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Trump stands alone: GOP avoids Iran war talk as midterm elections draw near
President Trump has embraced the Iran war as part of his midterm national-security pitch, but Republicans are not following his lead.
Democrats ready to derail the Trump train if they win House majority
The top House Democrat on Thursday vowed to effectively end the Trump presidency if Democrats win control of the chamber in the midterms -- an outcome Democrats are increasingly confident about.
Kennedy Center is closed; nobody can say for how long
The Kennedy Center shut down this week because the executive director felt the building was no longer safe, but could reopen in a week, government lawyers told a federal judge on Thursday.
Trump threatens to hit EU with new tariffs over Canada overture
President Trump is threatening to impose new tariffs on products from the European Union if he concludes the bloc's proposal to make Canada its first "associate member" amounts to a hostile act toward the U.S.
Carney embraces a proposal for Canada to become the European Union’s first associate member
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday embraced the prospect of his country becoming the European Union's first associate member, saying closer ties with Europe were meant to ensure no country could control Canada's markets, impair its sovereignty or undermine its freedoms.
Trump rallies party faithful for Whatley in North Carolina with tough-on-crime, $5,000 pledge
President Trump swung through North Carolina to boost Michael Whatley's U.S. Senate bid, leaning on the administration's record on crime and folding his pledge to cut $5,000 "Trump dividend" checks for every American into the high-stakes race.
Trump suggests EU allowing Canada as associate member could be a ‘hostile act’
President Donald Trump suggested that the European Union allowing Canada to become an associate member could be a "hostile act" and threatened to respond to the proposed move by imposing more tariffs on the bloc.
Trump’s handpicked Senate nominee Michael Whatley embraces the president at a North Carolina rally
President Donald Trump is testing his midterm campaign appeal Wednesday in North Carolina with a rally for Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley as the former national party chairman tries to shore up his campaign against Democratic former Gov. Roy Cooper.
‘History is calling’: Congress gives Trump power to sanction Russian oil buyers with 100% tariffs
All eyes are on President Trump after Congress on Wednesday passed a long-awaited economic sanctions bill targeting Russia and the countries financing its war against Ukraine.
Rep. Beatty asks judge to block Kennedy Center closure
Fresh off a court victory preventing President Trump from slapping his name on the Kennedy Center, Rep. Joyce Beatty asked the judge on Wednesday to head off his plan for a two-year shutdown for renovations.
Trump administration approves sending powerful bombs to Israel in $2.8 billion weapons sale
The Trump administration is planning to deliver powerful 2,000-pound bombs to Israel as part of an upcoming arms deal, weapons that prompted such concerns about the possibility of mass casualties in Gaza that the Biden administration paused their delivery two years ago.
House vote on Trump impeachment reveals rifts among Democrats
A majority of Democrats on Tuesday voted against rejecting an effort to impeach President Trump, bucking their leadership ahead of the midterms.
Board votes to close Kennedy Center immediately, but Trump says no repairs until his name is added
The Kennedy Center's board voted Tuesday to immediately close for a two-year refurbishment, saying the building suffers from severe structural damage and poses a danger.
Kennedy Center board votes to shut down building, minutes after Trump name ruling
The Kennedy Center's board voted Tuesday to shut down the iconic performing arts facility, saying the building is collapsing and has become a danger.
Treasury Secretary Bessent says he would work with House GOP leaders on Trump dividend plan
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said President Trump's intent to pay $5,000 to American adults is "very real" and he looks forward to working with House Speaker Mike Johnson on the plan, if necessary.
Trump unloads on Supreme Court appointees: ‘Shell of their original selves’
President Trump on Tuesday scolded the Supreme Court as a letdown that's done "irreparable and unrecoverable harm" with a series of decisions that went against his wishes.
Supreme Court won’t let Trump use post office to block mailed ballots
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to lift an injunction blocking President Trump's attempt to use the U.S. Postal Service to regulate mailed ballots in this year's election, dealing a significant blow to the administration's effort to impose new mail voting rules.
Trump agreed to new ethics rules to get a crypto bill across the line. But that might not be enough
President Donald Trump had been hearing the message loud and clear for weeks about the sweeping cryptocurrency bill being written in the Senate: to get it across the line, he would have to agree to ethics provisions that apply to him, too.
DHS voter probe may break state laws and wrongly implicate U.S. citizens, whistleblower alleges
A last-ditch Trump administration effort to hunt for noncitizen voters ahead of November's elections is requiring federal employees to misrepresent themselves on voter lookup tools in a way that likely violates state laws, according to a federal whistleblower's statement released Monday.
Trump nominates wife of ‘God Bless the USA’ singer Lee Greenwood to serve as U.S. ambassador
President Donald Trump on Monday nominated the wife of "God Bless the USA" singer Lee Greenwood to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean.
