Trump Pushes Zelenskyy–Putin Meeting, Tax Cuts Hit Michigan, FBI Ranks Saginaw & Detroit Among Most Violent
Peace talks took center stage at the White House as President Trump hosted Ukraine’s Zelenskyy—who even showed up in a suit—alongside top EU leaders, with Trump promising U.S. backing for European security guarantees and pushing for a face-to-face with Putin next. Meanwhile, a Tax Foundation analysis says Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” delivers Michigan families an average $3,000 tax cut while boosting jobs nationwide, and fresh FBI numbers rank Saginaw and Detroit among America’s most violent cities—fueling debates over crime, leadership, and policy priorities.
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- He showed up in a suit! The next step is getting them all together: Peace talks continued Monday at the White House as President Trump hosted Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy alongside top EU leaders, hashing out a path toward a cease-fire and security guarantees. Trump said the U.S. would help Europe underwrite those guarantees and vowed to set up a Zelenskyy–Putin meeting next. Watchers say the ball now moves to arranging that face-to-face.
- New Tax Foundation analysis says President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill delivers an average ~$3,000 tax cut for Michigan filers, with statewide relief shown on its state-and-county map—and projects meaningful job gains nationally as investment expensing kicks in.
- New FBI crime stats put two Michigan cities near the top for violence: an analysis of the FBI’s 2024 data ranks Saginaw #3 and Detroit #7 nationwide by violent-crime rate.
Notables
- DC crime stats are falling fast.
- Former AG Bill Barr: No Trump ties to Epstein; Dems playing politics.
- 6 days after calling DC crime crisis “nonexistent,” NYT’s Peter Baker complains Trump isn’t fixing crime — Aug. 11 post → link • follow-up → link
- MSNBC rebrand mockery: “MS Now”.
- Missouri AG tapped as co–Deputy Director at the FBI.
- Hamas accepts cease-fire proposal.
- Everything’s bigger in Texas—even migrant detention centers.
- Outer Banks flooding risk from Erin; no direct NC landfall.
- CA Gov’s press office blames Trump for illegal who killed three people.
- Cambridge Dictionary’s “new words” list.
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- Baltimore cargo ship explosion caught on multiple cameras
- NATO SecGen gives President Trump major props
- Italy’s PM: “An important day”
- Finland’s president speaks bluntly at WH summit
- Hot mic: “I think he wants to make a deal for me”
- Yes, Zelenskyy’s suit was noticed
- Trump: “We’re gonna end mail-in voting”
- Sec. Rubio on the “big moment” at the White House
- Sen. Ted Cruz predicts Ukraine war ends this year
- Poll: 70% of Ukrainians support negotiated peace
- U.S. Attorney Pirro: Feds nab woman who wanted to kill Trump
- Kamala Harris flashback: “We dodged a bullet”
- John Bolton’s Trump fixation?
- MSNBC’s name-change announcement
- Average Americans getting $3,700+ tax break from OBBB
