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Putin Agrees to Explore U.S., EU Defense Guarantees for Ukraine as Trump Pushes Peace Deal
Russia's President Vladimir Putin agreed for the first time to let the United States and European allies extend NATO-style protections to Ukraine as part of ongoing negotiations to end the war, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said on Sunday. The concession, revealed after Friday's Alaska summit with President Donald Trump, marks a potential shift in Moscow's long resistance to Kyiv's NATO ambitions. 
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Gavin Newsom Targets Trump With All-Caps Satire, Gains Traction in Democratic Primary Polls
California Governor Gavin Newsom has escalated his battle with President Donald Trump into a full-fledged meme war, adopting the president's bombastic online style to counter Republican redistricting efforts and raise his own national profile. 
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Trump Presses Ukraine to Cut Deal After Alaska Summit With Putin Yields No Ceasefire
U.S. President Donald Trump said Ukraine should "make a deal" to end the war with Russia after his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin ended in Alaska without a ceasefire. The meeting, lasting nearly three hours on Friday, marked the first U.S.-Russia summit since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022. 
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U.S. Consumer Sentiment Falls to 58.6 in August as Tariff Pressures Lift Inflation Expectations to 4.9%
U.S. consumer sentiment declined in August, reversing recent gains as higher inflation expectations took hold amid President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariffs on nearly 70 countries. The University of Michigan's Consumer Sentiment Index fell to 58.6 from 61.7 in July, missing economists' forecasts of 62.0. 
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Clinton Says She’d Nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize if He Secures Ukraine-Russia Deal Without Territorial Concessions
President Donald Trump received an unlikely nod Friday from former political rival Hillary Clinton, who said she would nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize if he can negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine that does not require Kyiv to cede territory to Russia. 
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Obama Praises Texas Democrats for Blocking Gerrymander, Warns of Broader Threats to Democracy
Former President Barack Obama delivered his strongest criticism yet of Republican-led redistricting efforts on Thursday, telling Texas House Democrats in a private Zoom call that the state's proposed congressional map amounts to a "systematic assault on democracy." 
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Bondi Strips Power From D.C. Police Chief, Installs DEA Head Amid Federal Crime Crackdown
Attorney General Pam Bondi moved Thursday to dismantle Washington, D.C.'s sanctuary city policies and assume control over the Metropolitan Police Department's leadership, escalating the Trump administration's federal crime crackdown in the capital. 
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Tropical Storm Erin on Track to Become Hurricane Friday, Threatens Northern Leewards with Dangerous Surf
Tropical Storm Erin is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane by Friday, with the National Hurricane Center (NHC) warning of possible rapid intensification over the weekend as the system tracks toward the northern Leeward Islands. 
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Hunter Biden Defies Melania Trump’s $1B Defamation Threat Over Epstein Remarks
Hunter Biden has rejected a $1 billion legal threat from first lady Melania Trump over remarks linking her to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, dismissing the demand for a retraction and apology as an intimidation tactic. 
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U.S. Wholesale Inflation Jumps on Tariff-Linked Costs, Stirring Fears of Consumer Price Impact
U.S. wholesale prices surged in July at their fastest pace in more than three years, driven by higher costs tied to President Donald Trump's tariffs, raising concerns that inflationary pressures could soon filter down to consumers. 
