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President Donald Trump departs Tuesday after delivering remarks at the House GOP retreat in Washington.

White House signaled a domestic pivot, but Trump had other plans

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 9, 2026 at 3:41pm
A Marine helicopter flies past a hawk in a tree above the Rose Garden outside the White House in 2024. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

Venezuelan governance picture clears as Trump team turns hawkish on hemisphere

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 7, 2026 at 3:43pm
President Donald Trump gestures during remarks Tuesday at a House Republican policy retreat in Washington. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

At House GOP retreat, Trump questions ‘mind of the public’ ahead of midterms

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 6, 2026 at 1:16pm
A woman carrying a “Free Maduro” sign joins demonstrators in front of the White House on Saturday to protest the U.S. military action in Venezuela.

‘It’s not easy’: Contradictions cloud Trump team’s vision for Venezuela

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 5, 2026 at 4:59pm
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office on Dec. 15. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

Health care, housing and crime bills top White House’s 2026 wish list

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 5, 2026 at 12:05pm
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters Saturday at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., following U.S. military actions in Venezuela. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump: US will ‘run’ Venezuela after military mission to nab Maduro

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 3, 2026 at 1:58pm
President Donald Trump waves to onlookers Saturday as the armored presidential Cadillac limousine returns to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

Domestic, global crises follow Trump to South Florida links amid late-year slump

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 22, 2025 at 1:13pm
President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on Wednesday night. (Doug Mills/Pool/Getty Images)

Trump bucked tradition with partisan end-of-year address

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 18, 2025 at 4:16pm
President Donald Trump attends a meeting of his Cabinet at the White House on Dec. 2.

New year, same problems for Trump with control of Congress on the line in 2026

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 17, 2025 at 1:45pm
President Donald Trump talks with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles in June. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Trump has not endorsed Venezuela regime change as Wiles stresses ‘blowing boats up’

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 16, 2025 at 1:28pm
Donald Trump is sworn in as president by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. in the Capitol Rotunda on Jan. 20 as first lady Melania Trump looks on.

Trump to cap unprecedented year that skirted Congress, tested court system

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 15, 2025 at 5:00am
President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the economy at Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pa., on Tuesday evening. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images)

Takeaways: Trump doesn’t acknowledge price concerns in Pennsylvania return

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 9, 2025 at 9:12pm
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive at the Kennedy Center in Washington on Sunday.

Trump will talk prices at Pennsylvania stop as ally says he has few quick-fix options

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 8, 2025 at 3:17pm, Updated at 4:17pm
President Donald Trump attends a meeting of his Cabinet at the White House on Tuesday.

Democrats question Trump’s stamina after he appears to nod off in public

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 5, 2025 at 1:20pm
President Donald Trump closes his eyes during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Tuesday. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Problems mount for Trump as first year back in White House comes to a close

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 3, 2025 at 3:14pm
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks alongside President Donald Trump during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Tuesday.

Takeaways: Hegseth doubles down on drug boat strikes during Cabinet meeting

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 2, 2025 at 3:11pm
President Donald Trump pardons national Thanksgiving turkey Gobble during a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden on Tuesday. Waddle, another pardoned turkey, did not attend the event.

Trump pardons Thanksgiving turkeys with digs at Biden, Schumer and Pelosi

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 25, 2025 at 2:00pm
President Donald Trump visits with patrons at a craps table at Circa Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on Jan. 25.

From Epstein to prices, Trump is in a gambling mood this Thanksgiving

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 24, 2025 at 3:19pm
President Donald Trump shakes hands with New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani as they meet in the Oval Office on Friday.

Trump praises ‘rational’ Mamdani during warm Oval Office meeting, shifting tone

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 21, 2025 at 5:56pm
The casket of former Vice President Dick Cheney during his funeral service at the National Cathedral on Thursday.

Business as usual at White House as former officials, family honor Dick Cheney

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 20, 2025 at 2:50pm
President Donald Trump says the scandal over the Epstein files "will backfire on the Democrats."

Trump signs bill compelling release of Epstein files

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 19, 2025 at 9:04pm
A worker stocks top sirloin filets in the meat section of a Washington, D.C., grocery store on Oct. 25, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

‘Too expensive’: Trump team struggles on affordability as Democrats pounce

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 19, 2025 at 2:45pm
President Donald Trump welcomes Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia during an arrival ceremony at the White House on Tuesday.

‘Things happen’: Trump defends MBS on Khashoggi murder, slams ABC reporter

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 18, 2025 at 4:21pm
President Donald Trump signs a spending package to reopen the federal government in the Oval Office at the White House on Wednesday night. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

‘Net neutral’: Shutdown unlikely to hobble Trump, former aides say

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 13, 2025 at 12:19pm
President Donald Trump greets Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in the House chamber on March 4 after addressing a joint session of Congress. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Trump-Greene spat exposes friction on right over his second-term priorities

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 12, 2025 at 2:40pm
A worker stocks beef fillets in the meat section of a grocery store in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 25. Beef prices have climbed over the past 12 months, according to government data.

White House scrambles for affordability message amid still-high prices

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 10, 2025 at 1:26pm
President Donald Trump meets with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban during a bilateral lunch in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Friday.

‘Blocked, ruined, canceled’: Trump hosts Hungary’s Orban as shutdown rolls on

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 7, 2025 at 4:11pm
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One on Wednesday at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.

Democratic wins ignite questions about Trump’s midterm coattails

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 5, 2025 at 3:28pm, Updated at 4:54pm
President Donald Trump concludes his remarks during a breakfast meeting with Senate Republicans in the State Dining Room of the White House on Wednesday.

Trump urges GOP senators to change Senate rules to reopen government

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 5, 2025 at 10:15am
President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025.

Obamacare is still on Trump’s mind — but outlook appears doubtful

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 4, 2025 at 1:02pm
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., speaks during a news conference outside USDA headquarters in Washington. A banner depicting President Donald Trump hangs behind him.

Trump allies see no need for bill weighing in on ballroom

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 3, 2025 at 12:12pm
President Donald Trump rallies with autoworkers in Warren, Mich., on April 29.

Lawmakers spar over possible Trump third term as president leaves door open

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 31, 2025 at 2:06pm
President Donald Trump greets Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday ahead of a summit meeting at Gimhae Air Base in Busan, South Korea. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Takeaways: Trump touts tenuous deals on tariffs, rare earths and soybeans

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 30, 2025 at 9:51am
A rendering of President Donald Trump's proposed 90,000-square-feet White House ballroom is displayed in the Oval Office on Oct. 22.

Murray vows to fight taxpayer dollars funding Trump’s East Wing project

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 28, 2025 at 2:51pm
Heavy equipment demolishes a portion of the White House East Wing on Oct. 21 in preparation for construction of a new ballroom.

Taxpayers will pay plenty over the years for Trump’s massive ballroom, experts say

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 27, 2025 at 3:33pm
President Donald Trump walks down the steps of Air Force One at West Palm Beach International Airport in Florida on Oct. 17. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Trump to turn focus to soybeans on Asia trip — not shutdown

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 23, 2025 at 3:48pm
President Donald Trump is pictured at the White House on Sept. 25.

Trump suggests no need for another ‘big, beautiful bill’

By Paul M. Krawzak and John T. Bennett
Posted October 21, 2025 at 4:36pm
A sign outside the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 14 notes its closure during the government shutdown.

‘It’s our decision’: Senate Republicans give Trump cover on shutdown

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 20, 2025 at 1:42pm
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., left, speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing earlier this year as Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, looks on. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Senate Democrats blast Trump’s lack of urgency on a shutdown deal

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 16, 2025 at 2:36pm
President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump feted by Cabinet members over ‘historic’ deal — on Gaza, not shutdown

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 9, 2025 at 3:34pm
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., flanked by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks to reporters in the Capitol on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

​White House may nix pay for workers furloughed during shutdown

By John T. Bennett and Jessie Hellmann
Posted October 7, 2025 at 4:27pm
President Donald Trump welcomes Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney outside the West Wing of the White House on Tuesday.

Trump softens Canada trade talk — but warns some federal workers over back pay

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 7, 2025 at 1:57pm
President Donald Trump walks to the White House after stepping off Marine One on Sunday.

Trump dials back public schedule as government shutdown rolls on

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 6, 2025 at 3:23pm, Updated at 6:20pm
Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news briefing at the White House on Wednesday. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Vance steps into shutdown forefront as Trump’s lead basher of Hill Democrats

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 2, 2025 at 3:35pm
President Donald Trump addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Takeaways: Trump calls out Europe and UN in combative General Assembly return

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 23, 2025 at 1:37pm
President Donald Trump prepares to greet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House before a meeting with European leaders on Aug. 18.

Trump to meet with Democratic leaders ahead of shutdown deadline

By John T. Bennett and Aidan Quigley
Posted September 22, 2025 at 5:44pm, Updated at 6:54pm
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters Tuesday as he departs the White House en route to London.

British royals to fete Trump as his team seeks to ‘dismantle’ left-leaning groups

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 16, 2025 at 2:42pm
President Donald Trump exits Air Force One on Thursday as he arrives at LaGuardia Airport in New York City. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Trump will be on the road as lawmakers scramble to avert shutdown

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 12, 2025 at 12:41pm
President Donald Trump arrives at the South Lawn of the White House on June 9. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Sept. 11 commemoration again tests Trump’s uneven record as consoler in chief

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 11, 2025 at 1:17pm
President Donald Trump rides in his motorcade Monday as he passes the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

Despite Trump’s hawkish moves, GOP lawmakers back his Nobel push — with a twist

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 9, 2025 at 2:30pm
A sign of support for President Donald Trump is seen on the side of a semi-trailer in East Palestine, Ohio, on Aug. 27. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

‘This is socialism’: Trump’s private sector intervention causes heartburn on right

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 5, 2025 at 1:21pm
An aerial view of the Pentagon building in Arlington, Va., from 2023.

Trump expected to rebrand Defense Department as Department of War

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 4, 2025 at 9:17pm
President Donald Trump and Polish President Karol Nawrocki watch a flyover of F-16 aircraft in the "missing man" formation from the South Lawn of the White House on Wednesday. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

Fighter jets scream over White House as Trump welcomes Polish leader he backed

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 3, 2025 at 2:45pm
President Donald Trump conducts a news conference Aug. 11 to announce the federal government will take control of the Metropolitan Police Department and use the National Guard to fight crime in Washington, D.C. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Attorney General Pamela Bondi also appear.

Trump used lawmakers’ break to fill out a loaded congressional to-do list

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 3, 2025 at 6:00am
President Donald Trump, flanked by members of Alabama's congressional delegation and others, speaks to reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday as he announces the moving of Space Command headquarters from Colorado to Alabama. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Trump moves Space Command HQ to Alabama, citing Colorado’s mail-in voting

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 2, 2025 at 4:39pm, Updated at 6:33pm
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum (far left) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) look on as President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Tuesday. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

The US system always had loopholes. Trump 2.0 exploits what others resisted

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 27, 2025 at 1:56pm
President Donald Trump speaks to the media during a visit to The People's House: A White House Experience Aug. 22, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Trump to ask Congress for $2 billion to fix ‘hellhole’ DC

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 22, 2025 at 12:38pm
President Donald Trump visits the U.S. Park Police Anacostia Operations Facility on Thursday. To the right of Trump are Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller.

Trump visits police, troops in DC after suggesting he would patrol streets

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 21, 2025 at 2:15pm, Updated at 6:46pm
Voters use a District of Columbia Board of Elections mail-in-ballot drop box at Union Market in Washington on Oct. 5, 2020.

White House changes course after Trump vows executive order to ‘end’ mail-in voting

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 20, 2025 at 12:59pm
President Donald Trump greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Monday.

‘Close it’: Trump casts himself as lone final arbiter if Putin, Zelenskyy near peace pact

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 19, 2025 at 12:36pm, Updated at 1:27pm
President Donald Trump greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House before a meeting with European leaders to discuss ending the war with Russia on Monday.

Trump, Zelenskyy play nice as European leaders urge tough stance on Russia

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 18, 2025 at 4:36pm, Updated August 19, 2025 at 8:25pm
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the tarmac after they arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday.

Trump, Putin leave Alaska summit with no deal on ending Ukraine conflict

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 15, 2025 at 8:05pm
President Donald Trump talks with reporters after a House Republican Conference meeting in the Capitol on May 20.

‘25 percent chance’: Trump team ratchets up, down goals for Putin summit

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 14, 2025 at 3:06pm
President Donald Trump conducts a news conference in the White House briefing room on Monday.

Trump willing to meet with Democrats before shutdown deadline

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 13, 2025 at 2:56pm, Updated at 5:06pm
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, left, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, right and President Donald Trump shake hands during a pathway-to-peace pact signing ceremony in the State Dining Room of the White House on Aug. 8.

‘Not politicking for it’: Trump goes all in on Nobel push with risky Putin summit

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 12, 2025 at 1:49pm
Protesters on Monday in downtown Washington, D.C., object to President Trump's move to exert more federal control over the city.

Trump takes over MPD, claiming crime in District of Columbia is ‘out of control’

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 11, 2025 at 12:06pm
Former Missouri Republican Rep. Billy Long testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on May 20 during his confirmation hearing to be commissioner of the IRS.

Long removed as IRS commissioner two months after confirmation

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 8, 2025 at 5:19pm, Updated at 5:55pm
President Donald Trump speaks Tuesday from the South Court Auditorium of the White House complex after signing an executive order.

‘A gift’: How Trump builds power for himself with ‘no details’ trade deals

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 6, 2025 at 3:16pm
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters Sunday near Air Force One at the Lehigh Valley International Airport in Pennsylvania. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump signals higher tariffs, defends firing of BLS chief in combative CNBC interview

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 5, 2025 at 12:04pm
President Donald Trump walks toward reporters from Marine One on Sunday at the Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown, Pa.

After Trump sacks BLS boss, Democrats fear these seven words the most

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 4, 2025 at 2:30pm
A Bureau of Labor Statistics sign in Washington in 2022.

Trump orders firing of Biden-appointed BLS chief after negative jobs data

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 1, 2025 at 4:36pm
President Donald Trump checks out the biceps of WWE executive and former wrestler Triple H on Thursday at the White House.

Trump uses lavish ballroom, pro wrestling legend to move past Epstein saga

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 1, 2025 at 12:38pm
Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley speaks to reporters at the Capitol on July 25. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Trump ‘in discussions’ with Hawley, lawmakers about stock trading bill

By John T. Bennett
Posted July 31, 2025 at 4:01pm
President Donald Trump arrives at the South Lawn of the White House from Camp David on June 9.

Democrats blast ‘politics of fear’ after Trump’s claims against Obama, top aides

By John T. Bennett
Posted July 30, 2025 at 6:29pm
President Donald Trump on Thursday presents Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell with what he called a list of cost overruns for the Fed's $2.5 billion headquarters renovation project in Washington.

Trump keeps up push for Powell, Fed to lower rates despite ‘no pressure’ pledge

By John T. Bennett
Posted July 28, 2025 at 4:27pm
President Donald Trump, flanked by Speaker Mike Johnson and House GOP Conference Chair Lisa McClain, is pictured at the Capitol on May 20.

‘Epstein recess’: Trump, GOP leaders try to distract and delay as scandal simmers

By John T. Bennett
Posted July 24, 2025 at 4:15pm
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday during a meeting with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Feisty Trump deflects, but cannot shake boiling Epstein documents scandal

By John T. Bennett
Posted July 22, 2025 at 2:49pm
President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 3.

Despite Epstein scandal, polls show MAGA base ‘very, very strongly’ behind Trump

By John T. Bennett
Posted July 21, 2025 at 2:37pm
President Donald Trump talks to reporters Wednesday during a meeting in the Oval Office with Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump’s Epstein tirade, Fed chair threats drown out Vance’s ‘big’ bill sales pitch

By John T. Bennett
Posted July 16, 2025 at 3:55pm
From left, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Pennsylvania Sen. Dave McCormick, President Donald Trump, Blackstone Group CEO Jon Gray and Google executive Ruth Porat are seen at an AI and energy summit in Pittsburgh on Tuesday. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump touts billions for Pennsylvania energy, AI sectors while jabbing at Biden

By John T. Bennett
Posted July 15, 2025 at 5:48pm
President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House on Sunday evening.

Trump agrees to help NATO arm Ukraine amid frustrations with Putin

By John T. Bennett
Posted July 14, 2025 at 12:54pm
President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott meet with local emergency services personnel Friday as they survey flood damage along the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Deadly Texas flooding puts Trump’s past talk of eliminating FEMA to the test

By John T. Bennett
Posted July 11, 2025 at 5:54pm
President Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson head to a House Republican Conference meeting at the Capitol on May 20. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

With ‘big’ bill in rearview, Trump doesn’t have a new to-do list for Congress

By John T. Bennett
Posted July 9, 2025 at 4:20pm
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks as President Donald Trump hosts a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Tuesday.

Trump slams Putin, touts self-made tariff deals and muses on gold leaf

By John T. Bennett
Posted July 8, 2025 at 4:12pm
President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and Republican lawmakers celebrate the signing of legislation known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act during a military family picnic on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday.

Trump signs ‘big beautiful bill’ at July Fourth ceremony at White House

By John T. Bennett
Posted July 4, 2025 at 6:41pm
President Donald Trump talks on the phone in April as he waits onboard Marine One to depart the Leesburg Executive Airport after visiting his Northern Virginia golf club.

Trump worked phones on ‘big beautiful bill’ — but left some arm-twisting to others

By John T. Bennett
Posted July 3, 2025 at 5:14pm
President Donald Trump arrives at the South Lawn of the White House on June 9.

Trump meets with Freedom Caucus members and moderates, pushing ‘growth’ from ‘big, beautiful bill’

By John T. Bennett
Posted July 2, 2025 at 12:26pm
President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis walk through a medical facility during a visit to the "Alligator Alcatraz" detention center in Ochopee, Fla., on Tuesday. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is seen behind Trump.

‘Only way out is deportation’: Trump talks tough at Everglades detention site

By John T. Bennett
Posted July 1, 2025 at 3:38pm
President Donald Trump arrives on the South Lawn of the White House on June 9.

‘Obliterated’: How one word has clouded success of Trump’s Iran strikes

By John T. Bennett
Posted June 27, 2025 at 3:56pm
President Donald Trump listens as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, second from right, addresses reporters Wednesday at the NATO summit. Also pictured are Secretary of State Marco Rubio, second from left, and U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool/Getty Images)

Takeaways: Defiant Team Trump defends Iran strikes at NATO summit

By John T. Bennett and Niels Lesniewski
Posted June 25, 2025 at 1:22pm
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters Tuesday from the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

Dropping F-bomb, Trump heads to NATO summit angry with Israel and Iran

By John T. Bennett
Posted June 24, 2025 at 11:41am
President Donald Trump, flanked, from left, by Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, addresses the nation from the White House on Saturday. (Carlos Barria - Pool/Getty Images)

Trump’s Iran strikes put potential heirs Vance and Rubio in spotlight

By John T. Bennett
Posted June 23, 2025 at 3:48pm, Updated at 4:37pm
President Donald Trump, flanked, from left, by Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, addresses the nation from the White House on Saturday. (Carlos Barria/Pool/Getty Images)

Trump orders strikes on Iran nuclear targets, including key facility

By John T. Bennett
Posted June 21, 2025 at 9:28pm, Updated at 11:03pm
Tanks roll down Constitution Avenue Northwest in Washington on June 14 during the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary parade.

‘Two weeks’: GOP hawks left twisting on Iran after Trump resorts to familiar crutch

By John T. Bennett
Posted June 20, 2025 at 1:55pm
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as workers install a large flag pole on the South Lawn of the White House on Wednesday. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

On Iran strikes messaging, Trump aides opt to run it up the flagpole

By John T. Bennett
Posted June 18, 2025 at 3:07pm
President Donald Trump, here on the White House South Lawn on June 9, is facing criticism from his base over potential U.S. involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict.

As MAGA base grows anxious, Trump warns Iran’s supreme leader is ‘easy target’

By John T. Bennett
Posted June 17, 2025 at 2:54pm
Smoke rises from locations targeted in Tehran on Sunday, the third day of Israel's military strikes against the country.

Trump departs G7 summit early after warning Tehran should be evacuated

By John T. Bennett and Niels Lesniewski
Posted June 16, 2025 at 8:55pm, Updated June 17, 2025 at 5:42am
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump meet with fellow leaders Monday at the G7 summit in Kananaskis in the Canadian province of Alberta.

Trump urges Iran to make deal ‘before it’s too late’ in conflict with Israel

By John T. Bennett
Posted June 16, 2025 at 3:59pm
Attendees stand Thursday as President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive on the Truman Balcony during the annual Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn of the White House.

‘Israel is in charge’: Netanyahu made sure Trump’s Iran diplomacy was no picnic

By John T. Bennett
Posted June 13, 2025 at 2:37pm
Workers on Tuesday set up a reviewing stand near the White House for President Donald Trump’s military parade, slated for Saturday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Trump wants tanks ‘all over the place’ at parade; Democrats see ‘egotistical’ show

By John T. Bennett
Posted June 11, 2025 at 3:02pm