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The president made unfounded claims about a common medication and childhood vaccinations.

A U.S. military ship on Sunday docked in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago amid tensions in the Caribbean sparked by U.S. military action against boats accused of attempting to smuggle fetanyl to the U.S., The Associated Press reported. The ship is a guided missile destroyer named the USS Gravely, according to the AP. The…
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President Trump said former Vice President Pence would “go down as a wimp” during a call on the day of the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riots, according to a new book. “You’ll go down as a wimp,” Trump said to the former vice president, discussing the choice Pence made to not stop the certification of…
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The conversation was reportedly captured in handwritten notes, which are included in a new blockbuster book.

He offered advice to future Democratic presidents looking to taunt Trump: “I think, to really mess with him, just name it the Barack Obama ballroom.”

The death of Josué Castro Rivera follows recent incidents in which three other immigrants were killed during immigration enforcement operations.

President Trump and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met Sunday in Malaysia amid trade tensions between their two countries. “President Trump meets with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at [Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)] summit,” the White House’s account on the social platform X posted Sunday, featuring a photo of…
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Former Vice President Harris was pressed in a BBC interview about why she didn’t raise concerns about former President Biden’s health before he decided to pull out of the race. In an interview with the BBC, Harris was asked about a segment in her new book, “107 Days,” in which she notes that she did…
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Trump threatened once again to turn the key economic relationship between the United States and its second-biggest trading partner topsy-turvy.

Though thoroughly debunked, the president wasn’t done squawking about what he called the “biggest SCANDAL in American history.”

A mayor from the Canadian province of Ontario defended an advertisement paid for by his province that includes remarks from former President Reagan to criticize President Trump’s tariffs. The ad angered Trump, who has since said he will impose an additional 10 percent tariff on Canada’s exports to the United States. “I support the premier’s…
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He also called Trump a “master builder.”

Senators from both parties are expressing concerns about President Trump’s unilateral approach to conducting military strikes against alleged drug cartel boats in the Caribbean. On the Sunday show circuit, several lawmakers raised questions about the legality of the U.S. military campaign — which last week carried out its 10th attack in recent months on vessels…
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Time is running out to find the next solution to get service members paid during the government shutdown, as the $8 billion the Trump administration found to cover troops’ paychecks is due to run out at the end of the month. After Senate Democrats on Thursday sank a vote on Sen. Ron Johnson’s (R-Wis.) bill…
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday the United States will not be able to pay service members by the middle of next month if the government shutdown is prolonged. “We were able to pay the military employees from excess funds at the Pentagon, middle of this month. I think we’ll be able to pay them…
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Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) said Sunday that President Trump told him that he plans to brief members of Congress on possible military action in Latin America, including potentially shifting attacks targeting Venezuela from the sea to land. Graham, speaking to Margaret Brennan on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” said land strikes are “a real…
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The Washington Post editorial board praised President Trump’s controversial demolition of the East Wing of the White House. “The White House cannot simply be a museum to the past. Like America, it must evolve with the times to maintain its greatness. Strong leaders reject calcification. In that way, Trump’s undertaking is a shot across the…
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The Democratic governor decried Trump for causing “terror on the streets of America.”

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer touted progress on a trade agreement with China but said he thinks the deal’s ultimate success depends on President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. In an interview on “Fox News Sunday,” Greer was asked how close U.S. officials are to getting the deal “across the finish line.” “It’s really…
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) called on President Trump to appoint a select group of bipartisan senators to a commission tasked with addressing the expiring health care subsidies — the issue at the core of the ongoing shutdown standoff. In an interview on “Fox News Sunday,” the libertarian senator suggested Democrats could agree to reopen the…
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Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly (Ariz.) said he and his fellow senators were presented with evidence “that does back up” the Trump administration’s claims that targeted boats in the Caribbean Sea are smuggling fentanyl into the U.S.  “We were presented some evidence that does not back up the story that the White House is telling to…
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), a libertarian Republican, on Sunday said the Trump administration is carrying out “extrajudicial killings” by striking alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean Sea. In an interview on “Fox News Sunday,” Paul said no evidence has been presented to Congress to justify the president’s military operations against vessels that officials say are…
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that U.S. soybean exports to China were addressed during a meeting between the two sides in Malaysia.  “I think we have addressed the farmers’ concerns,” Bessent told Martha Raddatz on ABC News’ This Week, of the meeting with Chinese International Trade Representative Li Chenggang and Vice Premier He Lifeng. …
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Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said he thinks President Trump is trying to transition the country into “something much closer to a totalitarian state.” In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” the outspoken Trump critic expressed concern that the ongoing government shutdown allows Trump to exercise more “king-like powers” and make decisions that should…
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President Trump is breaking from his “America First” trade agenda and feuding with some of his most loyal supporters in a fight over U.S. beef prices.  Trump has centered his economic agenda on reducing the U.S.’s reliance on cheaper foreign products and boosting domestic production of goods and food.  But the president’s plan to boost…
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