Headlines for August 19, 2025

As European Leaders Gather at White House, Trump Says He’ll Arrange Zelensky-Putin Meeting, Tens of Thousands Flee Gaza City as Israel Steps Up Bombings Ahead of Planned Invasion, Hamas Agrees to 60-Day Ceasefire Plan That’s “Almost Identical” to U.S. Proposal, ISIL-Backed Rebels Kill 52 in Eastern Congo; M23 Suspends Peace Talks with DRC, Texas Democrat Locked in House Chamber for Refusing Round-the-Clock Surveillance by State Troopers, Trump Says He’ll Ban Mail-In Ballots and Voting Machines, Citing Advice from Vladimir Putin, Newsmax Will Pay Dominion Voting Systems $67 Million to Settle Lawsuit over 2020 Election Lies, More National Guard Troops Deploy to D.C. as White House Social Media Teams Join FBI Raids, Mourners in Monrovia, California, Honor Guatemalan Immigrant Killed While Fleeing ICE Raid, 10,000 Unionized Flight Attendants End Strike After Reaching Tentative Deal with Air Canada