Articles filed under Political Figures
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Ukraine says it hits 2 major Russian oil refineries hours after Zelenskyy's meeting with TrumpJul 29, 2026 7:36 am - Ukrainian forces hit two of Russia’s biggest oil refineries overnight in its latest long-range strikes, officials said Wednesday, as Kyiv deepened its economic, military and diplomatic pressure on Moscow.
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Court panel declines to block Trump’s mail ballot order, but its status for midterms remains unclearJul 28, 2026 5:31 pm - A federal appellate panel on Tuesday refused to block President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to restrict mail voting, a day after the administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on the proposal in a separate case.
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Netanyahu praises first meeting with Trump since launching the Iran warJul 28, 2026 3:35 pm - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had an “excellent” meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, their first sit-down since launching a joint war against Iran that offered Netanyahu a chance to smooth out strains in their relationship.
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Lindsey Graham eulogized as an ‘American original’ with global reachJul 28, 2026 12:58 pm - WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham, the son of pool hall owners who rose to become one of his generation's more influential U.S. politicians at home and abroad, was eulogi...
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Five States Offer to Host US Nuclear Waste Under Trump’s PlanJul 28, 2026 8:11 am - Tennessee, Utah and three other US states are offering to take atomic waste in exchange for federal government help in spurring development of the long-dormant domestic nuclear energy sector.
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Trump demands Senate cancel August break until it passes voting billJul 27, 2026 6:01 pm - President Donald Trump on Monday demanded that Senate Majority Leader John Thune cancel the chamber’s upcoming August break until senators pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill, even as Republicans lack the votes to advance it.
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Mediators see progress in efforts to halt Iran war as drone attacks rattle regionJul 27, 2026 8:19 am - Mediators have achieved progress in getting the United States and Iran back to negotiations, regional officials said Monday, after both sides paused attacks following a period of rapidly escalating tensions. But scattered attacks by armed groups across the region underscored the lingering tensions.
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Trump wants to give US-Iran talks ‘some space’ as he weighs escalation, aide saysJul 26, 2026 8:24 pm - President Donald Trump wants to give ongoing talks with Iran “some space” as he considers whether to escalate attacks, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Sunday.
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US appeals court upholds injunction that blocks Trump’s order to create a federal voter listJul 26, 2026 5:31 pm - A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that halted President Donald Trump's executive order in nearly half of U.S. states to create a federal list of eligible voters and limit delivery of mail ballots only to people on that list.
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Trump orders warning signs near Smithsonian, escalating fight over historyJul 25, 2026 12:49 pm - President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the installation of signs outside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History that warn people that the museum does not accurately reflect American history while pointing them to material that does — a dramatic escalation in his campaign to wrest control of how the nation’s story is told.