Jul 15 Ukrainians welcome Trump’s pledge for more U.S. aid but fear his 50-day deadline for Putin is too long By Vasilisa Stepanenko, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed gratitude for U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to send more weapons to Ukraine, particularly Patriot air defense missile systems. Continue reading
Jul 15 How Trump spent years stoking dark theories, and why he’s facing Epstein case blowback now By Ali Swenson, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press The political crisis is especially challenging for Trump because it's one of his own making. Continue reading
Jul 15 What Trump’s new plan for Ukraine weapons might mean for the war By Will Weissert, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The U.S. plans to sell Patriot missile batteries — systems ideal for shielding territory against incoming missile attacks — and other weapons to European allies that would be transferred to Kyiv. Continue reading
Jul 15 WATCH: Trump plugs energy and tech investments at summit in Pennsylvania By Seung Min Kim, Marc Levy, Associated Press At the event Tuesday in Pittsburgh helmed by Republican Sen. David McCormick, Trump boasted of a "true golden age for America" in energy policy and artificial intelligence. Continue reading
Jul 15 WATCH: Mike Waltz says he wants to make UN ‘great again’ as Democrats grill him on Signal chat By Farnoush Amiri, Matt Brown, Associated Press Appearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for his confirmation hearing, Waltz faced lawmakers for the first time since he was ousted as national security adviser for mistakenly adding a journalist to a private Signal chat used to discuss sensitive… Continue reading
Jul 15 Fact-checking Trump’s threat to take away Rosie O’Donnell’s U.S. citizenship By Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact President Donald Trump is threatening to strip people of their U.S. citizenship, including political foes, as his administration works to deport people from the country in mass numbers. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch 8:29 What’s behind Trump’s shift on arming Ukraine and his threats against Russia By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev, Dan Sagalyn President Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced they would infuse Ukraine with American weapons bought by European allies. Trump also threatened massive sanctions on Russia if there is no ceasefire by early September. It was a remarkable turnaround… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch 2:57 A look at the split in Trump’s base over the Epstein files By William Brangham, Solveig Rennan The handling of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s case continues to roil the MAGA world. After repeatedly claiming there were scandalous, criminal details about Epstein being hidden from the public, some of those same people are now saying there’s nothing to… Continue watching
Jul 14 What to know about the MAGA faithful’s anger over Trump and the Epstein case By Adriana Gomez Licon, Meg Kinnard, Ed White, Associated Press Right-wing influencers were once bolstered by Trump's own claims on this case, but are now feeling their demands are being squelched by his administration. Continue reading
Jul 14 EU trade ministers call Trump’s 30% tariff ‘absolutely unacceptable,’ plan countermeasures By Sam McNeil, Associated Press The ministers met Monday in Brussels following Trump's surprise announcement of such hefty tariffs, which could have repercussions for governments, companies and consumers on both sides of the Atlantic. Continue reading