Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump calls for more Gaza food aid and talks up his golf course in meeting with UK's prime ministerJul 28, 2025 8:39 am - U.S. President Donald Trump met on Monday at one of his Scottish golf courses with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who pressed him on the U.S. taking a larger role in helping quell a growing food crisis in Gaza amid Israel's ongoing war with Hamas in the territory.
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House gives final approval to Trump's $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aidJul 18, 2025 7:31 am - The House gave final approval to President Donald Trump's request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid early Friday as Republicans intensified their efforts to target institutions and programs they view as bloated or out of step with their agenda.
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Trump mired in Epstein controversy as Wall Street Journal reports on 2003 letterJul 18, 2025 7:29 am - The controversy over President Donald Trump ’s handling of records from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation entered a new dimension Thursday as his administration struggles to make good on its promises to release details on the sex trafficking case involving a one-time friend of the now-president.
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The House is poised to OK Trump's $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aidJul 17, 2025 1:34 pm - The House is expected late Thursday to approve President Donald Trump's request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid as Republicans target institutions and programs they view as bloated or out of step with their agenda.
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In their own words: Trump, Patel, Bongino and Bondi on the Epstein scandalJul 17, 2025 9:50 am - When Jeffrey Epstein died in prison, then-President Donald Trump speculated that authorities might be wrong in ruling it a suicide.
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Trump says he’s ‘highly unlikely’ to fire Fed’s Powell after floating that idea in privateJul 16, 2025 1:20 pm - President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was “highly unlikely” to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a public statement made less than 24 hours after suggesting in a private meeting that he was leaning in favor of dismissing the head of the nation's central bank.
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Trump slams his own supporters who are angered over how his team has handled the Epstein caseJul 16, 2025 10:32 am - President Donald Trump is lashing out at his own supporters as he tries to clamp down on criticism over his administration's handling of much-hyped records in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation, which Trump now calls a “Hoax.”
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How Trump could use a building renovation to oust Fed Chair PowellJul 16, 2025 6:39 am - President Donald Trump says he has finally found a way to achieve his goal of removing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, accusing him of mismanaging the U.S. central bank’s $2.5 billion renovation project.
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US sends third-country deportees under secrecy to the small African kingdom of EswatiniJul 16, 2025 6:35 am - The United States has sent five men to the small African nation of Eswatini in an expansion of the Trump administration's largely secretive third-country deportation program, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday.
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The tariff-driven inflation that economists feared begins to emergeJul 15, 2025 8:15 am - Inflation rose last month to its highest level since February as President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs are pushing up the cost of a range of goods, including furniture, clothing, and large appliances.