The Daily Populous

Saturday August 16th, 2025 night edition

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“It’s not a negotiating tactic,” a senior administration official told the magazine.

“It’s not Art of the Deal.

The president has been clear that a strike … is coming unless we see some big, major changes.”.

Trump and Republican leaders have long embraced the idea of invading Mexico, citing rising fentanyl rates and drug trafficking as sound reasons to put American boots on the ground.

In January, Trump told reporters that the possibility of sending U.S. special ops across the border “could happen.”.

Mexico’s compliance with Trump’s agenda has been complicated.

Last week, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to send troops across the border, though days later, the Mexican government extradited 26 alleged cartel members, including leaders from major gangs, to the U.S. »

Alaskans greet Putin with Ukrainian flags, protest ‘war criminal hanging out here’

Authored by politico.eu

The local organizers of the rally said "Alaska opposes tyranny" in a post on social media, calling on supporters to "come together in Anchorage, Alaska, to protest against an international war criminal hanging out here.".

Trump said he planned to organize a trilateral meeting with the Ukrainian president and Putin soon after the Alaska meeting.

The U.S. president said there were “three ideas” for locations — and “by far the easiest” would be staying in Alaska. »

More than 400 people suspected to have died from extreme heat in Arizona county

Authored by theguardian.com

More than 400 people are suspected to have died from extreme heat in Maricopa county, Arizona, so far this summer, according to official figures, as the brutal current heatwave enters its 12th day.

Another 369 suspected heat-related deaths remain under investigation, according to the county’s heat surveillance dashboard which is updated weekly.

Heat-related deaths have soared in Maricopa county over the past decade, with 645 in 2023 compared to 61 in 2014. »

Team Trump Is Actually Drawing Up Attack Plans for Mexico

Authored by rollingstone.com
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In response to Trump’s directive to target drug cartels, Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum last week rejected the use of U.S. military forces in Mexico.

James Blair, now a White House deputy chief of staff, replied with a straight face that candidate Trump “never” proposed invading Mexico.

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What Trump and Putin want out of the Alaska summit

Authored by msnbc.com
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Trump has insisted that Putin wouldn’t have invaded Ukraine had he been in the White House in 2022.

In January, Putin echoed this claim, blaming the war on the 2020 election, which he, like Trump, falsely asserted was “stolen.”

In July, Trump complained that Putin “talks nice and then he bombs everybody,” all but conceding that Putin had been playing him. »