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Hegseth faces bipartisan grilling about weapons drawdown during the Iran war

Hegseth faces bipartisan grilling about weapons drawdown during the Iran war

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing tough questions from Republican and Democratic lawmakers about the Trump administration’s end game for the Iran war, the cost of the conflict and its impact on diminishing U.S. weapons stockpiles

Trump arrives in Beijing for talks with China's Xi on Iran war, trade and US arms sales to Taiwan

Trump arrives in Beijing for talks with China's Xi on Iran war, trade and US arms sales to Taiwan

U.S. President Donald Trump has arrived in Beijing for a hotly anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping

US budget watchdog estimates Golden Dome will cost $1.2 trillion, dwarfing Pentagon's $185 billion estimate

US budget watchdog estimates Golden Dome will cost $1.2 trillion, dwarfing Pentagon's $185 billion estimate

By Mike Stone WASHINGTON, May 12 (Reuters) - The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated on Tuesday that U.S.

US appeals court to hear Trump's bid to punish major law firms

US appeals court to hear Trump's bid to punish major law firms

By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday will ask a federal appeals court to reinstate the Republican leader’s executive orders punishing four major U.S. law firms, testing the scope of presidential power after judges in Washington

Supporters of bill to aid Ukraine and sanction Russia hit number to force House vote

Supporters of bill to aid Ukraine and sanction Russia hit number to force House vote

Supporters of a bill to aid Ukraine and sanction Russia have reached a critical threshold to force a vote in the House

Trump administration will join a prayer gathering criticized for promoting Christian nationalism

Trump administration will join a prayer gathering criticized for promoting Christian nationalism

President Donald Trump and several top administration officials are joining with a cast of mostly conservative Christian clergy this Sunday for a prayer gathering

Senate is set to confirm Trump pick Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve, following Powell

Senate is set to confirm Trump pick Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve, following Powell

The Senate is moving to confirm Kevin Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve

Trump and China's Xi set for talks spanning Iran, nuclear, trade and AI

Trump and China's Xi set for talks spanning Iran, nuclear, trade and AI

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON/BEIJING, May 10 (Reuters) - U.S.

Hegseth gets bipartisan grilling on rising costs of the Iran war and Trump's end game

Hegseth gets bipartisan grilling on rising costs of the Iran war and Trump's end game

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has faced tough questions from Republican and Democratic lawmakers about the Trump administration’s end game for the Iran war, the rising cost of the conflict and its impact on diminishing U.S. weapons stockpiles

Man charged in White House correspondents' dinner attack pleads not guilty

Man charged in White House correspondents' dinner attack pleads not guilty

A California man accused of storming the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner while armed with guns and knives has pleaded not guilty to charges that he attempted to kill President Donald Trump and fired a shotgun at a Secret Service officer who tried to stop the attack

Lawsuit seeks to halt Trump’s makeover of Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool

Lawsuit seeks to halt Trump’s makeover of Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool

By Jan Wolfe May 11 (Reuters) - A historic preservation group on Monday filed a lawsuit seeking to halt President Donald Trump's ongoing renovation to the Lincoln Memorial's reflecting pool, the latest in a string of court challenges to the former real estate developer's efforts to remake Washington

Trump says Iran ceasefire is on 'life support' and proposes gas tax pause as strait stays closed

Trump says Iran ceasefire is on 'life support' and proposes gas tax pause as strait stays closed

U.S. President Donald Trump says the Iran ceasefire is on “life support” after he rejected Tehran’s latest proposal to end the war