — Jerusalem Demsas left The Atlantic in recent weeks to launch The Argument …
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Whitmer's big gamble for '28: Working with Trump — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is taking a gamble that other potential 2028 Democratic presidential contenders are not: that party voters might reward her — or at least not punish her — for working with President Trump.
Erica Pandey / Axios:
Trump's war on numbers — The Trump administration is undermining — or has stopped collecting — key, once-nonpartisan data that kept the public informed about the state of the nation. … Without it, leaders risk making costly mistakes that could affect millions.
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