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Live from NPR News, I'm Jeanine Herbst. President Trump and Russian President Putin ended a two and a half hour long summit on a military base in Anchorage, Alaska, today without a deal on Ukraine. In a press conference after Trump says they made progress on unspecified issues, but ultimately they couldn't reach an agreement on any issue, including ending Russia's war in Ukraine. NPR's Michelle Kellerman has more on Putin's stance.
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Putin seems to be laying the groundwork to blame the Europeans or blame Ukraine for not making headway. He said that they talked about the root causes of this conflict and that Trump understands them. And then he said, I hope the Europeans won't throw a wrench or torpedo the nascent progress that's been made. So I think he's already laying the groundwork for putting the blame on Ukraine or on the Europeans for this failure.
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NPR's Michelle Kellerman. TRUMP says he'll talk soon with President Zelensky, who was not at the meeting, and also NATO allies. In Washington today, a federal Judge convinced the U.S. justice Department to walk back President Trump's efforts to assert control over D.C. s police department, saying she would issue a temporary restraining order if the changes aren't completed by tonight. This came in response to DC's Attorney General suing the administration hours after US AG Pam Bondi named the head of the DEA as the emergency police commissioner with all of the powers of the police chief. NPR's Brian Mann has more from outside the courthouse.
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Speaking just a few Moments ago, Washington, D.C. 's Attorney General Brian Schwab said he'd won at least a temporary victory here. He said federal officials have pulled back on their demand that an emergency police chief be put in place. They say they will leave operational control of the police department in the hands of Pamela Smith, D.C. s current police chief. They also said that they'll continue to cooperate with federal authorities as Trump's attempt To reshape Washington, D.C. unfolds.
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NPR's Brian Mann reporting. Renewable energy companies trying to qualify for federal tax incentives have gotten a better than expected guidance from the Treasury Department. NPR's Michael Copley has more.
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Wind and solar companies can qualify for federal tax credits if they start construction on projects by about the middle of next year and finish within four. Keith Martin, lawyer Norton Rose Fulbright says that's in keeping with the timeline Republicans agreed to in the tax and spending bill President Trump signed on the Fourth of July.
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This is not as bad as people fear.
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Investors welcomed the news, pushing up the stock prices of solar companies. One change, companies building big solar projects have to begin physical construction to prove they started work. They used to be able to qualify by making certain investments. Clean energy advocates said the guidance creates more red tape. Michael Copley, NPR News.
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You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The chief executive of PBS says she's cutting 21% of the television network's budget. This in response to the elimination of federal funding for public media. As NPR's David Fogenflik reports, she also told PBS stations that that she would try to shield them from some of the financial impact.
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Paula Kerger had to answer pointed questions about allegations of liberal bias in PBS's programming at a hearing in the US House just a few months ago. Those hearings helped to fuel President Trump's successful call to Republican lawmakers to pull back $1.1 billion in funding for public broadcasting spending the GOP led Congress had already approved and that he had already signed into law for the next two fiscal years. NPR is, if anything, a stronger focus of criticism from the right. But television is more expensive than radio, and PBS and its stations rely more heavily on federal funding. Kerger said PBS was cutting the fees it charges stations to run ITS programs by $35 million and would give them more time to pay the remaining dues next year. The network declined to say how it would cut its budget by a fifth. NPR has already said it would cut fees next year by $8 million. David Folkenflick, NPR News.
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Hurricane Erin is approaching Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, bringing heavy rains that could cause flooding and landslides. The National Hurricane center says the storm is miles east of the northern Leeward Islands with maximum sustained winds of 75 miles an hour. Tropical storm watches are in effect for parts of the Leeward Islands. Erin is the first named hurricane of the Atlantic season and is expected to turn east of the US Next week. I'm Jeanine Herbst, NPR News, in Washington.