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Putin Gets His Ideal Summit
New York Times: “Despite previous refusals by Russian officials to negotiate over territory in the Russia-Ukraine war, the Russian leader, during a meeting at the Kremlin last week, left Mr….
Russians Cheer Putin’s Alaska Invitation
“Russian officials and commentators crowed about landing a summit between President Putin and President Trump on Friday in Alaska, the first time the Russian leader has been invited to the…
Xi Looks to Tighten Grip After Scandals
“Outwardly, China’s military has never been stronger. Its naval ships venture farther across the oceans. Its nuclear force grows by about 100 warheads every year. Its military flights around Taiwan…
The Drying Planet
“As the planet gets hotter and its reservoirs shrink and its glaciers melt, people have increasingly drilled into a largely ungoverned, invisible cache of fresh water: the vast, hidden pools…
Sudden Fed Resignation Surprised Colleagues
Wall Street Journal: “It isn’t unusual for Fed governors to leave before their terms expire. But Kugler’s departure came as a surprise to her colleagues because she had recently been…
Supreme Court Keeps Removing Guardrails
“If Republicans succeed in pulling off an aggressively partisan gerrymander of congressional districts in Texas, they will owe the Supreme Court a debt of gratitude,” the New York Times reports….
Trump Spins Up a No-Bad-News Presidency
“President Trump is accelerating his longtime efforts to banish facts and figures that challenge his narrative of a spotless presidency,” Axios reports. “Much of the federal government has begun operating…
Why 12 Republicans Want the Epstein Files Released
“A dozen House Republicans from different corners of the party are defying President Trump and party leadership to back a bipartisan effort seeking more information relating to convicted sex offender…
America Is Fracturing Into Red and Blue Nations
“America’s identity as a unified nation is eroding, with Republican- and Democratic-led states dividing into separate spheres, each with its own policies governing the economic, social and political rules of…
Who Is the Heir to the MAGA Movement?
Wall Street Journal: “Republicans are looking ahead to the end of the president’s transformative political tenure with trepidation, unsure whether the GOP’s rising stars can keep hold of the movement…
Ukraine and Europe Counter Putin’s Cease-Fire Proposal
“European powers and Ukraine responded to Vladimir Putin’s cease-fire plan with a counterproposal that they say must serve as a framework so that coming talks between President Trump and the…
A Sidelined Europe Seeks a Voice
“Worried about being sidelined at an upcoming summit meeting between President Trump and President Vladimir Putin of Russia, European and Ukrainian leaders gathered on Saturday outside London with top American…
Trump May Invite Zelensky to Alaska
The White House is considering inviting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Alaska, where President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week, NBC News reports….
The Permanent Stain
Andrew Sullivan: “The one thing we didn’t really know before now is that in the face-off between this man’s will-to-power and liberal democracy, liberal democracy would just … fold.” “Looking…
IRS and White House Clashed Over Immigrants’ Data
“The Internal Revenue Service clashed with the White House over using tax data to help locate suspected undocumented immigrants hours before Trump administration officials forced IRS Commissioner Billy Long from…
Trump to Hold Press Conference on Crime in D.C.
“President Donald Trump said a press conference will be held at the White House on Monday to address the crime in Washington, D.C.,” Reuters reports. “Trump said on August 6…
Trump Weaponizes the FBI
Ken Dilanian: “Since nothing goes without saying anymore—it is not normal for the FBI to fire experienced and accomplished senior leaders without explanation. The purge that is ongoing is without…
Not Your Father’s Republican Party
Jess Bidgood: “But it’s not just that Trump wants more power over the federal government. He is also trying to give the federal government more power over society itself.” “Since…
Ron Wyden Has No Intention of Stepping Aside
Associated Press: “Wyden is in his fifth decade in Congress and showing no inclination to step aside even as pressure builds on aging Democratic officeholders to give way to a…
A Golden Opportunity for Democrats
“If California Gov. Gavin Newsom succeeds in putting mid-decade redistricting to a statewide vote this November, it will become the most consequential decision on any American ballot in 2025 —…
