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President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands before a joint news conference in Helsinki, Finland, in July 2018. (Yuri Kadobnov/AFP via Getty Images file photo)

America’s heel turn: Democrats flabbergasted by Trump’s Russia pivot

By John T. Bennett
Posted February 20, 2025 at 4:50pm
President Donald Trump speaks Friday while visiting a neighborhood affected by Hurricane Helene in Swannanoa, N.C. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump floats executive order on ‘maybe getting rid of FEMA’

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 24, 2025 at 3:43pm
Speaker Mike Johnson listens as President Donald Trump addresses supporters Monday in an overflow space in Emancipation Hall after his second inauguration ceremony.

‘So much sharper’: Which Trump will GOP encounter during high-stakes talks?

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 22, 2025 at 4:42pm
President-elect Donald Trump, seen here at the Capitol on Jan. 8 with incoming first lady Melania Trump and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, will be sworn in Monday inside the Capitol Rotunda.

Trump got the last laugh, but the hard part begins after second inaugural address

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 17, 2025 at 4:26pm
President Joe Biden delivers his farewell address to the nation Wednesday from the Oval Office of the White House. (Mandel Ngan/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

‘Oligarchy is taking shape’: Biden issues warnings as he bids nation goodbye

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 15, 2025 at 10:17pm
President-elect Donald Trump speaks to reporters at a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida on Jan. 7. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Trump’s idea to rebrand Gulf of Mexico would face hurdles — if he’s even serious

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 15, 2025 at 4:25pm
President Joe Biden boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in September. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Bad luck and a family matter: How a recent trip embodied Biden’s shaky term

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 13, 2025 at 5:50pm
A view of flames on a ridge, as seen Thursday from Topanga Canyon near Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles.

As California fires rage, so does what could be final Trump-Biden battle

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 10, 2025 at 2:13pm
President-elect Donald Trump speaks to reporters Tuesday during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla.

As House GOP calls for spending cuts, Trump pushes pricey Greenland purchase

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 7, 2025 at 2:56pm
Vice President Kamala Harris presides over the joint session of Congress in the House chamber Monday to count the Electoral College votes as Speaker Mike Johnson looks on.

Congress counts electoral votes, clearing path for Trump’s return to Oval Office

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 6, 2025 at 3:17pm