Trump Says US Security Guarantees for Ukraine Possible in Peace Deal With Putin

President Donald Trump speaks at the Kennedy Center in Washington, on Aug. 13, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump has said there’s “a possibility” the United States will join European powers in offering security guarantees to Ukraine—a longstanding demand from Kyiv, which fears that without such assurances, any peace deal with Russia

Washington Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s Takeover of Police Department

The FBI and the Metropolitan Police Department conduct a traffic stop near the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Aug. 14, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images WASHINGTON—The District of Columbia sued the Trump administration on Aug. 15 over its takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department. “We are suing to block the federal government takeover of D.C. police.

Trump Heads to Alaska for Pivotal Summit With Putin on Ukraine War

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on July 15, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images ANCHORAGE, Alaska—U.S. President Donald Trump departed Washington early on Aug. 15 for Alaska, where he will hold a high-stakes meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a bid to end more than three years

Trump, Putin Meet in Alaska to Discuss Possible Peace Deal

President Donald Trump (R) greets Russian President Vladimir Putin as he arrives at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images ANCHORAGE, Alaska—U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are meeting in Alaska on Friday, in a bid to end more than three years of fighting in Ukraine.