President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to block the opening of a major new international bridge linking Detroit to Canada, demanding that Canada hand over at least half ownership of the project and agree to additional unspecified conditions in his latest escalation over cross-border trade. In a lengthy social media …
Read More »Trump Shuts Out Democratic Governors from Traditional White House Gatherings
President Donald Trump decided to exclude Democratic governors from a traditional annual meeting at the White House and to disinvite several others from a black-tie dinner, according to the White House, the governors and the National Governors Association. The National Governors Association organizes the bipartisan winter gathering that usually includes …
Read More »White House Removes Trump-shared Racist Video of Obamas after Initially Defending It
The White House on Friday removed an election conspiracy video shared by President Donald Trump on social media that included racist imagery depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes, following swift condemnation from Democrats and Republicans alike. A White House official said a staffer …
Read More »Trump Renews Call for Federal Takeover of Elections, Challenging States’ Constitutional Role
President Donald Trump on Tuesday renewed his call for the federal government to take control of election administration nationwide, openly challenging the Constitution’s delegation of election oversight to the states and reviving concerns about the expansion of presidential power in his second term. Speaking after a bill-signing ceremony in the …
Read More »Trump Sues IRS and Treasury for $10B over Leak of Tax Returns
President Donald Trump on Thursday sued the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department for $10 billion, alleging the agencies failed to take required steps to prevent a former IRS employee from improperly disclosing his tax returns, along with those of his sons and the Trump Organization, to news outlets. …
Read More »Trump, Walz Strike Conciliatory Tone after Call on Minnesota Shootings
President Donald Trump and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz spoke by phone Monday in a call both sides described as productive, signaling a potential thaw in relations as tensions escalate over two fatal shootings by federal immigration agents in the state. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said Walz, a …
Read More »Trump Urges Congress to End Sanctuary Cities Amid Fallout from Latest Minneapolis ICE Shooting
President Donald Trump on Sunday called on Congress to pass legislation eliminating so-called sanctuary jurisdiction policies, escalating a political showdown as outrage grows over the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis man by federal immigration agents. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he was “calling on the United States …
Read More »Trump Sues JPMorgan Chase and CEO Jamie Dimon for $5B over Alleged Political ‘debanking’
President Donald Trump sued JPMorgan Chase and its CEO, Jamie Dimon, on Thursday, alleging the banking giant cut off him and his businesses for political reasons after he left office in January 2021, a move Trump says caused millions of dollars in damages and disrupted his operations. The $5 billion …
Read More »Trump Scraps Greenland Tariffs after NATO Talks, Signaling Retreat from Alliance Showdown
President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly scrapped the tariffs he had threatened to impose on eight European nations in a bid to pressure Denmark and NATO into ceding control of Greenland, reversing course hours after insisting the United States wanted the island “including right, title and ownership.” In a post …
Read More »Trump Presses Claim to Greenland at Davos, Vows No Force but Warns NATO to Stand Aside
President Donald Trump insisted Wednesday that he wants to “get Greenland, including right, title and ownership,” but said he would not use military force to do so — even as he repeatedly derided European allies, warned NATO not to interfere and threatened steep tariffs if Denmark refuses to negotiate. In …
Read More »Trump Threats Against Greenland, UK, Norway Escalate in advance of Major Economic Forum
President Donald Trump doubled down over the weekend on threats to acquire Greenland, saying he would place a 10% tariff on eight European countries that object to his plans and posting several times on social media. Trump’s insistence that the United States gain control of the Arctic island from Denmark …
Read More »Trump Ties Greenland Push to Nobel Snub, Escalating Rift With European Allies
President Donald Trump privately linked his increasingly aggressive posture toward Greenland to his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize last year, telling Norway’s prime minister that he no longer felt “an obligation to think purely of Peace,” according to two European officials familiar with the exchange. The message, sent …
Read More »Machado Says She Gave Nobel Peace Prize Medal to Trump Despite Doubts About Her Leadership Role
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said Thursday that she presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump during a White House meeting, a striking symbolic gesture even as Trump has publicly questioned her ability to lead Venezuela following the U.S.-backed ouster of former President Nicolás Maduro. Machado …
Read More »Trump Declares ‘economic boom’ as Inflation Edges Up, Polls Show Voters Uneasy
President Donald Trump declared Tuesday that “the Trump economic boom has officially begun,” even as new government data showed consumer prices continuing to rise during the first year of his presidency and polls indicated many Americans remain worried about affordability. Speaking to members of the Detroit Economic Club gathered in …
Read More »Smithsonian Removes Impeachment References From Trump Portrait Display
References to President Donald Trump’s two impeachments have been removed from his display at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, the latest apparent shift at the nation’s premier museum complex as Trump asserts greater influence over how U.S. history is publicly presented. The wall text summarizing Trump’s first presidency — including …
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