Trump denounced the United Nations and multilateralism in a speech calling climate change a con job before privately pledging his 100% support to its leader.
Trump seeks to retake Bagram Air Base from the Taliban, reversing the full military withdrawal mandated by his own 2020 deal.
Sen. Bernie Sanders becomes the first U.S. senator to declare Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, citing a U.N. panel’s conclusion from two days prior.
Secretary of State Rubio backs a new Gaza offensive and sets a ‘days away’ deadline for diplomacy, despite a U.N. report accusing Israel of genocide.
Trump orders a second deadly strike on an alleged drug boat in international waters, continuing a controversial policy of lethal force.
Trump tells NATO he will only sanction Russia after allies stop buying Russian oil, days after Russian drones breached Polish airspace.
Poland’s leaders rebuke Trump for suggesting Russia’s drone incursion was an accident, insisting it was a deliberate test of NATO.
Trump confirms U.S. Navy strike on Venezuelan drug boat as Rubio hails lethal hit and Maduro orders mass militia mobilization.
After a meeting with his son-in-law Jared Kushner and former UK PM Tony Blair, Trump considers a plan to displace two million Gazans to build a tourism and tech hub.
The Trump administration approved an $825 million missile sale to Ukraine as peace talks with Russia stall and Russian attacks escalate.
Pentagon has blocked Ukraine for months from using U.S. missiles to strike deep inside Russia as Trump team seeks leverage for Putin talks.
Hegseth fires Defense Intelligence Agency chief Jeffrey Kruse along with top Navy and NSA officers after Iran strike assessment angered Trump.
State Department fires press officer Shahed Ghoreishi after he questioned pro-Israel talking points on Gaza and West Bank terminology.
Trump calls Netanyahu “a war hero” and then says “I guess I am too” during radio interview as veterans slam cuts to VA care.
Trump administration sanctions four more International Criminal Court officials for authorizing probes of U.S. and Israeli war crimes, drawing global rebuke.
Zelenskyy joins European and NATO leaders at White House as Trump dodges war strategy, inflates peacemaker role, and faces coordinated pressure.
Zelenskyy returns to White House for talks with Trump joined by seven European leaders, his first visit since being berated on live TV in February.
Government papers left in Alaska hotel printer expose Trump-Putin summit details, fueling ongoing security concerns over administration’s handling of sensitive information.
Trump pivots after meeting Putin, dropping push for Ukraine ceasefire and set to press Zelenskyy in Washington Monday for direct peace deal.
Trump welcomes Putin with red-carpet pomp and limousine ride but secures no ceasefire deal, raising concerns about legitimizing the Russian leader.
Putin plans to offer financial incentives to Trump at Alaska summit to win U.S. recognition of Russia-held Donetsk and Luhansk.
Trump warns of “severe consequences” for Putin if Russia resists ceasefire ahead of their Alaska listening exercise summit.
Trump calls Friday’s Alaska summit with Putin a “feel-out meeting” as officials scramble to finalize venue and Ukraine details.
Zelenskyy rejects ceding Ukrainian territory and says Kyiv must be in any talks, rebuffing Trump’s territorial swap idea before his Aug. 15 meeting with Putin.
Putin and Trump envoy Witkoff hold Moscow meeting Trump calls productive but secondary sanctions still planned for Friday deadline.
Netanyahu prepares full Gaza occupation as Trump demands Hamas accept ‘all or nothing’ hostage-ceasefire deal.
Trump claims U.S. gave $60 million in Gaza aid but only $3 million has been sent to controversial Israeli-backed foundation.
Trump redeploys two nuclear submarines in response to threats from former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev over Ukraine ultimatums as Putin’s proxy escalates tensions.
Senate blocks bid to halt $675 million arms sale to Israel as 27 Democrats break over Gaza’s soaring death toll.
Marjorie Taylor Greene becomes first Republican lawmaker to call Israel’s Gaza campaign genocide, breaking with party’s unified support for Israel.
Trump shortens Putin’s Ukraine ceasefire deadline from 50 days to 12 days after expressing disappointment with continued Russian bombing of Ukrainian cities.
Trump calls Thailand and Cambodia for ceasefire during Scottish golf trip one week before his 36% tariffs take effect, but shelling continues.
U.S. military kills senior ISIS leader and his sons in Syria raid weeks after Trump lifted sanctions to support Damascus’s new government.
US and Israel leave Gaza ceasefire talks, accusing Hamas of bad faith as child malnutrition and aid deaths escalate.
Trump celebrated six months in office by claiming to have ended “numerous wars” while major peace deals in Ukraine and Gaza remain elusive.
Trump doubles down on claims that June strikes destroyed all three Iranian nuclear sites despite intelligence assessment showing only one was destroyed.
NATO countries will buy U.S. weapons including Patriot Air Defense systems to send to Ukraine as Trump threatens 100% secondary tariffs on Russia’s trading partners.
Trump announces Patriot missile deliveries to Ukraine two weeks after pausing arms shipments as relations with Putin sour and EU agrees to reimburse full costs.
Trump admits he doesn’t know who paused Ukraine weapons shipments and hasn’t thought about finding out, but claims he would be first to know about such decisions.
Trump announces more Ukraine weapons shipments days after halting aid following disappointing call with Putin where he made no progress.
Netanyahu nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize during White House dinner celebrating Iran bombings while discussing Gaza ceasefire proposal.
Trump admits uncertainty about ending Ukraine war despite campaign promises, following unproductive Putin call and his decision to limit weapons shipments.
Trump defends pausing Ukraine weapons shipments by claiming the US gave Ukraine “too many weapons” under Biden.
Pentagon’s third assessment says Iran’s nuclear program set back two years as FBI investigates leak of report contradicting Trump’s “obliterated” claims and limits intelligence sharing.
Senate defeats Tim Kaine’s war-powers resolution 53-47, with Rand Paul siding with Democrats, leaving Trump free to strike Iran again without new congressional authorization.
Rwanda and DR Congo sign U.S.-brokered Washington peace deal pledging armed-group disarmament, amid reports Kinshasa offered mineral access for American support.
Trump threatens renewed strikes if evidence shows Iran has resumed uranium enrichment, pressing Tehran to grant inspectors access.
Iran’s leader Ayatollah Khamenei resurfaces days after a ceasefire, warning the U.S. of retaliation and downplaying joint U.S. and Israeli strikes that heavily damaged Iran’s nuclear sites.
Trump administration secretly offered Iran up to $30 billion for nuclear energy program in White House meeting one day before launching military strikes on nuclear sites.
Gabbard and CIA Director Ratcliffe claim “new intelligence” shows Iran nuclear facilities destroyed after initial assessment found strikes only delayed program by months.
