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
A federal judge in San Francisco has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from proceeding with planned government furloughs, siding with labor unions that argued the move violated federal employment laws during the ongoing government shutdown. U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston, a
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 Donald Trump said Tuesday that he has moved Charlie Kirk’s Presidential Medal of Freedom presentation outdoors to the White House Rose Garden to accommodate a larger crowd. “The crowd for Charlie K’s Presidential Medal of Freedom presentation is so big and
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
President Donald Trump celebrated “peace in the Middle East” after he signed the historic peace agreement that ended two years of fighting in Gaza. “At long last, we have peace in the Middle East, and it’s a very simple expression, peace in the Middle
Hamas has released all living Israeli hostages from Gaza, ending a 737-day ordeal after President Donald Trump’s peace deal that secured their release after two years of war. The remaining 20 captives were handed over to the Red Cross in Gaza early Monday morning. The first
On Monday, President Trump attended a Middle East Peace Summit to deliver remarks as his landmark peace deal between Israel and Hamas goes into effect and all remaining hostages are released. The president was in the middle of paying tribute to Special
