Tag: Trump Administration

President Donald Trump, center, speaks as from foreground right, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, and from center right, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer participate in a meeting as Vice President JD Vance, from background right, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and special envoy Steve Witkoff listen in the East Room of the White House on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington.

US and Europe seek to ‘maintain the momentum’ with Putin through speed

Timothy Nerozzi · August 19, 2025 5:21 pm

ExxonMobil Exploration Company used the Maersk Developer semi-submersible drilling rig.

Energy and Environment

Trump plans offshore oil and gas leases through 2040, reversing Biden slowdown

Callie Patteson · August 19, 2025 4:57 pm

Judge hands Trump partial win in Alligator Alcatraz case

Kaelan Deese · August 19, 2025 2:40 pm

Afghans gather for a celebrations marking the fourth anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal and the start of Taliban rule in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025.

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

Trump administration fights to release American in Taliban detention

Beth Bailey · August 19, 2025 1:21 pm

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (right) and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev (left).

Azerbaijani ambassador praises Trump as ‘true peacemaker’ after historic Azerbaijan-Armenia deal

Brady Knox · August 19, 2025 5:00 am

Top Air Force general announces early retirement after pressure from Trump administration

Brady Knox · August 18, 2025 10:05 pm

Audrey Strauss, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, speaks during a news conference

DOJ will ‘begin to provide’ Epstein-related records Friday, Comer says

Kaelan Deese · August 18, 2025 7:29 pm

A military aircraft waits for migrants to board from a bus.

Largest-ever immigrant detention site opened at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas

Anna Giaritelli · August 18, 2025 6:48 pm

Work progresses on a new migrant detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility in the Florida Everglades, Friday, July 4, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Judge skeptical of lawsuit over Alligator Alcatraz detainees’ legal access

Jack Birle · August 18, 2025 5:41 pm

Trump administration funded organization that supports transgender children

Robert Schmad · August 18, 2025 3:40 pm

President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington.

Trump leaves door open on US troop presence in Ukraine

Mike Brest · August 18, 2025 3:30 pm

Zelensky dunks on reporter joking about his suit: ‘I changed, you did not’

Timothy Nerozzi · August 18, 2025 3:15 pm