U.S. Politics

President Trump’s failure to reach an accord on Ukraine only made his warm welcome for the Russian leader more striking.

By David E. Sanger

A warm and muggy Friday night seemed to have a typical ballgame atmosphere in Washington.

By Alyce McFadden

While no deal was announced, the Russian leader secured some wins and left on good terms with the U.S. president.

By Maggie Haberman and Tyler Pager

President Trump gave President Vladimir Putin a warm public reception, effectively ending his diplomatic isolation over the past three years for his invasion of Ukraine. But Mr. Putin did not agree to stop the war.

By Peter Baker and Katie Rogers

The actor-turned-governor helped overhaul how California draws political maps. In an interview with The New York Times, he said he would fight to preserve that legacy.

By Laurel Rosenhall

President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said they had made “progress” during their nearly three-hour meeting, but did not reach a cease-fire deal on the war in Ukraine.

By Jamie Leventhal

The administration’s grip on the city has only tightened as the week has worn on, while pushback has begun to intensify.

By Jess Bidgood

After a judge threatened to block an order federalizing Washington’s police, the Justice Department issued a new directive leaving the city’s police chief in charge, for now.

By Zach Montague

President Trump clapped for his guest, Vladimir V. Putin, as he stepped off the plane. But their visit ended with little but an agreement to see each other again — perhaps, Mr. Putin said, “in Moscow?”

By Katie Rogers

A draft of an upcoming White House report on children’s health was not as harsh toward the agriculture industry as some of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s allies had hoped.

By Dani Blum, Benjamin Mueller and Alice Callahan