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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Why Trump deserves credit for his Ukraine push — and why it may all fall apart  —  It was the best day Ukraine has had in a very long time.  But it's still hard to see how the war unleashed by Russia's brutal invasion ends any time soon.  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited …
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The Economist:
Zelensky survives another episode of the Trump show  —  America hints at providing security guarantees for Ukraine  —  “I can't believe it,” said Donald Trump, America's president, as he greeted Volodymyr Zelensky, his Ukrainian counterpart, outside the White House on August 18th.  “I love it.”
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Is Peace in Ukraine So Crazy?  Maybe Not, but Donald Trump Certainly Is  —  CATCH-47  —  When ordinary people lose their minds, they disappear from view.  When powerful men go insane, they can make the entire world crazy.  —  OPINION  —  On Monday, at the White House …
Discussion: Bloomberg and NewsMax.com
Babak Dehghanpisheh / NBC News:
French President Emmanuel Macron says he doesn't believe Putin is ‘very willing to get peace’ in Ukraine  —  After a meeting at the White House on Monday, the French president said that if there is no progress in talks, Russia should be hit with more sanctions.
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
The Existential Meets the Absurd in Latest Ukraine Talks … It's hard enough to negotiate with an enemy you do not trust.  But imagine not being able to trust your most critical ally, either.  —  When President Donald Trump said Monday that he'd offer Ukraine “very good security” …
CNN:
Zelensky meeting shows how the White House has remade the press corps to Trump's liking
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Trump approval holds at 40%, lowest level of his term, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Breitbart
M. Gessen / New York Times:
The Real Meaning of the Zelensky Summit Was Not as It Appeared
Discussion: The Kyiv Independent
Washington Post:
In hurried D.C. summit, Europeans try to bend Trump away from Kremlin
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Texas Democratic legislator to stay in State Capitol after refusing law enforcement escort to leave  —  State Rep. Nicole Collier of Fort Worth said she will remain locked in the Austin statehouse chamber until the House reconvenes Wednesday morning.  —  First, Texas House Democrats refused …
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David Montgomery / KERA News:
Fort Worth Rep. Nicole Collier refuses to leave Texas House, protesting state trooper escorts  —  AUSTIN — A Fort Worth lawmaker said on Monday that she can't leave the Texas House chambers because she won't agree to round-the-clock monitoring by state troopers, which the GOP speaker is requiring of Democrats who fled the state.
Joe Sommerlad / The Independent:
Nicole Collier rejects Speaker Dustin Burrows' pledge to return for Wednesday morning vote on Republican push to redraw state's electoral map  —  Texas Democratic State Rep. Nicole Collier spent Monday night locked in the state House of Representatives in Austin after refusing to sign a pledge …
Associated Press:
Police escort Texas Democrats to prevent new redistricting walkout as California moves to retaliate
Ashley Lopez / NPR:
Trump wants to stop states from voting by mail and using voting machines  —  President Trump announced Monday on his social media site, Truth Social, that he plans to “lead a movement” to get rid of mail-in ballots and voting machines in the country ahead of next year's midterm elections.
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:   August 18, 2025  —  This morning, J.D. Wolf of Meidas News pulled together all of Trump's …
Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
Trump Demands: Ditch Vote-By-Mail. Republicans Shouldn't
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Bondi, Patel tap Missouri AG as additional FBI co-deputy director alongside Bongino  —  Bailey will join the FBI as a co-deputy director with Deputy Director Dan Bongino  —  EXCLUSIVE: Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel are bringing on Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey …
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William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Dan Bongino Suffers Fresh Embarrassment After Epstein Files Tantrum
Daniel Wu / Washington Post:
Oklahoma will test some incoming teachers with ‘America-first’ exam  —  Candidates from California and New York must pass a 50-question test to qualify to teach in Oklahoma, state Superintendent Ryan Walters said.  —  Teachers from New York and California who apply to teach in Oklahoma …
Discussion: Daily Kos and Fox News
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Politico:
Cuomo's seeking a Trump bump  —  Andrew Cuomo's counting on President Donald Trump and top Republicans to tell the party faithful to vote for Cuomo for mayor if they want to stop Zohran Mamdani, and not to vote for GOP nominee Curtis Sliwa.  —  “We can minimize (the Sliwa) vote …
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
Don't listen to centrist Democrats about crime  —  Public Notice is reader funded.  Support us by becoming a paid subscriber 👇  —  ✍️ Subscribe to PN ✍️  —  If President Trump installed a guillotine where the White House Rose Garden used to be and started kidnapping …
New York Times:
In Pursuing Trump Rival, Weaponization Czar Sidesteps Justice Dept. Norms  —  Edward R. Martin Jr.'s conduct is part of a pattern in which top administration officials try to use the vast powers of the government to cast the specter of criminality on President Trump's enemies.
Gustaf Kilander / The Independent:
DHS speechwriter linked to hateful social accounts while claiming American conservatives are ostracized like Jews in Nazi Germany  —  ‘They are not migrants.  They are not ‘undocumented.’ They are an invading army.  The largest invasion in American history,’ DHS speechwriter writes on X
Discussion: The Guardian, NOTUS and Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
The Nationalization of Intel?  —  A 10% federal stake in the computer chip maker would be another dive into corporate statism.  —  Click for Sound  —  The Trump Administration is reportedly negotiating to take a 10% stake in Intel Corp., in what would amount to a de facto nationalization …
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Bloomberg:
Trump Weighs 10% Government Stake in Intel as SoftBank Buys In
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
The Race to Rescue PBS and NPR Stations … Maribel Pérez Wadsworth, the president and chief executive of the Knight Foundation.Moriah Ratner for The New York Times  —  In June, on the eve of a House vote to strip $500 million in federal funding from public radio and TV stations …
CBC News:
Air Canada, flight attendants reach tentative deal to end strike  —  Airline says flights to gradually return beginning Tuesday evening  —  Air Canada strike over, with tentative deal reached, airline and union say  —  A tentative agreement has been reached to end the contract dispute between Air Canada …
David Gilbert / Wired:
An Account Using the Same Name as Trump's BLS Pick Posted Red-Pilled Conspiracy Theories  —  A WIRED review of a now-deleted Twitter account that used the screen name “Dr. Erwin J. Antoni III” shows it posted conspiratorial content about the 2020 election, Covid-19, and Jeffrey Epstein.
Foreign Affairs:
The World Economy Was Already Broken  —  But There Is a Better Way to Fix It  —  WALLY ADEYEMO is Carnegie Distinguished Fellow at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs.  From 2021 to 2025, he served as U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury.
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Foreign Affairs:
The Weaponized World Economy
Discussion: The Dispatch
Frances Vinall / Washington Post:
Over 6,000 student visas revoked for crimes and overstays, U.S. says  —  A small number were revoked for “support for terrorism,” a State Department official said, without elaborating.  Other crimes included assault and burglary.  —  Just now  —  The Trump administration has revoked thousands …
Lena H. Sun / Washington Post:
Defying RFK Jr., pediatric group urges covid shots for young kids  —  The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends all children ages 6 months to 23 months old receive a coronavirus vaccine as federal officials move to roll back recommendations.  —  The American Academy of Pediatrics …
Discussion: STAT
Washington Post:
Top Air Force general to exit in Hegseth's latest shake-up of Pentagon  —  Gen. David Allvin will retire halfway through his four-year term, becoming the most recent senior military official to be forced out by the Trump administration.  —  Just now  —  The chief of staff of the Air Force …
Punchbowl News:
How Schatz locked up the whip race … “Since [Durbin] announced his retirement, I will tell you that Sen. Schatz has really led the way in making sure that we're educated, that we're informed.  He's really stepped into that role.” … Schatz officially locked up the requisite votes to win the coveted job earlier this month.
 
 
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Shikha Dalmia / The UnPopulist:
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Peter Smith / Associated Press:
US archbishop's meeting with Putin denounced as ‘betrayal of Christian witness’
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Janet Levy / American Thinker:
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Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
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Associated Press:
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Discussion: NewsMax.com
NBC News:
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Eduardo Medina / New York Times:
Mississippi and Louisiana Will Send National Guard Troops to D.C.
Jeremy Roebuck / Washington Post:
DOJ to begin sharing Epstein files with Congress on Friday, House member says