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Trump: Iran is ‘begging to make a deal, not me’

President Trump said Iran is "begging" to make a deal because its military is reeling from his strikes.

March 26, 2026

Witkoff confirms 15-point plan for Iran peace, with Pakistan intermediary

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said Thursday the U.S. offered Iran a list of 15 actions that can form a peace deal.

March 26, 2026

Trump tells Iran to ‘get serious’ before it is too late

President Trump on Thursday said Iranian negotiators "better get serious" about making a deal to end the war, saying they risk grave consequences otherwise.

March 26, 2026

Trump struggles to sell the Iran war as Americans feel the squeeze at the pump

When it comes to gas prices and partisanship in Washington, what a difference a few years make.

March 25, 2026

Trump to visit China in May, White House says

President Trump will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 14 and 15, the White House said Wednesday.

March 25, 2026

WATCH: Melania Trump’s tech summit gets a surprise guest — a talking humanoid robot

A talking humanoid robot joined first lady Melania Trump for her international summit on technology in Washington, an eye-popping start to the second day of the session.

March 25, 2026

Trump approval rating sags to a low point in key poll

President Trump's approval rating is down to the lowest point of his second term, with high costs and the Iran war dragging down his popularity, a key poll says.

March 25, 2026

Trump insists Iran would ‘like to make a deal’

President Trump said Tuesday that negotiations with Iran continue and that officials within the regime want to make a deal to stop the bombardment.

March 24, 2026

First lady Melania Trump launches summit on children, online skills and AI

First lady Melania Trump kicked off the inaugural meeting of her "Fostering the Future" coalition Tuesday by challenging leaders to leverage artificial intelligence to help children while preventing any harm from emerging technologies.

March 24, 2026

Secretary of State Marco Rubio to speak about Iran war with G7 in France

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel Friday to France to discuss the conflict in the Middle East and other matters with other officials in the Group of Seven nations.

March 24, 2026

Judges appoint Robert Frazer as U.S. attorney for N.J. after Alina Habba saga

New Jersey judges on Monday appointed a career prosecutor, Robert Frazer, to serve as U.S. attorney after a drawn-out legal battle that led to the departure of President Trump's first pick, Alina Habba.

March 23, 2026

Trump says ‘productive’ talks with Iran could lead to end of war; power plant strike on 5-day delay

The U.S. and Iran had "very good and productive" talks about ending hostilities in the Middle East over the weekend, President Trump said Monday.

March 23, 2026

‘We don’t use the strait’: Trump says other countries must open Strait of Hormuz because they use it

President Trump says other countries will have to help break Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz eventually because they rely on the waterway for their energy far more than the U.S. does.

March 20, 2026

Trump unveils AI plan to guide innovation, protection

The Trump administration released a framework for artificial intelligence legislation that would promote innovation while prohibiting states from implementing their own regulations.

March 20, 2026

Trump bars broadcast of other football games during Army-Navy contest

President Trump signed an executive order that prevents any football games from being broadcast simultaneously with the annual Army-Navy matchup.

March 20, 2026

Overdose deaths drop 20% under Trump, though causes remain disputed

Drug overdose deaths have fallen in President Trump's second term alongside his get-tough approach to fentanyl that includes sealing the border, killing foreign drug traffickers and rescheduling synthetic opioids to deliver harsher criminal sentences.

March 20, 2026

Japanese leader Takaichi says she would like to engage with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Thursday she has a "strong desire" to meet North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un to discuss the sensitive issue of the decades-old abduction of Japanese nationals.

March 19, 2026

Trump to Japanese reporter: ‘Why didn’t you tell me about Pearl Harbor?’

President Trump referenced the attack on Pearl Harbor during a meeting Thursday with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, explaining why the war on Iran had to be a "surprise" to the rest of the world.

March 19, 2026

Trump says he thought war’s economic fallout would be ‘much worse’

President Trump said Thursday he figured the economic dent from his "excursion" into Iran would be even more unpleasant and predicted that high oil prices and other turbulence will be short-lived.

March 19, 2026

Trump threatens to destroy a major gas field in Iran if Tehran hits Qatar again

President Trump is threatening to "massively blow up" a major gas field in Iran if the Islamic Republic launches any more attacks on Qatar's gas facilities.

March 19, 2026