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  • Trump 'not satisfied' with Iran's proposal to end the war

    Trump 'not satisfied' with Iran's proposal to end the war

    May 01, 2026 08:12 PM EDT

    President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s latest proposal to end the war between the countries, saying Friday he still was not satisfied while blaming Iran’s “fractured” leadership.

  • Trump says deadline for Congress to approve Iran war doesn't apply, claiming hostilities have 'terminated'

    Trump says deadline for Congress to approve Iran war doesn't apply, claiming hostilities have 'terminated'

    May 01, 2026 07:45 PM EDT

    ... on the Strait of Hormuz and the U.S. Navy is maintaining a blockade to prevent Iran’s oil tankers from getting out to sea. Trump on Friday echoed Hegseth’s argument, and stressed that other presidents had similarly not sought congressional approval as laid out under the 1973 law ...

  • WATCH: Trump says he raised tariffs on autos from EU to 25%

    WATCH: Trump says he raised tariffs on autos from EU to 25%

    May 01, 2026 07:28 PM EDT

    Neither EU nor Trump administration officials responded to questions about the tariff increase and whether or how the agreement had been violated. But Trump has had a testy relationship with Europe, having threatened earlier this year to take control of Greenland and later blasting NATO allies for not providing more ...

  • Oil prices surge again as Trump weighs options to end Iran war and Hegseth faces lawmakers

    Oil prices surge again as Trump weighs options to end Iran war and Hegseth faces lawmakers

    Apr 30, 2026 10:50 PM EDT

    On Thursday, the top U.S. commander in the Middle East briefed Trump on potential military options and the ongoing blockade of the Persian Gulf while talks to end the war with Iran remain at a standstill. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Hegseth faced more grilling from lawmakers as the price of oil surges and a key deadline...

  • Fired immigration judge gives inside look at Trump’s deportation agenda

    Fired immigration judge gives inside look at Trump’s deportation agenda

    Apr 30, 2026 10:30 PM EDT

    Ali Rogin: Another change to immigration policy under this Trump administration is the ability to hold migrants without bond, meaning that they're held for much longer periods in detention centers, which are often overcrowded, unsanitary. How is that affecting the experience of migrants who are seeking to get their ...

  • Trump signs Homeland Security funding bill, ending record shutdown

    Trump signs Homeland Security funding bill, ending record shutdown

    Apr 30, 2026 10:23 PM EDT

    ... was drying up. Immigration enforcement workers have largely been paid through the flush of new cash — some $170 billion — that Congress approved as part of Trump’s tax cuts bill last year. Others, including at the TSA, have had to rely on Trump’s intervention through executive action to ensure ...

  • Trump says he's lifting certain tariffs on Scotch whisky after royal visit

    Trump says he's lifting certain tariffs on Scotch whisky after royal visit

    Apr 30, 2026 09:13 PM EDT

    ... country. “People’s jobs were at stake. Millions of pounds were being lost every month from the Scottish economy," said Swinney, expressing gratitude to both Trump and King Charles III. Trump has used alcohol as a pressure point in his tariff threats. Last year, he threatened a 200% tariff on ...

  • Trump pulls Casey Means' stalled surgeon general nomination, picks Nicole Saphier instead

    Trump pulls Casey Means' stalled surgeon general nomination, picks Nicole Saphier instead

    Apr 30, 2026 08:00 PM EDT

    ... Trump will try to fill the post a third time Means is the second U.S. surgeon general pick whose nomination has been withdrawn in Trump’s second term. Trump withdrew his first nominee, Fox News medical contributor Janette Nesheiwat, after questions were raised about her academic credentials. In at ...

  • Powell says he will stay on Fed board after chair term ends, addressing Trump’s attacks

    Powell says he will stay on Fed board after chair term ends, addressing Trump’s attacks

    Apr 29, 2026 10:35 PM EDT

    ... the board or President Trump's influence? David Wessel: Well, there's seven members of the Federal Reserve Board and there are three who are Trump appointees. One will leave when Kevin Warsh gets there. If anybody goes, Lisa Cook, Jay Powell, Michael Barr, if anything goes, then the Trump ...

  • WATCH: Trump talks about Putin call, Comey indictment as he welcomes Artemis II astronauts to the White House

    WATCH: Trump talks about Putin call, Comey indictment as he welcomes Artemis II astronauts to the White House

    Apr 29, 2026 06:25 PM EDT

    President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Russia's Vladimir Putin offered to help the U.S. handle Iran’s enriched uranium as part of a potential nuclear deal. Watch President Donald Trump with the Artemis II crew in our video player above. Speaking at the White House with crew members ...

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