U.S. President Donald Trump

September 15, 2026 9:47 AM

US judge blocks Trump limits on how long foreign students, journalists can stay

A federal judge on Monday blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from implementing a new rule that would limit how long foreign students and journalists can remain in the U.S. without applying for extensions. U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor in Boston ruled in favor of a coalition of unions and higher education advocacy groups a day before the Department of Homeland Security's rule was set to take effect. Saylor said DHS adopted the policy based on "exceptionally weak" ration...

September 8, 2026 9:04 AM

Trump says Canada’s Bombardier must build jets in US or lose market access

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Canadian private jet maker Bombardier would no longer be allowed to sell its planes in the United States unless it started manufacturing in the country. "NO MORE SELLING BOMBARDIER IN THE UNITED STATES! Their products aren’t good enough!" Trump said in a post on Truth Social. "If they want our Market, they must build here, and stop treating America like a 'piggybank',” he said. Trump made the post as a trade dispute between Washington and Ot...

August 28, 2026 12:03 AM

Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America, a change he said would take effect immediately. A White House aide said the order directs the Department of the Interior and Secretary Doug Burgum to make the change. One of the five Great Lakes of North America, Lake Ontario borders both the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of New York. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office did not immediately respond to a request ...

August 27, 2026 8:47 AM

Trump: ‘Time to teach Canada you can’t do this anymore’

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday it was "time to teach Canada you can't do this anymore," just days after trade talks between the neighboring countries broke down. "I had a deal, that was a pretty good deal, you know, quite good," Trump told Glenn Beck in an interview. "They don't have anything that we have to have, okay, we can get by. I mean, there are a couple of things that would make it a little inconvenient, but we can get them elsewhere. And it's time to teach Canada you can...

August 19, 2026 8:53 AM

Trump says US and Canada strike deal, temporarily pauses tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump announced late on Tuesday night he was putting a three-day pause on new 50% tariffs set to go into effect on Canadian goods on Wednesday, saying the two countries had reached an agreement. The pause was "based on the fact that Canada and the U.S.A., subject to the finalization of documents, have a DEAL," Trump said in a post on Truth Social. There was no immediate comment or confirmation from the Canadian government. Trump added in his social media post that the Ke...

August 19, 2026 8:13 AM

Trump says no talks planned with Iran, Tehran says Strait of Hormuz still shut

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday no talks were taking place with Iran and insisted the Strait of Hormuz was open, contradicting Iran's assertion that the critical waterway remained shut to shipping. The receding prospects of a deal to end the nearly six-month conflict drove up oil prices again on Tuesday, while stock markets sagged and borrowing costs for major economies including the U.S. hit multi-decade highs, amid concerns about the long-term inflationary and fiscal impact of the...

August 17, 2026 8:18 AM

Trump orders Pentagon to cut back military exercises with South Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday instructed the Pentagon to "substantially reduce" 10 days of joint military exercises with South Korea as they were about to get underway, citing the cost of the drills and Seoul's refusal to take part in actions against Iran. Hours before exercises were scheduled to begin, Trump said on his Truth Social site that although it was too late to cancel the drills entirely, he was "not happy" that the U.S. had previously agreed to participate and highlighted his...

August 13, 2026 1:08 PM

Trump says press secretary Karoline Leavitt to leave job at month’s end

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her role at the end of the month, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, leaving the president without one of his most trusted advisers ahead of November's midterm elections. Leavitt will be an outside communications adviser and party operative shaping the future contours of Trump's "Make America Great Again" movement, she and Trump said in statements. In a social media post, Leavitt, 28, said she aimed to spend more time with her...

August 7, 2026 9:50 AM

Trump signs orders to limit US birthright citizenship, despite Supreme Court ruling

U.S. President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Thursday in a new but narrower attempt to curtail birthright citizenship, once again challenging a provision of the U.S. Constitution even though the Supreme Court rejected his previous effort. Limiting birthright citizenship has been one of the top priorities in the Republican president's crackdown on immigration, with the White House taking particular aim at what it calls "birth tourism," in which pregnant foreigners travel to the U.S...

August 5, 2026 12:26 PM

US and Iran having ‘very good discussions’, Trump says

U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration had "very good discussions" with Iran during all-day negotiations on Tuesday, fuelling expectations of an imminent end to the five-month conflict. Oil prices fell and stocks jumped in Asian trade on Wednesday after Wall Street hit record highs on hopes that a deal could soon be reached to restore traffic through the blockaded Strait of Hormuz. "They had an all-day negotiation," Trump told Fox News' "@ Night" show. The Strait of Hormuz "is goi...