President Donald Trump is taking a sharply tougher line against Moscow, authorizing Ukraine to strike inside Russian territory with U.S. weapons, considering Kyiv’s request for Tomahawk cruise missiles, and urging China and India to slash their purchases of Russian oil.
With just hours remaining before a partial government shutdown, talks between President Donald Trump and congressional leaders collapsed Monday without a deal, leaving federal agencies bracing for a funding lapse at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a rare apology Monday to Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani for an Israeli strike in Doha earlier this month that killed a Qatari guard during an attempted assassination of Hamas leaders.
U.S. President Donald J. Trump on Monday unveiled what he described as a “comprehensive and fair” 21-point plan to end the war in Gaza immediately, secure the release of hostages, and set the foundation for rebuilding the enclave under international oversight. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly endorsed the proposal, calling Trump “the greatest friend Israel has ever had in the White House.”
President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he is directing the Pentagon to send troops to Portland, Oregon, to protect federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities, escalating his controversial use of the military within U.S. cities.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Monday the start of Operation Midway Blitz, an immigration enforcement campaign targeting criminal noncitizen migrants in Chicago, drawing sharp pushback from Illinois leaders.
A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy National Guard troops to Los Angeles this summer violated the 19th-century Posse Comitatus Act, siding with California Gov. Gavin Newsom in a constitutional showdown over states’ rights and presidential authority.
U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his criticism of India on Sept. 1, dismissing New Delhi’s offer to cut tariffs on American products to zero as “too late” and blasting decades of what he called a “one-sided disaster” in trade.
Denmark’s prime minister on Wednesday condemned alleged U.S. interference in Greenland and issued a historic apology to thousands of the territory’s Inuit women subjected to forced contraception under Danish rule.
The White House is preparing to host a pivotal summit Wednesday as President Donald Trump seeks to present a “comprehensive plan” for Gaza’s future, with his Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff underscoring the administration’s insistence on full hostage freedom and Hamas accountability.
The United States on Wednesday enforced steep new tariffs on Indian goods, a move President Donald Trump says is necessary to protect American workers and punish countries that continue funding Moscow’s war in Ukraine through Russian oil purchases.
President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States is prepared to accept up to 600,000 Chinese students as part of ongoing trade negotiations with Beijing, a proposal that has sparked sharp debate among lawmakers, conservative commentators, and immigration groups.
Russian forces on Saturday claimed control over two additional settlements in Ukraine’s embattled Donetsk region, as the Kremlin pressed its slow but steady advance in the east while President Donald Trump renewed efforts to broker a direct meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Two German fighter jets were scrambled overnight from Romania as Russia unleashed one of its largest missile and drone attacks in weeks on Ukraine, with strikes landing less than a mile from NATO territory.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the only path to securing the release of hostages held in Gaza is through the complete defeat of Hamas, even as Arab mediators reported progress on a ceasefire and prisoner exchange proposal.
U.S. President Donald J. Trump shook hands with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, at the U.S. Joint Base Elmendorf in Anchorage, Alaska, to discuss a path to peace for Europe’s bloodiest conflict since World War II, raging in Ukraine. Their summit comes after another night of Russian air strikes in Ukraine and Kyiv responding with drone attacks in Russia.
The U.S. military is preparing to activate hundreds of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital as part of President Donald Trump’s sweeping federal crackdown on crime, according to multiple U.S. officials. The move comes amid escalating tensions between the White House and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser over public safety, homelessness, and the city’s image.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday requiring proof of citizenship to vote and mandating that all ballots be received by Election Day, fulfilling a key campaign promise to protect and strengthen election integrity.
NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore spent their first full day on Earth Wednesday after spending nine months stranded in space, a delay President Donald J. Trump blamed on the previous Biden administration.
President Trump signed a national security memorandum on Friday directing the Federal Government to restrict Chinese investments in the U.S. that pose a threat to national security.