The European Union’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, credited President Donald Trump’s “tough love” for driving Europe to boost its defense spending. Speaking at the Shangri-La defense forum in Singapore on Saturday, Kallas acknowledged Trump’s pressure on NATO countries to meet their commitments, saying, “It’s love nonetheless, so it’s better than no love.”
President Donald Trump presented Elon Musk with a symbolic gold key to the White House on Friday, praising Musk’s work as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The send-off, held in the Oval Office, marked the end of Musk’s special government employee tenure, limited by law to 130 days. Trump hailed Musk’s leadership in rooting out government waste, fraud, and abuse, calling him “one of the greatest business leaders and innovators the world has ever produced.”
President Donald Trump is blasting federal judges for temporarily blocking his “Liberation Day” tariffs, calling the court’s decision “political” and “Country threatening.” In a Truth Social post on Thursday, Trump questioned how judges, including one he appointed, could issue such a ruling, expressing frustration with the legal advice he received on certain judicial picks.
U.S. Ambassador to Panama Kevin Cabrera said Thursday the United States is working closely with Panama to eliminate what he called “China’s malign influence” in the Panama Canal. Cabrera, appointed by President Donald Trump earlier this month, made clear in an interview that Washington is determined to block Chinese involvement in one of the world’s most strategic waterways.
President Donald Trump is preparing to dramatically increase U.S. arms sales to Taiwan as part of a strategy to deter Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific. According to two U.S. officials, the sales under Trump’s second term could easily surpass the $18.3 billion approved during his first administration. This is a sharp reversal from the Biden years, when arms sales to Taiwan fell to $8.4 billion.
President Donald Trump has issued a pardon for former Army Lt. Mark Bashaw, who faced a court-martial and a criminal conviction after refusing to comply with Biden-era Covid mandates. Bashaw’s refusal to take the Covid-19 vaccine, wear a mask indoors, or submit to routine testing led to his prosecution under the military’s strict vaccine requirements implemented by then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in 2021. Bashaw, the first service member to stand trial over the rules, was convicted in 2022 but avoided jail time.
The White House is pushing back hard on claims that President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill will add over $4 trillion to the federal deficit. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) projections “shoddy” and “anemic,” arguing they fail to account for the pro-growth effects of Trump’s economic agenda.
A federal court has blocked President Donald Trump's sweeping "Liberation Day" tariffs, ruling that the administration overstepped its authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) of 1977.
The battle over President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs took a dramatic turn Thursday, as a federal appeals court issued an emergency stay reinstating the tariffs. This came just one day after the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled the tariffs illegal and blocked their enforcement. The quick reversal allows the Trump administration’s trade policy to move forward while the legal battle continues.
