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DC sues Trump admin, Hurricane Erin, at-home flu vaccine & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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President Donald Trump laid out why he was having today’s summit with his Russian counterpart. Washington, DC is suing the federal government over its takeover of the city's police. The Atlantic Ocean officially has its first hurricane of the season. We break down the latest economic data on mortgage rates and more. Plus, you can now give yourself a flu vaccine at home without needing a needle.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hey there from CNN.

0:32.7

I'm Krista Bow with the five things you need to know for Friday, August 15th.

0:37.0

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to meet today in Anchorage, Alaska, to discuss the war on Ukraine. While aboard Air Force One, Trump told reporters why he was having the meeting. I'm not here to negotiate for Ukraine. I'm here to get him at a table. And I'm not doing this for my health, okay?

0:55.0

I don't need it. I'd like to focus on our country. But I'm doing this to save a lot of lives.

1:00.0

He stopped short of promising security guarantees for Ukraine as part of a deal to end the war.

1:05.0

But warned Russia the economic consequences would be severe if no peace agreement was reached. Trump also left the door open for business discussions with Russia.

1:14.6

But they're not doing business until we get the war settle.

1:17.6

Any peace deal would need to involve an agreement on territory.

1:20.6

Russia currently occupies almost a fifth of Ukraine's land.

1:24.6

Ukraine's president, Vladimir Zelensky, was excluded from this summit,

1:28.6

but said in a statement today, Ukraine is counting on America and ready to work as productively as

1:33.8

possible for peace. Washington, D.C.'s Attorney General is suing the Trump administration over the

1:40.3

takeover of the city's police department. It comes after Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered the city's mayor and police department

1:48.0

to accept the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration Terry Cole as the district's

1:52.2

so-called emergency police commissioner.

1:55.0

CNN's Gabe Cohen says DC's top prosecutor Brian Schwab alleges the Trump administration is violating

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