The president’s obsession with pet projects fuels arguments he lacks focus on pocketbook issues.
The Octagon and the Fan Zone on the Ellipse ahead of a planned UFC fight on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, June 11, 2026. The mixed Ultimate Fighting Championship event on White House grounds planned for June 14 violates National Park Service environmental review regulations, two Virginia residents allege in a lawsuit challenging it. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg
US President Donald Trump said he raised the issue of granting Visa Inc. wider access to offer payments services to Chinese consumers and businesses during a meeting with Xi Jinping on Thursday in Beijing.
US President Donald Trump said he raised the issue of granting Visa Inc. wider access to offer payments services to Chinese consumers and businesses during a meeting with Xi Jinping on Thursday in Beijing.
US President Donald Trump makes a speech at a state banquet with China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026.
President Donald Trump accused former President Barack Obama of giving away classified information when he discussed aliens during a recent podcast appearance.
President Donald Trump accused former President Barack Obama of giving away classified information when he discussed aliens during a recent podcast appearance.
US President Donald Trump authorized his administration to slap tariffs on goods from countries that provide oil to Cuba, tightening the squeeze on the communist-run government he wants to see replaced.
US President Donald Trump authorized his administration to slap tariffs on goods from countries that provide oil to Cuba, tightening the squeeze on the communist-run government he wants to see replaced.
The Francisco I. Madero oil refinery in Ciudad Madero, Mexico. Photographer: Mauricio Palos/Bloomberg
US President Donald Trump authorized his administration to slap tariffs on goods from countries that provide oil to Cuba, tightening the squeeze on the communist-run government he wants to see replaced.
US President Donald Trump authorized his administration to slap tariffs on goods from countries that provide oil to Cuba, tightening the squeeze on the communist-run government he wants to see replaced.
The Francisco I. Madero oil refinery in Ciudad Madero, Mexico. Photographer: Mauricio Palos/Bloomberg
President Donald Trump stood by comments ridiculing murdered Hollywood impresario Rob Reiner and his wife on Monday, even after the remarks prompted criticism from both Democrats and Republicans.
President Donald Trump stood by comments ridiculing murdered Hollywood impresario Rob Reiner and his wife on Monday, even after the remarks prompted criticism from both Democrats and Republicans.
President Donald Trump said the US would be “starting” land strikes on drug operations in Latin America, though again declined to provide details on when and where the escalation of his military campaign would actually begin, or if countries could still do anything to avert the threatened action.
President Donald Trump said the US would be “starting” land strikes on drug operations in Latin America, though again declined to provide details on when and where the escalation of his military campaign would actually begin, or if countries could still do anything to avert the threatened action.
Donald Trump on Dec. 12. Photographer: Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg
White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said it would be irresponsible for the Federal Reserve to lay out a plan for where it aims to take interest rates over the next six months, emphasizing the importance of following the economic data.
White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said it would be irresponsible for the Federal Reserve to lay out a plan for where it aims to take interest rates over the next six months, emphasizing the importance of following the economic data.
White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said it would be irresponsible for the Federal Reserve to lay out a plan for where it aims to take interest rates over the next six months, emphasizing the importance of following the economic data.
White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said it would be irresponsible for the Federal Reserve to lay out a plan for where it aims to take interest rates over the next six months, emphasizing the importance of following the economic data.
Negotiators from the White House and Ukraine agreed on a “framework of security arrangements” and discussed what deterrence capabilities would be necessary as part of a peace deal to end the war with Russia, the US said Friday.
Negotiators from the White House and Ukraine agreed on a “framework of security arrangements” and discussed what deterrence capabilities would be necessary as part of a peace deal to end the war with Russia, the US said Friday.
Vladimir Putin meets with US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow on Dec. 2. Photographer: Kristina Kormilitsyna/Pool/AFP/Getty Images
US President Donald Trump said he urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to increase the speed and size of agricultural purchases and said Beijing had “more or less agreed” to do so.
US President Donald Trump said he urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to increase the speed and size of agricultural purchases and said Beijing had “more or less agreed” to do so.
US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping.
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