U.S. President Donald Trump

August 19, 2025 8:43 PM

Trump says Putin ‘tired’ of war, but possible he doesn’t want to make a deal

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he hoped Vladimir Putin was going to "be good" and move forward toward ending the war in Ukraine, but conceded it was possible the Russian president doesn't want to make a deal. "I don't think it's going to be a problem, to be honest with you. I think Putin is tired of it. I think they're all tired of it, but you never know," Trump said in an interview with the Fox News "Fox & Friends" program. Trump spoke the day after hosting Ukrainian Presiden...

August 14, 2025 10:30 AM

Trump wants to extend federal control over Washington police

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would ask the Republican-controlled Congress to extend federal control of Washington's city police force beyond 30 days, escalating his campaign to exert presidential power over the nation's capital. Trump also asserted that any congressional action could serve as a model for other U.S. cities. He has previously threatened to expand his efforts to other Democratic-run cities such as Chicago that he claims have failed to address cr...

July 11, 2025 10:57 AM

Bitcoin jumps to record on institutional investor demand

Bitcoin rallied to an all-time high on Friday, powered by demand from institutional investors and friendly policies of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration. The world's largest cryptocurrency rose to a peak of $116,781.10 in the Asian session on Friday, taking its gains for the year thus far to more than 24%. In March, Trump signed an executive order to establish a strategic reserve of cryptocurrencies. He has also appointed several crypto-friendly individuals, including Securities and...

July 1, 2025 9:23 AM

Iran-linked hackers threaten to release Trump aides’ emails

Iran-linked hackers have threatened to disclose more emails stolen from U.S. President Donald Trump's circle, after distributing a prior batch to the media ahead of the 2024 U.S. election. In online chats with Reuters on Sunday and Monday, the hackers, who go by the pseudonym Robert, said they had roughly 100 gigabytes of emails from the accounts of White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Trump lawyer Lindsey Halligan, Trump adviser Roger Stone and porn star-turned-Trump antagonist Stormy Danie...

June 23, 2025 2:42 PM

Iran issues stark warning to Trump ‘the gambler’: We will end this war

Iran said on Monday that the U.S. attack on its nuclear sites expanded the range of legitimate targets for its armed forces and called U.S. President Donald Trump a "gambler" for joining Israel's military campaign against the Islamic Republic. Since Trump joined Israel's campaign by dropping massive bunker-buster bombs on Iranian nuclear sites on Sunday morning, Iran has repeatedly threatened to retaliate. But while it has continued to fire missiles at Israel, it has yet to take action against...

June 12, 2025 9:27 AM

U.S. to deploy 4,000 National Guard troops, 700 Marines to Los Angeles amid ongoing protests

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has said it is going to deploy 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles to help protect federal property and personnel during the ongoing protests in the city. Here is everything we know about the U.S. troops that are being deployed to Los Angeles: WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF TROOPS SENT TO LA? National guard troops usually belong to individual states and personnel in many cases are trained to help with emergencies that those ...

May 27, 2025 2:18 PM

Russian drone attacks dip in intensity after three nights of massive bombardment

Russia launched 60 drones at Ukraine overnight, injuring several people, officials in Kyiv said on Tuesday, indicating a sharp decrease in the intensity of Moscow's attacks after it conducted three nights of massive aerial bombardment. The earlier attacks - which the Ukrainian Air Force said included a record barrage of 355 drones on Sunday night - prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to say that Russian President Vladimir Putin had "gone absolutely CRAZY" and threaten sanctions. The air force...

May 15, 2025 2:48 PM

Trump says US close to a nuclear deal with Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States was getting very close to securing a nuclear deal with Iran, and Tehran had "sort of" agreed to the terms. "We're in very serious negotiations with Iran for long-term peace," Trump said on a tour of the Gulf, according to a shared pool report by AFP. "We're getting close to maybe doing a deal without having to do this... there (are) two steps to doing this, there is a very, very nice step and there is the violent step,...

May 13, 2025 11:26 AM

US mission in Taipei says Trump’s ‘unification’ comment was about US-China trade

U.S. President Donald Trump's comment on "unification" was about the U.S.-China trade relationship, and U.S. policy towards Taiwan has not changed, the de facto embassy on the island said on Tuesday, after the wording caused unease in Taipei. China claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and has vowed to "reunify" with the island, by force if necessary. Taiwan's government rejects Beijing's sovereignty claims, saying only the island's people can decide their future. Washingt...

May 8, 2025 1:56 PM

US-Houthi ceasefire deal does not include Israel, says Houthi spokesperson

A ceasefire deal between Yemen's Houthis and the U.S. does not include sparing Israel, the group said on Wednesday, suggesting its shipping attacks that have disrupted global trade and challenged world powers will not come to a complete halt. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday the U.S. would stop bombing the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen, saying that the group had agreed to stop attacking U.S. ships. After Trump made the announcement, Oman said it had mediated the ceasefire deal to ha...