In return, the Chinese leader agreed to delay restrictions on rare earth minerals for a year, Trump said after a meeting designed to soothe trade tensions.

The president said he wanted testing to occur “on an equal basis” with Russia and China, just before he met his Chinese counterpart for high-stakes trade talks.

The president said he wanted testing to occur “on an equal basis” with Russia and China, just before he met his Chinese counterpart for high-stakes trade talks.

Trump’s announcement was short on detail but came a day after he finalized a trade deal with South Korea that includes a pledge of $350 billion in investment.

Trump, 79, has for months openly mused about serving beyond January 2029, when he is scheduled to leave office.

Lawmakers are demanding answers about the project’s financing and what donors have been promised. The White House has defended its use of private donations.

The trade agreement will lower U.S. tariffs on Korean cars and parts to 15 percent in exchange for $350 billion in investment, a Korean official said.

The Times of London apologized and said someone duped its reporter by claiming to be former New York mayor Bill de Blasio and criticizing Zohran Mamdani.

The Chinese leader looks confident ahead of the meeting in South Korea, striking a deal that will largely wind back to the clock to before Trump’s tariff blitz.

Trump is attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea, where he will meet business and political leaders, including Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

A three-judge appeals court panel had ruled in Trump’s favor on deploying National Guard forces. Now a larger panel will reconsider the case.

Trump is attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea, where he will meet business and political leaders, including Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones, two of the state’s top Democrats, want a special session to redistrict. Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson said no.

The moves comes as President Donald Trump pursues efforts to build a White House ballroom and a triumphal arch in Washington.

Trump, 79, has for months openly mused about a third term, even though it would be prohibited by the Constitution.

Mike Donilon’s total potential pay package was unusually large and outsized compared to the salaries of senior campaign officials working for the president’s reelection.

Trump, 79, has for months openly mused about a third term, even though it would be prohibited by the Constitution.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and President Donald Trump inked a rare-earth minerals deal ahead of Trump’s meeting with China’s Xi Jinping.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and President Donald Trump inked a rare-earth minerals deal ahead of Trump’s meeting with China’s Xi Jinping.

The party is divided over how much Zohran Mamdani’s rise will matter in 2026 midterm elections that they expect to be dominated by opposition to Trump.

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Millions of seniors and disabled people call Social Security’s 1-800 number every month. What they experience is often maddening.

A special session is the first step in what could be a months-long race to change Virginia’s congressional map before next year’s midterms. The nationwide effort spreads to Indiana.

Trump met with new Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi, who heralded the start of a “new golden age” in the bilateral relationship following tricky trade talks.

The American Federation of Government Employees is calling for a stopgap funding measure to bring employees back to work with back pay.

A Quinnipiac University polls shows Democrats overwhelmingly support the NFL’s pick for the halftime show while nearly as many Republicans oppose it.

A special session of the Virginia General Assembly starts Monday. It’s part of a nationwide redistricting race, with Indiana’s Republican governor calling a special session there too.

The president said it would be “pretty easy” to meet with the North Korean leader on his Asia tour, but White House officials have downplayed the likelihood.

Pence’s handwritten notes documenting a phone call with Trump before the Jan. 6, 2021, attack would have been used as evidence if a criminal case had gone to trial.

The announcement marked a significant de-escalation of a volatile trade war ahead of Trump’s Thursday meeting with Xi.

A guide to political podcasts from potential candidates. Not all of them are riveting.

GOP candidate Jack Ciattarelli hopes for improved Black and Latino support against Democratic rival Mikie Sherrill.

President Donald Trump kicked off his Asia trip in Malaysia by dancing on the tarmac before signing an agreement that formalizes a Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire.

President Trump had halted trade talks with Canada over a provincial government’s ad that has since been canceled.

Lawmakers want “safeguards” added after charges are brought against dozens of people, including current and former high-profile NBA figures, in federal sports-betting and illegal poker investigations.