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Trump signs marble slab as part of new White House helipad

President Trump on Wednesday signed a marble piece that will be part of the new South Lawn helipad he says will be operational this month.

August 19, 2026

Trump’s approval rating falls to 33%, lowest of second term

President Trump's approval rating dropped to the lowest level of his office tenure as the war in Iran and the economy dragged his number down to 33%, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released Tuesday.

August 18, 2026

Rebranding: Trump embraces some Biden policies amid economic crunch

President Trump vowed to dismantle President Biden's legacy, but as prices remain stubbornly high, he has embraced his predecessor's policies on Medicare drug pricing, semiconductor funding, anti-collusion probes and tapping the oil reserves.

August 18, 2026

Trump touts largest one-year drop in violent crime in U.S. history

Violent crime in the U.S. plummeted last year to roughly 1.1 million violent crimes, a 9.3% drop from 2024 and the largest one-year decline on record, President Trump announced ahead of the FBI's release of its latest crime statistics.

August 14, 2026

White House plans cryptocurrency, prediction market summit for next week

The White House is setting up a summit for Wednesday with cryptocurrency and prediction market executives, according to people familiar with the plans.

August 14, 2026

Trump expands feds’ use of cyber tools against global criminals

President Trump directed federal law enforcement agencies to expand their use of cyber tools against transnational criminal organizations that operate outside the U.S. and target Americans.

August 13, 2026

Trump cheers ‘exciting’ Patriot Games finals as Kansas girl and Utah boy win finals

President Trump on Tuesday cheered on high school athletes competing on an obstacle course and other sports at the Patriot Games finals in Geneva, Ohio.

August 12, 2026

Trump secretly left Turkey on military jet; ruse involved smuggling president in catering truck

President Trump was secretly flown out of last month's NATO summit in Turkey on a military jet instead of Air Force One, part of an elaborate ruse that included moving him in a catering container and making it appear as if he were on Air Force One due to a threat from Iran.

August 11, 2026

Peter Navarro blasts Jim Jordan for not doing more on Russia probe origins

White House adviser Peter Navarro blasted House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, a longtime Trump ally, saying the lawmaker hasn't done enough to investigate the "weaponization" of the Justice Department against President Trump after he took office in 2017.

August 11, 2026

Justice Department says Trump’s outside advisers can be blocked from testifying

A new Justice Department memo says President Trump can extend executive privilege to private advisers outside of the government, a legal conclusion that expands the number of individuals who could be shielded from congressional probes as Democrats prepare investigations ahead of a possible midterm victory.

August 11, 2026

Trump rewrites childhood vaccine schedule, orders shots to be spaced out

President Trump ordered the government on Monday to overhaul its approach toward childhood vaccines, reducing the number of immunizations recommended for children and spacing them out into multiple doctor's visits.

August 10, 2026

Sanders urges AI leaders to halt development until the technology is safe

Sen. Bernard Sanders sent a letter Monday to the leaders of the largest artificial intelligence companies in the U.S. urging them to pause development until the technology is under control.

August 10, 2026

Trump to attend high school Patriot Games in Ohio

President Trump will travel to Geneva, Ohio, on Tuesday to attend the finals of the Patriot Games, a high school athletic competition that he helped launch as part of America's 250th anniversary.

August 10, 2026

‘Making mining great again’: Trump announces $180M to boost domestic mining of critical minerals

President Trump told executives from some of the world's leading mining companies that his administration will dole out $180 million in grants, intensifying his efforts to boost the U.S. supply of critical minerals.

August 7, 2026

Trump vs. trumpets: New tariff plan hits the orchestra’s brass section

The Trump administration this week declared tubas, trombones, trumpets and French horns a national security threat.

August 7, 2026

Trump touts tax cuts, winning economy in Las Vegas, but it’s hard to shake Americans’ money woes

President Trump on Wednesday told a crowd in a casino ballroom that his policies are putting money in their pockets, a message intended for a larger audience of midterm election voters who are dissatisfied with the economy.

August 5, 2026

String of setbacks for Trump threatens to also give Democrats edge in midterm elections

President Trump has absorbed a series of rebukes in recent days, including two from his own appointees that left him fuming. Taken together, the reversals carry real costs in political capital that go beyond a bruised ego.

August 4, 2026

Trump says Jeanine Pirro ‘choked’ in reflecting-pool case: ‘Folded like an umbrella’

President Trump turned up his rhetoric Monday against Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia and a longtime ally, after she dropped the case against a former Olympian who was accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

August 3, 2026

Trump laments loss of anti-weaponization fund, says J6 defendants deserve ‘solace’

President Trump on Monday voiced frustration after the Justice Department officially rescinded a proposed $1.8 billion fund for people who claimed they were victims of political prosecutions, including defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

August 3, 2026

Trump creates commission to improve quality of life for military families

President Trump on Monday created a commission aimed at improving the quality of life for military spouses and families while also bolstering military readiness.

August 3, 2026