Lawmakers retreated to their partisan corners in response to the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska, with Republicans praising the president and Democrats arguing he was too cozy with Putin.

In a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, first lady Melania Trump urged him to think about the future for world's children

There’s no deal until there’s a deal” and “we didn’t get there, but we have a very good chance of getting there.” Speaking at his press conference with Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Donald Trump was probably trying to convey optimism about the trajectory of the negotiations to bring the war in Ukraine to an end.