News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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NEW: The peace terms that Vladimir Putin laid out in his summit with President Trump included that Ukraine withdraw entirely from two of its eastern regions, two sources briefed on the call told Axios.
— Axios (@axios.com) August 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Zelenskiy braces for perilous Trump talks in Washington on Monday reut.rs/3JhdJBY
— Reuters (@reuters.com) August 16, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.
— NPR (@npr.org) August 16, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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After his summit with President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Friday, President Trump sat down with the Fox News host Sean Hannity for an interview. Trump offered few details about what the two leaders had said about the war in Ukraine, but talked up their personal connection.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) August 16, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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The U.S. State Department says it's halting visas for visitors from Gaza as it reviews its process for granting visas for medical evacuees.
— NPR (@npr.org) August 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Update: Washington, D.C.'s police chief is the force's top official once again, as part of an agreement between the Justice Dept. and D.C. AG's office, after the Trump admin. rescinded an order that stripped the police chief of power less than a day after U.S. AG Bondi issued it.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) August 16, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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West Virginia is sending hundreds of National Guard members to Washington, D.C., at the Trump administration's request.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) August 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services instructed officers on Friday to consider additional factors when determining whether immigrants applying for U.S. citizenship have a "good moral character."
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) August 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Unlike in Texas, where the GOP can pass new US House maps as soon as enough Democrats return from a nearly two-week absence denying them quorum, Gov. Gavin Newsom and California Democrats will need voters to approve new maps in a November referendum.
— CNN (@cnn.com) August 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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The Air Force says in a new memo that transgender airmen ousted under a recent Trump administration directive will no longer have the chance to argue before a board of their peers for the right to continue serving their country. https://to.pbs.org/3JbAJlU
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) August 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Almost half of all young adults in 1975 had reached four milestones associated with adulthood: moving out of one's parents' home, getting a job, getting married and having a child. Five decades on, that progression has changed dramatically.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) August 16, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Hurricane Erin is now a rare Category 5. The storm is forecast to at least double or triple in size next week. cnn.it/4mGNDqd
— CNN (@cnn.com) August 16, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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