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White House sidesteps question on Iranian regime change

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt sidestepped a question Thursday over potential U.S. involvement in a regime change in Iran, as President...

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Trump directs ICE to expand deportation efforts in Democratic-run cities

President Trump on Sunday night directed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to expand deportation efforts in cities run by Democrats...

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Trump says US will keep supporting Israeli airstrikes

President Trump on Sunday said the United States will keep supporting Israel's airstrikes on Iran amid escalating conflict between the two countries....

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Rubio: US 'not involved' in Israel's strike inside Iran

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday evening the U.S. was not involved in Israeli strikes inside Iran in an effort to distance Washington from...

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White House says Padilla is to blame

The White House knocked Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) for interrupting Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's press conference Thursday in Los...

13.06.2025 10

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Trump signals he’s done with Musk

President Trump signaled Friday that he’s done with his relationship-turned-feud with tech billionaire Elon Musk, telling reporters he’s not...

07.06.2025 40

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White House: Musk has ‘a right to speak for his companies’

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday said that tech billionaire Elon Musk has the right to speak out on behalf of his companies...

06.06.2025 9

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Musk says Trump would have lost election without him

Tech billionaire Elon Musk said Thursday President Trump would have lost the 2024 presidential race if it were not for him, escalating a feud that...

05.06.2025 2

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Vought: Estimates that tariffs will reduce deficit 'major part' of argument for 'big, beautiful bill'

President Trump's budget chief Russell Vought argued that the prediction the tariffs will take a major bite out of U.S. deficit levels is a key part...

05.06.2025 20

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Trump calls for scrapping debt limit

President Trump on Wednesday doubled down on calls to scrap the nation’s debt ceiling, pressing for bipartisan action to abolish it and finding...

04.06.2025 3

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Musk: New spending bill must be drafted

Elon Musk on Wednesday called for a new spending bill to be drafted after he threw a wrench into GOP leadership’s plans to pass President Trump’s...

04.06.2025 2

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White House sent letter to trading partners to push deals during tariff pause

The White House sent a letter to trading partners to push for offers by the next day while the reciprocal tariffs are paused, press secretary Karoline...

03.06.2025 4

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Trump vows ‘large scale fines’ after transgender athlete wins California track and field events

President Trump vowed to impose hefty fines on California after a transgender athlete won a high school track and field championship, stirring up...

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Trump team emphasizes immigration in Boulder response

President Trump and his administration are leaning into immigration more than antisemitism in the wake of an attack in Boulder, Colo., that targeted a...

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Who could be the next face of DOGE?

A few names are coming into view as people who could lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which all signs suggest will have a big...

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Trump says video of Macron spat was ‘not good’ but couple is ‘fine’

President Trump on Friday said he spoke to French President Emmanuel Macron after a video emerged of him being shoved by first lady Brigitte Macron,...

31.05.2025 3

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Trump administration bans race, gender data in federal workforce hiring

The Trump administration directed its agencies to not hire individuals based on their race, sex or religion while it works to overhaul the federal...

30.05.2025 3

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White House attacks Jill Biden over Joe Biden health 'cover-up'

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt attacked former first lady Jill Biden on Thursday over allegations that individuals around then-President...

29.05.2025 4

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Top DOGE officials leaving as Musk departs

Three top officials at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are also set to leave their special government employee roles at the White...

29.05.2025 3

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Labor Department reverses course on crypto in 401(k) plans

The Labor Department on Wednesday rescinded guidance the Biden administration issued that discouraged cryptocurrency options in 401(k) retirement...

28.05.2025 3

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Trump announces Nippon, US Steel partnership

President Trump announced Friday a partnership between U.S. Steel and Japanese corporation Nippon Steel, saying that jobs will be created in...

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Trump teases new 'road toward citizenship’ in ‘near future’

President Trump on Friday teased a pending announcement about a new pathway to citizenship in the U.S., telling reporters it’s too soon to give out...

23.05.2025 6

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Trump revives trade war despite economic, political risks

President Trump on Friday revived his trade war, threatening to slap hefty tariffs on the European Union (E.U.) and to hit Apple with tariffs if it...

23.05.2025 3

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Vance: Trump-era marks end of ‘long experiment’ of ‘meddling in foreign countries’ affairs’

Vice President Vance said Friday that the second Trump administration marks the end of policies geared toward meddling in other nations and against...

23.05.2025 10

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Trump says autism ‘has to be artificially induced’

President Trump said Thursday that autism must not occur naturally, citing figures inflating the spike in autism and suggesting the administration's...

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Trump ramps up antisemitism crackdown following killings of Israeli Embassy staffers

The White House is ramping up its crackdown on antisemitism in the wake of the Washington shooting that left two young Israeli Embassy staffers dead...

23.05.2025 10

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Trump, Netanyahu talk after two Israeli embassy staffers killed

President Trump spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, after two Israeli Embassy staffers were shot and killed Wednesday...

22.05.2025 3

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Trump confronts South African leader with 'white genocide' accusations

President Trump pulled South African President Cyril Ramaphosa into an extended and at times tense debate about claims of “genocide” against white...

21.05.2025 8

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Trump turns populism on US companies in trade fight

President Trump is shifting the pressure to big companies to deal with rising costs from his tariff plan, leaning into populism as a tactic to sell...

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Trump blasts Biden, aides for use of autopen

President Trump on Tuesday blasted former President Biden, vowing to look into the use of the autopen during his presidency days after his predecessor...

20.05.2025 10

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Bessent warns tariff will return to ‘Liberation Day’ rates if negotiations aren’t in good faith

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday warned that the reciprocal tariffs on trading partners could go back to the rate slapped on them on...

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Vance greets Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City

Vice President Vance and second lady Usha Vance met Pope Leo XIV while in Vatican City for the pontiff’s inauguration mass on Sunday. Before exiting...

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Boeing accelerates its momentum with win from Trump, Qatar

President Trump is helping turn around Boeing’s fortunes after a string of safety lapses and scandals. The president’s trip to the Middle East...

16.05.2025 10

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South African president, Trump to meet following ‘genocide’ allegations

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to meet with President Trump at the White House on Wednesday, the South African government announced...

15.05.2025 2

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Qatar Airways to announce major purchase from Boeing during Trump’s visit

Qatar Airways is set to announce that it secured an agreement to purchase 150 aircraft from Boeing while President Trump is in Doha on Wednesday, a...

14.05.2025 20

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Trump goes on defense over Qatar jet gift

President Trump defended his decision to accept a luxury Boeing jet from Qatar, calling it “stupid” for him to turn it down amid an influx of...

13.05.2025 40

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First group of white South Africans arrives in US as refugees

The first group of white South Africans arrived in the United States on Monday, the State Department announced following the prioritization of the...

12.05.2025 5

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White House: ‘Ridiculous’ to think Trump doing anything for his own personal wealth

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Friday said that it would be "ridiculous" to think that President Trump is personally benefiting...

09.05.2025 3

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Who is Robert Prevost, the American-born Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV became the first American-born pope in the history of the Catholic Church on Thursday, hailing from Chicago and breaking years of...

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First American pope: Cardinal Prevost introduced as Pope Leo XIV

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected the new pope, set to succeed the late Pope Francis and mark the first time an American has served as...

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Trump announces trade agreement with UK

President Trump announced a trade agreement with the United Kingdom on Thursday, a deal both he and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer projected as a...

08.05.2025 8

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Trump teases ‘major trade deal’ with ‘big, highly respected country’

President Trump on Wednesday night teased a trade deal announcement, nearly a month after he implemented a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs and...

08.05.2025 20

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Trump on Tillis torpedoing pick for US attorney for DC: 'That’s really up to the senators'

President Trump on Wednesday deferred to senators to vote the way they feel they must when questioned about Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) torpedoing the...

07.05.2025 10

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Bessent: Girl with 2 dolls this Christmas will have ‘better life than parents’

Treasury Department Secretary Scott Bessent leaned into President Trump's doll analogy in remarks about economic uncertainty Tuesday, arguing a young...

07.05.2025 20

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Carney says he asked Trump in White House meeting to stop calling Canada 51st state

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he asked President Trump during their meeting Tuesday to stop calling his neighbors to the north the 51st...

07.05.2025 20

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White House: 'No final decisions' on foreign film tariffs

The White House on Monday said no final decisions have been made about tariffs on foreign firms, after President Trump a day prior called for a 100...

05.05.2025 7

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Trump marks 100 days in office with Biden blame game

As President Trump spent the week marking the 100th day of his new term, he regularly invoked his predecessor, blaming former President Biden for a...

03.05.2025 40

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Trump proposes steep cuts in first budget request of second term

President Trump unveiled the White House budget request for fiscal 2026 on Friday, a set of proposals that would make steep cuts to nondefense...

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Trump taps Mike Waltz as UN ambassador, names Rubio as national security adviser

President Trump is tapping national security adviser Mike Waltz to be his ambassador to the United Nations following reports of his ouster in the...

01.05.2025 4

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Musk says he has slept in Lincoln bedroom during late nights at White House

Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed that he has slept over at the White House, sharing that he has enjoyed late night ice cream that President Trump...

01.05.2025 20

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