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May 23, 2026
Trump, Defiant After Bad Week, Pushes Ahead on Politically Unpopular Ideas
President Trump continues to act like he’s politically all-powerful, even in the face of indications that he is not.
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May 23, 2026
Trump, Defiant After Bad Week, Pushes Ahead on Politically Unpopular Ideas
President Trump continues to act like he’s politically all-powerful, even in the face of indications that he is not.
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May 22, 2026
Trump Faces Rare G.O.P. Revolt, and Democrats Mock Their Own Party’s Report
Plus, the Friday news quiz.
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May 21, 2026
In a Rarity, Republicans Stand Up to Trump
President Trump faced a wall of opposition from Senate G.O.P. lawmakers, in part over his plan to create a $1.8 billion fund to reward his allies.
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May 21, 2026
Federal Panel Approves Trump’s Plans for a 250-foot Arch in Washington
The panel, whose members were selected by President Trump, has an advisory role on the design of the project but no enforcement power.
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May 20, 2026
Jan. 6 Police Officers Sue to Block Trump’s Payout Fund
The two officers accused the administration of creating a “slush fund” to reward rioters and groups that committed violence on behalf of President Trump.
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May 19, 2026
Amid Global Turmoil, Trump Shows Off White House Ballroom Construction
President Trump showed off the construction on his ballroom project, providing a deeper look at the things that matter to him.
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May 13, 2026
Trump and Xi: Beneath the Pomp and Niceties, a Geopolitical Rivalry
The relationship between the two leaders is marked just as much by mistrust and confrontation as it is by niceties.
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May 11, 2026
Reflecting Pool Repairs to Cost $13.1 Million. Trump Had Promised $1.8 Million.
The Interior Department added $6.2 million to the no-bid contract for repairs to the Lincoln Memorial pool late last week.
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May 8, 2026
The No-Bid Contract That Is Turning Washington’s Reflecting Pool Blue
President Trump handpicked a firm he said had worked on his swimming pool to repair the iconic site near the Lincoln Memorial.
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May 8, 2026
Millions for a Paint Job? Trump Wants the Eisenhower Building Painted White.
The project would transform the granite exterior of the historic Eisenhower Executive Office Building, which dates to the 1800s.
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May 2, 2026
Trump’s Vision for D.C. ‘Garden of Heroes’ Statues Grows in Size and Cost
Plans for the project include formal gardens, reflecting pools and plazas alongside the statues of 250 notable Americans, according to documents obtained by The New York Times.
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April 28, 2026
Adopting Trump’s Voice, Justice Dept. Asks Judge to Let Ballroom Proceed
The court filing links the security breach at the White House correspondents’ dinner to the lawsuit over President Trump’s ballroom project.
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April 26, 2026
‘Shots Fired!’: Inside the Pandemonium at the Washington Hilton
Guests dived to the floor and took cover as Secret Service agents climbed over tables to protect some of the country’s most high-ranking officials, including President Trump.
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April 26, 2026
After Shooting, Trump Demands Approval for His White House Ballroom
An incident involving an armed man at the White House correspondents’ dinner has the president to renewing his push for a project slowed by litigation.
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April 26, 2026
A Gunman Got Close to Trump Again, Raising More Questions About Political Violence
After two previous assassination attempts, the effort by an armed man to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is sure to raise questions about security and political violence.
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April 26, 2026
Trump Cancels Witkoff and Kushner’s Trip for Iran Talks, Saying, ‘We Have All the Cards.’
The last-minute scuttling of the trip to Pakistan was the latest sign of how far apart the two sides are on reaching a deal to end the Iran war.
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April 25, 2026
Firm Building Trump’s Ballroom Got a Secret No-Bid Contract for a Nearby Job
The National Park Service increased the value of the contract several times over and then awarded it to Maryland-based Clark Construction, in a process that experts said was highly unusual.
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April 24, 2026
Kushner and Witkoff Traveling to Pakistan to Resume Iran Talks
Iran’s foreign minister has already arrived in the country, state media reported. He was believed to be carrying a written response to a U.S. proposal to end the war.
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April 23, 2026
Trump Says He’s Renovating ‘Filthy’ Reflecting Pool on the National Mall
The pool, which is more than 2,000 feet long, was the site of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and other events.
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April 23, 2026
Trump Keeps Talking About Iran’s ‘Nuclear Dust.’ What Is It?
First of all, it isn’t dust. It’s Iran’s stockpile of near-bomb-grade uranium, which is stored in large canisters about the size of scuba tanks.
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April 22, 2026
Not a Deal-Breaker: White House Downplays Iranian Action Near the Strait
President Trump’s threats have given way (for the moment, at least) to a more conciliatory tone about Iran’s actions in the Strait of Hormuz.
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April 18, 2026
In Phoenix, Trump Eyes Lower Gas Prices and Frets About the Midterms
President Trump told a crowd of supporters that the price of oil and gas was coming down, part of an effort in recent days to present a rosier picture of the nearly two-month-long Iran war.
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April 16, 2026
Panel Advances Trump’s Triumphal Arch, Even as Key Member Suggests Changes
The Commission of Fine Arts, a Trump-aligned advisory body, granted preliminary approval. But its vice chairman suggested losing statues atop the structure and other revisions before a final vote.
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April 15, 2026
Trump’s ‘Triumphal Arch’ Draws Backlash, Even From an Expert Who Proposed It
The story of how President Trump quadrupled the size of the original proposal for the arch follows a now-familiar pattern.
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April 10, 2026
Officials Release Design for 250-Foot Arch in Washington, as Trump Seeks Another Imprint
The president has proposed the arch, which would rise on a Washington roundabout across from the Lincoln Memorial, as a way to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary.
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April 8, 2026
White House Secures Foreign Steel for Ballroom Project
ArcelorMittal, a European steel maker, is donating tens of millions of dollars of foreign steel for President Trump’s new ballroom.
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April 6, 2026
6 Takeaways From Trump’s News Conference on Iran
President Trump described the risky mission to rescue an Air Force colonel whose fighter jet had been shot down, but he offered no clear path out of the war.
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April 4, 2026
Trump Administration Celebrates Good Friday in Official Messages
President Trump and administration officials have extended more pronounced overtures to Christians in public statements and executive orders.
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April 3, 2026
Trump Goes After Programs He Calls ‘Woke’ in Budget Proposal
The president’s request for 2027 reflects his preoccupation with eliminating programs that support diversity and civil rights.
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