Update 8-17 (Ukraine War, AI)

World 

1. *Condoleezza Rice on the Trump-Putin Meeting & America at 250 Years (8-16)  

2. Doocy: Peace process HAS BEGUN, but going to be really slow (8-17) 

3. Is the US really prepared to participate in security guarantees for Ukraine? | DW (8-17) 

4. China WANTS Russia-Ukraine war to continue for their gain: Expert (8-17) 

5. NEW: Putin’s demands of Zelenskyy, Ukraine revealed (8-17) 

6. *This is the ‘ultimate carrot’ Trump is offering to Russia: Dan Hoffman (8-17) 

7. Pompeo reveals what does not 'offend' Trump about his meeting with Putin (8-16) 

8. Why Quillette Is Against Palestinian Statehood: 9 Reasons Why (8-11) 

9. 'TWISTED EYES': Putin has an 'incredibly high' pain threshold, retired CIA officer warns (8-16) 

10. BREAKING: Trump tells Hannity if another Putin meeting is in the cards (8-16) 

11. ‘PATHOLOGICAL’ Putin will likely continue this pattern: Gen. Jack Keane (8-16) 

12. Trump to call NATO and Zelensky after ‘productive’ Putin meeting (8-16) 

13. Trump Says ‘No Deal’ Yet in ‘Productive’ Talks With Putin (8-16) 

14. IN FULL: Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin hold historic joint press conference (8-16) 

15. Trump-Putin meeting: CFR'a Richard Haass on what's at stake for the two world leaders (8-16) 

16. *Boss Time: Summits, Cold Wars, and Universities, w Condoleezza Rice | GoodFellows (8-14) 

17. Vincent C. Chen WaPo 8-14  The hypocrisy of recognizing Palestine but not Taiwan

18. Victor Davis Hanson: Could Trump End War in Ukraine Meeting With Putin? (8-15) 

19. Gen. Jack Keane: Here's what is 'motivating' Putin to come to the table(8-15) 

20. Trump sends last-minute message to Putin before Alaska summit (8-13) 

21. 'PUTIN'S INITIATIVE': Gen. Keane reveals the real reason for Alaska summit (8-13) 

22. Trump reveals plans to broker peace between Putin and Zelenskyy (8-13) 

23. 卢比奥：中国“基本上想以牺牲我们的利益为代价来获利” (8-12) 

24. *Trump-Putin Summit, Mulvaney on Challenges & Trump’s D.C. Police Control | Aug.11, 2025 

25. What a Ukraine-Russia ‘swapping of the lines’ could look like (8-12) 

26. Gen Keane It's up to Putin to put something on the table that makes sense to Trump (8-12) 

27. Gen. Keane: Trump has gotten Putin's ATTENTION 

28. Gen. Keane rips Putin's 'ABSURD' offer to end Ukraine war: 'Critical territory'  

29. The Latest on Russia's Ukraine Conflict, and India's Role (8-11)  

30. Expert reveals Trump's 'leverage' in Putin meeting: 'No one is talking about this' (8-11)  

31. U.S. Ambassador To NATO Matthew Whitaker Updates About Trump-Putin Meeting (8-11) 

32. NATO head says Trump is "testing Putin" with Alaska meeting (8-11) 

33. Okinawa: How Japan is preparing for conflict with China | Inside Asian Conflicts (8-10)   

34. Trump may invite Zelenskyy to Putin summit: White House | NewsNation Prime (8-10)  

Legal 

1. Bill O'Reilly on Jeffrey Epstein, Trump Haters, and Bill Clinton (8-15) 

2. Letitia James Targeted Trump.. Facing Major Legal Trouble, w/Davis and Marlow (8-12) 

3. Jonathan Turley: Someone’s lying here (8-14) 

4. They won't get away with this: Tulsi Gabbard (8-7) 

5. These people are 'EXPOSED,' not 'IN THE CLEAR' on Russiagate: Jonathan Turley (8-5)  

   
   

Politics 

1. Schiff attempted to ‘undermine Trump’ with this, Rep. Jordan argues (8-16) 

2. Bondi issues STERN warning (8-15) 

3. BOMBSHELL: DOJ has evidence Adam Schiff committed 'many crimes,' (8-15) 

4. Trump is the Most Corrupt President in History - Ann Coulter (8-14) 

5. Schiff urged to 'resign immediately' after bombshell allegations REVEALED (8-14) 

6. Maria Bartiromo: How can Adam Schiff deny this when we have it on tape? (8-14) 

7. How FBI Spun the Media and NYT Fake Russiagate Reporting, w/ John Solomon (8-14) 

8. Whether ADAM SCHIFF Approved Classified Info Leak Trump, w/ John Solomon (8-13) 

9. Leavitt addresses Adam Schiff whistleblower revelations (8-13) 

10. Michael Flynn on the Russia Collusion Investigation (8-13) 

11. BREAKING: Whistleblower says top Dem approved 'illegal' plan to target Donald Trump (8-12)  

12. Clintons subpoenaed in Epstein probe after bipartisan vote: 'Never happened before' (8-11) 

Economy & AI 

1. Why China's Energy Dominance Won't Lead to AI Supremacy (8-16)  

2. Why I don’t think AGI is right around the corner (8-2025) 

3. How Personal Compounding Lifted Billionaire Bill Ackman From Rock Bottom (8-11) 

4. Watch CNBC's full interview with Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee (8-16) 

5. Government as a shareholder brings real risks, says Dartmouth's Paul Argenti (8-16) 

6. Trump administration said to discuss taking stake in Intel: Report  (8-16) 

7. *OpenAI's GPT-5 reignites enterprise AI battle (8-15)

8. Bessent Says Fed Rates Should Be 150-175 Basis Points Lower (Full Interview) (8-14) 

9. Trump considering 11 candidates for Fed chair, including David Zervos and Rick Rieder (8-14) 

10. Turning Point Charlie Kirk: Trump used tariffs as a way to bring people to the table (8-14)

11. *‘CHESS GAME’: Scott Bessent reveals status of US-China trade talks (8-13) 

12. BlackRock's Rick Rieder: This is the best investing environment ever (8-13) 

13. Watch CNBC's full interview with Council of Economic Advisor chair Stephen Miran (8-13)

14. Apple Is Missing the Boat on AI, Says Ives (8-12) 

15. Apple will be one of the top two performing 'Mag 7s' over the next year: Gene Munster (8-13)  

16. *Investors are worried AI is going to eat software, says Jefferies Brent Thill (8-12) 

17. Historic slash: $2 trillion gone - first time in 50 years! (8-12) 

18. Steve Forbes analyzes Trump’s reforms at the Fed (8-9) 

19. Apple's bigger issue continues to be its missing AI, says Wedbush's Dan Ives (8-7) 

    
    

Health 

1. WaPo You might not like spiders. But you want them in your garden

2. WaPo 8-5 5 things dental experts want you to do for healthy teeth and gums

Religions & Ideologies  

1. Claire Lehmann | Why Does Critical Theory Dominate Academia? | #CLIP (2021) 

2. Every New Religion Is Haunted by the Same Devil (8-16) 

3. The Rise Of Cultural Marxism | Jordan Peterson (8-9)  

4. Douglas Murray on Donald Trump, America, Israel, and Europe | Charlie Rose (8-9)  

History 

1. The First Sino-Japanese War In Six Minutes (8-15) 

2. The Basis of Western Power – Sarah Paine (8-16) 

3. Around The World With Condoleezza Rice | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution (8-9) 

Others 

1. *Condoleezza Rice on the Trump-Putin Meeting & America at 250 Years (8-16)  

2. The Trump Administration’s New Take on Climate Change (WSJ op 8-2)