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hair day. Anyways, here are the headlines. Today, we're talking about President Trump's plans

after meeting with Russian President Putin in Alaska, a deal between local D.C. police and the DOJ

on the crime crackdown in the Capitol, the nationwide

gerrymandering battle, and other top news for Monday, August 18th. Stay informed while remaining

focused on Christ with the pourover. Here's your quote of the day. Everything you need,

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espresso shots. President Trump and Putin met for three hours in Alaska on Friday,

and inched toward progress. President Trump said, quote,

Great progress was made and Putin referenced in understanding,

but no ceasefire ordeal was announced.

Trump later told Ukrainian President Zelensky

that Putin had offered to freeze most front lines

if Ukraine seated all of Donetsk,

a region Russia has largely controlled since first invading in 2014. Zelensky rejected the proposal. First Lady Melania Trump

wrote Putin a letter raising concerns over abducted Ukrainian children, which her husband

...