Articles filed under Political Figures
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King Charles III arrives in United States on a delicate mission to restore the UK-US relationshipApr 27, 2026 2:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Two and a half centuries after the American colonies declared independence from Britain under King George III, his descendant King Charles III arrived in the...
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Man charged with attempted assassination of Trump in White House correspondents' dinner shootingApr 27, 2026 1:13 pm - The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives was charged Monday with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump and will remain at least temporarily behind bars as the case moves forward.
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Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US lifts its blockade and the war ends, officials sayApr 27, 2026 8:29 am - Iran has offered to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz if the U.S. lifts its blockade on the country and ends the war in a proposal that would postpone discussions on the Islamic Republic's nuclear program, two regional officials said Monday.
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Trump's many upcoming large, public events may present fresh security challenges after latest attackApr 27, 2026 8:24 am - Federal law enforcement officials are evaluating how to proceed with some high-profile public events featuring President Donald Trump after the attack at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
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Trump says suspect was armed with multiple weapons at White House correspondents’ dinnerApr 25, 2026 9:43 pm - A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside a high-profile journalists' dinner attended by President Donald Trump and multiple senior U.S. leaders on Saturday night, rushing toward the ballroom before Secret Service agents swarmed him and took him into custody. The president was uninjured and was hustled away.
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Justice Department drops criminal probe of Fed chair Powell, likely clearing way for WarshApr 24, 2026 9:48 am - The Justice Department has ended its probe into Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, clearing a major roadblock to the confirmation of his successor, Kevin Warsh.
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Trump says Lebanon and Israel agree to extend Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire by 3 weeksApr 23, 2026 7:12 pm - President Donald Trump said Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group by three weeks after talks at the White House on Thursday.
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‘Two ways of calculating’: Trump defends his mathematically impossible calculations on drug pricesApr 23, 2026 6:58 pm - President Donald Trump, who helped push the term “fake news” into the mainstream, now seems to have a new favorite subject: fake math.
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Trump orders US military to ‘shoot and kill’ Iranian small boats choking Strait of HormuzApr 23, 2026 7:57 am - U.S. President Donald Trump in a morning social media post ordered the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” Iranian small boats choking the Strait of Hormuz.
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Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shiftApr 23, 2026 7:48 am - President Donald Trump's acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by advocates who said cannabis should never have been treated like heroin by the federal government.