Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, a newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. He said, “How can we meet with a person who is pretending to be a leader?” Asked if Putin recognizes Zelenskyy as the legitimate leader of Ukraine, Lavrov replied that he is the “de facto leader of the regime,” not legally able to sign documents to end the war. Mayor Muriel Bowser credited Trump’s directed surge of federal law enforcement with lowering crime, but made clear that the presence of immigration agents and National Guard troops is “not working.” Read more → 🥪 ‘Sandwich guy’ update: A federal grand jury in D.C. did not return an indictment against a former Justice Department employee who was seen throwing a sub at one of the federal officers Trump has deployed.
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Published at: 2025-08-27 21:17:17
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