Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to Beijing with PresidentDonaldTrump this week despite Chinese sanctions imposed on him in 2020.
Rubio is accompanying the president on his trip to China for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
PresidentDonaldTrump announced that he had helped secure a renewed ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, easing tensions that Tehran had warned could throw diplomacy into limbo.
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PresidentDonaldTrump has endorsed Attorney General Ken Paxton in his Texas GOP Senate primary runoff against incumbent John Cornyn.
PresidentDonaldTrump had authorized Nvidia to sell its less advanced H200 series chips to China; however, the Chinese authorities have yet to approve Chinese enterprises’ procurement or importation of these chips.
The biggest changes came after PresidentDonaldTrump issued an order directing officials to review recommendations from other countries and update U.S. recommendations as appropriate in light of the results of the review.
PresidentDonaldTrump will skip his son DonaldTrump Jr.'s wedding and stay in Washington this weekend. This comes after he visited Rockland County, New York, on Friday to campaign for Rep. Mike Lawler's reelection.
Secretary of War and includes 17 nations from the Western Hemisphere committed to “operationalize hard power” to counter cartels and transnational gangs in the region, according to a March 7 proclamation issued by PresidentDonaldTrump.
PresidentDonaldTrump has said he would have a direct conversation with Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te as he makes a final decision on approving U.S. companies to sell billions of dollars' worth of weapons to Taiwan.
“The maritime security threat level in the [Strait of Hormuz] remains critical due to ongoing military conflict,” said the advisory, which was issued on the same day that PresidentDonaldTrump called for the narrow shipping lane connecting the Persian
PresidentDonaldTrump on May 14 publicly agreed with Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s suggestion that the United States had become a “declining nation,” and made clear that Xi was describing the country Joe Biden left behind, not the one Trump now leads.
Republican leadership on May 21 canceled a scheduled vote on a war powers resolution that would block PresidentDonaldTrump from continuing military action in Iran.
PresidentDonaldTrump said the United States is in the “final stages” of negotiations with Iran, while also highlighting America’s military strength during remarks to graduating Coast Guard cadets.
PresidentDonaldTrump said on May 20 that the United States will not escalate actions against Cuba, in comments following the U.S. Department of Justice's unsealing of murder charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro.
PresidentDonaldTrump has been ratcheting up talk of regime change in Cuba and said he would potentially initiate a “friendly takeover” of the country if its leadership did not open up its economy to American investment and kick out U.S. adversaries.
Throughout his second term, PresidentDonaldTrump and members of his administration have repeatedly articulated plans to place more of the responsibility for Europe's defenses onto European actors.
WASHINGTON—PresidentDonaldTrump said on May 19 that when finished, his planned White House ballroom will be the “safest building ever built” and will serve both as a ceremonial venue and as a military-grade facility to help protect the nation’s capital
PresidentDonaldTrump addressed Iran in a Sunday post on Truth Social.
"Iran has been playing games with the United States, and the rest of the World, for 47 years (DELAY, DELAY, DELAY!)," Trump wrote.
PresidentDonaldTrump issued a fresh warning to Iran while vowing to destroy the Islamic regime's enriched uranium. NTD has the latest on the peace negotiations, and a new action by Central Command to enforce the U.S. naval blockade.
PresidentDonaldTrump waves as he boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on May 12, 2026. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
As he left for his trip to China this week, Trump said: “Cuba is not doing well.
PresidentDonaldTrump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing last week, during which they agreed that their two countries should build a “constructive relationship of strategic stability on the basis of fairness and reciprocity.”
