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July 12, 2026
Trump Recalls Last Conversation With Lindsey Graham Before His Death
In an interview on Sunday, President Trump recounted his last conversation with Senator Lindsey Graham, hours before his death. Mr. Graham sounded “perfect,” he said.
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July 11, 2026
Trump’s Posts on Singing Somali Schoolchildren Stir Anger in Minnesota
The state’s large Muslim and Somali communities expressed indignation after the president reposted a video of a kindergarten promotion ceremony, including comments noting the girls were in hijabs.
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July 10, 2026
Trump Administration Fires Members of Independent Election Group
The firings and a resignation render the Election Assistance Commission useless. The moves come as President Trump seeks to impose control over how ballots will be counted in the midterms.
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July 10, 2026
Trump Administration Fires Members of Independent Election Group
The firings and a resignation render the Election Assistance Commission useless. The moves come as President Trump seeks to impose control over how ballots will be counted in the midterms.
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July 9, 2026
Trump Says He’ll Ask Supreme Court to Rehear Citizenship Case, an Unlikely Event
The last time the justices granted a rehearing request after a case decision was in 1965. The court has only once reversed itself after rehearing a case.
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July 7, 2026
After Courting Black Voters, Trump Downplays Black Unemployment
The president has glossed over persistently high unemployment among African Americans, a group he needed to secure a second term.
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July 6, 2026
How Trump Put Himself in the Middle of America’s 250th
The president placed his image and initiatives front and center, blurring the line, critics said, between loyalty to nation and loyalty to him.
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July 5, 2026
At Trump’s Direction, Federal Agencies Are Abandoning Discrimination Cases
President Trump has tried to scale back anti-discrimination regulations that date back decades. Federal agencies have heeded his call.
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July 5, 2026
At Trump’s Direction, Federal Agencies Are Abandoning Discrimination Cases
President Trump has tried to scale back anti-discrimination regulations that date back decades. Federal agencies have heeded his call.
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June 25, 2026
Obama Says He Occupies a ‘Suite’ in Trump’s Head
Former President Barack Obama says President Trump has an obsession with him and that Mr. Trump “knows better” than to say “crazy stuff” to his face.
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June 19, 2026
Trump’s Iran Deal Is Off to a Chaotic Start
The preliminary agreement, not yet a week old, has sown confusion: nixed Swiss signing ceremonies, rifts with Israel and Congress, and uncertainty over new talks.
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June 18, 2026
Vance’s Defense of Iran Deal Rests on Vague and Misleading Claims
The vice president said the United States had leverage to dictate the outcome of the next round of negotiations. But he claimed incorrectly that Iran got no new benefit from the lifting of oil sanc...
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June 17, 2026
Trump Defends Deal to End the War With Iran as Details Emerge
President Trump lashed out at critics who say the agreement achieves less than the one President Barack Obama signed in 2015, and he threatened to bomb Iran again if it violated the deal.
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June 17, 2026
Trump Angrily Defends Iran Deal, Belittling the One Obama Signed
President Trump denied that the United States would be part of a $300 billion rebuilding fund for Tehran and argued that his agreement was better than the one Barack Obama struck in 2015.
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June 17, 2026
Trump Says U.S. Has ‘Nothing to Do’ With Ukraine War at G7 Summit
President Trump’s remarks underscored a new security reality for U.S. allies in Europe, who for eight decades relied on American protection.
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June 15, 2026
Trump Winds Down the War He Started With Goals Unmet
While the president says the agreement with Iran would open the Strait of Hormuz and provide economic relief, the country’s nuclear program is still a subject for negotiation.
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June 15, 2026
Trump Heads to Group of 7 as Allies Rethink Their Relationship With U.S.
President Trump has long been at odds with European leaders over trade, Ukraine and NATO, but he has lashed out in recent weeks over their refusal to support the U.S. war with Iran.
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May 17, 2026
To Critics, Trump Remarks Reveal a Billionaire Out of Touch
The president has never pretended to be an ordinary American, but a recent “truth bomb” has opened him to criticism that he doesn’t grasp the economic strain of his war with Iran.
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May 17, 2026
To Critics, Trump Remarks Reveal a Billionaire Out of Touch
The president has never pretended to be an ordinary American, but a recent “truth bomb” has opened him to criticism that he doesn’t grasp the economic strain of his war with Iran.
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May 12, 2026
Trump Says Americans’ Economic Pain Is Not a Consideration for the Iran War
Asked whether Americans’ financial situation was motivating him to make a deal, President Trump said bluntly, “Not even a little bit.”
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May 11, 2026
Trump Says Iran’s Response to Latest U.S. Proposal ‘Totally Unacceptable’
The United States and Iran have been discussing a 30-day extension to their cease-fire and a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
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May 6, 2026
Trump’s Gyrations on the War Leave Even Rubio Out of Sync
The administration’s latest shifts on the status of the conflict show how treacherous it is to speak for a president who cultivates an erratic style.
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May 6, 2026
Trump Says U.S. Pausing Efforts to Guide Ships Through Strait Blocked by Iran
President Trump said a U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz would “remain in full force.” The shift came after the defense secretary said U.S. efforts to free trapped vessels would continue.
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May 5, 2026
Trump Tries to Downplay Economic Effects of the Iran War
At a White House event for Small Business Week, he described the economy as “roaring” and predicted that gas prices would go down soon.
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May 1, 2026
Trump Tells Congress Why He Doesn’t Need Its Authorization for the Iran War
In letters to the House and Senate, the president asserted that the hostilities had “terminated,” in an apparent attempt to avoid having to seek congressional approval.
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