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Bessent says Greenland ownership is designed to prevent a war, not start one

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said President Trump wants to acquire Greenland to "prevent a conflict," rather than becoming involved in a full-blown war after a foreign incursion.

January 20, 2026

Stocks plummet over Trump’s tariff threat in pursuit of control of Greenland

Wall Street stocks plummeted early Tuesday over President Trump's threat to impose new tariffs on eight European countries for their resistance to his plans to claim Greenland.

January 20, 2026

Trump hits 8 European countries with 10% tariff for not backing U.S. acquisition of Greenland

President Trump said Saturday he would impose a 10% import tax on eight European countries until "a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland."

January 17, 2026

President Donald J. Trump Boulevard dedicated in Florida near Mar-a-Lago estate

President Trump said he is "tremendously" honored to see a four-mile stretch of road near his Florida home named after him.

January 16, 2026

Trump ‘very impressed’ by Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado after meeting

President Trump on Friday said he will remain in touch with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado about the future of the South American country, one day after he accepted her Nobel Peace Prize at a White House lunch meeting.

January 16, 2026

Trump touts rural health effort: ‘Remember this in the midterms’

President Trump is highlighting a $50 billion program to modernize and bolster rural hospitals, hoping voters in less populated areas will remember the effort when they vote in this year's midterm elections.

January 16, 2026

Machado gives Trump her Nobel medal in White House meeting on Venezuela’s future

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado presented President Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize on Thursday during a meeting to discuss her country's future following President Nicolas Maduro's ouster.

January 15, 2026

Chuck Schumer meets with Trump to lobby him on rail project, Obamacare and ICE tactics

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said he met with President Trump at the White House on Thursday to discuss a vital transit program that allows commuters to cross the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey.

January 15, 2026

Machado says Venezuelans can ‘count on’ Trump after White House meeting

President Trump met with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado at the White House Thursday to discuss her country's future following the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro, although Mr. Trump does not think she can lead the country right now.

January 15, 2026

Trump announces plan for more choice in health care, lower drug prices

President Trump released a health care plan Thursday that calls for delivering government assistance directly to consumers rather than through insurance companies and for lowering prescription drug prices.

January 15, 2026

Trump: Control of Greenland is price of U.S. missile defense

President Trump on Wednesday said the U.S. must take control of Greenland to build its Golden Dome missile-defense system and become an effective deterrent to China and Russia, and anything less is "unacceptable."

January 14, 2026

ICE agent who shot Renee Good was treated for internal bleeding

Jonathan Ross, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis, received treatment for internal bleeding in his torso after the incident, according to a new report.

January 14, 2026

Trump says U.S. control of Greenland is necessary for Golden Dome project, NATO prowess

NATO needs the U.S. to take control of Greenland to be an effective deterrent to China and Russia, and anything less is "unacceptable," President Trump said Wednesday.

January 14, 2026

Inflation rose 2.7% on an annual basis in December report that shows stabilizing prices

Prices rose 2.7% for the year ending in December, the federal government said Tuesday, matching the previous month's report and Wall Street's expectations.

January 13, 2026

Foreign central bankers back Fed Chair Powell during DOJ controversy

The controversy around Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has gone global.

January 13, 2026

Wall Street reacts negatively to Powell probe, credit-card proposal

U.S. stocks dove into negative territory to start the week on Monday after the Department of Justice sent subpoenas to the Federal Reserve as part of a criminal inquiry into Chair Jerome Powell's remarks to Congress.

January 12, 2026

Former Fed chairs, some GOP lawmakers rebuke Justice Dept. inquiry of Fed Chair Jerome Powell

Lawmakers and former Federal Reserve officials rallied Monday to the defense of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, one day after the central bank said it received a grand jury subpoena from President Trump's Justice Department.

January 12, 2026

Trump says U.S. presence in Greenland is not enough, needs ownership ‘title’

President Trump says a military presence on Greenland is not sufficient, and he wants to have ownership of the Arctic island, citing the Russian and Chinese presence in the Arctic.

January 12, 2026

Tillis says Justice Department credibility in doubt after Fed subpoena

Sen. Thom Tillis says he will block any nomination President Trump makes to the Federal Reserve until a legal case against Chair Jerome Powell is resolved.

January 11, 2026

Venezuela’s Machado expected to visit White House, might share Nobel Peace Prize with Trump

President Trump says Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado will visit the White House soon for a meeting that will focus on the future of the Western Hemisphere -- and the fate of her Nobel Peace Prize.

January 9, 2026