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Rapper Lil Wayne praised President Donald Trump for wanting to build a ballroom at the White House, recalling his confusion after being asked to perform outside on the South Lawn instead of inside the executive mansion.“I had to perform, probably two years ago, at the White House. I’m so glad... Read more

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will now allow U.S. airliners to conduct direct flights to Lebanon, more than four decades after the Federal Aviation Administration prohibited those routes.Trump hinted at the announcement during a bilateral meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the White House on Tuesday morning,... Read more

The White House is having an “I told you so” moment after New Jersey‘s Democratic governor announced she was removing 6,600 noncitizens from her state’s voter roll following 400 of them casting ballots in past federal elections. “Democrats and their media allies have repeatedly said it is impossible for noncitizens to... Read more

EXCLUSIVE — Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban visited the White House and State Department during a trip to Washington, D.C., last week, as his successor works to undo his 16 years in power.The previously unknown visit, revealed to the Washington Examiner by a source familiar with the matter, appears... Read more

The United States and China will reportedly hold talks over artificial intelligence in September to discuss the risks posed by their increasingly powerful frontier models and the tensions that have arisen as they compete for dominance in the AI race.The dates have not yet been finalized, but the meeting is... Read more

Victor Gonzales, the Secret Service officer who stopped alleged gunman Cole Allen from barging into the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner at the Washington Hilton hotel, will receive the “President’s Award for Exceptional Service to the WHCA” at the rescheduled dinner on Friday, July 24. Staff at the Washington Hilton will... Read more

President Donald Trump previewed that the United States could strike Pickaxe Mountain in Iran “very soon and very heavily.”Trump made the comments in the White House’s Oval Office on Tuesday during a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.“We follow the material,” Trump told reporters. “That’s where the action is, and we’ll... Read more

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that a Syrian invasion of Southern Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah could be “very effective.”Trump was asked during an Oval Office meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun about Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa’s suggestion that the Syrian military intervene against Hezbollah.“We get along very well... Read more

President Donald Trump implied that last weekend’s deadly Iranian attack on a Jordanian military base, in which two U.S. service members were killed, could have been avoided if there had been “other operators.”“They did slip something through in Jordan, and if we had other operators, you know, would have not... Read more

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would personally speak with Hezbollah leadership if asked to do so by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.Unlike past presidents, Trump has repeatedly flouted norms regarding direct American negotiations with terrorist groups, something he himself referenced during a bilateral meeting with Aoun at the White... Read more

President Donald Trump accused the Iranian government of indiscriminately killing protesters during a bilateral press conference with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday.“I believe that by doing what we did, by terminating Iran… very evil people leading that country, you saw the number of protesters that they killed, 52,000-plus,” Trump said while... Read more

President Donald Trump is meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun for the first time on Tuesday, as the two leaders discuss a Lebanese proposal to target Hezbollah fighters who control swaths of the Middle Eastern country.The pair is holding talks around 11 a.m. Eastern at the White House in Washington,... Read more