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Vance ramps up his clout in Trump world

Vice President Vance’s clout is on the rise, taking on the role of pot stirrer at the White House and on the world stage. His attack dog role was on...

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Trump shifts tone on Musk as tensions rise with Cabinet

President Trump is signaling a softer approach to the mass firings of federal government workers led by Elon Musk as cracks emerge between the tech...

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Trump blows off reported Musk-Rubio clash

President Trump on Friday blew off questions over tensions between Elon Musk and Secretary of State Marco Rubio following reporting that the two...

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Trump says he's not considering pardoning Derek Chauvin

President Trump said Friday that he’s not considering pardoning former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted for the 2020...

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Vance suggests other industries won't get tariff carve-outs

Vice President Vance on Wednesday said that industries other than U.S. automakers have asked for exemptions on tariffs, but suggested that the Trump...

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Trump says Trudeau ‘trying to use’ tariff fight ‘to stay in power’

President Trump said that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is trying to use the escalating trade war as a way to stay in power after the two...

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White House hits back at Democrats for response to Trump speech

The White House on Wednesday hit back at Democrats for their behavior during President Trump’s joint address the night before, calling it...

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Trump repeatedly attacks Biden in speech to Congress

President Trump criticized President Biden's policies during his speech to Congress, accusing him of having an "open southern border" and a "failed...

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Lutnick: Trump may announce tariff compromise with Canada, Mexico on Wednesday

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that President Trump may announce a compromise with Canada and Mexico on Wednesday, the day after he imposed 25...

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Trump threatens increased tariffs if Canada retaliates 

President Trump on Tuesday threatened to add additional taxes on Canada if the U.S.'s northern neighbor Canada retaliates with its own, after Canadian...

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5 things to watch as Trump delivers joint address to Congress

President Trump will head to the Capitol on Tuesday for the first joint address of his second term emboldened by a month of mass federal agency...

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Zelensky won’t apologize for Oval Office spat, says it was bad for both sides 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wouldn’t apologize for the meeting with President Trump, which erupted into a remarkable and tense spat,...

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Zelensky leaves White House after Trump talks devolve

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky cut his visit to the White House short after a spat in the Oval Office led President Trump to call off...

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Musk dominates, disparages federal workers at first Trump Cabinet meeting

Elon Musk at the first meeting of President Trump’s Cabinet defended his email demanding all federal workers report their accomplishments to his...

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White House names interim DOGE administrator

The White House on Tuesday disclosed that the interim administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is Amy Gleason after repeated...

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Trump administration backtracks from latest Musk storm

The Trump administration on Monday appeared to be quickly retreating from Elon Musk's demand that all federal workers send an email by the end of the...

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Trump’s whirlwind first month leaves heads spinning

President Trump has done more to disrupt Washington norms in one month than what he touted on the campaign trail with a flood of executive orders and...

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4 takeaways from the Trump, Elon Musk interview

President Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk sat down for a joint interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity where they defended the administration’s...

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Musk signals DOGE could look into gold at Fort Knox

Tech billionaire Elon Musk signaled Monday that he will be looking into Fort Knox, where the United States has a massive and heavily secured gold...

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Vance, Zelensky meet for talks about ending war in Ukraine

Vice President Vance met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday to continue the Trump administration's conversations about ending...

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Trump to attend Daytona 500 on Sunday

President Trump is set to attend the Daytona 500 on Sunday, a week after he attended the Super Bowl in New Orleans, a White House official told The...

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Trump blasts McConnell for voting against RFK Jr., disregarding his childhood polio

President Trump on Thursday blasted Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for his vote opposing Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,...

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Trump signs off on proposed reciprocal tariffs

President Trump on Thursday signed a presidential memorandum proposing reciprocal tariffs that he maintains will crack down on unfair and...

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Tulsi Gabbard sworn in as top intelligence chief in Oval Office

Tulsi Gabbard was sworn in as director of national intelligence on Wednesday in the Oval Office, hours after the Senate confirmed her. Attorney...

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Musk calls for ‘wave of judicial impeachments’

Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Wednesday called for judges to be impeached for checking the power of the Trump administration, as some of its efforts...

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Musk defends DOGE alongside Trump in striking Oval Office moment

Elon Musk on Tuesday defended the work of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) alongside President Trump, who invited Musk to speak and sat...

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Vance, Bessent to meet with Zelensky amid Trump's push to end the war in Ukraine

Vice President Vance and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent are set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky amid the administration’s push...

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Trump seeks to expand his influence over arts and culture with Kennedy Center moves

After dominating U.S. politics for nearly a decade, President Trump now appears to be setting his sights on the country’s cultural landscape. A...

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Trump expresses confidence Democrats will help extend tax cuts

President Trump expressed confidence that Democrats will help Republicans extend his 2017-era tax cuts, despite the minority party showing no interest...

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Trump says he has talked to Xi since inauguration

President Trump said he has spoken to Chinese President Xi Jinping since his swearing in last month, suggesting they have spoken in the days since he...

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Trump says he’s in ‘no rush’ to develop Gaza

President Trump on Sunday said that he is not rushed to develop Gaza, arguing that building there will bring Middle East stability after he announced...

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Trump directs Treasury to stop making pennies

President Trump on Sunday announced that he asked the Treasury Department to stop producing pennies, calling the one cent coin wasteful. He said in a...

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Trump says 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum coming Monday

President Trump said he will announce 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum on Monday, adding that he would also kick off reciprocal tariffs in the...

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Trump recognizes Feb. 9 as first ever 'Gulf of America Day'

President Trump announced that Sunday was the first ever "Gulf of America Day," following an executive order that set in motion the process of...

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Trump says he’s revoking security clearances for people he doesn’t 'respect'

President Trump on Sunday said that he has revoked the security clearances of people he doesn’t respect, days after he said he would end former...

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Trump says Canada joining US 'would be greatest thing they could ever do'

President Trump on Sunday argued that if Canada were to join the United States, it would be the greatest thing the neighbors to the north could do....

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Trump picks Chiefs for Super Bowl win, praising Mahomes

President Trump picked the Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl on Sunday in an interview that aired just before kickoff. “I guess, you have to...

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Trump rebukes judge blocking DOGE access at Treasury as ‘crazy’

President Trump rebuked a federal judge’s decision that the Treasury Department should block access to anyone “other than civil servants with a...

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Trump delayed tariffs on low-cost packages from China

President Trump signed an executive order this week that temporarily prevents low-cost packages from China from being slapped with his new tariffs....

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Trump to name himself new Kennedy Center board chair

President Trump said Friday he would end the terms of multiple members of the Kennedy Center board and make himself chair of a new board, putting...

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Trump signs order to establish White House Faith Office

President Trump signed an executive order Friday to establish a White House Faith Office in an effort to empower faith-based entities. The office will...

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Trump gives vote of confidence in Musk on DOGE

President Trump on Friday gave a vote of confidence in tech entrepreneur Elon Musk’s work on the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), saying...

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Newsom to meet with Trump at White House on Wednesday

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is set to meet with President Trump at the White House on Wednesday, an official told The Hill. The governor will be the first...

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Trump warns he left instructions to ‘obliterate’ Iran if he is assassinated

President Trump on Tuesday said that he has left instructions that if Iran were to assassination him, the country should be destroyed. The president...

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Trump to attend Super Bowl in New Orleans

President Trump will attend the Super Bowl on Sunday in New Orleans, the White House confirmed to The Hill on Tuesday. The game, which is set for 6:30...

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Treasury Department sued over DOGE payment access

The Treasury Department was sued by a coalition of groups over the “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) officials receiving access to the...

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Vance to take first foreign trip to France, Germany

Vice President Vance will travel to Europe next week for his first foreign trip since the inauguration, a VP spokesperson confirmed to The Hill. Vance...

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Biden rejoins Hollywood agency that also represents Obamas

Former President Biden signed with Creative Artists Agency (CAA) on Monday, giving a window into his post-presidency next moves. “President Biden is...

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Trump: USAID ‘run by a bunch of radical lunatics’ after reports of merger with State Department

President Trump on Sunday slammed the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), arguing it is poorly run after recent news reports that he is...

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Trump to speak with Trudeau, Mexico after imposing tariffs

President Trump said he would speak Monday morning with the leaders of Canada and Mexico after imposing a fresh round of tariffs on imports from those...

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