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President Donald Trump this week exercised his veto power for the first time since returning to the White House, rejecting two bipartisan bills that had sailed through Congress with little opposition — a move that stunned lawmakers in both parties and underscored the president’s willingness to override congressional consensus to …

President Donald Trump spent part of Christmas Eve in a festive mood, taking phone calls at his Mar-a-Lago estate from children asking about Santa Claus as the North American Aerospace Defense Command tracked his journey around the globe. “Nice, right?” Trump told reporters after one call. “Could do this all …

President Donald Trump announced Monday that his name will be attached to a new class of U.S. Navy battleships expected to carry nuclear-capable weapons, marking an extraordinary personalization of a major military program and reviving a type of warship the United States has not used in combat in more than …

President Donald Trump used an 18-minute prime-time address Wednesday to deliver a rapid-fire review of the first year of his second term, offering sweeping claims about wages, inflation, immigration, energy prices and drug costs. Some of his assertions aligned partially with available data, but others were misleading or plainly incorrect, …

President Donald Trump used a rare prime-time address from the White House on Wednesday to argue that Democrats are responsible for Americans’ economic struggles, delivering a 17-minute speech that was billed as an economic update but often sounded more like a campaign rally. Speaking rapidly from the Diplomatic Room, Trump …

President Donald Trump on Monday blamed actor and filmmaker Rob Reiner’s outspoken opposition to him for Reiner’s killing, issuing an unsubstantiated and incendiary claim as authorities were still investigating the apparent homicide — a remark that drew condemnation from Republicans and Democrats alike and underscored the president’s continued willingness to …

President Donald Trump’s approval rating remains underwater as he approaches the end of his first year back in the White House, with signs of erosion among his core supporters and growing concern about the economy, according to a new NBC News Decision Desk Poll. The survey found that 42% of …

President Donald Trump on Sunday sharply criticized Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, accusing him of showing “a lack of loyalty” by running for re-election as a Democrat just days after receiving a presidential pardon. In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote that Texas voters — and Cuellar’s daughters — “will …

President Donald Trump on Saturday presented the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees with newly redesigned medals during a ceremony in the Oval Office, praising the group of artists he helped select while marking a significant shift in how the nation’s signature cultural awards are administered. This year’s honorees — actor Sylvester …

Democratic Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday sharply condemned President Donald Trump for denigrating Minnesota’s Somali community as “garbage” and calling the state a “hellhole,” accusing the president of using inflammatory rhetoric that stigmatizes children and fuels fear among one of the nation’s largest immigrant communities. Walz said Trump “slandered all …

What began Tuesday as a meandering, unfocused Cabinet meeting marked by a dozing president, rambling speeches and even a senior official’s doodles abruptly transformed into a combustible exchange as President Donald Trump declared he did not want Somalis in the United States and his defense secretary struggled to defend a …

President Donald Trump on Tuesday delivered some of his harshest rhetoric yet toward Somali immigrants and Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., calling the congresswoman “garbage” and asserting that Somalis should “go back to where they came from,” remarks that immediately intensified criticism from civil rights leaders and Democrats who say he …

A Georgia judge on Wednesday dismissed the state’s sweeping racketeering case against President Donald Trump and his allies after the special prosecutor who inherited the matter said he would no longer pursue charges, calling the move necessary “to serve the interests of justice and promote judicial finality.” Fulton County Superior …

In a remarkable display of political detente, President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani met face-to-face at the White House on Friday, setting aside months of bitter campaign-trail attacks to discuss affordability, crime and the future of the nation’s largest city. Trump, who had spent months warning …

Top Democrats in Congress on Thursday sharply rebuked President Donald Trump after he posted on social media that Democratic lawmakers who urged military service members to reject illegal orders should be arrested and face trial for “seditious behavior,” language the president later escalated by reposting comments calling for their execution. …