President Donald Trump on Friday said he is “not optimistic” about securing the release of jailed Hong Kong democracy advocate Jimmy Lai, signaling dim prospects for one of the highest-profile human rights cases raised during his recent visit to China. Speaking in an interview released Friday with Fox News host Bret...
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President Donald Trump insisted he didn’t misunderstand Iran’s “pain tolerance,” boasting of the successes of Operation Epic Fury.In a preview of an interview set to air Friday evening, Fox News host Brett Baier pressed Trump on the Iran war, asking, “Why are we where we are?”“I didn’t underestimate anything,” Trump...
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Vice President JD Vance said on Friday that public safety was the “birthright” of every American citizen, while contrasting the administration’s record in supporting law enforcement with that of Democrats. Vance made the remarks at a National Police Week address to the Fraternal Order of Police and other law enforcement...
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Vice President JD Vance underscored the Trump administration’s record of supporting law enforcement on Friday during an address at the Annual National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service. “We can’t ever forget that a single officer lost in the line of duty is too much, but just as we mourn the officers...
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The event will take place on the National Mall from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. It will feature faith leaders and top officials, including a video address from President Donald Trump, and conclude with a worship concert. Freedom 250, a semiquincentennial initiative spearheaded by Trump, is hosting the Rededicate...
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President Donald Trump declined to characterize Chinese President Xi Jinping as a “dictator” on Friday.Trump, flying back from his whirlwind bilateral summit with Xi in Beijing, was pressed to say if he believes Xi is a dictator, as former President Joe Biden frequently claimed during his term in office.“I think...
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Vice President JD Vance is set to speak at the Annual National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service at the Capitol Friday at noon, an event during National Police Week.The event is hosted by the Fraternal Order of Police and will honor officers who have recently made the ultimate sacrifice, along with...
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The White House is looking to break the record for the world’s largest fireworks display this summer, when it holds a sweeping celebration in Washington, D.C., marking the country’s 250th birthday. Freedom 250, the organization President Donald Trump spearheaded to commemorate the milestone, is planning over 30 minutes of pyrotechnics on...
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House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) on Thursday sought to justify rising gas prices in the United States, arguing that it is a painful but necessary side effect of preventing Iran from building nuclear weapons.Jordan engaged in a tough round of questioning on gas prices during an interview with CNN’s...
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President Donald Trump has yet to make a determination on the delayed American arms sale to Taiwan, an issue that Chinese President Xi Jinping raised during their closed-door talks.Trump left Beijing on Friday following the two-day summit, and he spoke with reporters for roughly a half-hour en route to Air...
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President Donald Trump departed Beijing, China, with two gifts: a promise of rose seeds from Chinese President Xi Jinping and an additional argument for the construction of his White House ballroom project.Trump wrapped his whirlwind, two-day bilateral summit with a stop at Zhongnanhai, the Chinese government’s central leadership compound located...
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A recent all-star week for Secretary of State Marco Rubio is fueling fresh chatter about a 2028 presidential bid. But insiders in the orbit of President Donald Trump aren’t jumping on the bandwagon just yet.Rubio’s May 5 appearance in the White House briefing room ignited a wave of praise across conservative media...
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