Politics: 5 stories from this week
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On Politics
August 16, 2025

Here are some stories you might have missed this week, curated by Times editors and personalized for you.

A man in a pink shirt holding something in his left hand and several people in law enforcement uniforms stand outside a Subway sandwich shop on a city street corner.

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Man Charged With Assaulting Federal Agent With Sandwich in D.C.

A video showed a man repeatedly calling a group of officers “fascists” before throwing a sub sandwich at one.

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

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6 Takeaways From Trump’s Meeting With Putin

While no deal was announced, the Russian leader secured some wins and left on good terms with the U.S. president.

By Maggie Haberman and Tyler Pager

A group of Department of Homeland Security Investigations and Metropolitan Police officers in uniform conducting seen on the road at night.

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Bondi Tightens Trump Administration’s Grip on D.C. Police

The attorney general cleared the way for the police to aid in immigration enforcement and named an “emergency” commissioner, setting the stage for a conflict with local authorities.

By Devlin Barrett and Karoun Demirjian

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Ari Liloan

Behind Wall Street’s Abrupt Flip on Crypto

The reversal risks declawing a century of consumer financial protections and replacing the backbone of bank accounts.

By Rob Copeland

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California speaks at a lectern that reads “Election rigging response act,” with people holding signs standing behind him.

Mike Blake/Reuters

Border Patrol Agents Show Up in Force at Newsom Rally

The armed and masked agents assembled outside a museum where the governor was speaking in what Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles called “a provocative act.”

By Laurel Rosenhall, Jesus Jiménez and Hamed Aleaziz

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