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3:47President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin participate in a press conference following their discussions aimed at resolving the conflict in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters The high-stakes summit between…

1:02President Donald Trump welcomes Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images The Alaskan summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, which commenced with an introduction on the runway,…

9:12Russian President Vladimir Putin delivering a speech during an event commemorating the 1160th anniversary of Russia’s statehood in Veliky Novgorod on September 21, 2022, alongside Donald Trump during a meeting with France’s President at the Elysee Palace in Paris on…

4:56President Donald Trump in Washington, Aug. 14, 2025 and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Aug. 12, 2025.EPA/Shutterstock/AFP via Getty Images In anticipation of Friday’s critical meeting in Alaska, both President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have been…

President Donald Trump and Justice Brett Kavanaugh.The Supreme Court handed down a very brief order on Thursday, which allows a Mississippi law restricting children’s access to social media to remain in place — for now. It is far from clear,…

A US Customs and Border Protection agent. Last month, a federal judge in Los Angeles handed down a temporary order placing some restrictions on the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in that city. The Trump administration now wants the Supreme Court…

1:56California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks as he announces the redrawing of California’s congressional maps, urging voters to support a ballot measure in Los Angeles, Calif. August 14, 2025.Mike Blake/Reuters California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared on Thursday that he is advancing…

DC statehood has always been an uphill battle because of the paternalistic roots of the federal government’s relationship with the nation’s capital.Just a few years ago, the movement for Washington, DC, statehood was gaining steam. In 2020 and 2021, Democrats…

0:42A National Guard vehicle is stationed near the Lincoln Memorial, August 14, 2025 in Washington.Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Beginning Thursday morning, National Guard personnel have initiated around-the-clock operations in Washington, D.C., as reported by a Department of Defense representative. This action…

Members of the Washington, DC, National Guard patrol near the Washington Monument on August 12, 2025.Depending on who you listen to, President Donald Trump’s decision to seize control over law enforcement in Washington, DC, is either an authoritarian menace or…