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In Hot Mic Moment, Trump Sounds Confident on Putin

"I think he wants to make a deal for me," president is heard telling France's Macron

(Newser) - President Trump didn't realize his mic was on as he chatted with France's Emmanuel Macron before a group photo on Monday, but what the president said in private about Vladimir Putin wasn't that much different than what he's been saying in public:
  • "I think he
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Next 10 Days May Be Crucial for Ukraine's Fate
Next 10 Days May Be
Crucial for Ukraine's Fate
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Aug 19, 2025 11:28 AM CDT

Next 10 Days May Be Crucial for Ukraine's Fate

Zelensky says security guarantees can be worked out in that timeframe, though it's a steep hurdle

(Newser) - We may now be closer to a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia—but "the road to any settlement seems long," reports the Washington Post , noting that while European leaders seem to have convinced President Trump that granting Russia a chunk of Ukrainian territory is not immediately necessary,...

Trump Promises No US Troops Are Going to Ukraine

He also suggests Putin and Zelensky are 'getting along' better than thought

(Newser) - Much remains unclear about how the Russia-Ukraine situation will shake out, but President Trump is taking one possibility off the table: The US will not send ground troops to Ukraine to enforce any peace agreement, he told Fox News on Tuesday. "You have my assurance," he told Fox ...

Trump Jokes: These Talks Might Get Me Into Heaven

'I'm hearing I'm not doing well'

(Newser) - President Trump has made no secret that he thinks his peacemaking efforts are worthy of a Nobel Peace Prize. But in an interview with Fox News on Tuesday, Trump joked that his talks with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky might yield him a higher reward, reports the Hill :
  • "If
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Intel Just Received a $2B Infusion From SoftBank

Lifeline from investment holding firm comes as Intel faces mounting losses; US is also mulling big stake

(Newser) - Intel just scored a $2 billion lifeline from Japan's SoftBank, giving the struggling chip giant a bump at a time when the US government is considering taking an even bigger swing by snapping up 10% of the company. SoftBank's purchase amounts to about 87 million shares, at...

Trump Pauses Talks, Calls Putin
Trump Pauses Talks, Calls Putin
Aug 18, 2025 5:01 PM CDT

Trump Pauses Talks, Calls Putin

Conversation had been planned for after the White House meeting

(Newser) - President Trump took a break from his talks at the White House with European leaders on Monday to phone Russian President Vladimir Putin. Diplomats and others said Trump was expected to return to the conversation about the war on Ukraine afterward, Reuters reports. Trump had said earlier that he would...

With Bondi, Trump Has the AG 'He Always Wanted'
With Bondi, Trump Has
the AG 'He Always Wanted'
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Aug 18, 2025 3:58 PM CDT

With Bondi, Trump Has the AG 'He Always Wanted'

New Yorker profiles attorney general Pam Bondi

(Newser) - For a while there, with MAGA supporters livid at her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation , it looked like Pam Bondi's tenure as attorney general was in jeopardy. But that turned out not to be the case because—as Ruth Marcus writes in a profile at the New Yorker ...

Zelensky Hails 'Very Good' Talk With Trump

Big question is whether Putin will agree to trilateral talks

(Newser) - President Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky have wrapped up their one-on-one meeting and have moved on to a larger meeting with European leaders. How far things have progressed toward ending the Russia-Ukraine fighting remained unclear, though both leaders sounded optimistic about the next steps.
  • Trump said he planned to call Vladimir
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This Time, Zelensky Gets a Trump Compliment on Attire

'Best I have,' says Ukraine leader of his suit

(Newser) - It was a light moment before the most serious of talks: President Trump complimented Volodymyr Zelensky's dark suit as he greeted him Monday at the White House. "Best I have," said Zelensky, reports the Wall Street Journal . "I cannot believe it, I love it," Trump...

Trump Gives Zelensky Friendly Greeting

Two world leaders will meet, then bring in European leaders for a second meeting

(Newser) - Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived at the White House for his high-stakes meeting with President Trump. The US president greeted him with a handshake at the White House entrance, and, when asked if he had a message for the Ukrainian people, responded, "We love them," reports the New York ...

'I'll Get It Done,' Vows Trump Before 'Big Day' at White House

Administration sees Monday as part of a 3-step plan toward peace

(Newser) - It's a "big day at the White House," President Trump declared on Truth Social Monday in what might be an understatement. He is meeting not only with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky but with leaders from Europe and NATO as well. "We have never had so many...

Trump: No More Mail-in Voting
Trump: No More Mail-in Voting
Aug 18, 2025 9:29 AM CDT

Trump: No More Mail-in Voting

He says Putin agrees mail ballots have to go, also promises to target voting machines

(Newser) - President Trump on Monday vowed to sign an executive order to eliminate mail-in voting before the 2026 midterms. "I am going to lead a movement to get rid of MAIL-IN BALLOTS, and also, while we're at it, Highly 'Inaccurate,' Very Expensive, and Seriously Controversial VOTING...

Odd Issue Before Big Meeting: Zelensky's Choice of Attire

Ukraine leader didn't wear a suit last time, and Trump wasn't pleased

(Newser) - The last time Volodymyr Zelensky went to the White House, he wore a black, military-style sweatshirt instead of a suit—and it didn't sit well with President Trump. "You're all dressed up today," the president said upon seeing the Ukraine leader, recounts the BBC . The subsequent...

Newsom's All-Cap Posts Have a New Target: JD Vance

California governor even bestows a new nickname on the vice president

(Newser) - Gavin Newsom and his social media team not only aren't letting up on their online trolling of President Trump, with all-caps posts written in the style of the commander in chief—now they're going after the vice president as well, bestowing him with a new nickname, reports the...

Trump: Ukraine Can't Join NATO, or Get Crimea Back

Meanwhile, his administration downplays the lack of a ceasefire after Putin summit

(Newser) - President Trump and his advisers were on Sunday trying to reframe Friday's lack of a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire as a tangible step in a longer process toward peace, dialing back the more immediate goals Trump had outlined just 48 hours earlier, the New York Times reports. Steve Witkoff, a...

Zelensky Visits Trump Monday, and He Won't Be Alone

Top European and NATO allies will accompany Ukraine to the White House

(Newser) - Volodymyr Zelensky will make his case in person on Monday to President Trump at the White House, and he won't be alone. So far, the leaders of the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Finland, NATO, and the European Commission have pledged to attend the follow-up meeting to Trump's summit...

Analysis: Trump's Flip Lets Putin Carry On

Ceasefire priority vanished quickly, along with the threat of new sanctions

(Newser) - President Trump said on his flight to Alaska that there would be "severe consequences" if Russian President Vladimir Putin didn't agree to a ceasefire during their meeting Friday. "I'm in this to stop the killing," the president said on Air Force One. But Putin did...

Ukraine Laments, Russia Toasts Red-Carpet Welcome

In Moscow, foreign ministry says Trump's greeting shows Putin isn't isolated after all

(Newser) - Ukrainians living under near daily Russian bombardment in Kyiv watched with astonishment as their country's most important ally rolled out a red carpet in Alaska for the man they blame for over three years of bloodshed. Natalya Lypei, 66, a Kyiv resident, did a double take, the AP reports....

Report: Melania Sent Note to Putin on Abducted Ukrainian Kids

Moscow claims it's trying to protect children in war zones; Ukraine says it's a war crime

(Newser) - At the Alaska summit on Friday between President Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, the former hand-delivered a letter to the latter—not from himself, but from his wife, Melania Trump. The subject of the Slovenia-born first lady's note: the abductions of Ukrainian children caught up in Russia's...

Judge Forces Trump Team to Ease Up on DC Police Takeover

Federal judge intervenes as city officials resist expanded oversight

(Newser) - The Trump administration is scaling back its plan to take control of the police department in Washington, DC, after a federal judge pushed both sides to temporarily resolve their differences. Initially, Attorney General Pam Bondi had ordered that the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Terry Cole, would effectively...

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