The president sometimes overshadows his party’s election-year focus.
US President Donald Trump during an Economic Club of Detroit event at Sound Board Theater at MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit, Michigan, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. Trump said he would cut off federal funding to so-called sanctuary cities at the end of the month as part of his administration’s efforts to address fraud, in the latest escalation over immigration policy with Democratic jurisdictions. Photographer: Emily Elconin/Bloomberg
With Maduro in jail, the Danish territory is in the president’s sights.
A statue of Hans Egede, a Danish missionary and founder of Nuuk, overlooks the city of Nuuk, Greenland, on Saturday, May 3, 2025. As ice melts due to climate change, Greenland’s reserves of rare earths, gold, and diamonds are expected to become more accessible. Photographer: Carsten Snejbjerg/Bloomberg
The Justice Department’s release had been mandated by Congress.
Marina Lacerda, a survivor of deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking ring, center left, during a news conference outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. President Donald Trump said House Republicans should vote to require the Justice Department to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein, effectively reversing a position he'd held for months. Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg
MAGA base backs US military strikes on suspected drug-smuggling vessels.
Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, departs following a briefing with House lawmakers at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. The US military has attacked three more alleged drug boats, killing a total of eight people, the US Southern Command said Monday night. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg
The president has tried to brush off affordability as an issue.
US President Donald Trump draws out the card of United States during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw in Washington on Dec. 5. Photographer: Stephanie Scarbrough/Getty Images
The report comes as Congress is examining strikes on alleged drug boats.
Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, during a meeting with US President Donald Trump and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, not pictured, in the Cabinet Room of White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. Orban is meeting with Trump at the White House, where the Hungarian leader is seeking to win an exemption from US sanctions on Russian oil. Photographer: Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg
Both men move past the harsh words of the campaign.
US President Donald Trump and New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Nov. 21. Photographer: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images
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