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Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a U.S.-brokered peace agreement on Friday, during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, that would boost bilateral economic ties after decades of conflict and move them toward a full normalization of their relations. The deal between the South Caucasus rivals — assuming it holds — would …
Read More »White House officials defend firing of labour statistics official as critics warn of trust erosion
Top White House economic advisers on Sunday defended U.S. President Donald Trump’s firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, pushing back against criticism that Trump’s action could undermine confidence in official U.S. economic data. U.S Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told CBS that Trump had “real concerns” about the …
Read More »No word of ceasefire as Netanyahu leaves White House after 2nd meeting with Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday met for a second time in two days with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss Gaza as Trump’s Middle East envoy said Israel and Hamas were closing their differences on a ceasefire deal. The Israeli leader departed the White House on Tuesday evening …
Read More »Trump orders a review of Biden White House, citing political rival’s ‘cognitive decline’
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday directed his administration to investigate Joe Biden’s actions as president, alleging aides masked his predecessor’s “cognitive decline” and casting doubts on the legitimacy of his use of the autopen to sign pardons and other documents. The order marked a significant escalation in Trump’s targeting …
Read More »White House blames ‘formatting issues’ in health report that cited non-existent studies
The wide-ranging “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) report spearheaded by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited hundreds of studies, but a closer look by the news organization NOTUS found that some of those studies did not actually exist. Asked about the report’s problems on Thursday, White House …
Read More »Trump confronts South African leader with baseless claims of targeted killing of white farmers
U.S. President Donald Trump used a White House meeting to forcefully confront South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, accusing the country of failing to address Trump’s baseless claim of widespread and targeted killing of white farmers. Trump even dimmed the lights of the Oval Office to play a video of a far-left politician …
Read More »White South Africans fast-tracked for refugee status set to arrive in U.S. on Monday
A group of 49 white South Africans are set to arrive at Dulles International Airport outside Washington on Monday, after having been offered refugee status under a new program from the Trump administration. Refugee groups have questioned why the white South Africans are being prioritized ahead of people from countries …
Read More »Carney tells Trump Canada will ‘never’ be for sale as leaders meet at White House
Trump says he still believes in 51st state but says they won’t discuss Trump was asked about how serious he is when he taunts Canada about being the 51st state. The president said he thinks it would be best for Canada and said as a real estate developer, when he …
Read More »Trump reiterates 51st state threat as Carney prepares for critical White House meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump is doubling down on threats to make Canada the 51st state and says he’ll “always talk about that” as Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares for a crucial White House meeting and insists Canadian sovereignty is not up for discussion. “You don’t even realize what a beautiful …
Read More »Trump will sign an executive order on auto industry tariffs today, White House says
U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on auto tariffs on Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said at a news briefing. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declined to give any further details but said the coming measures would help “substantially” with the goal of restoring manufacturing jobs in the U.S. …
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