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What is Golden Dome, Trump's ambitious $175 billion missile defence system?

Donald Trump unveils $175 billion 'Golden Dome' missile shield to counter China, Russia; first US weapon system in space, to be operational in three years; Canada shows interest in joining project

Trump keeps increasing claim of Mideast countries' investment amount in US

President Donald Trump loves big numbers and he's always happy to talk them up. Trump, who coined the phrase truthful hyperbole in his book The Art of the Deal, over the last few days has been steadily increasing the amount of money he says that countries in the Mideast pledged to invest in the US when he visited the region last week. He didn't provide underlying details. The figure has gone from $2 trillion last week to potentially $7 trillion as of Tuesday, according to statements by Trump and the White House. A look at how the number has bounced around: THURSDAY: With his Mideast trip still under way, Trump told reporters on Air Force One: We just took in $4 trillion. FRIDAY: A White House statement said Trump's first official trip was a huge success, locking in over $2 trillion in great deals. MONDAY: We brought back about $5.1 trillion," Trump said in remarks to the Kennedy Centre's leadership. That's not bad. And, it's being credited as one of the, maybe, the most successf

Nippon Steel plans to invest $14 billion in US Steel's operations

The super-charged investment pledge, up from an initial $1.4 billion, was pitched as part of a last ditch effort to win approval of the merger

Donald Trump says US to set tariff rates for other nations in weeks

Trump said Friday that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick 'will be sending letters out essentially telling people'

US to reduce 'de minimis' tariff on China shipments to 54% from 120%

The Trump administration's decision to cut the 'de minimis' tariff on Chinese shipments comes a day after the US and China held trade negotiations in Geneva

Trump says he will cut prescription drug prices by 59% as shares drop

Donald Trump is scheduled to hold an event at the White House with US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr at 9:30 am

Trump installs statue depicting 2024 assassination attempt in Oval Office

The sculpture was spotted sitting on a side table next to Trump's Resolute Desk on Friday as he signed several executive orders in front of reporters

Bill to rename Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' passed on Trump's order

The Republican-led House passed a bill Thursday that would rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and direct federal agencies to update their documents and maps to incorporate the new name. President Donald Trump already signed an executive order during his first day in office to rename the Gulf. House Republicans are looking to show their support, though it is unclear whether he Senate will go along. The bill passed by a vote of 211-206. The body of water has shared borders between the United States and Mexico. Trump's order only carries authority within the US, Mexico, as well as other countries and international bodies, do not have to recognise the name change. Democrats said the vote demonstrated that Republicans are not focusing on the priorities of most Americans. New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the House's top Democrat, asked Democrats to vote against this silly, small-minded and sycophantic piece of legislation. It's easy to mock this legislation because it's so in

Biden blames Kamala Harris' loss on sexism, racism, rejects age concerns

Former President Joe Biden says he's responsible for Donald Trump's victory last fall, but he attributed Kamala Harris' loss, at least in part, to sexism and racism. Biden, who left office in January, addressed the Democrats' disastrous 2024 election, concerns about his age and Trump's divisive leadership during a Thursday interview on ABC's The View." The 82-year-old Democrat said he has intentionally avoided speaking out publicly until this week to give Trump more than 100 days in office without his interference, as is typically the tradition following a change in the White House. Asked about the last election, Biden said he was surprised by the role that he gender and race played in the contest. They went the sexist route, Biden said of criticism that a woman couldn't lead the country and a woman of mixed race. He added: I was in charge and he won, so I take responsibility." Biden has largely stepped away from national politics since leaving the White House. He's not expected

Donald Trump mines millions from meme coin fans in access-for-tokens model

Donald Trump is cashing in on crypto, raising millions through high-priced dinners and a meme coin contest that lets top $TRUMP holders win VIP access to his private gala events

Judge orders Trump admin to admit roughly 12,000 refugees amid legal battle

A judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to admit some 12,000 refugees into the United States under a court order partially blocking the president's efforts to suspend the nation's refugee admissions programme. The order from US District Judge Jamal Whitehead followed arguments from the Justice Department and refugee resettlement agencies over how to interpret a federal appeals court ruling that significantly narrowed an earlier decision from Whitehead. During a hearing last week, the administration said it should only have to process 160 refugees into the country and that it would likely appeal any order requiring it to admit thousands. But the judge dismissed the government's analysis, saying it required not just reading between the lines of the 9th Circuit's ruling, "but hallucinating new text that simply is not there. This Court will not entertain the Government's result-oriented rewriting of a judicial order that clearly says what it says, Whitehead wrote Monday. The

White House portrays Trump as lightsaber-wielding Jedi, slam 'left' rivals

The White House marked Star Wars Day by posting an AI image of US President Trump as a red lightsaber-wielding Jedi, calling political rivals the 'Sith Lords'

White House to unveil Trump's 2026 budget with indepth federal cuts

The White House is planning on Friday to unveil President Donald Trump's 2026 budget, a sweeping framework that is expected to propose steep reductions, if not a wholesale zeroing out, of various federal programmes as part of his administration's priorities. Budgets do not become law but serve as a touchstone for the upcoming fiscal year debates. Often considered a statement of values, this first budget since Trump's return to the White House carries the added weight of defining the Republican president's second-term pursuits, alongside his party in Congress. The White House's Office of Management and Budget, headed by Russell Vought, a chief architect of Project 2025, confirmed Friday's planned release. It is expected to be the so-called skinny version of topline numbers, with more details to come. Details soon, Vought said during a Cabinet meeting this week at the White House. The nation's estimated USD 7 trillion-plus federal budget has been growing steadily, with annual deficit

Trump's NSA Mike Waltz, deputy Alex Wong set to exit US administration

Donald Trump aide Mike Waltz set to exit US administration weeks after accidentally leaking military strike details in a Signal chat

Amazon denies plans to display Donald Trump-imposed tariffs on listings

Trump has imposed a tsunami of tariffs on US trading partners, including China, which has seen tariff costs rise by 145 per cent since Trump took office

WH focuses on border crackdown as it marks 100 days for Trump's second term

The White House on Monday opened a weeklong celebration of Donald Trump's first 100 days in office by focusing on his border crackdown, an area of relative strength for the president at a time when there are red flags for him in the latest round of polling. Yard signs with mugshots of immigrants who have been accused of crimes like rape and murder were posted across the White House lawn, positioned so they would be in the background of television broadcasts outside the West Wing. Tom Homan, Trump's top border adviser, told reporters there has been "unprecedented success" on the border effort and "we're going to keep doing it, full speed ahead". Immigration is Trump's leading issue in public opinion surveys, and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said at a morning briefing the administration is in "the beginning stages of carrying out the largest deportation campaign in American history". About 1,39,000 people have been removed so far, according to the White House. ...

White House journalists celebrate First Amendment at annual press dinner

There was no president. There was no comedian. What remained at the White House Correspondents' Association's annual dinner on Saturday night were the journalists and the First Amendment. The stripped-down festivities were a reflection of the sombre tone in Washington at the beginning of President Donald Trump's second term, in which he has battled with the press on multiple fronts and wrested from the correspondents' association the power to decide which outlets have the most access to Trump. Trump's deeper involvement in politics began after then-President Barack Obama roasted the New Yorker's presidential ambitions during the 2011 correspondents' dinner. He skipped the annual gala during his first term, and his absence had been widely expected this year. The association scrapped a scheduled appearance at this year's dinner by comedian Amber Ruffin after she referred to the new administration as kind of a bunch of murderers on a podcast last month. The organization, a nonprofit th

Trump to hold rally in Michigan next week to mark first 100 days in office

President Donald Trump will mark his first 100 days in office next week with a rally in Michigan, his first since returning to the White House earlier this year. Trump will visit Macomb County on Tuesday, the White House press secretary said. The region just north of Detroit, known as an automotive hub. President Trump is excited to return to the great state of Michigan next Tuesday, where he will rally in Macomb County to celebrate the FIRST 100 DAYS! Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday on social media. The rally will take place one day before Trump's 100th day in office a traditional early milestone in which a president's progress is measured against campaign promises. Michigan was one of the key battleground states Trump flipped last year from Democrats on his path back to the White House. Trump has not travelled much since taking office outside of personal weekend trips. His only other official trip in his second term was during the first week, when he visited disaster zones in No

Trump putting his 'touches' on WH with flagpoles, Oval Office overhaul

President Donald Trump is putting his touches on the White House with new flagpoles, new artwork, a complete redecoration of the Oval Office and possibly covering up the lawn in the Rose Garden. Trump, a former real estate developer and hotelier, said Wednesday that he's adding two beautiful flagpoles to the grounds to fly the American flag in about a week or so. The Republican president recently hung new artworks featuring himself, including a rendering of him with his fist raised after last year's attempted assassination in Pennsylvania. He has spruced up the Oval Office by adding portraits of all of his predecessors, a wall-mounted copy of the Declaration of Independence that is shieled by dark drapes and many golden accents. Trump has also talked about paving over the lawn in the Kennedy-era Rose Garden All families granted the privilege of living in the White House try to find ways to leave their mark on property, and Trump isn't any different. Near the end of his first term

Watch: White House condemns Pahalgam terror attack

Watch what White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said about the Pahalgam terror attack.