House GOP narrowly passes $9.4 billion in cuts to foreign aid and NPR-PBS funding to help offset tax breaks for wealthy in reconciliation package.
No. 2 US diplomat Landau called NATO a solution in search of a problem in deleted social media post days before alliance’s summit.
Defense Secretary Hegseth won’t dismiss military action against Greenland and Panama during House Armed Services Committee testimony, saying Pentagon must plan for any contingency.
Entire Fulbright Scholar board resigns after Trump administration rejects 200 already-approved academics based on research topics and subjects 1,200 more to unauthorized review.
Kosovo agrees to accept 50 U.S. deportees from other countries as Trump pressures allies worldwide to take migrants whose home nations won’t accept them.
Trump threatens to send “take it or leave it” letters setting unilateral tariff rates within weeks, despite Treasury Secretary saying deadline likely to be extended for negotiating countries.
Senate approves $3.2 billion in arms sales to Qatar and UAE despite Trump receiving $400 million jet and $2 billion cryptocurrency investment from the same countries.
Trump claims China trade framework is “done” while keeping 55% tariffs, but deal still requires approval from both him and Xi Jinping.
Trump orders nonessential diplomatic staff out of Iraq, Bahrain and Kuwait as Iran nuclear talks stall and military threats escalate.
Appeals court pauses order requiring due process for 140 Venezuelans deported to El Salvador prison under wartime Alien Enemies Act without hearings.
Trump plans to send 9,000 migrants to Guantanamo starting this week despite State Department objections to detaining European allies at terrorism facility.
US officials strike framework deal with China to ease export restrictions and salvage Geneva trade truce before August 10 deadline triggers tariff rates up to 145%.
Trump’s travel ban targeting citizens from 19 countries including Haiti and Venezuela, whose citizens he demonized during his campaign, takes effect with full restrictions on 12 nations and partial bans on seven others.
Al-Qaida Yemen leader with $6 million U.S. bounty threatens Trump and Musk while calling for lone wolf attacks over Gaza war.
Chinese Communist Party advisor bought $3.7 million of Trump crypto to secure VIP White House dinner and tour, exposing security vulnerabilities in president’s business dealings.
Trump sends Treasury Secretary Bessent, Commerce Secretary Lutnick and Trade Representative Greer to London on Monday to repair soured U.S.-China relations following Thursday call with Xi.
Federal judge blocks administration proclamation banning Harvard international students from entering US four hours after university filed retaliation complaint.
While with German chancellor, Trump repeats baseless claims about Biden’s autopen use, and admits he has no evidence.
Raskin warns Defense Secretary Hegseth to return $400 million Qatari jet or risk personal fines, calling the gift “blatant corruption” as bipartisan criticism grows.
Rubio announces sanctions on four ICC judges for issuing arrest warrants against Israeli leaders and probing alleged U.S. war crimes, drawing ICC condemnation.
Trump tells German chancellor Merz that Ukraine and Russia should “fight for a while” before peace, as Russia retaliates for Ukrainian drone strikes and battlefield losses mount.
Federal judge orders Trump administration to allow migrants sent to El Salvador mega-prison under Alien Enemies Act to challenge their removal after significant evidence emerged many have no gang connections.
U.S. is only nation to veto UN Security Council resolution demanding immediate Gaza ceasefire as all 14 other members vote in favor of measure that doesn’t condemn Hamas.
Trump warns Putin will seek revenge for Ukraine’s ‘Spider Web’ drone attack on Russian airbases after phone call where Russian leader called Ukrainian government a terrorist organization.”
Trump bans international students from entering U.S. to attend Harvard citing national security concerns after the university refused to comply with Homeland Security requests for information about foreign students
Trump bans travel from 12 countries and restricts it from 7 others while citing Boulder antisemitic attack by Egyptian man as justification despite Egypt not being on either list.
Hegseth becomes first defense secretary in three years to skip Ukraine aid coordination meeting at NATO headquarters, marking Trump administration’s retreat from leading Western military support.
Trump doubles steel tariffs to 50% globally but grants Britain preferential 25% rate tied to their recent trade deal, threatening to raise UK duties if their compliance falters.
Trump sends Congress his first formal request to eliminate $9.4 billion in funding for NPR, PBS and foreign aid while his budget director threatens to bypass lawmakers entirely using “pocket rescission” tactics.
Second group of white South African refugees arrives despite Trump’s debunked genocide claims that he confronted President Ramaphosa with at White House.
Pentagon shifts Greenland from European to Northern Command, which oversees North America, as Trump continues pushing to annex the Danish territory despite NATO opposition.
Trump administration demands countries submit final trade offers by Wednesday as July 8 tariff deadline approaches with only Britain deal completed despite promises of multiple agreements.
Trump publicly contradicts his own envoy’s Iran nuclear proposal by claiming the U.S. will never allow uranium enrichment despite Witkoff offering limited enrichment just two days earlier.
Defense Secretary Hegseth demands Australia increase defense spending by $40 billion annually to 3.5% of GDP “as soon as possible” amid deepening U.S.-China tensions and Trump’s tariff threats on Australian steel.
China threatens retaliation against Trump administration over AI chip export controls and planned Chinese student visa revocations despite 90-day trade deal signed last month in Geneva.
Sens. Graham and Blumenthal warn Putin is stalling peace talks while preparing a new military offensive against Ukraine within two weeks after meeting with Zelenskyy in Paris.
EU threatens automatic countermeasures by July 14 after Trump doubles steel tariffs to 50% during Friday rally at U.S. Steel plant.
Trump administration knew that vast majority of 238 Venezuelans jailed without trial in El Salvador had no U.S. criminal convictions, with government data showing only 32 were convicted of crimes and most violations were immigration-related.
Defense Intelligence Agency IT specialist Nathan Laatsch arrested for allegedly offering classified documents to Germany in exchange for citizenship, saying he disagreed with “values of this administration.”
Hegseth reassures Asian allies that U.S. will stand with them against Chinese aggression, warning Beijing’s military action against Taiwan could be “imminent.”
Trump accuses China of violating preliminary trade deal that paused retaliatory tariffs, saying “so much for being Mr. Nice Guy,” and threatening retaliation.
Supreme Court allows Trump to strip humanitarian parole from 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela.
Trump administration creates Office of Remigration at State Department to implement far-right European policy aimed at expelling minorities and immigrants.
Federal judge extends order blocking Trump administration from revoking Harvard’s foreign student enrollment privileges.
Iranian officials reject Trump’s nuclear deal timeline and insist any agreement must fully lift sanctions while preserving their uranium enrichment program.
Trump proposed capping international enrollment at Harvard as he demanded student data and escalated his fight with the university.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the U.S. will begin revoking visas for Chinese students and revising visa rules.
White House plan for Trump to receive a Qatari luxury jet as Air Force One is not final due to unresolved legal concerns after efforts to reframe the sale as a gift.
Trump told Netanyahu to delay Iran strike while U.S. pursued a nuclear deal, warning force was possible if negotiations with Iran collapsed.
