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  • Governors group skips White House meeting after Trump refused to invite two Democrats

    Governors group skips White House meeting after Trump refused to invite two Democrats

    Feb 19, 2026 10:00 PM EST

    Beyond the White House meeting, some governors also shared pointed criticisms of the administration's ever-expanding power. They bemoaned the unwillingness of the Republican-controlled Congress to limit Trump’s ambitions and they cast themselves as counterweights to the executive. “Presidents aren’t supposed to do this stuff,” Cox ...

  • Trump warns of 'bad things' if Iran doesn't make a deal, as U.S. carrier approaches region

    Trump warns of 'bad things' if Iran doesn't make a deal, as U.S. carrier approaches region

    Feb 19, 2026 09:42 PM EST

    “This week, another 50 U.S. combat aircraft — F-35s, F-22s, and F-16s — were ordered to the region, supplementing the hundreds deployed to bases in the Arab Gulf states,” the New York-based Soufan Center think tank wrote. “The deployments reinforce Trump’s threat — restated on a ...

  • Why Trump's remark about discussing Taiwan arms sales with China has raised concerns

    Why Trump's remark about discussing Taiwan arms sales with China has raised concerns

    Feb 19, 2026 08:06 PM EST

    ... the perspective of Taiwan because it sounds like it would be an issue that would be bargained away,” Hoo said. Taiwan to feature prominently in Trump’s China visit Trump is set to make his first trip to China in his current term in April, and Taiwan likely will feature ...

  • Slavery exhibit returns to Philadelphia's Independence Mall after Trump administration ordered its removal

    Slavery exhibit returns to Philadelphia's Independence Mall after Trump administration ordered its removal

    Feb 19, 2026 06:31 PM EST

    ... McCarthyism' Senior U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe on Monday granted an injunction ordering that the materials be restored while the lawsuit proceeds and barring Trump officials from creating new interpretations of the site’s history. In her 40-page opinion, Rufe compared President Donald Trump’s administration to the ...

  • WATCH: Trump says 'nobody occupied' U.S. Institute of Peace, he 'had nothing to do' with renaming the building after him

    WATCH: Trump says 'nobody occupied' U.S. Institute of Peace, he 'had nothing to do' with renaming the building after him

    Feb 19, 2026 05:59 PM EST

    President Donald Trump said Thursday that Secretary of State Marco Rubio was the driving force behind renaming the U.S. Institute of Peace the “Donald J. Trump U.S. Institute of Peace,” in a move still being contested in courts. Watch the clip in the video player above. “Marco named ...

  • WATCH: Trump touts economic agenda at Georgia rally ahead of March special election

    WATCH: Trump touts economic agenda at Georgia rally ahead of March special election

    Feb 19, 2026 05:48 PM EST

    ... the stage. Other candidates in the race include Republican former state Sen. Colton Moore, who made a name for himself with a vociferous attack on Trump’s prosecution in Georgia. Moore, the favorite of many far-right activists, said he’s been in communication with Trump even after Trump endorsed ...

  • WATCH: Trump boasts he has 'very good record of endorsing' foreign leaders

    WATCH: Trump boasts he has 'very good record of endorsing' foreign leaders

    Feb 19, 2026 05:31 PM EST

    President Donald Trump used the Board of Peace opening to "endorse foreign leaders" on Thursday. Watch the clip in the video player above. In one of many tangents, Trump used his speech at the Board of Peace meeting to reinforce his support for various foreign leaders who are facing or ...

  • An arts panel made up of Trump appointees approves his proposal for a massive White House ballroom

    An arts panel made up of Trump appointees approves his proposal for a massive White House ballroom

    Feb 19, 2026 04:20 PM EST

    ... a very beautiful structure," Cook said before the voting. "The United States just should not be entertaining the world in tents." Cook echoed one of Trump's arguments for adding a ballroom to the White House: It would end the long-standing practice of erecting temporary structures that Trump calls ...

  • WATCH: Trump announces pledges for Gaza reconstruction and troop commitments at first Board of Peace meeting

    WATCH: Trump announces pledges for Gaza reconstruction and troop commitments at first Board of Peace meeting

    Feb 19, 2026 02:06 PM EST

    ... countries that have not joined the board but are taking part as observers. “Almost everybody’s accepted, and the ones that haven’t, will be," Trump predicted. "And some are playing a little cute -- it doesn’t work. You can’t play cute with me.” The U.N. Security Council ...

  • UN Security Council holds high-level meeting on Gaza before Trump's Board of Peace convenes

    UN Security Council holds high-level meeting on Gaza before Trump's Board of Peace convenes

    Feb 18, 2026 10:58 PM EST

    ... administer Gaza’s daily affairs. But the most challenging steps lie ahead, including the deployment of an international security force, disarming Hamas and rebuilding Gaza. Trump said this week that the Board of Peace members have pledged $5 billion toward Gaza reconstruction and will commit thousands of personnel to international ...

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