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Donald Trump has cancelled plans for a deployment of federal troops to the San Francisco Bay Area that had sparked widespread condemnation from California leaders and sent protesters flooding into the streets. The region had been on edge after reports emerged on Wednesday that the Trump administration was poised to…

Republicans and Democrats who have worked for first ladies have said they were 'stunned' to see Donald Trump's wrecking crews tearing down the East Wing this week.   By Tuesday excavators had razed everything but three walls of the 83-year-old building, where aides have worked for decades, dating back to Eleanor Roosevelt. A…

President Donald Trump finally admitted Wednesday afternoon that he was demolishing the East Wing because it never impressed him. Trump had originally claimed that the 83-year-old building wouldn't be touched in the construction of the $250 million privately funded ballroom.  But when a backhoe was pictured on Monday smashing through the…

President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed an agreement at the White House on Monday on rare-earth minerals, which could serve as a bargaining chip as the United States fights a trade war with China. They signed the agreement at the top of the meeting, which Trump…

President Donald Trump insisted Sunday night that the ceasefire in Gaza was still in place after Israel launched strikes in the enclave and traded accusations with Hamas that each side had violated the fragile truce he helped broker. "We wanna make sure that it's going to be very peaceful with…

Donald Trump has escalated tensions between Washington and one of its closest Latin American allies, declaring the US will slash assistance to Colombia and enact tariffs on its exports because its president, Gustavo Petro, “does nothing to stop” drug production. Trump referred to Petro as “an illegal drug leader” in…

Protesting the direction of the country under President Donald Trump, people gathered Saturday in the nation’s capital and communities big and small across the U.S. for “No Kings” demonstrations that the president’s Republican Party disparaged as “Hate America” rallies. With signs such as “Nothing is more patriotic than protesting” or…

What happened A federal appellate court in Chicago Thursday said President Donald Trump could not deploy the National Guard in Illinois, temporarily upholding a lower court’s restraining order. The unanimous decision from a three-judge panel of the U.S. 7th District Court of Appeals came hours after U.S. District Judge Sara…

2 weeks ago22:00 Ciaran McGrath 'Let both claim victory,' says Trump Donald Trump has shared his thoughts about his meeting with Volodymr Zelensky - suggesting that both sides should "claim victory". Posting on Truth Social, he said: "The meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine was very interesting, and cordial,…

WASHINGTON — John Bolton, who served as national security adviser during Donald Trump’s first term before becoming a critic of the president, pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges of mishandling classified information. A federal grand jury in Maryland charged Bolton Thursday with eight counts of transmission of national defense…