White House considers a Zelenskyy invite, and Netanyahu remains defiant over Gaza: Weekend Rundown

White House considers a Zelenskyy invite, and Netanyahu remains defiant over Gaza: Weekend Rundown

The White House is considering inviting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Alaska, where President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a senior U.S. official and three people briefed on the internal discussions. The senior U.S. official and people briefed on the discussions said no visit has been finalized…

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Europeans fear being a footnote in history as Putin looks to strike deal with Trump

Europeans fear being a footnote in history as Putin looks to strike deal with Trump

Facebook Tweet Email Link Not for the first time, European capitals are gripped with apprehension that Russian President Vladimir Putin will surgically divide the transatlantic alliance as well as get everything he wants in Ukraine. Ahead of the suddenly announced summit in Alaska on Friday between Putin and US President Donald Trump, one European diplomat,…

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European leaders urge for Ukraine to be included in Trump-Putin Alaska peace talks : NPR

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron talk to media prior to talks at Villa Borsig on July 23 in Berlin. Christian Mang/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Christian Mang/Getty Images As President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin prepare to meet in Alaska later this week, European leaders have stressed that Ukraine…

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‘The courts are helpless’: Inside the Trump administration’s steady erosion of judicial power

‘The courts are helpless’: Inside the Trump administration’s steady erosion of judicial power

Donald Trump Supreme Court justices Federal agencies Supreme Court See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Six months into Donald Trump’s second term, his administration is at war with the federal judiciary, evading court orders blocking its agenda, suing judges for alleged misconduct, and veering toward what multiple current and former federal judges say could…

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Trump Declares War on Unhoused D.C. Residents: 'No MR. NICE GUY'

Trump Declares War on Unhoused D.C. Residents: ‘No MR. NICE GUY’

Donald Trump demanded that unhoused Washington, D.C., residents “have to move out [of the city] IMMEDIATELY.” The statement comes amid his continuing attacks on homeless people after signing an executive order pressing local governments across the country to unhoused people from the streets. “We’re having a News Conference tomorrow in the White House,” Trump wrote…

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U.S. President Donald Trump orders an increased federal security presence in Washington

Can Trump invoke a federal takeover of DC? Experts say it’s possible, but not simple

This article originally appeared on PolitiFact. After a group of teenagers severely beat a prominent employee of President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency in an attempted carjacking in Washington, D.C., Trump threatened a federal takeover of the nation’s capital. Trump shared an image Aug. 5 on Truth Social of a bloodied Edward Coristine, known by his LinkedIn…

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