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Live from NPR News, I'm Jeanine Herbst. President Trump has finished his high stakes summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Perez. Franco. Ordonez reports the two leaders touted progress over ending the war in Ukraine, but didn't announce any steps toward reaching a ceasefire.
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President Trump called the meeting very productive. He says the two leaders made great progress toward their goals for peace, but cautioned that there was, quote, no deal until there's a deal.
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Many points were agreed to. There are just a very few that are left. Some are not that significant. One is probably the most significant.
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Trump referenced an agreement but provided no details. He said his next steps would be reaching out to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as well as NATO and European leaders. Putin said he was sincerely interested in ending his war with Ukraine, but to do that, he said the primary roots of the conflict had to be considered the Franco. Ordonez, NPR News.
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In something of a win For Washington, DC's government, the city's police chief will remain in command of the department following a federal court hearing this afternoon. Sarah Y. Kim from member station WAMU has more.
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The Trump administration attempted to remove Pamela Smith from her position as DC's police chief and replace her with the head of the Drug Enforcement administration. That prompted D.C. attorney General Brian Schwab to sue the administration for, quote, attempted hostile takeover of the city police department. Schwab spoke after the court hearing at which a federal judge persuaded the Justice Department to back off.
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I'm very gratified that the judge today recognized that that is flagrantly illegal.
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Very important win for home rule today.
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Mayor Muriel Bowser later said she was encouraged by the judge's handling of the matter. For NPR News, I'm Sarah Wy Kim in Washington.
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The Trump administration is restarting a program to fund high speed electric vehicle chargers. Congress designated $5 billion for the program, which has been frozen since February. NPR's Camilla Dominosky reports. Trump officials have removed many requirements for states to use the money after the.
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Trump administration's funding freeze stretched on for months. A group of states sued, noting the money was guaranteed by Congress. This week, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a statement, quote, while I don't agree with subsidizing green, we will respect Congress's will. Andrew Bennett is the CEO of drives, a company that makes Charger software.
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No doubt about it, we've lost six months of what obviously should have been, you know, fluid set of funding.
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The Trump administration is also removing a number of Biden era rules, including requirements about where chargers be located Camila Domonosky, NPR News.
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You're listening to NPR News from Washington. A new study on emergency room visits shows kids in mental crisis who were enrolled in Medicaid were stuck for days waiting for inpatient psychiatric care. NPR's Ritu Chatterjee reports There's a dire shortage of pediatric psychiatric beds across the country.
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Researchers looked at the 2022 data on Medicaid claims from 44 states. They found over 250,000 visits by children and teens seeking care for mental health, primarily depression and suicide. Nearly one in ten of those visits resulted in stays of three to six days waiting for inpatient admission. Lead author John McConnell is at Oregon Health and Science University.
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Really challenging heartbreaking situation for families that have a child like this and they're trying to find a place to stabilize them and they're stuck in the emergency department.
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He says ERs aren't equipped to provide mental health care and can worsen symptoms for kids in crisis. Read the Chatterjee, NPR News.
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Retail sales rose in July as some consumers stepped up purchases ahead of President Trump's tariffs. That includes big ticket items like autos, appliances, furniture and others. The Commerce Department says last month's sales rose a half percent, in line with economists expectations, and that spending in June was stronger than expected. June's retail sales were also Revised upward to 0.9% from the original 6, 10 of a percent and increase. Wall street ended the day in mixed territory. I'm Jeanine Herbst, NPR News, in Washington.