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Director of the US Federal Housing Finance Agency Bill Pulte speaks with reporters at the White House, September 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
June 2, 2026, 5:55 pm
Trump taps inexperienced housing finance director as new acting US intelligence chief
Presidential loyalist Bill Pulte, replacing Tulsi Gabbard, isn’t known to have any national security expertise; will also stay on as head of federal mortgage giants
By Josh Boak
US President Donald Trump walks with China's Vice President Han Zheng during a welcome ceremony at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, May 13, 2026. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
May 13, 2026, 6:19 pm
Trump arrives in Beijing for summit with China’s Xi on trade, US arms sales to Taiwan
Despite US leader playing down significance of Iran war, conflict expected to be on agenda; senior Washington official says treaty with Russia limiting nuclear warheads also to be raised
By AAMER MADHANI, Will Weissert and Josh Boak
Left to right: British Queen Camilla ajd King Charles III, and US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, wave from the Blue Room Balcony during a State Visit arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, on April 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
April 28, 2026, 7:45 pm
Trump welcomes King Charles to Washington, where monarch set to address US Congress
British head of state kicks off four-day visit to celebrate 250th anniversary of American Revolution, emphasizing nations’ bond despite strains over Iran war, tariffs, and NATO
By STEVEN SLOAN and Josh Boak
This photo illustration created on April 13, 2026, includes a photo of US President Donald Trump and a picture of a screen with an AI-generated image he posted on his Truth Social platform depicting himself as Jesus after criticizing Pope Leo XIV. (Mandel Ngan/AFP)
April 14, 2026, 5:20 am
Trump deletes meme depicting him as Jesus, refuses to apologize amid feud with pope over Iran war
‘I thought it was me as a doctor and it had to do with the Red Cross,’ US president claims about image, which Vance says was taken down because ‘a lot of people weren’t understanding his humor’
By Will Weissert, Josh Boak and Nicole Winfield
(Left to right): Pope Leo XIV leads a vigil for peace inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, April 11, 2026 (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia); President Donald Trump posts an AI post depicting himself as Jesus, April 12, 2026 (Truth Social); Trump waves to reporters as he walks on the South Lawn upon his arrival at the White House, April 12, 2026, in Washington (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana).
April 13, 2026, 9:16 am
Trump slams ‘weak’ pope who ‘thinks it’s OK’ for Iran to get nukes; posts own Jesus-style AI image
In rare direct attack by US president on head of the Catholic Church, Trump says he’s ‘not a fan of Pope Leo,’ and urges pontiff to ‘stop catering to the Radical Left’
By Will Weissert and Josh Boak
US President Donald Trump looks on as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine, right, speaks about the conflict in Iran in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, April 6, 2026. (Kent Nishimura / AFP)
April 8, 2026, 9:36 am
How Trump went from threatening Iran’s annihilation to reaching a truce within a day
Analysts say US president was deterred by prospect of indefinite operation to forcibly lift blockade of the Hormuz strait, note he has history of backing down from maximalist demands
By AAMER MADHANI, Will Weissert and Josh Boak
US President Donald Trump addresses the audience during the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
January 21, 2026, 8:34 pm
Trump says he won’t use force to seize Greenland, but insists only US can defend it
US president calls for negotiations, says he would be ‘very appreciative’ if NATO allows him to take over Greenland, but if not, he warns, ‘We will remember’
By Josh Boak, Will Weissert and AAMER MADHANI
President Donald Trump points after arriving at Palm Beach International Airport on Air Force One, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
January 17, 2026, 11:07 pm
Trump threatens tariffs on 8 European countries for opposing Greenland takeover
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, UK, Netherlands and Finland to face 10% import tax, Trump says, which would jump to 25% if Greenland not purchased by US by June 1
By Josh Boak, Emma Burrows and Daniel Niemann
(L-R) US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and White House adviser Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, attend a meeting with Ukrainian officials in Hallandale Beach, Florida, November 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)
November 30, 2025, 8:07 pm
US seeks to allay Ukraine’s qualms over Trump’s peace plan in Florida talks
Washington pursuing deal ‘that leaves Ukraine sovereign and independent,’ says Rubio in meeting with Kyiv delegation
By Josh Boak
US President Donald Trump is illuminated by a camera flash as he walks across the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, DC, November 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
November 5, 2025, 8:52 am
Many US voters quietly rebuke Trump in first elections since start of term – survey
Poll shows most voters disapprove of US president’s performance, many think immigration policy has ‘gone too far’; 4 in 10 voters in Virginia, New Jersey, cast votes to oppose him
By Linley Sanders, Josh Boak and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, speaks during a memorial and prayer vigil for Charlie Kirk at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, September 14, 2025, in Washington, DC. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
September 15, 2025, 1:14 pm
Conservatives seek to ostracize critics after Kirk killing, echoing ‘cancel culture’
Some officials on right campaign to punish firms, media figures, educators, and politicians for allegedly inciting hatred, after years of complaining about left using such tactics
By Josh Boak and Nicholas Riccardi
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left), in Moscow, February 17, 2025, and US President Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida, February 18, 2025. (Composite image: Pool via AP)
May 20, 2025, 8:45 am
After call with Putin, Trump says Russia-Ukraine talks to begin ‘immediately’
US president also speaks with Zelensky, who says Ukraine is ready for ‘real decisions’; Russian president asserts countries should ‘find compromises that would suit all parties’
By Zeke Miller, Josh Boak and Katie Marie Davies
A woman walks by the Chinese and US national flags on display outside a souvenir shop in Beijing on January 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
March 4, 2025, 10:07 am
US tariffs on Canada and Mexico take effect, as China takes aim at US farm exports
Beijing also blacklists 10 more American firms that now can’t do business in country, adds 15 to export control list, meaning they can’t get dual-use Chinese exports
By Josh Boak, PAUL WISEMAN and Rob Gillies
File: Then-White House senior adviser Kevin Hassett speaks as then-US president Donald Trump and others listen during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House, June 5, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
November 27, 2024, 8:00 am
Trump picks veterans from first administration as trade envoy, top economic adviser
Kevin Hassett, chosen to head up economic council, championed tax cuts in first term; president-elect charges lawyer Jamieson Greer with improving conditions for US workers
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and Josh Boak
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a presidential debate with US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 2024. (Saul Loeb/AFP)
September 11, 2024, 10:00 am
Flipping script after Biden debacle, Harris puts Trump on defensive in combative debate
Candidates attack each other repeatedly in sole scheduled clash, with VP pressing Trump on January 6 and abortion while ex-president tries to paint her as opportunistic Marxist
By Zeke Miller, MICHELLE PRICE, Jill Colvin and Josh Boak
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