Trump scores golden gifts as United States and Seoul advance trade talks
GYEONGJU, South Korea (AP) -- President Donald Trump wanted South Korea to invest $350 billion in the American economy. He's also walking away with a gold medal and a crown.
Chris Megerian, The Associated Press
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Trump scores golden gifts but no investment dollars during South Korea visit
GYEONGJU, South Korea (AP) -- President Donald Trump wanted South Korea to invest $350 billion in the American economy. So far, he's settling for a gold medal and a crown.
South Korea trade deal appears elusive as Trump seeks $350B investment
GYEONGJU, South Korea (AP) -- After a charm offensive in Japan that culminated in $490 billion in investment commitments, President Donald Trump is set to meet with South Korea's leader on Wednesday as a trade deal with that country appears more elusive.
Trump claims India will stop buying Russian oil, escalating pressure on Moscow over Ukraine war
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally assured him that his country would stop buying Russian oil.
Trump sees peace - and personal vindication - within reach in Gaza
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ever since Donald Trump returned to office, his attempts to make a name for himself as a historic peacemaker have been frustrated by the ceaseless Russian invasion of Ukraine and the persistent fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
The government shuts down, and Trump goes online - very online
WASHINGTON (AP) -- On Thursday morning, as thousands of federal employees stayed home and faced potential layoffs because of the government shutdown, President Donald Trump got right to work on social media.
Kamala Harris says she 'had a certain responsibility' to argue against Biden running again
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Kamala Harris said Monday evening that she regrets not expressing her concerns about President Joe Biden running for a second term when a majority of Americans felt he was too old for the job.
Oracle will manage TikTok's algorithm for US users under Trump administration deal
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Tech giant Oracle will receive a copy of TikTok's algorithm to operate for U.S. users, according to a senior official in President Donald Trump's administration on Monday.
Harris stops biting her tongue in '107 Days,' her book about last year's campaign against Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) -- When it was all over, Kamala Harris couldn't believe it. "I could barely breathe," she writes in her new book about learning she had lost the 2024 presidential election to Donald Trump.
Joe Biden undergoes surgery to remove skin cancer on forehead
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Joe Biden recently underwent surgery to remove skin cancer lesions, a spokesperson said Thursday, the latest health challenge for the former president.
Trump addresses health rumors after days without public events
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sometimes it feels like barely an hour can go by without hearing from President Donald Trump. So when he didn't appear for one day, then two, then three, speculation started to swirl online about his health.
Trump 'caught off guard' by recent Israeli strikes, White House says
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump was "caught off guard" by the recent Israeli strikes in Syria and on a Catholic church in Gaza, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday.
Trump to visit new Florida immigration detention facility
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump will visit a new immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades on Tuesday, showcasing his border crackdown in the face of humanitarian and environmental concerns.
Trump defends US strikes on Iran as intel assessment stirs debate
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump insisted Wednesday that U.S. strikes delivered a crushing blow to Iran's nuclear program despite a preliminary American intelligence assessment suggesting that the assault inflicted only a marginal setback.
Trump is trying to script the perfect ending to war in Iran. Will the rest of the world go along?
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump wanted the brief and explosive American intervention in the Middle East to end with the satisfying tidiness of a prime-time season finale.
Trump heads to Fort Bragg while facing criticism for deploying military at Los Angeles protests
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump plans to speak at Fort Bragg on Tuesday to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army as he deploys the military in an attempt to quiet immigration protests in Los Angeles.
Trump and Musk break up, and Washington holds its breath
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Maybe it was always going to end this way, with two billionaires angrily posting about each other on social media, fingers flying across pocket-sized screens as their incandescent feud burned hotter by the minute.
Trump gives Elon Musk an Oval Office sendoff, crediting him with 'colossal change'
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump bid farewell to Elon Musk in the Oval Office on Friday, providing a cordial conclusion to a tumultuous tenure for the billionaire entrepreneur.
Trump gives Elon Musk an Oval Office sendoff
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump bid farewell to Elon Musk in the Oval Office on Friday, providing a cordial conclusion to a tumultuous tenure for the billionaire entrepreneur.
Elon Musk came to Washington wielding a chain saw. He leaves behind upheaval and unmet expectations
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Elon Musk arrived in the nation's capital with the chain saw-wielding swagger of a tech titan who had never met a problem he couldn't solve with lots of money, long hours or a well-calibrated algorithm.
Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after leading effort to slash federal government
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy.
Trump pardons former NY Rep. Michael Grimm after tax fraud conviction
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump has pardoned former U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm, a New York Republican who resigned from Congress after a tax fraud conviction.
Lights, video, confrontation - Trump's meeting with South African leader takes dramatic turn
WASHINGTON (AP) -- "Turn the lights down," President Donald Trump said. It was showtime in the Oval Office.
Elon Musk says he will cut back on political spending after heavily backing Trump in 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Elon Musk, the richest person in the world and a key financial supporter of President Donald Trump, said Tuesday that he'll be spending less on political campaigns.
Golden swords and Arabian horses: Saudi Arabia's crown prince gives Trump a lavish royal welcome
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The fist bump seems so long ago.
JD Vance was one of the last leaders to meet with Pope Francis
WASHINGTON (AP) -- One of Pope Francis' final encounters before his death was with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who visited the Vatican over the weekend.
Trump to invoke Schedule F to make it easier to fire some federal workers
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump is preparing to make one of the controversial personnel changes laid out in the conservative Project 2025 blueprint for his second term.
Nearly 90% of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau cut as Trump's government downsizing continues
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump is drastically shrinking the workforce and mission of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, eviscerating an agency created after the Great Recession with the goal of protecting Americans from fraud, abuse and deceptive practices.
Nearly 90% of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau cut as as Trump's government downsizing continues
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump is drastically shrinking the size and the mission of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the latest step in an extraordinary reshaping of the federal government.
Layoffs hit Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as Trump's government downsizing continues
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump is shrinking the size and the mission of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the latest step in an extraordinary reshaping of the federal government.
Trump says Musk will probably leave in 'a few months'
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump said Thursday that Elon Musk would likely leave his administration in "a few months," the clearest sign that his most powerful and disruptive adviser will be wrapping up his work inside the government.
Musk could be headed for a Washington exit after turbulent times at Trump's DOGE
WASHINGTON (AP) -- DOGE's days appear to be numbered.
A weekend ritual for Trump's Florida die-hards to get a brief glimpse of their political hero
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- The sun was shining outside President Donald Trump's West Palm Beach golf course on Saturday morning when Alan Mentser got a call letting him know that police were shutting down a road nearby. It was almost time to "show the boss a little love."
Trump commutes the sentence of Ozy Media co-founder Carlos Watson in financial conspiracy case
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of Ozy Media co-founder Carlos Watson, a White House official said Friday, just hours before Watson was due to report to prison for a nearly 10-year sentence in a financial conspiracy case.
Trump commutes the sentence of Ozy Media co-founder Carlos Watson
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of Ozy Media co-founder Carlos Watson on Friday, just before he was due to report to prison for a nearly 10-year sentence in a financial conspiracy case.
Trump selects a new Tesla on White House driveway to show support for Elon Musk
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump shopped for a new Tesla on the White House driveway on Tuesday, selecting a shiny red sedan to show his support for Elon Musk 's electric vehicle company as it faces blowback because of his work to advance the president's political agenda and downsize the federal government.
Musk eyes Social Security and benefit programs for cuts while claiming widespread fraud
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Elon Musk pushed debunked theories about Social Security on Monday while describing federal benefit programs as rife with fraud, suggesting they will be a primary target in his crusade to reduce government spending.
A single day of Trump and Musk's cost-cutting campaign remakes huge sections of government
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A series of decisions revealed Friday provided a glimpse of the turmoil engulfing federal agencies since President Donald Trump and Elon Musk launched their campaign of disruption, upending how government functions in ways big and small.
Federal workers face second Musk deadline to explain their work last week
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal employees face a midnight deadline to comply with Elon Musk 's second demand for reports on their recent accomplishments, a request that has become a flashpoint within the government workforce.
What to watch when Trump gives his big speech to Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump loves a good spectacle, and it's hard to top a speech to a joint session of Congress. The House chamber is packed with lawmakers, and the president's arrival is announced in a booming voice by the sergeant-at-arms, triggering cacophonous applause.
Federal employees may get more demands to justify their work at Elon Musk's direction
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The turmoil that enveloped the federal workforce over the last few days is unlikely to cease anytime soon as the U.S. government's human resources agency considers how to fulfill Elon Musk 's demands.
Trump wants to know if there's gold in Fort Knox. (There is)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- While flying back to Washington aboard Air Force One on Wednesday night, a reporter asked President Donald Trump whether Elon Musk would pursue budget cuts at the Pentagon.
Trump backs idea to send some DOGE savings to American citizens
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he likes the idea of giving some of the savings from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency back to U.S. citizens as a kind of dividend.
Trump moves swiftly on his agenda in a departure from his first-term stumbles
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Months into his first term as president, Donald Trump was furious with the snowballing Russia investigation and ordered White House counsel Don McGahn to make sure that special counsel Robert Mueller got fired.
Trump imposes his vision on America in departure from first-term stumbles
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Months into his first term as president, Donald Trump was furious with the snowballing Russia investigation and ordered White House Counsel Don McGahn to make sure that special counsel Robert Mueller got fired.
Elon Musk dodges DOGE scrutiny while expanding his power in Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Elon Musk made a clear promise after Donald Trump decided to put him in charge of making the government more efficient.
Elon Musk tightens grip on federal government as Democrats raise alarms
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Elon Musk is rapidly consolidating control over large swaths of the federal government with President Donald Trump 's blessing, sidelining career officials, gaining access to sensitive databases and dismantling a leading source of humanitarian assistance.
FEMA faces shakeup under Trump while it wrestles with disasters on both coasts
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump is preparing to reshape the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which has been on the frontlines of responding to recent wildfires in California and last year's hurricane in North Carolina.
Trump pardons founder of Silk Road website
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he had pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, an underground website for selling drugs.
Kamala Harris made history as vice president. The rest didn't go as planned
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Biden to give farewell address from Oval Office as he prepares to cede power to Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Joe Biden will deliver a farewell address to the nation Wednesday night, seizing what may be his final opportunity to reshape Americans' grim views on his term before he departs the White House.
Biden prepares farewell address from Oval Office as he prepares to cede power to Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Joe Biden will deliver a farewell address to the nation Wednesday night, seizing what may be his final opportunity to reshape Americans' grim views on his term before he departs the White House.
Harris will travel to Asia, Mideast and Europe during her final week in office
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Kamala Harris plans to close out her term with an around-the-world trip making stops in Singapore, Bahrain and Germany, her office said.
Harris calls it a 'good day' for democracy as she oversees peaceful certification of Trump's victory
WASHINGTON (AP) -- There was no drama on Monday as Kamala Harris oversaw the ceremonial certification of her defeat to Donald Trump. The vice president kept her remarks perfunctory, and she stood with her hands clasped in front of her while the results from each state were read out loud.
Harris oversaw certification of her defeat to Trump four years after he sparked Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday presided over the certification of her defeat to Donald Trump four years after he tried to stop the very process that will now return him to the White House.
Harris will oversee certification of her defeat to Trump four years after he sparked Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday is set to preside over the certification of her defeat to Donald Trump four years after he tried to stop the very process that will now return him to the White House.
How American presidents have planned their own funerals
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Jimmy Carter's memorial journey will end at his house in the tiny town of Plains, Georgia, where he grew up on a peanut farm. That is where his wife, Rosalynn, was laid to rest last year in a burial plot that they chose years ago.
Trump's words of opposition stop a bipartisan budget deal in its tracks with Musk's help
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump delivered a likely death blow to bipartisan congressional budget negotiations, rejecting the measure as full of giveaways to Democrats after billionaire ally Elon Musk whipped up outrage toward the bill and cheered on Republican lawmakers who announced their opposition.
Trump brings chaos back to Washington by attempting to kill bipartisan budget deal with Musk's help
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump delivered a likely death blow to bipartisan congressional budget negotiations on Wednesday, rejecting the measure as full of giveaways to Democrats as billionaire ally Elon Musk whipped up outrage toward the bill and cheered on Republican lawmakers who announced their opposition.
Trump brings chaos back to Washington by attempting to kill bipartisan budget deal
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump delivered a probable death blow to bipartisan congressional budget negotiations on Wednesday, rejecting the measure as full of giveaways to Democrats and increasing the risk of a government shutdown right before Christmas.