Trump moves to broker Putin-Zelenskyy meeting following DC peace talks
President Trump announces plans for trilateral meeting with Putin and Zelenskyy after the pair meet one-on-one following Monday's peace talks with Europeans from the White House.
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Breaking down stakes of a possible trilateral meeting with Trump, Zelenskyy and Putin
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy returned to the White House to make his case on how to end Russia’s war with his battle-weary country. Key European leaders were there, too. President Trump spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin afterwards and said he’s now making arrangements for a trilateral meeting between the two warring countries and himself.
Trump, Zelenskyy, European leaders show united front in White House talks
The visible parts of Mr. Trump’s meetings with Zelenskyy and European leaders went, by and large, “very, very well,” but the “proof will be in the pudding in the coming days,” said Bradley Bowman, senior director of the Center on Military and Political Power at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Bowman said he had
Newsom Files Records Request for ICE Operation Near Redistricting Press Conference
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks about the “Election Rigging Response Act” at a press conference at the Democracy Center, Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, Calif., on Aug. 14, 2025. Mario Tama/Getty Images Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office has filed an official open records request to the Trump administration seeking information about a federal immigration
With Texas Dems back, Trump urges Legislature: ‘Pass this Map, ASAP’
Following Texas Democratic lawmakers’ return on Monday, President Donald Trump urged the state legislature to move quickly to pass a highly controversial redistricting bill "ASAP."
Missouri AG Andrew Bailey to become FBI co-deputy director, joining Bongino
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey will serve as the FBI’s co-deputy director, alongside the law enforcement agency’s current second-in-command, Dan Bongino. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed the news on X, saying Bailey “took on the swamp, fought weaponized government, and defended the Constitution” as Missouri’s top law enforcement official. Bailey will resign from his
6 Takeaways From Trump’s Meetings With Zelenskyy, European Leaders
Days after his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House. The Aug. 18 meetings underscored the significance of recent diplomatic efforts by the United States to resolve the Russia–Ukraine war. The latest round has set the stage for a possible trilateral