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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.

White House

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

President spoke often to lawmakers as part of a ‘full-court press,’ source says

By John T. Bennett
Posted July 3, 2025 at 5:14pm

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)

White House

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, 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.

White House

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
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)

White House

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

By John T. Bennett
Posted June 11, 2025 at 3:02pm
Sen. Marco Rubio asks a question during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in March 2021.

Secretary Rubio defies Sen. Rubio by declaring foreign policy ‘belongs’ to Trump

By John T. Bennett
Posted May 5, 2025 at 4:21pm
President Donald Trump reacts as a United Auto Worker member identified as Brian speaks at the White House Rose Garden event Wednesday. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

‘No pain’: Trump team doubles down on tariffs as global markets plummet

By John T. Bennett
Posted April 3, 2025 at 4:38pm
JD Vance speaks with Donald Trump on Jan. 20 during an inauguration ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda before they were sworn in as vice president and president respectively. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images file photo)

Signal posts shed light on Vance’s views on military force and foreign policy

By John T. Bennett
Posted March 26, 2025 at 4:16pm
Demonstrators hold signs during a protest outside the U.S. embassy in Warsaw, Poland, on March 3, 2025. (NurPhoto/ Contributor/GettyImages)

Zelenskyy, congressional allies seek new cards in high-stakes Ukraine fight

By John T. Bennett
Posted March 4, 2025 at 2:47pm
Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Tommy Tuberville of Alabama share a laugh at the Capitol on May 2, 2024.

Trump, GOP senators ‘rowing in the same direction’ despite some differences

By John T. Bennett
Posted February 26, 2025 at 3:43pm
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