Week of August 10: Trump vs. Putin, D.C Police, and Gavin Newsom Talk
Update: 2025-08-18
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Trump and Putin leave Alaska without a ceasefire but with talk of “NATO-style” guarantees for Ukraine and a floated land-for-peace framework that Kyiv rejects. Trump claims Xi promised no Taiwan invasion during his presidency. In DC, the White House asserts temporary federal direction over the MPD under the Home Rule Act. The administration orders a Smithsonian content review ahead of America 250. Plus: Trump’s Nobel Prize antics, a new petition asking SCOTUS to revisit same-sex marriage, continued silence from the White House on the CDC shooting, Melania v. Hunter, and the BLS nominee controversy.
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