CHICAGO—A spate of shootings in Chicago has led to at least seven deaths and 38 injuries since Friday evening, police say, prompting PresidentDonaldTrump to renew his call for a military intervention in the nation's third-largest city.
PresidentDonaldTrump signed a directive on his first day in office to strip thousands of “policy-influencing”—or managerial—workers of the civil service protections that have traditionally made it difficult to terminate their employment.
PresidentDonaldTrump said on June 24 that the Iranian regime has told the United States it is not imposing tolls or fees on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a response to recent reports saying otherwise.
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung asked U.S. PresidentDonaldTrump to help pursue a peaceful solution to the North Korean issue during their first in-person conversation at the G7 summit in France.
Trump-Backed Candidate Wins Primary for Stefanik’s Seat
Manufacturing executive Anthony Constantino defeated New York State Assemblymember Robert Smullen. PresidentDonaldTrump endorsed Constantino.
Then, days later, PresidentDonaldTrump told Axios that he no longer viewed Anthropic as a national security threat due to how quickly the company responded to his requests.
PresidentDonaldTrump met with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office, where the president said that other members of the alliance should show greater loyalty.
Border Patrol Funding
On June 10, PresidentDonaldTrump signed a bill to fund Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for the next few years.
PresidentDonaldTrump said July 1 that China is “trying to take over the Panama Canal” and vowed the United States won’t “let that happen,” folding the warning into a broader speech that called communism the greatest threat to the country.
PresidentDonaldTrump avoided the kinds of tensions that could have raised uncertainties about economic prospects in both countries.
But not all the news has been encouraging.
PresidentDonaldTrump during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on March 19, 2019. (Kevin Lamarque /Reuters)
“I'll be watching the WITCH HUNT of Jair Bolsonaro, his family, and thousands of his supporters, very closely. ...
John Bolton, former national security adviser to PresidentDonaldTrump, pleaded guilty on June 26 to illegally retaining classified information.
Bolton entered the plea in federal court in Maryland.
PresidentDonaldTrump is calling on Congress to include the Save America Act in the bipartisan measure to improve housing affordability that passed both chambers this week.
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PresidentDonaldTrump went further, writing on Truth Social that Iran had “fully and completely agreed to highest level Nuclear inspections long into the future,” adding that there would be no further negotiations without such commitments.
PresidentDonaldTrump said Iran has assured the United States that there won’t be tolls in the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, the president ordered the Justice Department to probe oil companies over gas prices.
PresidentDonaldTrump said six people have been arrested and seven others have been cited over allegedly causing damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
PresidentDonaldTrump and his administration. Of the issues listed, the fewest percentage of Canadians chose the rise of AI, the threat posed by Russia and China, and indigenous reconciliation as the most important.
PresidentDonaldTrump said on Friday he will travel to Turkey and make a second trip to China at some point this year.
“We’re doing a lot of trips. We’ll be going to Turkey.
PresidentDonaldTrump stressed that Iran has agreed to nuclear inspections, pushing back on Iran’s claims to the contrary. Find out what’s in the president's latest warning, and where unfrozen Iranian funds could potentially go.
PresidentDonaldTrump has prioritized building domestic supply chains of critical minerals as the U.S. seeks to reduce its dependence on China and other foreign sources.
Trade uncertainty since the election of PresidentDonaldTrump has rocked the Canadian economy. If a lasting agreement and renewal can’t be reached this summer, capital flight from Canada is expected to continue.
PresidentDonaldTrump predicted that the British leader would step down. Trump said that he wishes Starmer well while blaming him for having “failed badly on two very important subjects—immigration and energy.”
Trump Pushes for Deal
Speaking at the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, on June 16, U.S. PresidentDonaldTrump called for Russia to make a deal with Ukraine.
