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Megan Messerly

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What happens at 8 p.m.? Even Trump’s allies aren’t sure.

07.04.2026 2

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Trump reveals Iran’s ‘present’: 10 oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz

26.03.2026 6

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The GOP is dismissing Joe Kent. They might come to regret it.

19.03.2026 8

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‘They hold the cards now’: Trump allies fear Iran is slipping beyond the president’s control

17.03.2026 10

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The White House isn’t panicking about oil prices. That may change in a few weeks.

11.03.2026 20

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Trump vows to use US military force against cartels across Latin America

07.03.2026 10

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Trump’s next tariff fight: Keeping the money

26.02.2026 4

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Trump’s factory boom isn’t what it looks like

25.02.2026 7

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Tariffs: They'll replace income taxes

25.02.2026 6

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The White House is shrugging at Lutnick’s Epstein ties. His foes are too.

11.02.2026 50

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‘The sugar high will be short lived’: Trump’s big bet on tax refunds might not pay off

08.02.2026 60

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‘What the hell do we do with this issue’: Mexico confronts Trump’s Cuba pressure

01.02.2026 90

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Trump’s immigration agenda is colliding with a midterms reality

31.01.2026 6

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What Trump’s Iowa visit reveals about the GOP midterm fight

27.01.2026 8

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The U.S. couldn’t track billions in Iraq. Now, it’s controlling Venezuela’s oil cash.

23.01.2026 100

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The first pope from the US is pressing Trump — and getting little in return

21.01.2026 50

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Trump tells GOP it’s time to ‘own’ health care while urging ‘flexibility’ on abortion restrictions

07.01.2026 60

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‘Mexico should indeed be concerned’: Trump’s threats rattle Mexican officials, businesses

07.01.2026 100

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White House weighs risks of a health care fight as ACA subsidies set to expire

16.12.2025 20

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Why inflation angst may temper Trump’s trade threats to Mexico, Canada

14.12.2025 10

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‘Never going to be pitch perfect’: Trump loyalists see an imperfect messenger

11.12.2025 20

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7 takeaways from POLITICO’s interview with President Trump

09.12.2025 20

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Regime change is back. MAGA is getting comfortable with it.

03.12.2025 10

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Latest Epstein files knock White House on its heels

14.11.2025 8

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Trump’s affordability push is speaking louder than his words

12.11.2025 10

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White House: Trade talks with Canada were going south before the Reagan ad

30.10.2025 10

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‘Throw of the iron dice’: Inside Trump’s most perilous foreign trip yet

25.10.2025 9

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Trump’s reshoring push is tripping over itself

19.10.2025 20

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Trump may speak with Putin about sending Tomahawks to Ukraine in effort to end war

13.10.2025 10

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Trump wanted a trade deal. Xi opened a new front instead.

11.10.2025 10

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Trump’s Tylenol diatribe was rooted in frustration

24.09.2025 10

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Trump lionizes Charlie Kirk, warns of dangers to America

22.09.2025 10

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Trump is selling a strong economy. Voters aren’t buying it.

14.09.2025 10

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Conservatives have a message for Trump: We want more babies

08.09.2025 10

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‘Clearly a low moment’: US-India relationship sours as new tariffs kick in

27.08.2025 10

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‘They created this impasse’: Lula, Trump at a standstill on tariffs

12.08.2025 10

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Trump gauges Europe's reaction to Putin's ceasefire offer

09.08.2025 10

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‘Icy cool’: How Claudia Sheinbaum is navigating Trump’s new world order

08.08.2025 10

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Trump diagnosed with common vein condition after leg swelling

18.07.2025 9

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Behind Trump's move to back off Powell: Lawyers warned against it.

18.07.2025 10

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Trump delayed his tariffs again. This could be the last time.

12.07.2025 10

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Trump threatens 30 percent tariffs on the EU, Mexico

12.07.2025 10

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‘The president is pissed’: Trump's Brazil tariff threat is part of a bigger geopolitical dispute

11.07.2025 10

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Trump announces Israel-Iran ceasefire

24.06.2025 9

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There was no breakthrough on trade at the G7. Trump’s OK with that.

19.06.2025 10

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Trump touts trade ‘deal’ with China

11.06.2025 10

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‘He does love being commander in chief’: Trump leans in on the military

11.06.2025 10

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‘Mutually assured destruction’: Trump’s and Musk’s quiet day is less détente than Cold War

07.06.2025 10

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Trump blames immigration policy for Boulder attack

03.06.2025 7

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'Trump time' becomes a liability for president's tariff agenda

01.06.2025 9

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