Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/august-15-2025-pbs-news-hour-full-episode Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Friday on the News Hour... Friday on the News Hour, President Trump meets with Vladimir Putin in Alaska, with the future of the war in Ukraine hanging in the balance. Washington, D.C., sues the Trump administration for the takeover of its police force, yet another test for the limits of presidential authority. Plus, dozens of newspapers close in the latest disappearance of vital local journalism. Listen to the Broadcast Subscribe to the Full Show Podcast Segments From This Episode What Trump and Putin said – and didn’t say – after their meeting in Alaska 3 min ‘Putin stuck to his guns’: Former State Department official analyzes Trump-Putin summit 6 min Trump meets Putin in Alaska with future of Ukraine war hanging in balance 5 min News Wrap: Abbott calls 2nd special session for new congressional maps in Texas 6 min Trump’s D.C. takeover reflects efforts to expand his authority, attorney says Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s summit with Putin Dozens of rural newspapers shut down in latest disappearance of local journalism 7 min