Articles filed under Donald Trump
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Republican progress on immigration bill stalls out over Trump’s ballroom, DOJ settlementMay 21, 2026 2:06 pm - Senate Republican leaders on Thursday are expected to abandon a proposal for $1 billion in security money for the White House complex and President Donald Trump’s ballroom amid backlash from members of their own party.
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Trump will ease refrigerant rule in a bid to address surging grocery costsMay 21, 2026 9:50 am - The Trump administration on Thursday loosened federal rules that require grocery stores and air-conditioning companies to reduce greenhouse gases used in cooling equipment, a step that President Donald Trump said would help lower grocery costs.
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US announces criminal case against former Cuban President Raúl CastroMay 20, 2026 1:02 pm - Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles as the Trump administration escalated pressure on the socialist government.
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Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fundMay 20, 2026 11:33 am - Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol from an attack by a mob of Trump supporters sued on Wednesday to block anyone — including Jan. 6, 2021, rioters — from receiving payouts from a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for people who claim to be victims of politically motivated prosecutions.
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US government agrees to drop tax claims against Trump in broadening of IRS lawsuit settlementMay 19, 2026 2:17 pm - The U.S. government will permanently drop tax claims connected to President Donald Trump, according to a settlement document that is part of a deal to resolve Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns.
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Blanche doesn't rule out considering payments for violent Jan. 6 rioters as he defends $1.8B fundMay 19, 2026 9:27 am - Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday wouldn't rule out the possibility that people who carried out violence during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol will be considered for payouts from a new$1.776 billion fund to pay individuals who believe they were targeted politically.
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Trump says he's called off Iran strike planned for Tuesday at request of Gulf alliesMay 18, 2026 2:31 pm - President Donald Trump said he is holding off on a military strike on Iran planned for Tuesday because “serious negotiations” are underway.
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China agrees to boost trade for U.S. beef and poultry following Trump-Xi summitMay 18, 2026 1:56 pm - China has agreed to ramp up trade for U.S. agricultural products such as beef and poultry, buying at an annualized rate of $17 billion per year for 2026 and at that level for 2027 and 2028, the White House announced Sunday, two days after President Donald Trump returned from a high-stakes summit in Beijing where he sought to ease the impact on American farmers from the trade war he launched last year.
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Justice Department announces a $1.7B fund to compensate Trump allies in a deal to drop IRS suitMay 18, 2026 9:16 am - The Trump administration on Monday announced the creation of a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies of the Republican president who believe they were mistreated by the Biden administration Justice Department.
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Trump’s description of Taiwan as a ‘good negotiating chip’ with China raises anxietiesMay 16, 2026 6:35 pm - Recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump that arms sales to Taiwan are a “very good negotiating chip” in the United States’ dealings with China are heightening anxieties on the island democracy that Beijing claims as its own.