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President Trump returned from his trip to Asia boasting of trade deals with China and South Korea. But he topped off the visit by vowing to resume nuclear weapons testing, breaking a decades-long ...

President Trump is back in Washington, where tempers are flaring on Capitol Hill as millions of Americans are on the brink of losing critical federal assistance. The panel discusses whether the ...

How does a president get to knock down the East Wing? Is that even legal? By what authority does he do the things he does?

This was a week in which Trump posted an AI-generated video of himself, wearing a crown, dropping a planeload of feces on ...

A demolition crew takes apart the facade of the East Wing of the White House, where U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed ballroom is being built, in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 21, 2025. REUTERS ...

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Despite the red carpet, B-2 flyovers, the burst of diplomatic activity, and President Trump’s large promises, there’s actually been no progress in ending Russia’s war against Ukraine. Join moderator ...

Trump Returns to Shutdown PressureAfter reaching several agreements with leaders in Asia earlier this week, President Trump ...

The Watergate hotel and condominium complex pictured on the Potomac River in Washington, June 17, 2002. Thirty years ago, on June 17, 1972 a break-in into an office in Washington's elegant Watergate ...