China calls Beijing summit deals with Trump “preliminary,” undercutting White House claims of concrete wins on tariffs, agriculture, and 200 Boeing aircraft.
Trump’s Greenland envoy, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, arrives in Nuuk for business conference he wasn’t invited to, no Greenlandic politicians scheduled to meet him.
WHO declares Ebola public health emergency over Congo outbreak as CDC says U.S. risk remains low and moves to relocate exposed Americans.
Taiwan’s president pushes back after Trump suggests arms sales to the island could be a “negotiating chip” with China.
Drone strike on UAE nuclear plant perimeter briefly forces reactor onto emergency diesel, first attack on facility since Iran war began.
USS Gerald R. Ford returns from longest carrier deployment in 50 years that spanned Maduro capture and Iran war.
Iran unveils plan to charge tolls for Strait of Hormuz passage and bar U.S. operation as blockade enters second month.
U.S. military aircraft conducted 26 surveillance flights within 80 miles of Cuba since February, now encircling the island instead of passing by as in 2025
Energy Secretary Wright predicts Strait of Hormuz reopens “this summer at the latest,” threatens U.S. military will force it open if Iran refuses a deal.
Trump announces U.S. and Nigerian forces killed alleged ISIS second-in-command Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second strike on militants Trump frames as persecuting Christians.
Trump claims U.S. controls Strait of Hormuz and “wiped out” Iran’s military as Iran’s foreign minister calls Tehran the war’s “victor.”
U.S. abruptly cancels deployment of 4,000 troops to Poland already in transit from Fort Hood, after Trump-Merz feud over Iran war.
CIA Director Ratcliffe meets Cuban intelligence in Havana as DOJ signals imminent indictment of 94-year-old Raúl Castro over 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shootdown.
Trump and Xi agree at Beijing summit that Strait of Hormuz must remain open as Rubio insists U.S. is not seeking China’s help.
Unidentified attackers seize ship off UAE coast and head for Iranian waters as rival U.S. and Iranian blockades enter day 75.
DHS plans November exercise sending autonomous drones across US-Canada border to gather ‘battlefield intelligence,’ positioning multiple companies backed by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr.
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration’s sanctions against UN expert on Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese, finding likely First Amendment violation over her criticism of Israel.
US deportations to El Salvador nearly double to 5,033 in first three months of 2026 as Bukele aligns with Trump immigration agenda.
Xi warns Trump that US missteps on Taiwan could push the two countries into ‘conflict’ on first US presidential visit to China since 2017.
Iran names war reparations and Hormuz sovereignty among preconditions for peace 75 days into war, rejecting US proposal as “demand for surrender.”
Dominican Republic reverses position and agrees to accept third-country deportees from US without criminal records, joining El Salvador, Costa Rica, and Panama in similar agreements.
Trump departs for Beijing summit with Xi while downplaying Iran war differences and renewing threat to decimate Tehran.
Iran war cost hits $29 billion as inflation reaches highest level since 2023 and gas remains up 50% since war began.
Trump nominates election deniers Kari Lake and Doug Mastriano as ambassadors to Jamaica and Slovakia, four years after losing battleground governor races.
Trump rejects Iran’s reply to peace proposal as “garbage” and says ceasefire is on life support, days before asking Xi to pressure Iran.
Trump rejects Iran’s peace counter-proposal as drone attacks hit four countries, fraying month-old ceasefire.
Rubio says Cuba rejected $100 million US humanitarian aid offer as Trump simultaneously imposes new sanctions on Cuban military conglomerate GAESA that controls much of the island’s economy.
Trump posts AI-generated image showing 159 Iranian warships sunk under his presidency versus intact under Obama and Biden, while awaiting Iran’s peace proposal response.
Trump says he may shift US troops withdrawn from Germany to Poland, days after Trump-endorsed Polish President Nawrocki publicly offered to host them.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard threatens to attack US bases if Iranian tankers are hit, day after US fighter jet disables two tankers in Gulf of Oman.
Trump claims without evidence that Congo emptied prisons and sent inmates to US southern border, echoing earlier Venezuela charges.
US military strikes third boat in five days in eastern Pacific, killing two and leaving one survivor.
US Navy disables two empty Iranian tankers approaching Iranian port as Tehran weighs US interim deal proposal.
Rubio meets Pope Leo XIV at Vatican to repair ties after Trump’s repeated attacks over Iran war and immigration.
US strikes Iran after Iran attacks three Navy destroyers in Strait of Hormuz, with Trump calling retaliation “a love tap.”
Iranian strikes damage 228 buildings and equipment at 15 US military bases since February, far more than officials disclosed, after US asked commercial satellite firms to withhold imagery.
Iran reviews one-page US peace memorandum to end 69-day war as Tehran lawmakers mock proposal as “wish-list.”
Rubio unveils joint UN Security Council resolution with Gulf allies threatening Iran with sanctions over Strait of Hormuz attacks.
Trump says Pope Leo endangers Catholics by tolerating Iran nuclear weapon, ahead of Rubio’s Vatican visit this week.
Trump pauses two-day-old Project Freedom in Strait of Hormuz as Rubio declares Operation Epic Fury combat campaign over.
US military attacks another alleged drug boat in Caribbean, killing two and pushing campaign death toll past 188 since September.
US sinks six Iranian boats and Iran strikes UAE oil port on day one of Project Freedom as ceasefire frays.
Trump orders US Central Command to start guiding commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday as Iran warns the plan violates the ceasefire.
Gas prices jump 35 cents in a week to four-year high $4.43 average as 44% of Americans drive less and 42% cut household expenses.
Trump threatens deeper Germany troop cuts beyond Pentagon’s 5,000 after Chancellor Merz called US humiliated by Iran.
Federal judge blocks Trump termination of Temporary Protected Status for 3,235 Yemenis three days before May 4 deadline.
Air Force swaps Arabic exit signs for presidential seals on Qatari 747, leather couches and all, becoming Air Force One this summer.
