Author: Will Weissert
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Tulsi Gabbard resigns as director of national intelligence, citing her husband’s health
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tulsi Gabbard resigned as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence on Friday, saying she needed to step away as her husband battles cancer. She is the fourth Cabinet official to depart during Trump’s second term. In her resignation letter, which she posted on social media, Gabbard said she told Trump of…
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Trump says he won’t apologize to Pope Leo and explains his reason for posting much-criticized meme
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump refused to apologize to Pope Leo XIV on Monday after criticizing the pontiff for his opposition to the war in Iran — and he sought to explain away a now-deleted social media post depicting himself as Jesus by saying he had thought the image was of him as a…
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Iran rejects latest ceasefire proposal as Trump deadline approaches
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Monday rejected the latest ceasefire proposal and instead said it wants a permanent end to the war, even as U.S. President Donald Trump’s ultimatum loomed for progress to avoid a major escalation in attacks against power plants and bridges. “We won’t merely accept a ceasefire,” Mojtaba Ferdousi Pour, head…
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Trump says US forces will ‘finish the job’ soon in first prime-time speech since starting Iran war
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said U.S. forces will “finish the job” in Iran soon as “core strategic objectives are nearing completion,” offering a full-throated defense of the war Wednesday night in his first national address since the conflict began more than a month ago. Trump got a wide audience and a chance to…
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Two weeks into war with Iran, Trump has been knocked back on his political heels
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — In the two weeks since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, President Donald Trump increasingly has been knocked on his political heels. He’s grown more agitated with news coverage and has failed to find a way to explain why he started the war — or how he…
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‘We’re winning so much.’ Trump delivers State of the Union address
WASHINGTON • President Donald Trump said America has been “winning so much” during Tuesday’s State of the Union, touting a jobs and manufacturing boom at home and promising a “Golden Age” as the U.S. prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of its founding. Trump described what America has achieved during his second term as a “turnaround for…
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Watch: 2026 State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will use Tuesday’s State of the Union address to champion his immigration crackdowns, his slashing of the federal government, his push to preserve widespread tariffs that the Supreme Court just struck down and his ability to direct quick-hit military actions around the world, including in Iran and Venezuela. VIDEO…
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Trump and Netanyahu are to meet in Florida at a crucial moment for the US-backed Gaza ceasefire
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, as Washington looks to create fresh momentum for a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza that could be in danger of stalling before a complicated second phase. Trump could use the face-to-face at his Mar-a-Lago estate in…
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Trump warns against infiltration by a ‘bad Santa’ in NORAD calls with kids
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump marked Christmas Eve by quizzing children calling in about what presents they were excited about receiving, while promising to not let a “bad Santa” infiltrate the country and even suggesting that a stocking full of coal may not be so bad. Vacationing at his Mar-a-Lago…
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Trump’s ‘gold card’ program goes live, offering US visas starting at $1 million per person
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that his long-promised “ gold card ” was officially going on sale, offering legal status and an eventual pathway to U.S. citizenship for individuals paying $1 million and corporations ponying up twice that per foreign-born employee. A website accepting applications went live as Trump revealed the start…