Also, D.C. sued Trump over his takeover of the city’s police. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
By Matthew Cullen
President Trump and Vladimir Putin arrived this afternoon in Anchorage for a high-stakes summit that could reshape the war in Ukraine. As this newsletter landed in your inbox, the two leaders were still meeting behind closed doors along with their top aides.
Check here for the latest updates from my colleagues in Alaska.
Trump offered a warm welcome to Putin on the tarmac of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson soon after the Russian leader landed. They shook hands, smiled broadly and walked down a red carpet to pose for pictures on a stage. Putin then rode alongside Trump in the president’s limousine without any visible translators — a highly unusual move for the leaders of two adversarial superpowers.
