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Donald Trump is an American businessman, media personality, and politician who serves as the 47th President of the United States. Born on 14 June 1946 in Queens, New York, he earned an economics degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He expanded his family's real estate business into a global brand with properties, hotels, and golf courses. Trump gained further fame as the host of The Apprentice.
A US appeals court ordered Donald Trump to halt construction of his proposed White House ballroom, ruling that he must first secure approval from Congress
Weeks after the US Supreme Court blocked his earlier order, Trump has signed two new executive orders targeting birth tourism and narrowing birthright citizenship eligibility
Negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz continue as differences remain over shipping access and transit terms
In any event, Trump would be unlikely to agree to such a concession after months of insisting that American armed forces had essentially defeated Iran
When asked about the status of munitions stockpiles, Trump said the country had an almost unlimited supply of certain weapons but acknowledged inventories of others were limited
The executive orders target commercial birth tourism and expand categories deemed ineligible for birthright citizenship, weeks after the US Supreme Court struck down Trump's earlier directive
Iran warned Gulf states of retaliation if US strikes resume, as Israel-Lebanon clashes flared and shipping firms rejected a proposed Hormuz transit arrangement
The Congressional Budget Office estimates the proposed fleet of 15 nuclear-powered battleships could become the most expensive US warship programme ever undertaken
The US president accused Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed of hating Jews and Israel, while the candidate rejected antisemitism and defended his positions on Gaza and US aid to Israel
Trump maintained that Iran respected the United States after recent developments and reiterated his long-standing position that Tehran must never acquire nuclear weapons
Any breakthrough is likely to hinge on US sanctions relief and Iran's demand for a greater role in controlling the strategic waterway
Trump has often threatened massive strikes if Tehran did not reach an agreement and then cited progress in talks that have so far failed to end hostilities
Iran's leaders have perplexed several American presidents, perhaps none more than President Trump
Reuters reported the Trump administration is preparing fresh curbs on Chinese data centre hardware, with optical transceivers emerging as the latest target
Anthropic and OpenAI disclosed in recent days that their AI tools breached the systems of other companies, stirring concerns among US lawmakers
The 25 states moved the US Court of International Trade on Monday against the Trump administration for again implementing tariffs on several countries
The court filing is tied to a lawsuit filed against Capital One by one of Trump's financial holding companies shortly after he was sworn into office a second time
Trump said he decided to hold off on ordering American forces to carry out new massive strikes against Iran at the urging of Gulf allies
Trump said Sunday that a deal to open the waterway may be close and that new unspecified talks with Iran would begin on Monday
The president misleadingly blamed the Biden administration's weapons transfers to Ukraine for current concerns over munitions stockpiles, among other claims about the Iran war