It was a welcome tailored for a close friend, not a war criminal, and it looked to the Ukrainians like their nightmare.

“There’s no deal until there is a deal,” Trump told reporters at a press conference in Anchorage, Alaska, following a meeting between Trump, Putin, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, special envoy Steve Witkoff, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov. The summit lasted about two hours and 30 minutes.

"Real Time" host Bill Maher pushed back against claims President Trump is "Putin's bi--h" after he met with the Russian president in Alaska to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine.

The Department of Homeland Security offers $1,000 and free travel for voluntary departures as illegal immigrant population drops by 1.6 million in seven months.

Trump's approval rating among the youngest voters remains underwater, but the latest YouGov/ Economist poll, conducted between August 9-11, shows Trump's net approval rating at -28 (33 percent approve, 61 percent disapprove), a 10-point jump from last month when it was -38 (18 percent approved and 66 percent disapproved).

Houston Chronicle readers shared their memories of the Presidential Fitness Test and told us what they thought about the decision to bring it back.

Trump International Scotland near Aberdeen opens Aug. 13, 2025. Donald and his sons Eric and Don Jr. attended a ribbon-cutting for the new golf course

Trump says "some great progress" was made with Putin, and he will speak with European leaders and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky soon.