Today is Tuesday, August 19th. We're talking about crucial negotiations at the White House and what still needs to happen before Ukraine sees peace. Also, we'll tell you what a former attorney general told Congress about the so-called Epstein files. Plus, President Trump wants voting to be different for the midterms. Another ad campaign is facing backlash, and words like Skibbitty and Alulu have made it into the dictionary.

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President Trump hosted Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky and several of Europe's most

powerful leaders at the White House. And since that meeting, Trump says he also spoke once again

with Russia's president Vladimir Putin and started

arranging a meeting between Putin and Zelensky. Of course, that's a critical step toward

possibly bringing an end to Russia's war in Ukraine. But there are still a lot of issues that need

to be worked out. For example, rewarding Ukraine's borders and the timing of a ceasefire.

At this point, it's not clear what either side is willing to concede on those issues.

Russia believes it's entitled to land that Ukraine is not willing to give up,

and Ukraine is demanding an immediate ceasefire that Russia won't agree to ahead of more talks.

But the Trump administration says it's going to keep the conversation going.

Yesterday's Oval Office meeting between Trump and Zelensky was much more

cordial than their last one six months ago, when Trump criticized Zelensky for not being thankful

enough for America's support. Well, this time, Zelensky wore a black suit instead of his usual

military attire, and he thanked Trump several times. The European leaders also praised Trump,

and they spoke about offering Ukraine

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