President Donald Trump has signed legislation to reopen the federal government, ending the longest shutdown in U.S. history and ensuring federal workers return to their jobs with full pay. The measure, approved by Congress with bipartisan support, funds the government through January
On Thursday, the White House released a list of donors covering the costs to build Trump’s new ballroom. The White House confirmed the list to The Hill amid demolition of the East Wing to make room for the ballroom. The demolition has sparked controversy
The Trump-Putin Summit set to take place in Budapest is now on hold after Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a call with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, on Tuesday. Last week, President Donald Trump had announced that he would meet Vladimir Putin for another in-person meeting in a bid
Demolition crews started the process of tearing down part of the White House East Wing on Monday to begin construction on President Trump’s planned ballroom. The Washington Post published a photograph of crews demolishing a portion of the East Wing. According to
President Donald Trump on Sunday intensified his criticism of Colombia, calling the nation’s far-left leader, Gustavo Petro, a “lunatic” and “the worst president they’ve ever had.” Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump declared that he would halt all U.S. payments
President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are set to meet at the White House on Friday to discuss big-ticket defensive items and strategies to better counter Russia’s war. The meeting, announced earlier this week, comes just one day after Trump held a
The Trump administration has escalated its campaign against Venezuela’s authoritarian leader, Nicolas Maduro, and has secretly authorized the C.I.A. to conduct covert action in the country, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, while citing United States officials. The authorization is the
President Donald Trump posted on his platform (Truth Social) on Thursday that he and Russian leader Vladimir Putin will meet in Budapest, Hungary, to attempt to end the “inglorious” war in Ukraine. He made this announcement following a phone call with Putin, describing that
President Donald Trump is considering selling long-range, precision-guided Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine to help the country defend itself more effectively against Russia’s ongoing invasion. Speaking after a conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump said Ukraine “needs Patriots very badly” and “would
A Florida judge has temporarily blocked the planned transfer of a significant parcel of downtown Miami land for Donald Trump’s future presidential library. The Tuesday move by Circuit Judge Mavel Ruiz came after a Miami activist alleged that officials at Miami Dade College violated Florida’s
President Trump said early Tuesday morning he was inspired to advocate for a pardon on behalf of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after Israeli legislators cheered in support of the leader following the successful release of hostages held by Hamas. “I told [Netanyahu] I didn’t want to
