Donald J. Trump
Zelenskyy leaves White House after Ukraine talks collapse
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy departs after a press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump was canceled following their Oval Office meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 28, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy left the White House on Friday afternoon following the collapse of talks with President Donald […]
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Trump says Zelenskyy ‘is not ready for peace’ after Oval Office fight
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance argued with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday in a tense exchange in the Oval Office over Kyiv’s war with invading Russian forces. Zelenskyy had traveled to Washington, D.C., to meet with Trump and sign a deal to grant the United States access to some of Ukraine’s […]
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Mexico extradites 29 drug cartel members to U.S. for trial as Trump tariffs loom
Soldiers escort a man who authorities identified as Omar Trevino Morales, alias “Z-42,” leader of the Zetas drug cartel, as he is moved from a military plane to a military vehicle at the Attorney General’s Office hangar in Mexico City, March 4, 2015. Eduardo Verdugo | AP Mexico extradited 29 drug cartel members to the […]
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Trump to sign order making English the official U.S. language
US President Donald Trump waits to greet British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the entrance of the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 27, 2025. Carl Court | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order making English the official language of the United States, […]
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Fed’s favorite core inflation measure hits 2.6% in January, as expected
Inflation eased slightly in January as worries accelerated over President Donald Trump’s tariff plans, according to a Commerce Department report Friday. The personal consumption expenditures price index, the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure, increased 0.3% for the month and showed a 2.5% annual rate. Excluding food and energy, the core PCE also rose 0.3% for […]
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Fed’s favorite core inflation measure hits 2.6% in January, as expected
Inflation eased slightly in January as worries accelerated over President Donald Trump’s tariff plans, according to a Commerce Department report Friday. The personal consumption expenditures price index, the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure, increased 0.3% for the month and showed a 2.5% annual rate. Excluding food and energy, the core PCE also rose 0.3% for […]
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China vows to retaliate as necessary after Trump threatens another 10% tariff hike
Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump. Dan Kitwoodnicholas Kamm | Afp | Getty Images China’s Ministry of Commerce said Friday that it “firmly opposes” U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest threat to ramp up tariffs on Chinese goods and vowed retaliation, if necessary. “If the U.S. insists on its own way, China will […]
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Senators grill Trump’s CFPB director pick: You are ‘on the Titanic, good luck’
Jonathan McKernan, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, sits on the day he testifies during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 27, 2025. Annabelle Gordon | Reuters President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the […]
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Watch live: Trump holds joint press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer
[The stream is slated to start at 2 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are holding a joint press conference at the White House on Thursday. Starmer and Trump were set to discuss the war […]
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Weekly jobless claims jump to 242,000, more than expected in latest sign of economic softening
Initial filings for unemployment benefits hit their highest level of the year last week in another potential signs of weakness in the labor market. Jobless claims for the week ended Feb. 22 totaled a seasonally adjusted 242,000, up 22,000 from the previous week’s revised level and higher than the Dow Jones estimate for 225,000, according […]
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