Donald Trump

The Me, Me, Me Presidency There’s no I in war. But there is in Iran. And in Iraq, too. Both these wars were about ME — that is, the Middle East. It’s a region rife with supposed American security interests, but this wordplay points to another very all-too-real dynamic: These…

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Senate Republicans will hear from White House budget director Russ Vought and President Donald Trump's top legislative aide, James Braid, at their weekly Wednesday lunch. Former Speaker Newt Gingrich will also attend, according to a person granted anonymity to disclose private scheduling, as will Ukrainian drone commanders who are expected…

As the Senate speeds toward its upcoming August recess, President Donald Trump is turning up the pressure on Senate Majority Leader John Thune to keep his chamber in session and in Washington instead.  So far, that’s unlikely.  “You could stay here till Christmas” and the situation wouldn’t change, Thune said.…

President Donald Trump headed to Michigan on Monday to again try selling the U.S. economy to voters ahead of November’s midterms, hitting the state’s competitive 7th District with control of the House on the line. After making a campaign stop last week in Georgia, he was back in a state…

President Donald Trump joked about seeking a fourth term as millions of dollars in his namesake meme coin moved toward exchanges. Trump used the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner to revive one of his longest-running political provocations, pulling out a red “Trump 2028” hat and declaring that he intended to…

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As the United States and Iran trade increasingly ferocious blows, President Donald Trump is reportedly weighing ramped-up operations against Tehran once again. He threatened this week to target the country’s critical civilian infrastructure – power plants and bridges, for example – every time Iran fires into the Strait of Hormuz.…

Two small businesses in the United States have ⁠challenged President Donald ⁠Trump’s latest round of tariffs on goods ⁠from 60 trading partners, saying that the new policy, like most of Trump’s previous tariffs, went beyond the president’s authority to tax imports. The lawsuit, filed in the US trade court in…

The United States has imposed a 12.5 per cent tariff on most goods imported from Nigeria, accusing the country of failing to prohibit the importation of products made with forced labour. Nigeria is among 60 trading partners affected by the latest trade action ordered by US President Donald Trump. The…