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DC sues to block Trump’s federal takeover of its police department as intervention intensifies

Aug 15, 2025 3:09 PM EDT

Associated Press,

The nation’s capital sued to block President Donald Trump’s takeover of its police department in court on Friday, hours after his administration escalated its intervention into the city’s law enforcement by naming a federal official as the new emergency head of the department.

Trump threatens a 100% tariff on foreign-made films, saying the movie industry in the US is dying

May 5, 2025 10:38 AM EDT

Associated Press,

President Donald Trump is opening a new salvo in his tariff war, targeting films made outside the U.S.

Putin and Trump will speak on Tuesday about the war in Ukraine

Mar 17, 2025 11:46 AM EDT

Associated Press,

U.S. President Donald Trump will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in a possible pivot point in efforts to end the war in Ukraine and an opportunity for Trump to continue reorienting American foreign policy.

Trump says he’s confident Putin will ‘keep his word’ if there’s a deal to end the war in Ukraine

Feb 27, 2025 4:06 PM EST

Associated Press,

President Donald Trump said Thursday that talks to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are “very well advanced” and he expressed confidence that Russian leader Vladimir Putin won’t press to restart the war if a truce can be reached.

Nikki Haley criticizes Trump for rhetoric echoing Russian talking points on war in Ukraine

Feb 25, 2025 2:23 PM EST

Associated Press,

Nikki Haley, the one-time Republican presidential candidate and former South Carolina governor, offered sharp criticism of the Trump administration’s approach to negotiating a peace deal in the Russia-Ukraine war.

Vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as Trump’s health chief after a close Senate vote

Feb 13, 2025 12:30 PM EST

Associated Press,

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump’s health secretary, putting the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.7 trillion in federal spending, vaccine recommendations and food safety as well as health insurance programs for roughly half the country.

US tariffs on Mexico ‘paused for a month,’ 10,000 Mexican troops head to border

Feb 3, 2025 11:40 AM EST

Associated Press,

U.S. tariffs imposed on Mexico have been “paused for a month,” Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said in a post on X Monday shortly after speaking to President Donald Trump.

Trump fires inspectors general at a series of agencies

Jan 25, 2025 3:55 PM EST

Lee Williams,

The Trump administration has fired about 17 independent inspectors general at government agencies, a sweeping action to remove oversight of his new administration that some members of Congress are suggesting violated federal oversight laws.

Immigrant detention beds may be maxed out as Trump moves to deport ‘millions and millions’

Jan 23, 2025 11:03 AM EST

Associated Press,

President Donald Trump’s inauguration-day executive orders and promises of mass deportations of “millions and millions” of people will hinge on securing money for detention centers.

Trump inauguration live updates: Trumps arrive at White House to meet Bidens

Jan 20, 2025 11:27 AM EST

ABC News,

At noon today, Donald Trump takes the presidential oath for a second time, capping a historic political comeback to the White House.

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DC sues to block Trump’s federal takeover of its police department as intervention intensifies

Trump threatens a 100% tariff on foreign-made films, saying the movie industry in the US is dying

Putin and Trump will speak on Tuesday about the war in Ukraine

Trump says he’s confident Putin will ‘keep his word’ if there’s a deal to end the war in Ukraine

Nikki Haley criticizes Trump for rhetoric echoing Russian talking points on war in Ukraine

Vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as Trump’s health chief after a close Senate vote

US tariffs on Mexico ‘paused for a month,’ 10,000 Mexican troops head to border

Trump fires inspectors general at a series of agencies

Immigrant detention beds may be maxed out as Trump moves to deport ‘millions and millions’

Trump inauguration live updates: Trumps arrive at White House to meet Bidens

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