Trump relishes uttering the outlandish. Here's where some of his most showstopping comments stand
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It may start as a casual aside, a wee-hours social post or a much-hyped announcement.
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Trump hosts NCAA basketball champion Florida Gators at the White House
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump honored the 2025 NCAA basketball champion Florida Gators at the White House on Wednesday, proclaiming that "lesser teams would have crumbled" during its nail-biting title game victory.
Trump vows to turn the Kennedy Center around as he seeks to remake arts and culture in America
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump hosted the Kennedy Center 's leadership at the White House on Monday night, reinforcing how much attention he's devoting to remaking a premier cultural center as part of a larger effort to overhaul the social and ideological dynamics of the national arts scene.
Trump vows to turn Kennedy center around as he seeks to remake arts and culture in America
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump hosted the Kennedy Center 's leadership at the White House on Monday night, reinforcing how much attention he's devoting to remaking a premier cultural center as part of a larger effort to overhaul the social and ideological dynamics of the national arts scene.
Trump hosts the Kennedy Center board as he seeks to remake arts and culture in America
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump is hosting the Kennedy Center 's leadership at the White House on Monday night, reinforcing how much attention he's devoting to remaking a premier cultural center as part of a larger effort to overhaul the social and ideological dynamics of the national arts scene.
The future of history: Trump could leave less documentation behind than any previous US president
WASHINGTON (AP) -- For generations, official American documents have been meticulously preserved and protected, from the era of quills and parchment to boxes of paper to the cloud, safeguarding snapshots of the government and the nation for posterity.
Trump's Middle East visit comes as his family deepens its business, crypto ties in the region
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's not just the "gesture" of a $400 million luxury plane that President Donald Trump says he's smart to accept from Qatar. Or that he effectively auctioned off the first destination on his first major foreign trip, heading to Saudi Arabia because the kingdom was ready to make big investments in U.S. companies.
Trump team mulls suspending the constitutional right of habeas corpus to speed deportations. Can it?
WASHINGTON (AP) -- White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller says President Donald Trump is looking for ways to expand its legal power to deport migrants who are in the United States illegally. To achieve that, he says the administration is "actively looking at" suspending habeas corpus, the constitutional right for people to legally challenge their detention by the...
Trump says the US will stop bombing Yemen's Houthis after rebels say they'll stop targeting ships
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's ordering a halt to nearly two months of U.S. airstrikes on Yemen's Houthis, saying that the Iran-backed rebels have indicated that "they don't want to fight anymore" and have pledged to stop attacking ships along a vital maritime corridor.
Vance fumbles Ohio State's NCAA football championship trophy as Buckeyes visit the White House
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President JD Vance ended the Ohio State football team's visit to the White House on Monday by fumbling the team's national championship trophy.
Trump proclaims himself 'in good shape,' but the results of his physical aren't immediately released
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump had an annual physical on Friday and concluded, "I did well," praising his own heart, soul and cognitive ability while noting medical reports from White House doctors may not be ready until the weekend.
Trump undergoes his annual physical after years of reluctance to share medical information
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump had his annual physical on Friday, a check-up that may give the public its first details in years about the health of a man who, in January, became the oldest in U.S. history to be sworn in as president.
Trump is undergoing his annual physical after years of reluctance to share medical information
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump is undergoing his annual physical on Friday, potentially giving the public its first details in years about the health of a man who in January became the oldest in U.S. history to be sworn in as president.
Trump will undergo his annual physical Friday after years of reluctance to share medical information
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump is undergoing his annual physical on Friday, potentially giving the public its first details in years about the health of a man who in January became the oldest in U.S. history to be sworn in as president.
Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression. History says different
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In the early days of the Great Depression, Rep. Willis Hawley, a Republican from Oregon, and Utah Republican Sen. Reed Smoot thought they had landed on a way to protect American farmers and manufacturers from foreign competition: tariffs.
Trump's tariffs aren't strictly reciprocal. Here's how he calculated them
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump promised tariffs that would raise U.S. import taxes high enough to mirror what other assess as trade penalties on American goods.
Trump welcomes Kid Rock to White House for order targeting ticket scalpers
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump invited Kid Rock into the Oval Office on Monday and signed an executive order that he says will help curb ticket scalping and bring "commonsense" changes to the way live events are priced.
Trump targets ticket scalpers and high live event fees over price-gouging
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump was signing an executive order Monday that he says will help curb ticket scalping and bring "commonsense" changes to the way live entertainment events are priced.
In their own words: Trump officials shrugging off Signal leak once decried Clinton's server
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The attempts by President Donald Trump and top leaders of his administration to downplay a security breach that revealed military strike plans in a Signal group chat including a journalist stand in stark contrast to their reaction to Hillary Clinton's use of a home server as secretary of state.
Second lady Usha Vance will visit Greenland as Trump talks up US takeover
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Second lady Usha Vance plans a trip to Greenland, the self-governing, mineral-rich territory of American ally Denmark that President Donald Trump has suggested the United States should take control over.
Schumer says he won't step down as Senate Democratic leader despite government funding uproar
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says he won't resign his post, despite pressure from some in his party after he voted to move forward with a Republican spending bill that avoided a government shutdown.
Trump makes NCAA men's wrestling championships his latest sports-focused trip
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) -- President Donald Trump is attending the NCAA wrestling championships for the second time in three years, the latest example of how he has mostly limited travel early in his new term to trips built around sports events.
Trump's latest sports-focused trip will be to the NCAA men's wrestling championships
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) -- President Donald Trump plans to attend the NCAA wrestling championships for the second time in three years, the latest example of how he has mostly limited travel early in his new term to trips built around sports events.
Trump is buying a Tesla. Here are some of the harsh things he's said about EVs over the years
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump, who said Tuesday he was buying a Tesla to show loyalty to company CEO Elon Musk, has had plenty to say about electric vehicles over the years. Most of it is not good.
From Cabinet secretary to doomsday president: What being a designated survivor is like
WASHINGTON (AP) -- They start the day often as low-profile Cabinet secretaries. They end it that way, too, God willing.
Hegseth defends Trump's firings of Pentagon leaders and says there may be more dismissals
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending President Donald Trump 's firing of the nation's senior military officer and a wave of dismissals at the Pentagon, insisting that they weren't unusual despite accusations that the new administration is injecting politics into the military.
Defense secretary defends Pentagon firings, says more dismals may come
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending President Donald Trump 's firing of the nation's senior military officer and a wave of dismals at the Pentagon, insisting that they weren't unusual despite accusations that the new administration is injecting politics into the military.
Trump's Russian rapprochement, Mars musing and DOGE dividends. And is the gold gone? It's Week 5
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump's fifth week in office included a dramatic shift in U.S. policy toward Russia, firing the country's senior military officer, sitting for a chummy interview alongside bureaucracy-buster Elon Musk and seeking greater authority over independent regulatory agencies.
Trump and Musk say they like working together and will keep at it. Will it last?
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's been a burning political question for weeks: How long will President Donald Trump -- who doesn't like sharing the spotlight -- be able to do just that with Elon Musk, a billionaire also overly fond of attention?
Trump and Musk say they like working together and will keep it at. Will it last?
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's been a burning political question for weeks: How long will President Donald Trump -- who doesn't like sharing the spotlight -- be able to do just that with Elon Musk, a billionaire also overly fond of attention?
Trump calls India's Modi a 'great friend' but warns of higher U.S. tariffs on Indian goods
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump greeted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House with a bear hug on Thursday and called him "a great friend of mine," but nonetheless warned that India won't be spared from higher tariffs he's begun imposing on U.S. trade partners around the world.
Trump vows 'fairness and reciprocity' during Modi's visit amid tariff woes
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump met Thursday with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and vowed to bring "fairness and reciprocity" to their countries' economic relationship, which he said would involve reducing U.S. trade deficits and likely raising tariffs.
Modi's visit with Trump could boost US-India relations amid tariff woes
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump is meeting Thursday with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has heaped praise on him in hopes of avoiding the additional tariffs that the new administration has slapped on other countries in its opening weeks.
Modi is meeting with Trump to boost the US-India relationship and avoid more tariffs
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump is meeting Thursday with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has heaped praise on him in hopes of avoiding the additional tariffs that the new administration has slapped on other countries in its opening weeks.
Modi is meeting with Trump in a visit meant to boost the US-India relationship and avoid tariffs
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump is meeting Thursday with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has heaped praise on him and is hoping to avoid tariffs that the new administration has slapped on other countries in its opening weeks.
Trump says he's firing Kennedy Center board of trustees members and naming himself chairman
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump said Friday that he is firing members of the board of trustees for the Kennedy Center and naming himself chairman.
In their own words: What Trump said about Gaza and how top administration officials contradicted him
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Top Trump administration voices on Wednesday contradicted some of the comments the president made a day earlier about the U.S. taking long-term control of war-shattered Gaza, the possibility of sending in American troops and the area's residents being permanently resettled.
While signing Laken Riley Act, Trump says he'll send 'worst criminal aliens' to Guantanamo
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the Laken Riley Act into law, giving federal authorities broader power to deport immigrants in the U.S. illegally who have been accused of crimes. He also announced at the ceremony that his administration planned to send the "worst criminal aliens" to a detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
While signing Laken Riley Act, Trump says he'll send 'worst' criminal migrants to Guantanamo
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the Laken Riley Act into law, giving federal authorities broader power to deport immigrants in the U.S. illegally who have been accused of crimes. He also announced at the ceremony that his administration planned to send the "worst criminal aliens" to a detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
At signing of Laken Riley Act, Trump says he plans to send migrants in US illegally to Guantanamo
WASHINGTON (AP) -- At the signing of the Laken Riley Act, President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is directing the opening of a detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to hold up to 30,000 migrants who are living illegally in the United States and cannot be deported to their home countries.
Trump directing the opening of Guantanamo Bay detention center to hold migrants in US illegally
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is directing the opening of a detention center at Guantanamo Bay to hold up to 30,000 migrants who are living illegally in the United States.
Trump plans to sign the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration's first piece of legislation
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday will sign the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration's first piece of legislation. It mandates the detention and potential deportation of people in the U.S. illegally who are accused of theft and violent crimes before they've actually been convicted.
Trump's Palestinian refugee idea falls flat with Arab allies and confounds a Republican senator
DORAL, Fla. (AP) -- President Donald Trump's push to have Egypt and Jordan take in large numbers of Palestinian refugees from besieged Gaza fell flat with those countries' governments and left a key congressional ally in Washington perplexed on Sunday.
Trump's Palestinian refugee idea falls flat with Jordan and confounds a Senate ally
DORAL, Fla. (AP) -- President Donald Trump's push to have Egypt and Jordan take in large numbers of Palestinian refugees from besieged Gaza fell flat with the Amman government and perplexed a congressional ally. Trump nonetheless planned to discuss the idea more on Sunday with Egypt's leader.
Lindsey Graham, a top Trump ally, says pardoning Capitol attackers sends 'the wrong signal'
DORAL, Fla. (AP) -- A key ally of President Donald Trump said the White House pardoning rioters who fought with police while storming the U.S. Capitol in 2021 is "sending the wrong signal" and expressed concern about the future ramifications of issuing sweeping clemencies.
Trump has canceled Biden's ethics rules. Critics call it the opposite of 'drain the swamp'
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump took office eight years ago, pledging to "drain the swamp" and end the domination of Washington influence peddlers.
Trump made DOGE part of the government. Here's what that might mean
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The new Department of Government Efficiency, President Donald Trump 's special commission tasked with slashing federal spending, has formally joined the government whose size it is supposed to help shrink.
It's inauguration eve and Trump is ready to revel in his return to power
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump is spending the eve of his inauguration in a series of Washington events that celebrate his return to power and his "Make America Great Again" movement as he prepares to move back into the White House at a time of deep national political divisions.
Biden task force calls for more training and money to avoid the mishandling of classified documents
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal task force aiming to fix the mishandling of classified documents that it says has plagued outgoing presidential administrations for decades is recommending better guidance and training on such materials.
Biden sets record by commuting sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted on nonviolent drug charges
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Joe Biden announced Friday that he was commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, using his final days in office on a flurry of clemency actions meant to nullify prison terms he deemed too harsh.
Biden announces 2 new national monuments in California after wildfires scuttled previous event
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In an announcement postponed by the Los Angeles wildfires, President Joe Biden on Tuesday designated two sites in California as national monuments that will honor Native American tribes while shielding picturesque mountains and deserts from mining and energy development.
As Biden joins the former presidents club, here are some ideas for his retirement to-do list
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Joe Biden is about to have a lot more free time. He need look no further than past presidents for ideas on what to put on his retirement to-do list.
Trump promises to replace national archivist after the agency's role in documents case against him
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump is promising to replace the head of the National Archives, thrusting the agency back into the political spotlight after his mishandling of sensitive documents led to a federal indictment.
Biden says Americans shouldn't forget the 2021 Capitol attack but there won't be a repeat this time
President Joe Biden is decrying what he calls an "unrelenting effort" to downplay a mob of Donald Trump supporters overrunning the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to block certification of the 2020 election -- seeking to contrast that day's chaos with what he promises will be an orderly transition returning Trump to power for a second term.
Biden says Americans shouldn't forget Capitol attack -- but that there won't be a repeat this time
President Joe Biden is decrying what he calls an "unrelenting effort" to downplay a mob of Donald Trump supporters overrunning the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to block certification of the 2020 election -- seeking to contrast that day's chaos with what he promises will be an orderly transition returning Trump to power for a second term.
Trump again calls to buy Greenland after eyeing Canada and the Panama Canal
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- First it was Canada, then the Panama Canal. Now, Donald Trump again wants Greenland.
Trump taps 'Apprentice' producer, Mark Burnett, as special envoy to the United Kingdom
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Mark Burnett, the power producer who helped reintroduce Donald Trump to a national television audience with "The Apprentice," is being tapped by the president-elect as special envoy to the United Kingdom in his upcoming administration.
White House releases national strategy to combat Islamophobia
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House on Thursday announced what it called the first-ever national strategy to counter Islamophobia, detailing more than 100 steps federal officials can take to curb hate, violence, bias and discrimination against Muslims and Arab Americans.
Takeaways from Biden's Africa trip: Pardon of son Hunter overshadows official business
LUANDA, Angola (AP) -- President Joe Biden's long-delayed trip to Africa had many of the hallmarks of a traditional state visit: There was a 12-shot cannon salute. A series of warm handshakes with Angolan President Joao Lourenco. Celebratory music. Photo opportunities.
Biden in Africa pledges millions more for a rail project the US hopes will boost its influence there
LUANDA, Angola (AP) -- President Joe Biden on his visit to sub-Saharan Africa pledged another $600 million for a cross-continent rail corridor project Wednesday, telling regional leaders that "Africa has been left behind for much too long. But not anymore. Africa is the future."