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timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 8 min. ago NEW

Houthis called us to say they don't want to fight US: Trump

US Prez: Iran Likely Behind Attack On Oil Pipeline

thebulwark.com | 1 hrs. 8 min. ago

Trump Used to Fantasize About Killing Suspects. Now He’s Doing It.

Mona welcomes John Walsh and Adam Isacson of the Washington Office on Latin America to discuss Operation Southern Spear

livemint.com | 1 hrs. 54 min. ago

Donald Trump stirs controversy, predicts UK-run Ireland ‘eventually’: ‘I’d love to see it unified, would be fantastic’

Donald Trump met Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin in Dublin on Saturday. He also interacted with media and commented on controversial past of Ireland.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2 hrs. 20 min. ago

Donald Trump says son Don Jr has ‘calmed down’ since marrying Bettina Anderson: ‘He’s like a different human being’

thehill.com | 2 hrs. 20 min. ago

Trump's plan to halve FEMA workforce illegal, judge rules

A federal judge determined Friday that the Trump administration broke the law when it attempted to cut the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) workforce, a ruling which coincided with America's hurricane season. In her order, U.S. ‌District Judge Susan Illston said the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) “unlawfully usurped the authority” of FEMA “to make...

bbc.co.uk | 2 hrs. 48 min. ago

Trump's comments on a united Ireland may have targeted audience across the Atlantic

Nobody could have predicted that today's main global headline would be Trump's desire to see a unified Ireland.

cbsnews.com | 3 hrs. 6 min. ago

Trump says he would "love" a unified Ireland as he kicks off visit

President Trump's visit to Ireland mixes official talks with Irish leaders and attendance at the Irish Open at a golf course that the president owns.

thehill.com | 3 hrs. 32 min. ago

Trump's childhood home sells for nearly $2 million

President Trump’s New York City childhood home sold for $1.93 million following renovations that transformed the previously damaged property.  The Tudor-style house was bought by an undisclosed buyer through a contract in July though the home has changed hands multiple times since the president resided there. The seller Tommy Lin bought it last year for...

thedailybeast.com | 3 hrs. 51 min. ago

Bill Maher, 70, Uses Trump’s Favorite Insult Against Him

HBOBill Maher has turned Donald Trump’s favorite insult against him. Maher, whom Trump has called “ratings-challenged,” flamed the president’s MAGA Fyre Fest of a convention for drawing fewer viewers than a typical night of network news. “Of course Trump had to claim that the convention hall was packed, even though, you know, if you ignore the empty seats, yes, it did look packed,” Maher said during his Friday monologue on Real Time with Bill Maher. Read more at The Daily Beast.

thehill.com | 3 hrs. 57 min. ago

Talarico rips Trump's 'corny nicknames' for opponents in Kimmel interview

Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico brushed off President Trump's nickname for him, "Talafreako," in an interview posted online by late-night host Jimmy Kimmel. “I think his nicknames are getting cornier and cornier,” Talarico told Kimmel, who earlier this week said ABC decided against airing the interview over what Kimmel called threats from the Federal Communications...

nytimes.com | 4 hrs. 24 min. ago

[$] Trump Demands Smithsonian Install ‘Colossus’ George Washington Statue

The president’s latest attack on the National Museum of American History reflects his longstanding desire for “patriotic” history.

smh.com.au | 5 hrs. 9 min. ago

‘Rushed’: Trump’s contractor blamed own work – not vandals – for reflecting pool debacle

New documents reveal that Atlantic Industrial Coatings, which renovated the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, has admitted errors in its own work and flaws in the repair plan.

thehill.com | 5 hrs. 17 min. ago

Trump political adviser is 'cautiously optimistic' about GOP in upcoming midterms

A top political adviser to President Trump said he is “cautiously optimistic” that Republicans can keep control of Congress in November, despite political headwinds for the party and the president’s sinking approval ratings. "I won’t predict, you know, how many seats are going to be in either chamber come November," James Blair told NBC News's...

foxnews.com | 5 hrs. 19 min. ago

The one line from JD Vance’s GOP keynote that reveals his vision for America

JD Vance framed the midterm elections as a fight over every American child's birthright in a Dallas keynote that previewed his post-Trump GOP vision.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 6 hrs. 6 min. ago

‘Northern Ireland is part of UK’: Nigel Farage rejects Trump’s call for united Ireland

timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 6 hrs. 31 min. ago

Trump opens 2.93M acres at Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante to new mining claims on September 11

In July 2026, Donald Trump removed monument protections from about 2.93 million acres at Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante in Utah. On September 11, the excluded lands became eligible for new mining claims and certain mineral activities, following the 60-day period set by presidential proclamations. The move has drawn criticism from conservation groups and advocates.

dailymail.com | 6 hrs. 56 min. ago

Trump forced to pay ANOTHER six-figure sum to repair troubled Reflecting Pool... as total cost skyrockets to more than $15 million

The Department of the Interior signed the deal with Virginia-based Persimmon Grove LLC to replace the valves on the attraction, the Daily Mail can reveal.

thehill.com | 7 hrs. 23 min. ago

Trump says a unified Ireland is 'going to happen eventually'

Editor's Note: This story was updated to reflect the timeline of the Good Friday Agreement. President Trump on Saturday expressed optimism about the reunification of Ireland during a meeting with Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Dublin. The president, who is visiting his Irish golf course this weekend for a major golf tournament, said he would...

abcnews.com | 7 hrs. 53 min. ago

Trump ally in Wisconsin sticks close to the president as Democrats push to flip swing district

Wisconsin Democrats are hoping to unseat a Republican congressman with close ties to President Donald Trump

washingtonpost.com | 8 hrs. 21 min. ago

As Iran proxies activate in Yemen and Iraq, Trump’s Mideast morass deepens

Two of the most important corridors for international energy shipments are blocked by Iran and its proxies, oil prices are up and the global economy is reeling.

nytimes.com | 9 hrs. 4 min. ago

Trump Catastrophically Miscalculated in Georgia

The president incubated the career of one of his greatest critics.

thehill.com | 9 hrs. 29 min. ago

The Memo: Trump’s convention may struggle to turn tide for GOP

President Trump basked in the approval of the MAGA base during this week’s Republican midterm convention in Dallas. But the bigger question is whether the event made any difference to a political landscape that is seriously challenging for Republicans as Election Day looms less than eight weeks away. The Hill’s data partner Decision Desk HQ...

thehill.com | 9 hrs. 29 min. ago

Trump wants Smithsonian to build George Washington statue, exhibit

President Trump asked the Smithsonian Institution in late Friday social media posts to install a 30-foot-tall statue of George Washington outside of its National Museum of American History (NMAH) and open an exhibit to honor the founding father. The president requested that the museum complex replace the “Infinity” statue, which has stood outside of the...

thehill.com | 9 hrs. 29 min. ago

$25 million in national park project funds blocked by Trump administration: Report

The Trump administration has reportedly blocked more than 130 planned projects at national parks across the country, putting more than $25 million worth of funding on hold. The Interior Department, which oversees the National Park Service (NPS), “disapproved” of agreements last month for projects at Yellowstone, Yosemite, Zion, Joshua Tree and other parks, The Washington...

theguardian.com | 9 hrs. 36 min. ago

Taxes wouldn’t fund $5,000 Trump ‘dividend’ if Republicans win midterms, says commerce secretary

Lutnick said $500bn of estimated $1tn needed to fund checks to all US adults could come from new visa programDonald Trump’s controversial proposal to give a $5,000 “dividend” to all US adults if Republicans maintain control of Congress in November’s elections would not be paid out from US tax revenues, according to the US commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick.“It’s not tax money,” Lutnick said in an interview with NBC News, adding that the administration could “earn the money that Donald Trump wants to pay out, not from the deficit and not from taxpayers”. Continue reading...

kyivpost.com | 10 hrs. 27 min. ago

When Statecraft Becomes Transaction

US President Trump and his special envoys appear unable to break out of the businessman’s transactional mindset. But in geopolitics there are too many unquantifiable factors to consider, which inevitably sabotage any “dealmaking” approach based on assets and liabilities.

boston.com | 10 hrs. 30 min. ago

Trump says he’d like to see a unified Ireland as he visits Doonbeg course

Trump also raised the prospect of conflict between the U.K. and Argentina over the Falkland Islands. The post Trump says he’d like to see a unified Ireland as he visits Doonbeg course appeared first on Boston.com.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 10 hrs. 31 min. ago

Donald Trump's childhood home was bought for $835,000 in 2025; it has sold for $1.93 million

The childhood home of Donald Trump, located in Queens, has been sold for an impressive $1.93 million. Originally bought for $835,000, this Tudor-style property underwent extensive renovations over eight months, transforming it into a contemporary five-bedroom residence. With ties to Trump's early years, its historical significance has notably heightened its market value.

nytimes.com | 10 hrs. 32 min. ago

[$] Trump Says Irish Unification Would Be ‘Fantastic,’ Breaking With Precedent

The United States is officially neutral on an issue that had been a source of decades of violence in Northern Ireland until a 1998 peace deal.

theguardian.com | 10 hrs. 53 min. ago

Tensions simmer on US-Canada border for two towns relying on each other

Canadians ‘angry’ at Trump for suggesting Canada should become 51st state, says mayor, as US businesses see sales fall amid trade warLike many Canadians, Tom Reid isn’t crossing the US-Canada border as often these days. But he needed a haircut.The woman who cuts his hair lives in International Falls, Minnesota – her “sister is married to my wife’s cousin”, he explained – and so Reid, whose duty free shop in Fort Frances, Ontario, has to travel to her. Continue reading...

theguardian.com | 10 hrs. 53 min. ago

From socialist student to Trump proxy: the 25-year rise of Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez

Those who have encountered the interim president paint her in starkly different ways, but all agree she is likely to remain in powerIt was April 2002 and Delcy Rodríguez was a woman on a mission.Venezuela’s then president, Hugo Chávez, had been temporarily toppled by a bungled coup and Rodríguez, a junior diplomat who had been studying at Birkbeck, University of London, decided to act. Continue reading...

cnbc.com | 10 hrs. 59 min. ago

GM plans U.S. battery development as Trump's DOT attacks Ford for China ties

Most battery cells currently rely on raw materials from China. GM is seeking to establish domestic supply chains both for EVs and energy storage.

nytimes.com | 11 hrs. 2 min. ago

[$] Inflation Complicates Trump’s Midterms Pitch to Voters

Gas prices are high, mortgage rates are climbing and inflation remains well above target, complicating the president’s midterm appeal.

nypost.com | 11 hrs. 33 min. ago

Trump optimistic about wrapping up Iran war, claims things will turn out ‘fine and dandy’ during meeting with Ireland PM

President Trump was upbeat about the prospects of wrapping up the six-month-old war with Iran, saying the country had been pushed back and things will turn out “fine and dandy.”

bbc.co.uk | 11 hrs. 36 min. ago

A united Ireland would be 'fantastic' says Trump during Irish visit

Trump is holding meetings in Dublin before attending the Irish Open golf tournament in Doonbeg, County Clare.

mirror.co.uk | 11 hrs. 55 min. ago

Trump Ireland visit live: No 10 responds to Trump's support for united Ireland

Donald Trump declared he would 'love to see' a united Ireland while taking questions alongside Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Micheál Martin this morning