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Trump arrives in China for high-stakes visit

President Trump touched down in Beijing on Wednesday evening local time ahead of his high-stakes summit with China's president, Xi Jinping. Trump was...

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Trump faces pressure to win China’s release of Jimmy Lai, other political prisoners

President Trump is facing growing calls from Republicans and Democrats to press Chinese President Xi Jinping to release media mogul Jimmy Lai and...

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Trump says Iran ceasefire is on 'massive life support'

President Trump described the U.S. ceasefire with Iran as being on “life support” in the Oval Office on Monday after he dismissed Tehran’s...

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Trump, frustrated by courts, sees his tariff policies take new hit

President Trump’s trade agenda is in question following the latest court decision striking down tariffs aimed at replacing a previous regime that...

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Trump, Lula avoid press at high stakes White House meeting

President Trump and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva avoided going before the press at their high stakes bilateral meeting at the...

07.05.2026 1

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Trump to host Brazilian president for talks on economy, security

President Trump will host Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for a working visit at the White House on Thursday, according to a White House official. The...

06.05.2026 10

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Trump, allies aim to tame Iran rhetoric as war grows unpopular

President Trump and his administration officials are sending signals to the MAGA base that they want to calm the waters when it comes to rhetoric on...

05.05.2026 5

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Trump says White House looking at Spirit Airlines deal

President Trump on Friday said the White House is looking at a deal to rescue Spirit Airlines amid reports that talks between the government and the...

01.05.2026 5

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Trump to impose tariffs on cars, trucks from European Union

President Trump announced on Friday that he is increasing tariffs on the European Union, accusing the bloc of not complying with their trade deal with...

01.05.2026 7

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Trump faces critical 60-day clock on Iran war as GOP support wanes

President Trump is facing a critical deadline in the U.S. war with Iran on Friday as support for the war declines among lawmakers while he remains...

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Trump signs executive order expanding retirement benefits

President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that expands retirement benefits for employees who do not have access to such benefits through...

30.04.2026 8

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Trump pulls Casey Means nomination for surgeon general for Fox News's Nicole Saphier

President Trump on Thursday pulled the controversial nomination of Casey Means for surgeon general, announcing on Truth Social that her replacement...

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Democrats use White House ballroom push to slam GOP on affordability

Democrats are hitting the White House over the optics of pushing a ballroom in the wake of the White House Correspondents dinner shooting, saying...

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Trump learns of Voting Rights Act ruling from reporters in Oval Office

President Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that their question about a Wednesday Supreme Court ruling on a Louisiana congressional district...

29.04.2026 10

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White House: Funds to pay TSA, other DHS workers running out 'soon'

The Office of Management and Budget warned in a letter to lawmakers that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will run out of funds to pay...

29.04.2026 8

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Trump discusses extended Iran blockade with energy executives at White House

President Trump discussed domestic and international energy markets during a meeting with industry executives and other officials at the White House...

29.04.2026 8

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Trump World launches ballroom blitz in wake of WHCA dinner shooting

President Trump and his political allies are pointing to Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner as...

27.04.2026 10

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White House blames WHCA shooting on Democratic rhetoric

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt blamed rhetoric from prominent Democrats for the shooting on Saturday at the White House Correspondents'...

27.04.2026 10

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Trump backing Secret Service leadership after correspondents' dinner shooting

President Trump is standing by Secret Service leadership following the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday. In a statement,...

27.04.2026 8

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WHCA dinner shaken by shooting; Trump evacuated, gunman faces charges

A heavily armed man interrupted Washington’s annual White House Correspondents Association dinner on Saturday, forcing the evacuation of President...

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Trump says WHCD shooting highlights need for ballroom

President Trump said that the shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday highlights the need for a ballroom at the White House....

25.04.2026 10

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Trump extends Jones Act waiver in bid to lower fuel prices

The Trump administration announced on Friday it was issuing a 90-day extension to the Jones Act waiver, which requires shipping between U.S. ports to...

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Trump faces conservative blowback over Spirit Airlines rescue

The Trump administration is facing growing opposition on the political right over its plan to bail out Spirit Airlines, with conservatives raising...

23.04.2026 8

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Trump announces Israel-Lebanon 3-week ceasefire extension

President Trump announced Thursday that the U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will be extended by three weeks following talks at the...

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Pence-aligned group blasts Trump's reported Spirit Airlines rescue deal

The advocacy group founded by former Vice President Mike Pence is pushing back on the Trump administration’s reported plan to rescue Spirit...

23.04.2026 10

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GOP tries to ease growing fears of midterm shellacking

Republicans and the White House are seeking to ease growing anxiety around potentially widespread midterm losses following Democrats’ redistricting...

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Trump extends 'rigged' election claims to Va. redistricting, without citing evidence

President Trump responded Wednesday to Virginia Democrats’ redistricting win the previous night, saying the results were “rigged” without citing...

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Trump: 'I'd love somebody to buy' Spirit Airlines

President Trump came out against a potential merger between American Airlines and United Airlines in an interview with CNBC on Tuesday, but suggested...

21.04.2026 10

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Trump, Johnson to participate in telerally ahead of Virginia redistricting vote

President Trump is set to join Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for a telerally on Monday evening ahead of the closely watched redistricting vote in...

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Trump says energy secretary 'totally wrong' on gas prices not dropping to $3 until next year

President Trump told The Hill on Monday that he disagreed with Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s assessment that gas prices may not drop below $3 per...

20.04.2026 20

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POTUS vs Pontiff: Trump feud with Pope Leo marks unprecedented moment

The feud between President Trump and Pope Leo XIV this week marked yet another unprecedented moment in history, with the president becoming the first...

18.04.2026 10

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Iran says Strait of Hormuz will close again amid US blockade

The speaker of Iran’s Parliament, Mohammad-Bagher Qalibaf, said Friday that Iran will close the Strait of Hormuz again amid the U.S. blockade on...

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Iran says Hormuz Strait 'completely open;' Trump says blockade 'in full force'

Iran announced that the critical global shipping lane known as the Strait of Hormuz is "completely" open after being mostly closed since the war...

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Trump says he may go to Islamabad if Iran war deal signed in Pakistan

President Trump told reporters on Thursday that he might visit Islamabad, Pakistan, if a deal is reached there between the U.S. and Iran. “I would...

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Trump’s religious mocking, Iran war inject distractions from domestic policy

President Trump is distracting from his own agenda this week, winning headlines for a series of AI posts invoking Jesus Christ even as his...

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Leavitt denies reporting US is seeking extended ceasefire with Iran

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt denied reports on Wednesday that the U.S. is seeking an extended ceasefire with Iran. “That is not true...

15.04.2026 9

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Bessent suggests US could see $3 gas between June 20 and September 20

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters at the White House press briefing on Wednesday that Americans could start seeing $3 gas prices...

15.04.2026 9

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Trump: China 'very happy' that US efforts will reopen Strait

President Trump insisted Wednesday that he is “permanently” opening Iran’s Strait of Hormuz, saying that China was “happy” about the...

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GOP faces rising political tides on Iran, affordability in midterm year

Republicans are facing an increasingly difficult political environment in a midterm election year where their majorities in the House and Senate are...

15.04.2026 10

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Trump slams Meloni in Italian newspaper interview: ‘I’m shocked by her’

President Trump lashed out at Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday, telling an Italian newspaper he was “shocked” by the leader’s...

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Trump’s gauge on gas prices spurs GOP anxieties ahead of midterms

President Trump's assertion that high gas prices may be here to stay from now until November is exactly the opposite message of what GOP lawmakers...

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Trump on AI Jesus image: 'I thought it was me as a doctor'

President Trump told reporters Monday that the AI image appearing to depict him as Jesus Christ was actually an image of Trump as a doctor healing...

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Trump says 34 ships passed through Strait of Hormuz on Sunday

President Trump said Monday that 34 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, as the U.S. moved to block ships from circuventing the...

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Trump takes down Truth Social post of AI image portraying him as Jesus

The AI image posted by President Trump on his Truth Social platform depicting himself as Jesus Christ appears to have been removed from his account....

13.04.2026 9

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Vance seeks to save fragile ceasefire at expected Islamabad trip

Vice President Vance is facing his biggest challenge yet Friday as he leads U.S. negotiations with Iran on saving a fragile ceasefire and turning it...

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Trump tells Netanyahu to pull back on Israel's barrage on Lebanon

President Trump on Thursday confirmed he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to scale back on a barrage of strikes Israel is conducting in...

09.04.2026 10

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US, Iran reach tenuous ceasefire deal: Five takeaways

The two-week U.S.-Iranian ceasefire deal brought temporary relief around the world on Tuesday after President Trump agreed to suspend what he warned...

08.04.2026 10

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Trump calls barrage of attacks in Lebanon 'separate skirmish'

President Trump referred to the barrage of attacks in Lebanon as a “skirmish” on Wednesday as Israel intensified its attacks on the country in the...

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Trump: There will be no enrichment of uranium in Iran

President Trump said Wednesday that Iran will not enrich uranium, and that the U.S. will work with the country to dig up B-2 bombers as part of the...

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Vance: Iran ceasefire deal 'a fragile truce'

Vice President Vance characterized the two-week ceasefire deal between the U.S. as “a fragile truce” while speaking in Hungary on Wednesday. “If...

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