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US President Donald Trump discussed the possibility of keeping the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) arena, which is being constructed at the White House, after the fights as a permanent installation in a video uploaded to TikTok on Tuesday.
Donald Trump plans to invest hundreds of millions of dollars to revive the US coal industry, with much of the new funding coming through the president's wartime powers.
In the year since US President Donald Trump announced plans to build a new ballroom at the White House, the proposals have grown to include a rooftop "drone port", an underground hospital and "top secret" military facilities - and the estimated price has doubled to $400m (£300m).
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Critics fear the acting director of national intelligence will use his access to top-secret information to target the president’s foes
Critics fear the acting director of national intelligence will use his access to top-secret information to target the president’s foes
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A congressional panel in the United States has rejected an effort to revoke a provision from the defence budget that would further integrate the US and Israeli militaries.
An American flag flies outside the Department of Justice in Washington, March 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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Republicans in the United States Senate have renewed their push to pass a controversial $70bn immigration-enforcement funding bill, a top policy priority for President Donald Trump.
This undated photo provided by attorney Erin Cassinelli shows Aaron Spencer, a Republican candidate for sheriff in Lonoke County, Arkansas, who won a GOP primary March 3, 2026, defeating the incumbent sheriff to advance to the general election despite awaiting trial for a murder charge. (Heather Spencer/Erin Cassine…
Un trabajador descarga equipo de una grúa frente al John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, el jueves 4 de junio de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Rahmat Gul)
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El presidente Donald Trump habla en un evento sobre la producción de carbón, el jueves 4 de junio de 2026, en el Despacho Oval de la Casa Blanca (AP Foto/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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WASHINGTON, June 4 (Yonhap) -- A Senate committee approved U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. ambassador to South Korea on Thursday, sending her nomination to the full chamber for a confirmation vote.
The proposed walkway joins projects like the White House ballroom and a huge arch, as the president seeks to leave his mark on Washington
The proposed walkway joins projects like the White House ballroom and a huge arch, as the president seeks to leave his mark on Washington
Blanche, whom Trump plans to nominate to replace ex-attorney general, served as Bondi’s deputy at DoJ
Calling himself a “big fan” of the New York Knicks and owner James Dolan, President Donald Trump — born in Queens — said he’ll be attending at least one game at Madison Square Garden.
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In this photo made from a video, Courteney Ross, George Floyd’s girlfriend, speaks to reporters on Thursday, June 4, 2026, in Minneapolis, about a moment of silence honoring former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin that was held at a state GOP convention. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave) CORRECTION: Name corrected t…
The US president’s son says he is concerned in particular by a Chinese legal system he believes is tilted against foreign entities
The US president’s son says he is concerned in particular by a Chinese legal system he believes is tilted against foreign entities
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday announced plans to add a potential "Trump promenade" to the iconic Lincoln Memorial, in his latest grandiose bid to leave his mark on the US capital.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is being invited to testify before the Senate Banking Committee on June 11 as Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., sharpens her focus on the chipmaker's China sales, export controls and role at the center of the global AI boom.
Ukrainian president proposes meeting in neutral third country as Trump says both sides have to ‘make compromises’
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El secretario del Interior, Doug Burgum, al centro, posa para una fotografía con trabajadores mientras recorre el Estanque Reflectante del Monumento a Lincoln después de que se le colocó una cubierta antes de los festejos por el aniversario 250 de la independencia de Estados Unidos, el miércoles 3 de junio de 2026, …
A worker loads equipment on a flatbed truck outside The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Thursday, June 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
El presidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel (segundo desde la izquierda), y el nieto de Raúl Castro, Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, en el centro al fondo, participan en una manifestación en apoyo al expresidente Raúl Castro frente a la embajada de Estados Unidos en La Habana, Cuba, el viernes 22 de mayo de 2026. (AP …
President Donald Trump, channeling his decades as a high-profile real estate developer, is overseeing beautification projects around Washington D.C. like fixing city fountains and repainting the reflecting pool on the National Mall. (AP Video: Nathan Ellgren)
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Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Bill Pulte walks outside the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel, second left, and Raul Castro’s grandson Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, center back, take part in a rally in support of former President Raul Castro in front of the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 22, 2026, after U.S. prosecutors filed an indictment accusing him of orde…
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The administration of United States President Donald Trump has issued a statement appearing to characterise the anti-government protests in Bolivia as an attempted coup against the country’s right-wing president.
As a professor who teaches subjects related to multilateralism — such as international relations, international organizations and public diplomacy — I find myself feeling somewhat uneasy in front of my students these days. Many of them aspire to build careers on the global stage, but opportunities are shrinking as m…
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would be "honored" to meet Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei.
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Three GOP senators join Democrats as dispute over proposed payouts exposes party divisions
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday voted 215-208 to curb President Donald Trump's war-making authority on Iran until he seeks congressional approval.
President Donald Trump said Thursday that Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte will not be appointed to that position permanently.