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Trump signs order to impose retaliatory tariffs for digital taxes

President Trump has signed a memorandum that will impose tariffs on countries that levy digital taxes on U.S. technology companies.

February 21, 2025

Kash Patel sworn in as FBI director

Kash Patel was sworn in as the new FBI director in a brief ceremony following a narrow Senate confirmation vote.

February 21, 2025

Trump launches probe into Maine schools after president’s clash with governor over trans athletes

The Trump administration announced it has launched investigations into whether schools in Maine are violating federal law by continuing to allow transgender athletes to compete in high school sports against biological women.

February 21, 2025

Trump says he’s not going to Moscow despite media reports

President Trump pushed back on reports that have surfaced in European newspapers that he's headed to Moscow in May to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the day of one of Russia's biggest military celebrations.

February 21, 2025

‘See you in court’: Maine governor, Trump spar at White House over trans athletes

President Trump and Maine Gov. Janet Mills sparred face-to-face over his executive order banning biological males from competing in women's sports.

February 21, 2025

Trump’s Ukraine envoy calls Zelenskyy ‘courageous’

President Trump's special envoy to Ukraine and Russia said Friday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a "courageous leader," a notable break from Mr. Trump, who has harshly criticized him as a "dictator."

February 21, 2025

‘I want to find out’: Trump says he is going to personally inspect the gold at Fort Knox

President Trump said Thursday that he personally plans to travel to the Fort Knox military base in Kentucky to find out whether all of the nation's gold reserves are still there.

February 20, 2025

Trump adds enslaved soldier to proposed Garden of Heroes to mark Black History Month

President Trump marked Black History Month Thursday by announcing that Prince Estabrook, an enslaved Revolutionary War soldier, will be added to his proposed Garden of American Heroes.

February 20, 2025

Trump says federal government should ‘take over’ Washington, D.C.

President Trump said Wednesday the federal government should take over Washington, throwing his support behind a measure by House Republicans to bring the nation's capital back under federal control.

February 19, 2025

Trump endorses sending DOGE rebate checks to taxpayers

President Trump on Wednesday endorsed sending Americans rebate checks based on a percentage of the savings achieved by the federal government through the Department of Government Efficiency's cost-cutting measures.

February 19, 2025

Trump blasts Zelenskyy as ‘dictator’ who duped U.S. into sending aid

President Trump unleashed a blistering rebuke of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday, calling him a "dictator without elections" who tricked the U.S. into spending billions to help his country.

February 19, 2025

Kamala Harris signs with major Hollywood talent agency

Former Vice President Kamala Harris has signed on with Creative Artists Agency, which counts major Hollywood A-listers among its client roster.

February 19, 2025

Trump to attend Saudi Arabian-backed tech summit in Miami Beach

President Trump on Wednesday will attend a meeting of global financiers and tech executives hosted by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund in Miami Beach.

February 19, 2025

Trump says DOGE cost-cutting measures won’t affect Social Security, Medicare

President Trump said Tuesday that his administration's cost-cutting measures won't affect entitlements such as Social Security and Medicare.

February 18, 2025

Trump signs executive orders limiting power of agencies, expanding IVF access

President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order declaring that only the attorney general or the president, instead of federal regulators or bureaucrats, can speak for the U.S. when interpreting the meaning of laws carried out by the executive branch.

February 18, 2025

Associated Press ban will continue until news organization uses ‘Gulf of America,’ Trump says

President Trump said Tuesday the Associated Press will continue to be barred from White House events, the Oval Office and Air Force One until the news organization starts using "Gulf of America" to refer to the body of water between Florida and Mexico.

February 18, 2025

Trump to impose 25% tariff on foreign cars in April

President Trump said Tuesday that he will move forward April 2 with tariffs of roughly 25% on foreign cars and pharmaceuticals but did not specify which nations could be targeted.

February 18, 2025

Trump’s Gaza comments do little to dent his support among Arab Americans

President Trump's comments about having the U.S. take control of Gaza, forcibly removing Palestinians and then transforming it into the "Riviera of the Middle East," has done little to damage his support in the Arab American community in the U.S.

February 18, 2025

Leonard Peltier, convicted in the killing of 2 FBI agents, released after Biden clemency

Leonard Peltier, the 80-year-old activist who received two life sentences for his role in the 1975 murder of two FBI agents, was released from prison Tuesday after President Biden commuted his sentence in one of his final acts before leaving office.

February 18, 2025

Postmaster General DeJoy to step down, calls on board to find successor

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced Tuesday he's leaving his post and urged the Postal Service Board of Governors to start the search for a replacement.

February 18, 2025