Tensions continue to escalate in Middle East
President Donald Trump says he's still weighing whether the United States will get involved in Israel’s conflict with Iran. But in the meantime, the U.S. military has sent multiple B-2 bombers from an Air Force Base in Missouri.
Activist speaks after freed from immigration detention
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil was released Friday from federal immigration detention, freed after 104 days by a judge’s ruling after becoming a symbol of President Donald Trump ’s clampdown on campus protests. The former Columbia University graduate student left a federal facility in Louisiana on Friday. He is expected to head to New York to reunite with his U.S. citizen wife and infant son, born while Khalil was detained. Khalil is holding a news conference to speak on the recent events. (Credit: WNYW)
How involved should the U.S. get in the Middle East?
President Donald Trump will decide whether or not the United Sates gets directly involved in the Iran-Israel conflict within the next two weeks, the White House has said. Trump and his administration have sought to maintain an air of strategic ambiguity, not revealing much publicly about their thinking or potential courses of action.
President Trump to decide on Iran in next 2 weeks
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that President Donald Trump will make a decision on the U.S. becoming involved in Israel's conflict with Iran within the next two weeks. Leavitt said that there have been six rounds of direct and indirect negotiations with Iran. She said that talks continue but declined to provide details.
Israel flight lands in Florida: Rescue passenger speaks
The first of several flights chartered by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to rescue Americans in Israel landed Thursday morning at the Tampa International Airport. The rescues come as the country’s conflict with Iran intensifiesJosh Hammer, a Newsweek editor and a South Florida resident who was on one of the rescue flights, spoke about what he witnessed in Israel before evacuating.
Israel and Iran fight over nuclear weapons
After a week of fighting between Israel and Iran, President Donald Trumps says he could decide within the next two weeks whether the United States will strike Iran, keeping the chance of more negotiations open. Trump has maintained that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.
Gov. DeSantis speaks on Americans evacuated from Israel
The first of several flights chartered by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to rescue Americans in Israel landed Thursday morning at the Tampa International Airport. The rescues come as the country’s conflict with Iran intensifies. DeSantis hosted a press conference after greeting a flight arriving from Israel in the early hours of Friday morning in Tampa.
Trump administration: Immigration, economy, foreign policy
President Donald Trump's Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt hosted a press briefing on Thursday afternoon at the White House. During the briefing, Leavitt discussed topics including immigration, the economy, foreign affairs and the Israel-Iran conflict.
Trump will decide on attacking Iran in next 2 weeks
President Donald Trump's Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt hosted a press briefing on Thursday afternoon at the White House. At the event, Leavitt said that based on the "substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place" with Iran in the near future, he will make his decision "whether or not to go" in the next two weeks.
Israel and Iran continue to trade strikes
Israeli and Iranian forces are continuing to trade war missile attacks, leaving massive destruction in their wake. Israel was hit by a new wave of Iranian missiles on Thursday, with a major hospital in the south sustaining “extensive damage,” according to officials.
Trump weighs U.S. involvement in Israel-Iran conflict
President Donald Trump said it was up in the air whether he will sign off on military strikes targeting Iran's nuclear facilities — comments that came as his administration weighs U.S. involvement in the growing conflict between Israel and Iran. Trump told reporters outside the White House on Wednesday that he had not ruled out whether the U.S. will strike Iranian nuclear facilities but said that the coming days or the "next week is going to be very big."
President Trump speaks on Israel-Iran conflict
In the White House on Wednesday, President Donald Trump said he's still undecided on how to approach the Israel-Iran conflict. On Tuesday, he said the United States knows where Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is hiding during the Israel-Iran conflict but doesn’t want him killed “for now.” Trump posted on social media asking for Iran's "unconditional surrender" as the five-day conflict continues to escalate.
Israel-Iran conflict enters sixth day
It's day six of the Israel-Iran conflict, and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that Iran will not surrender. Yesterday, President Donald Trump called the supreme leader an “easy target” and demanded Iran’s “unconditional surrender.”
President Trump urges Iran to surrender
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States knows where Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is hiding during the Israel-Iran conflict but doesn’t want him killed “for now.” Trump posted on social media asking for Iran's "unconditional surrender" as the five-day conflict continues to escalate.
Trump leaves G7 early after Israel and Iran conflict
White House leaders said President Donald Trump left the G7 summit in Canada early due to the Israel-Iran war. Trump returned to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. Trump said Tuesday: "I have no desire to negotiate with Iran. I expect nothing less than their complete surrender."
U.S. and China agree on trade framework
The United States and China have reached a "framework" to implement a trade deal struck between the two sides last month in Geneva. The development comes after two days of meetings between negotiators in London and a phone call last week between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The U.S. and China announced a 90-day détente that involved reduced tariffs in May, but both sides had accused each other of running afoul of the deal.
U.S. border policies impacting Olympics, World Cup
The U.S. Senate, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Governmental Affairs Oversight Committee held a meeting Tuesday to talk about the impact of President Donald Trump's border policies when it comes to international sporting events, such as the 2028 Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup.
Trump answers questions on immigration, tariffs, trade
President Donald Trump met with Friedrich Merz, the chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, on Thursday morning in the Oval Office of the White House. During the meeting, Trump answers questions on a multitude of topics, including immigration, tariffs and trade.
President Trump meets with German chancellor
President Donald Trump met with Friedrich Merz, the chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, on Thursday morning in the Oval Office of the White House. Trump and Merz have communicated on the phone a few times since Merz was elected to office on May 6, with German officials telling the Associated Press that the president and chancellor are building a "decent" relationship.
Trump travel ban: Restrictions set for 19 countries
President Donald Trump has announced that he is resurrecting the travel ban policy from his first term, which will prevent a dozen countries from entering the United States. The countries included in Trump’s proclamation include Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Additionally, there will be heightened restrictions on visitors from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.