News for August 18, 2025

President Donald Trump said he wants to lead a movement to ban mail-in voting, reigniting a fight over how U.S. elections are run.

The FDA’s repeated delays in reviewing Stealth BioTherapeutics’ drug elamipretide have left families of children with Barth syndrome fearing they will run out of time and treatment.

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.

Police say there are inconsistencies in Rebecca Haro’s account of her 7-month-old son Emmanuel’s reported kidnapping, and investigators have not ruled out foul play.

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.

Texas Democrats ended their walkout, letting Republicans move ahead with a redistricting plan that could add GOP seats, while California Democrats push a rival map fight in response.

Texas House Democrats returned to Texas, giving the House a quorum and ending a two-week standoff over Republicans’ redistricting push.

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.

Hurricane Erin weakened to Category 3 but is still expected to bring dangerous surf, rip currents, flooding, and coastal damage to North Carolina and other East Coast areas.

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.

Former Sen. Sherrod Brown launched a bid for Ohio’s U.S. Senate seat in 2026, setting up a race against Sen. Jon Husted that could affect control of the chamber.

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.