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President Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin together on Thursday in Shenzhen, China, where he plans to raise the reduction of nuclear weapons.
President Donald J. Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin together next week in Shenzhen, China, the White House said Friday, the first three-way meeting ever held among the leaders of the United States, China and Russia.
White House Assistant Press Secretary Olivia Wales told reporters on a call previewing the trip that the president will conclude his visit to China with the trilateral meeting on Thursday, Nov. 19, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. Ms. Wales said the president has made clear that, among other topics, he will discuss reducing the world’s nuclear weapons, whose spread he considers very dangerous.
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The Department of Transportation on Friday launched the Great American Digital Corridors Program, a $20 million effort to help states share live highway safety data along interstate corridors.
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The justices granted the administration’s petition on Friday and are expected to rule by the end of June. The president’s Day 1 proclamation remains in effect while the case continues.
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President Trump said Friday that he is working with Sen. Tim Scott and other lawmakers to pass a federal tax credit meant to bring film and television production home from Canada, Britain and Australia.
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President Trump praised the Coast Guard, first responders and Gov. Jeff Landry on Friday after a tanker struck a docked river cruise ship in New Orleans and every person aboard was accounted for.
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The Air Force said Friday that a B-21 Raider test aircraft released a conventional weapon last week, moving the sixth-generation stealth bomber from flight testing to a functional weapons platform.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Honduran President Nasry Asfura in Washington on Friday and thanked him for Honduras’ partnership on defense, security and immigration.
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The State Department designated Los Lorenzanas a Foreign Terrorist Organization, and the Treasury sanctioned Los Mendoza and Los Huistas for supporting the Sinaloa Cartel and CJNG.
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The Treasury secretary, who moved to a military base on Secret Service instructions, said the threats show that Operation Economic Outcast is hitting Tehran.
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The new chief of staff’s office told staff to follow President Trump’s example and “dedicate their time unwaveringly to the working people of the nation.”
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The Trump administration’s request would pay for new controller systems, new towers and upgraded terminals, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday it is time to pass the Modern Skies Act.
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A White House summary released Friday cites more than 290 executive orders since January 2025, the largest drop in violent crime in American history and more than 400 regulations cut.
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Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso said Republicans will confirm dozens of conservative judges, finish confirming President Trump’s nominees, pass permitting reform and keep the government funded before the year ends.
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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders opened the national tour for her new book at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and credited strong conservative policy for Republican wins in her state.
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The border czar said anyone who crosses illegally will be arrested, prosecuted, jailed and deported, and President Trump posted the interview on Truth Social early Friday.
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The Alabama Supreme Court justice was confirmed 49-27 on Thursday, and the Senate moved two circuit court nominations toward final votes.
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ICE carried out 483,200 deportations in fiscal 2026, the most in the agency’s history, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday.
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First Lady Melania Trump, who took part in the Veterans Day wreath-laying at Arlington National Cemetery, shared a reflection on the Americans who gave their lives and the sentinels who guard the tomb.
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In a message for National Native American Heritage Month, President Trump honored Native Americans who have served in uniform and highlighted land, housing and education steps taken by his administration.
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President Trump on Thursday honored the families of America’s service members for National Military Families Month and highlighted the Military Spouse Commission he created in August.
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President Trump on Thursday saluted America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners, pointing to the Working Families Tax Cuts Act and an aggressive deregulatory agenda.
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President Trump on Thursday shared Eli Lilly and Company’s groundbreaking on a $3.5 billion plant in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley, a site expected to create 850 high-wage jobs and about 2,000 construction jobs.
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President Trump told radio host Hugh Hewitt on Thursday that he wants to “get Cuba done” before leaving office, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the lead, and said he would have “no hesitation” about using force against Iran.
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Hours after meeting Putin in Moscow, U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner briefed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy near Dublin. Both sides said the largest prisoner exchange of the war is coming.
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Former Gov. Paul LePage won Maine’s 2nd Congressional District after the state’s ranked-choice tabulation, finishing the final round with 50.81 percent of the vote. The result moves the seat into Republican hands.
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After meeting Putin at the Kremlin, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said European representatives will join the next round of Ukraine peace talks. “We’ve set a new meeting,” he said.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth awarded the Joint Service Commendation Medal to Specialist Thomas Iglesias, the Army sentinel who reminded his party to keep silence at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
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President Donald J. Trump said on Thursday that he had asked Vice President JD Vance to focus on what the president called “Massive Corruption and Crime” in Democrat-run cities and states, and he declared that the United States no longer needs a deal with Iran.
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First Lady Melania Trump visited Fort Rucker to honor soldiers and military families. “The sacrifices of military families don’t make the headlines, but you are the foundation for the world’s most capable military,” she said.
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President Donald J. Trump on Thursday called on Senate leadership to “IMMEDIATELY move on the 350 Billion Dollar Reconciliation Bill,” saying it would give the nation’s troops “the DECISIVE ADVANTAGE they deserve.”
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President Trump said former Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook should replace Jensen Huang, who resigned Thursday as Nvidia’s chief executive. “A Legend replaces a Legend!” the president wrote.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke by phone on Wednesday with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi about President Donald J. Trump’s upcoming travel to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in China and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s planned visit to Florida for the G20 summit, the State Department said.
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President Donald J. Trump warned Mexico on Thursday that tariffs on Mexican goods would be “IMMEDIATELY DOUBLED” if the country does not stop migrant caravans moving north toward the United States.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin received President Donald J. Trump’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, at the Kremlin on Thursday and asked them to convey his gratitude to President Trump for organizing contacts between Russia and Ukraine, the Russian newspaper Kommersant reported, citing the state news agency TASS.
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President Donald J. Trump congratulated Senate Republican leader John Thune on Thursday and urged Republican senators to end the filibuster, writing on Truth Social that the chamber “can no longer be the place ‘where things are sent to die.’”
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Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska gained ground in the state’s uncalled Senate race on Wednesday, as the latest results narrowed Democrat Mary Peltola’s lead to 3,975 votes, down from 4,250 on Tuesday, Alaska Public Media reported.