Lawmakers Split on Party Lines About Trump–Putin Summit

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Alaska on Aug. 15 to discuss an end to the Russian–Ukrainian conflict, and lawmakers’ reactions are largely falling along party lines. The summit ended without any firm commitments to ending the conflict, with Trump commenting during a joint press conference, “There’s no deal until there’s a deal.” Putin announced that the two nations had nevertheless come to a broad agreement on several issues, including the security of Ukraine. “I like to hope that the agreement we have reached will bring us closer to that goal and pave the path toward peace in Europe,” he said....