U.S. Ambassador Kushner pledges not to interfere in French public debates after France restricted his access to government ministers over embassy’s repost of State Department “radical leftism” warning.
Trump declares “golden age” in record longest State of the Union, pivoting from economic sales pitch to blaming Democrats for “destroying” the country.
State Department orders nonessential diplomats out of Lebanon as Trump builds largest U.S. military presence in the Middle East in decades and threatens strikes on Iran.
British police arrest former UK Ambassador to the U.S. Lord Mandelson on suspicion of passing market-sensitive government information to Jeffrey Epstein while serving as a cabinet minister.
U.S. military kills three more people in Caribbean boat strike, bringing total to at least 150 dead across 44 strikes since September with no evidence released.
France bars U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner from direct access to government ministers after he skips formal summons over State Department comments calling a French activist’s death “terrorism.”
Greenland’s prime minister rejects Trump’s offer to send a hospital ship, noting Greenland already provides free health care and telling Trump to stop making “random outbursts on social media.”
France summons U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner after the State Department called the beating death of a French far-right activist evidence that “violent radical leftism” is a public safety threat.
EU demands United States honor July trade agreement after Trump raises global tariff from 10% to 15% in response to Supreme Court ruling blocking his emergency tariffs.
Trump announces he is sending a Navy hospital ship to Greenland to treat people “not being taken care of,” though Greenland provides free health care and both Navy hospital ships are in an Alabama shipyard until at least April.
Trump reversed support for UK’s Chagos Islands deal after Britain refused to allow U.S. forces to use RAF bases for strikes against Iran.
U.S. Ambassador Huckabee tells Carlson “it would be fine” if Israel took territory from the Nile to the Euphrates, then tries to walk it back as “hyperbolic.”
Ambassador Bridge owner gave $1 million to Trump’s super PAC 24 days before Trump threatened to block the competing Gordie Howe Bridge from opening.
Trump weighs initial limited military attack on Iran to force a nuclear deal, with aides presenting options ranging from targeted hits to a regime change campaign.
Trump pledges $10 billion without specifying its purpose at first Board of Peace meeting where nine countries commit $7 billion toward Gaza’s estimated $70 billion reconstruction.
US prepares to withdraw all troops from Syria as military repositions for potential Iran strike, abandoning Kurdish allies who fought alongside American forces against ISIS.
US military prepares to strike Iran as early as this weekend as carrier group and UK-based air assets reposition to the Middle East, one day after indirect Geneva talks end without resolution.
Trump convenes his Board of Peace at the building he renamed for himself, with Belarus as a member despite US sanctions and most European allies refusing to join.
Energy Secretary Wright threatens to withdraw the U.S. from the International Energy Agency unless it stops producing renewable energy scenarios and drops its net-zero work.
U.S. indicts captain of seized shadow tanker on charges of flying a false flag and disobeying Coast Guard orders during a weeks-long pursuit through the Caribbean and Atlantic.
Hegseth forces Army Secretary Driscoll to fire his senior spokesman, a 28-year colonel whose previous work for Gen. Milley appears to be a factor in his removal.
California Gov. Newsom signs clean energy agreement with U.K. in London as Trump calls it “inappropriate” and warns British leaders against partnering with him.
Trump administration sends second deportation flight to Cameroon carrying eight more third-country nationals days after first flight of nine, most with court orders against removal, was exposed.
U.S. and Iran hold second round of nuclear talks in Geneva as Trump deploys a second carrier strike group and Iran runs live-fire drills in the Strait of Hormuz.
Secretary of State Rubio tells Orban “your success is our success” during Budapest visit two months before April election where Orban trails opposition challenger in polls.
Denmark’s prime minister and Greenland’s leader say Trump is “very serious” about acquiring Greenland and warn the crisis is not over despite formal talks launched in January.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas rejects Rubio’s claim that Europe faces “civilizational erasure,” noting the U.S. ranks 58th in press freedom while her home country ranks second.
U.S. forces board a Panamanian-flagged oil tanker in the Indian Ocean on Sunday after tracking it from the Caribbean, the ninth vessel seized under Trump’s Venezuela blockade since December.
U.S. military has killed or captured at least 50 ISIS members and struck over 100 targets in Syria since a December ambush killed two soldiers and a civilian interpreter.
Zelenskyy accuses U.S. of pressing Ukraine for concessions while ignoring Russia’s, as Trump tells him to “get moving” before trilateral talks resume Tuesday.
WHO formally condemns a CDC-funded trial that would withhold a proven hepatitis B vaccine from 7,000 newborns in Guinea-Bissau, calling the study unethical and scientifically unjustified after two months of global backlash.
Trump administration ends temporary protected status for roughly 1,380 Yemeni nationals despite the State Department’s own “do not travel” designation for Yemen due to terrorism, unrest and landmines.
Trump tells Fort Bragg soldiers “we are feared” while praising the Maduro capture and outlining plans for U.S. oil companies to rebuild Venezuela’s energy industry.
U.S. military kills three more people in Caribbean boat attack, bringing the death toll from at least 38 operations since September to 133.
Trump calls regime change in Iran “the best thing that could happen” as the U.S. repositions a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East.
Defense Secretary Hegseth skips NATO’s defense ministers meeting in Brussels, sending the Pentagon’s third-ranking official as the U.S. prepares to hand over major NATO command posts to Europeans.
U.S. military hands its strategic al-Tanf base in Syria to Damascus, removing a key barrier to Iranian weapons shipments and signaling a broader troop withdrawal.
Intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard blocked a whistleblower complaint from Congress for eight months that centered on an intercepted conversation referencing Jared Kushner and Iran.
Pentagon sends the Navy’s largest aircraft carrier to join 10 warships already in the Middle East as the U.S. prepares for a potential strike on Iran over its nuclear program.
NATO launches “Arctic Sentry” mission to boost military presence around Greenland after Trump backed off his seizure threat in exchange for a joint security framework.
Florida House votes 92-14 to ban the term “West Bank” in schools and state agencies, requiring use of “Judea and Samaria” instead.
Pentagon tells a second aircraft carrier strike group to prepare for Middle East deployment as Trump warns Iran of military action if nuclear talks fail.
Trump tells Netanyahu Iran negotiations will continue but hints at military action if talks fail, saying last year’s Operation Midnight Hammer “did not work well for them.”
House passes resolution to end Trump’s Canadian tariffs 219-211, with six Republicans breaking ranks despite Trump threatening primary challenges minutes after the vote.
Trump administration warns American commercial vessels to stay away from Iranian territorial waters in the Strait of Hormuz, advising crews not to resist if Iranian troops board without permission.
U.S. sends 200 troops to Nigeria to train forces fighting Islamist militants, weeks after Trump threatened to go in “guns-a-blazing.”
Vance’s office deletes post acknowledging the Armenian genocide during his visit to Armenia’s memorial, reverting to Trump policy of refusing the term.
U.S. military killed two people and left one survivor in its latest strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the eastern Pacific, bringing the total killed to at least 130 in 38 strikes since September.
U.S. forces boarded a sanctioned Panamanian-flagged oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean, the eighth vessel seized under Trump’s naval blockade that Congress has not authorized.
Trump threatens to block the Gordie Howe International Bridge from opening between Windsor and Detroit, falsely claiming Canada owns both sides of a project the U.S. approved during his first term.
