Jun 14 Putin and Zelenskyy each speak with Trump by phone as drone strikes kill 2 in Russia and U.K. detains tanker By Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy each spoke by phone with U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday. Continue reading
Jun 14 Trump celebrates 80th birthday with Iran deal ahead of UFC fights on White House South Lawn By Will Weissert, Associated Press Trump marked turning 80 on Sunday by hailing an agreement to end the war in Iran hours before a birthday celebration that once would have seemed unfathomable: a cage-fighting show on the South Lawn of the White House. Continue reading
Jun 13 Trump taps James M. McDonald as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York By Fatima Hussein, Eric Tucker, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Saturday that he will appoint one of his personal lawyers to serve as the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan. Continue reading
Jun 13 Macron to host Trump for dinner at Versailles after G7 summit By Darlene Superville, Aamer Madhani, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron will meet over dinner at the glittering Palace of Versailles near Paris after the G7 summit next week in France. Continue reading
Jun 13 Trump's name removed from the Kennedy Center building following court-ordered deadline By Steven Sloan, Associated Press Matt Floca, executive director and chief operating officer of the performing arts venue, told a federal court Saturday that the institution had complied with an order to remove Trump's name from the facade. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 3:57 What the U.S. and Iran are demanding in the latest peace proposal By Liz Landers, Doug Adams The U.S. and Iran both say they are inching closer to a deal to end the war that started nearly four months ago. But as with previous announcements, there are few details on the timing and execution of any agreement. Continue watching
Jun 12 Watch 7:06 'Close doesn't count': Mideast experts assess potential U.S.-Iran agreement By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn To discuss the motivations and potential outcomes of this latest attempt to end the war in Iran, Amna Nawaz spoke with Alan Eyre and Miad Maleki. Eyre was part of the Obama administration's negotiating team for the Iran nuclear deal… Continue watching
Jun 12 Watch 6:22 White House UFC event spotlights Trump's decades-long partnership with Dana White By Liz Landers, Frank Carlson, Doug Adams On Sunday, an Ultimate Fighting Championship event on the White House lawn will mark both President Trump's 80th birthday and Flag Day. White House correspondent Liz Landers explains how this moment for Trump and the UFC was decades in the… Continue watching
Jun 12 Judge rules Trump can stage UFC fights on the White House's South Lawn this weekend By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A federal judge ruled on Friday that the White House is allowed to stage a UFC show this weekend in an elaborate ring already built on the South Lawn to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary — on President Donald Trump’s… Continue reading
Jun 12 WATCH: UFC Freedom 250 holds news conference ahead of White House fight on Trump's birthday By Will Weissert, Associated Press More than $60 million and tens of thousands of hours of labor have been poured into building the arena. Continue reading