• WATCH: Trump says he doesn't owe Pope Leo an apology after attacking him for comments on Iran

    WATCH: Trump says he doesn't owe Pope Leo an apology after attacking him for comments on Iran

    Apr 13, 2026 08:08 PM EDT

    ... Leo was only elected pontiff “because he was an American, and they thought that would be the best way to deal with President Donald J. Trump.” “If I wasn’t in the White House, Leo wouldn’t be in the Vatican,” Trump wrote, adding, “Leo should get his act together ...

  • WATCH: Trump speaks about 'no tax on tips' with a 'DoorDash grandma'

    WATCH: Trump speaks about 'no tax on tips' with a 'DoorDash grandma'

    Apr 13, 2026 07:40 PM EDT

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZMYxcCO-5k In comments to reporters outside the Oval Office, Trump added, “There’s nothing to apologize for” and said of Leo, “He’s wrong.” WATCH: Pope Leo says he has 'no fear' of the Trump administration Trump was also asked about posting an ...

  • Trump administration agrees to return Pride flag to Stonewall National Monument in New York

    Trump administration agrees to return Pride flag to Stonewall National Monument in New York

    Apr 13, 2026 07:06 PM EDT

    ... will continue to fly there, where it belongs," foundation president Charley Beal said. The Pride flag had become a flashpoint for arguments over President Donald Trump ’s approach to the Stonewall site — the first national monument commemorating LGBTQ+ history — and various other historical properties. After a yearslong campaign by activists ...

  • Orbán's election loss has ripple effects for Trump and U.S. conservatives

    Orbán's election loss has ripple effects for Trump and U.S. conservatives

    Apr 13, 2026 05:47 PM EDT

    ... Trump will try to use his own executive power to tilt November's midterm elections or the 2028 presidential vote to his party, much as Trump tried to use his official powers to overturn Democrat Joe Biden's win in the 2020 presidential election. “Most importantly for American voters, even ...

  • Judge dismisses Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over reporting on Epstein ties

    Judge dismisses Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over reporting on Epstein ties

    Apr 13, 2026 05:42 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge dismissed President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch on Monday over a story on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. U.S. District Judge Darrin P. Gayles in Florida wrote in the order that Trump had failed ...

  • WATCH: Pope Leo says he has 'no fear' of the Trump administration

    WATCH: Pope Leo says he has 'no fear' of the Trump administration

    Apr 13, 2026 02:19 PM EDT

    ... Leo only got his position “because he was an American, and they thought that would be the best way to deal with President Donald J. Trump.” “If I wasn’t in the White House, Leo wouldn’t be in the Vatican,” Trump wrote, adding, “Leo should get his act together ...

  • Pope calls for peace in first-ever Algeria visit amid growing attacks from Trump

    Pope calls for peace in first-ever Algeria visit amid growing attacks from Trump

    Apr 13, 2026 01:17 PM EDT

    Pope Leo XIV arrived in Algeria on Monday on a first-ever papal visit, calling for peace and the end of “neocolonial tendencies” in world affairs, while facing an extraordinary broadside by President Donald Trump over his criticism of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

  • Trump says U.S. Navy will blockade Strait of Hormuz after ceasefire talks end without agreement

    Trump says U.S. Navy will blockade Strait of Hormuz after ceasefire talks end without agreement

    Apr 12, 2026 03:56 PM EDT

    ... dozen countries. Tehran has long denied seeking nuclear weapons but insists on its right to a civilian nuclear program. The landmark 2015 nuclear deal, which Trump later pulled the U.S. out of, took well over a year of negotiations. Experts say Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium, though not ...

  • Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s mental acuity and unpredictability

    Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s mental acuity and unpredictability

    Apr 10, 2026 10:20 PM EDT

    ... off the table, least of all the former vice president. Whether she does it or not, that's up to her. Geoff Bennett: Is President Trump so polarizing that he could resurrect candidacies that voters already said no to? David Brooks: Possibly. I think this is going to be one ...

  • See planned images for Trump's Washington triumphal arch

    See planned images for Trump's Washington triumphal arch

    Apr 10, 2026 08:57 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's plans for a new triumphal arch in the capital, unveiled on Friday, include a towering winged figure with a Lady Liberty-like torch and crown, flanked by two eagles and guarded by four lions — all gilded. WATCH: Trump's vision for D.C. draws ...