U.S. President Donald Trump

June 1, 2026 9:15 PM

Kuwait comes under fire as US and Iran trade blows

Iran said it had attacked a U.S. air base following weekend U.S. strikes on Iranian military targets and Kuwait said on Monday it had come under fire, despite a fragile ceasefire and diplomatic efforts to end three months of war. Oil prices rose more than 3% after the latest strikes, with tensions also fuelled by Israel ordering troops to move further into Lebanon against Tehran-backed Hezbollah, in a conflict that was reignited by the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. U.S. President Donald Trump...

May 30, 2026 11:11 AM

Trump says he will soon decide on Iran deal, demands reopening of Hormuz Strait

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would soon decide on a proposed deal to extend the ceasefire with Iran, though the two countries still appeared to differ on significant issues that have been central to the conflict. Trump said on Friday morning that he would meet in a secure White House room to make a "final determination" on the proposal, which would extend an early-April truce for another 60 days, giving negotiators time to forge a permanent end to the war. A White House offici...

May 29, 2026 9:25 AM

Iran, US reach deal to extend ceasefire, pending Trump’s approval

The United States and Iran reached an agreement on Thursday to extend their ceasefire and lift restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, sources told Reuters, though U.S. President Donald Trump has yet to approve it and Iranian state media said it had not been finalized. According to four sources familiar with the matter, the agreement would extend the truce for another 60 days and allow traffic to flow through the strategic waterway while negotiators tackle difficult issues such a...

May 27, 2026 9:23 AM

Trump declares himself in perfect health after physical exam

U.S. President Donald Trump, who turns 80 next month, said "everything checked out perfectly" after having his physical on Tuesday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, following a year of public attention on apparently minor health issues. Trump offered no details of the physical in a brief Truth Social post saying he had completed his six-monthly exam. Trump frequently casts himself as more energetic and fitter than Joe Biden, his Democratic predecessor who left office last yea...

May 26, 2026 10:22 PM

Trump administration proposes NDAs for federal workers to crack down on leaks to journalists

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday proposed asking federal employees to sign non-disclosure agreements with the goal of preventing them from sharing confidential information with journalists. The Office of Personnel Management, the human resources office for the U.S. government, released a draft non-disclosure agreement designed for federal agencies to use with new and existing employees. Under the draft agreement, the administration could pursue civil and criminal penaltie...

May 25, 2026 1:33 PM

Netanyahu told Trump Israel will remain free to act against threats: Report

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S. President Donald Trump that Israel would remain free to act against threats in Lebanon during a phone call about an emerging agreement between Washington and Iran on Saturday, according to a Reuters report citing an Israeli source. Trump said Washington and Iran had "largely negotiated" a memorandum of understanding on a peace deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping passage that has been effectively closed since the U....

May 25, 2026 11:51 AM

Rubio says US will find ‘another way’ if Iran talks fail

The United States will either have a good agreement with Iran or deal with the country "another way," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday, as Washington played down hopes for an imminent breakthrough in the three-month-old war. Rubio told reporters in New Delhi that the U.S. would give diplomacy every chance to ‌succeed before exploring "alternatives", after President Donald Trump said on Sunday he had told his representatives not to rush into any Iran deal. There was a "pretty ...

May 22, 2026 11:11 AM

Minnesota hunger non-profit leader gets 41 years in prison for $250 million fraud scheme

The leader of a Minnesota non-profit group was sentenced to 41 years in prison on Thursday after she was convicted last year of being the ringleader of a $250 million scheme to defraud a federally funded child nutrition program. Aimee Bock, 45, was charged in 2022 with using her non-profit group Feeding Our Future to enact what the Justice Department said was the largest known fraud against the U.S. government's relief programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 70 other people have been ...

May 22, 2026 10:04 AM

Trump postpones AI executive order, cites need to compete with China

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he had postponed signing an executive order on AI because he did not like certain aspects of it and did not want to take any steps that might undermine the U.S. position in its AI competition with China. Trump had planned to sign the order at a ceremony on Thursday afternoon attended by CEOs of AI companies. U.S. news website Semafor reported the administration's plans were put on hold following a push from xAI founder Elon Musk and Meta CEO Mark Zu...

May 22, 2026 9:23 AM

Trump will swear in Warsh on Friday to lead US Federal Reserve

U.S. President Donald Trump will swear in Kevin Warsh as the chair of the Federal Reserve on Friday at the White House, the Trump administration said on Thursday. Warsh was confirmed to the role in a near party-line vote on May 13. He succeeds Jerome Powell as the chair of the central bank, though Powell's separate term as a Fed governor extends through January of 2028. Warsh, 56, will serve a four-year term as chair and a 14-year term as a Fed governor. Trump selected him as a bulwark against...