News for August 18, 2025

Trump and Zelensky met at the White House to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, but they left without any firm peace deal or security pledge.

President Donald Trump expanded his federal crackdown in Washington, DC, as more Republican-led states sent National Guard troops to support the operation.

Trump said he is arranging direct talks between Zelenskyy and Putin, with the goal of moving toward an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine.

The Donbas region is at the center of Trump’s push to end the war, but Ukraine says it will not give up the territory to Russia.

Hurricane Erin is expected to stay offshore but still bring dangerous surf, rip currents, and coastal flooding to the U.S. East Coast, with Bermuda and the Turks and Caicos Islands also facing impacts.

Donald Trump’s White House talks with Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders could shape Ukraine’s future, with land deals and security guarantees at the center.

President Donald Trump will meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House with a large group of European leaders present, as Ukraine tries to avoid another tense clash and push for stronger security guarantees.

Rep. Mike Turner warns that space is becoming a new battlefield as Russia and China develop threats that could knock out satellites and weaken U.S. security.

Trump ally Mike Davis says recent Justice Department actions under Pam Bondi could be a step toward criminal investigations of Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and Hillary Clinton.

Trump pushed Volodymyr Zelenskyy toward a peace deal on the war in Ukraine and said he would try to arrange direct talks with Russia's leader, followed by a trilateral meeting with him.

BBC News reports that Trump-era deportees held in El Salvador’s Cecot mega-prison say they were beaten, denied basic rights, and abused in harsh conditions after being sent there from the United States.