Donald J. Trump
Bessent believes there won’t be a recession in 2026 but says some sectors are challenged
Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, arrives to speak during a site expansion groundbreaking ceremony at the Boeing South Carolina (BSC) manufacturing facility in North Charleston, South Carolina, US, on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. Sean Rayford | Bloomberg | Getty Images Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday the U.S. was not at risk of entering […]
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U.S., Ukraine and European officials hold Geneva talks on Trump plan to end war
A diplomatic security officer secures the entrance of the InterContinental hotel as U.S. and Ukrainian officials prepare for closed-door talks on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine, with the exact time and location undisclosed, in Geneva, Switzerland, on Nov. 23, 2025. Pierre Albouy | Reuters Officials from Europe, the United States and Ukraine gathered in Geneva […]
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U.S. senators say Rubio told them Trump’s Ukraine peace plan is Russia’s ‘wish list.’ Rubio denies it
Lawmakers critical of President Donald Trump’s approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war said Saturday they spoke with Secretary of State Marco Rubio who told them that the peace plan President Donald Trump is pushing Kyiv to accept is a “wish list” of the Russians and not the actual proposal offering Washington’s positions. A State Department […]
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Trump officials’ meeting with Russian in Miami spurs questions about latest Ukraine proposal
Head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund and Russian special presidential envoy for economic cooperation with foreign countries, Kirill Dmitriev, talks to U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff during a meeting in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on April 11, 2025. Vyacheslav Prokofyev | Via Reuters U.S. officials and lawmakers are increasingly concerned about a […]
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Western leaders at G20 say the U.S. plan for peace in Ukraine needs work
Leaders pose for a family photo on the opening day of the G20 Leaders’ Summit at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Nov. 22, 2025. Misper Apawu | Via Reuters European and other Western leaders said on Saturday a U.S. peace plan was a basis for talks to end Russia’s war in […]
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Brazil’s ex-president Bolsonaro detained by police ahead of vigil
The son of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, holds his phone as supporters of his father, who was sentenced by the Supreme Court for leading a coup attempt and is under house arrest, protest calling for amnesty for those imprisoned over the Jan. 8, 2023 riots, in Brasilia, Brazil, Oct. 7, 2025. […]
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Trump claims California’s $20 fast-food minimum wage hurts businesses. The truth is a lot more complicated
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the McDonald’s Impact Summit at the Westin Hotel in Washington, D.C., U.S., Nov. 17, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Donald Trump on Monday said that California Gov. Gavin Newsom is “laying siege on the minimum wage.” Trump’s comments at the McDonald’s Impact Summit likely referred to California’s […]
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will resign, after fallout with Trump
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks, at a campaign event for Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump, at the Johnny Mercer Theatre Civic Center in Savannah, Georgia, U.S. September 24, 2024. Megan Varner | Reuters Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia announced on Friday night that she will resign her […]
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Watch: Trump and New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani meet at White House
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Friday arrived at the White House to meet with President Donald Trump for a discussion on affordability that could carry high stakes for both men. The Oval Office meeting was requested by Mamdani, the 34-year-old democratic socialist whose stunning triumph in the mayoral race over former New York […]
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House Minority Leader Jeffries defends Democrats’ push for Obamacare tax credit extension
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Friday rejected as “ridiculous” an accusation that Democrats want to let pivotal Obamacare subsidies lapse in order to deal a political blow to Republicans. “Shame on you,” Jeffries, D-N.Y., said at one point as he pushed back on that notion in a fiery exchange with CNBC’s Becky Quick on […]
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