‘Root causes’ is code for Putin’s longstanding demands on Ukraine

Zelensky has not yet heard from Trump following his meeting with Putin — FT A source close to the Ukrainian president called the situation “very strange.”

Where are the Pinocchios when we need them????

Trump’s Self-Own Summit with Putin My column: newyorker.com/news/letter-fr…

Did you listen to Trump blather on about the ‘rigged election,’ and Biden, and tariffs, and mail-in ballots? Even he knew he bombed with Putin… My new column on POTUS’ self-own summit: newyorker.com/news/letter-fr…

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“Donald Trump’s Self-Own Summit with Vladimir Putin” ⁦Susan Glasser⁩ nails it in The New Yorker newyorker.com/news/letter-fr…

"The day began with a hellish war in Ukraine, with air-raid sirens in Kyiv and fierce battles in the east, and that is how it ended. The only difference is that Putin got one hell of a photo op out of Trump and more time ... to prosecute his war." Susan Glasser newyorker.com/news/letter-fr…

Even in the annals of an erratic presidency, Trump's Alaska meeting stands out as a reversal of historic proportions. Trump abandoned his goal of an immediate cease-fire and bowed to Putin’s approach of seeking a broader deal handing over Ukrainian land. nytimes.com/2025/08/16/us/…

Baltimore 1861 vibes WASHINGTON (AP) — South Carolina, Ohio also sending National Guard troops to DC in further escalation of federal intervention in Dem city.

Welker plays Rubio a clip of him saying in 2022 that "you can't cut deals with guys" like Putin 😬

On the subject of mighty Russia allegedly winning the war: ever since the Ukrainian counteroffensives stalled in Nov. 2022, Russia managed to seize a total of 0.97% of additional Ukrainian territory, losing several hundred thousand soldiers in the process.

Nothing says ‘land of the free’ like a president calling out the military on his own people

Exactly! What land is Russia swapping?

What exactly is it that Russia is giving up?

Analysis of the security guarantees that White House is touting: Stanovaya points out that Russia has always required a veto on these. Small print is extremely important.

Trump continues to lie that the US is "now the only Country in the World that uses Mail-in Voting." Dozens of other countries do, including Canada (elections.ca/voting-by-mail), the UK (gov.uk/apply-postal-v…), Australia (aec.gov.au/faqs/postal-vo…), Germany (verwaltung.bund.de/portal/EN/info…).

'There's definitely this culture of fear that's been created in this department' a much read from the great Ruth Marcus on the MAGA AG Pam Bondi and her Trumpified Department of Justice: newyorker.com/magazine/2025/…

Good question