“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.

Trump began to tiptoe away from Putin and toward Zelenskyy in late April after Russia bombarded Kyiv with missiles. The president, however, is also reportedly considering land swaps, including Ukraine areas not currently occupied by the Russians, according to the New York Times, something U.S. allies have opposed in the past.

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Former Vice President Pence backed Trump's federal action in Washington, D.C., citing high homicide rates, while Democrats counter claims of violent crime rise.

Donald Trump contacted a Norwegian official about his chances at winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Norwegian outlet Dagens Næringsliv reported on Aug. 14. Norway's Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg told POLITICO Trump called 'out of the blue.

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

Tom Cruise was reportedly invited to join the first class of Kennedy Center honorees during President Donald Trump's second term, but he declined due to 'scheduling conflicts.'

KISS bandmembers Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons once called President Donald Trump "abhorrent" and "out for himself." Now, the legendary rock band is being honored by him at the Kennedy Center.

A group is planning a protest Aug. 17 against Mike DeWine sending 150 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C.