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In a stunning rebuke to a segment of his MAGA base, President Donald Trump on Wednesday disavowed supporters who have pushed for the release of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, calling them “weaklings” who “bought into this bulls—.” The blistering post on Trump’s Truth Social platform marked his sharpest break …

President Donald Trump is urging Texas Republicans to redraw the state’s congressional maps to add five GOP-friendly House seats, a move that could dramatically reshape the battleground for the 2026 midterm elections. Speaking Tuesday before departing the White House for a trip to Pittsburgh, Trump said, “Texas will be the …

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump traveled to Texas on Friday to meet with first responders and families of flood victims after last week’s catastrophic floods left over 100 dead and more than 150 people missing, including 27 children and camp counselors from a Christian summer camp. At …

During a meeting with leaders of several African nations at the White House on Wednesday, President Donald Trump sparked criticism after complimenting Liberian President Joseph Boakai on his English-speaking skills — despite English being Liberia’s national language. “Well, thank you,” Trump said after Boakai delivered remarks. “And such good English, …

President Donald Trump overruled a surprise pause in U.S. weapons shipments to Ukraine this week after learning that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had authorized the move without informing the White House, according to five sources familiar with the matter. The unexpected halt — the second such action by Hegseth this …

On Thursday, President Donald Trump did not mark Juneteenth, the federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, except to question its existence — and that of other “non-working holidays” — in a Truth Social post that made no direct mention of the occasion. “Soon we’ll …

President Donald Trump presided over a lavish military parade on Saturday evening that celebrated the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army, while also drawing intense scrutiny for its political overtones, hefty price tag, and timing — it also marked Trump’s 79th birthday. Though Trump kept his speech brief and largely …

In a fiery speech ahead of this weekend’s planned military parade in the nation’s capital, President Donald Trumpescalated his rhetoric against protesters in Los Angeles, threatened demonstrators with “very big force,” and promised to restore the names of Confederate commanders to U.S. military bases. Speaking to troops during a patriotic …

President Donald Trump on Saturday issued a pointed warning to tech billionaire Elon Musk, saying there would be “serious consequences” if Musk financially supports Democratic challengers to Republican lawmakers who back the administration’s sweeping new budget plan. “If he does, he’ll have to pay the consequences for that,” Trump told …

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday escalated his attacks on Joe Biden by ordering a Justice Department investigation into Biden’s final actions as president, alleging that aides concealed Biden’s cognitive decline and improperly used a mechanical signature device, known as the autopen, to authorize legislation, pardons, and executive orders. The …

The once-powerful alliance between President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk unraveled spectacularly Thursday in a torrent of public insults, political threats, and personal allegations, marking one of the most dramatic fallouts between a sitting president and a high-profile business leader in recent memory. What began as criticism over …

In just over four months, the Trump administration has gutted the core infrastructure tasked with fighting public corruption and white-collar crime in the United States, according to former federal officials and legal experts — actions many say represent the greatest rollback of anti-corruption enforcement since the Watergate era. Among the …

The White House on Monday unveiled a new official portrait of former President Donald Trump, replacing the image that had been in circulation since just before his 2017 inauguration. The updated portrait, taken by White House chief photographer Daniel Torok, presents Trump in a more dramatic light — literally and …

President Donald Trump’s global tariffs can remain in place while the courts examine whether the sweeping import taxes that have roiled worldwide trade reach beyond his presidential authority. The U.S. Appeals Court for the Federal Circuit delivered the order swiftly Thursday, handing Trump a win after a lower trade court blocked …

President Donald Trump pushed back hard Wednesday against the growing perception that he retreats from his own steep tariff threats, denying that he’s “chickening out” and insisting his trade tactics are deliberate negotiating maneuvers designed to pressure foreign governments. Asked about the so-called “TACO” trade — an acronym coined by …