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Man charged with attempted assassination of Trump rests own case

Ryan Routh, who is accused in the attempted assassination of Donald Trump on his golf course last year, called three witnesses and rested his defense after only a few hours of testimony on Monday.

Trump nominates White House aide to be top US prosecutor for office probing Letitia James

President Donald Trump said Saturday that he would be nominating senior White House aide Lindsey Halligan to serve as the top federal prosecutor for the Virginia office that was thrown into turmoil when its U.S. attorney was pushed out Friday.

Trump says he disagrees with Starmer’s decision to recognize Palestinian state

President Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer talked about foreign affairs privately for about an hour, including the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine.

Trump extends TikTok reprieve as deal nears

While legally questionable, the extension comes just as it appears China and the U.S. may finally have a deal on TikTok's fate.

Donald Trump files $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times

President Donald Trump filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and four of its journalists on Monday, according to court documents.

Trump, fascinated by the royals, gets a rare second U.K. state visit

Trump has long expressed fascination with the royal family. The U.K. government will tap into that this week during a state visit that combines pageantry and politics.

Charlie Kirk’s widow: ‘You have no idea what you have just unleashed’

Erika Kirk said Charlie Kirk's mission will continue, and thanked law enforcement and President Trump for supporting her family in the aftermath of her husband's death.

Jury trial of Ryan Routh, man accused of trying to kill Trump, begins in Florida

Routh is charged with attempting to assassinate a presidential candidate. A conviction carries a maximum penalty of life in prison. Routh, who is not a lawyer, is representing himself in this case.

Trump makes a rare D.C. restaurant visit to tout his federal crackdown on crime

In his first term, President Trump only dined out at the steakhouse in his former hotel. He visited a steakhouse near the White House on Tuesday, saying, "I wouldn't have done this three months ago."

Supreme Court will weigh in on Trump’s tariffs. Here’s what to know about the case

Two lower courts have said some of President Trump's tariffs are unlawful. Now the Supreme Court has agreed to examine the issue.

Trial begins for man charged with attempting to assassinate Trump

Ryan Routh was arrested after a Secret Service agent spotted him holding a gun and fired on him when Trump was golfing at his West Palm Beach golf club in September. He faces up to life in prison.

China’s Xi displays military might, global ambitions at elaborate parade

It was a grand display of China's ambitions as thousands of goose-stepping soldiers marched through Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing, as Chinese President Xi Jinping looked on from above.

Brazil’s ex-President Bolsonaro faces coup trial — here’s what to know

Brazil's Supreme Court begins the verdict and sentencing phase of Jair Bolsonaro's coup trial Tuesday, with the former president facing a possible 40-year sentence.

Colleges see significant drop in international students as fall semester begins

Delays and increased screenings for visas mean that many students didn't make it to campus on time – and that has some big implications for the economy.

Some FEMA staff are put on leave after signing dissent letter

More than 180 current and former FEMA employees signed the letter sent to the FEMA Review Council and Congress warning that FEMA's capacity to respond to a major disaster was dangerously diminished.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia detained by ICE during Baltimore check-in

The detention, which was expected, happened after Abrego Garcia walked into the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Baltimore for a check-in after being released from custody on Friday.

South Korean President Lee to meet with Trump in Washington on Monday

At a summit meeting in Washington, D.C. on Monday, the U.S. and South Korean presidents will discuss modernizing their 71-year-old alliance and fleshing out a trade deal reached last month.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from federal custody pending criminal trial

The case of Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man originally from El Salvador, raised basic questions of due process in Trump's crackdown on undocumented immigrants after he was arrested and sent to a maximum security prison in El Salvador, violating a U.S. immigration judge's 2019 order prohibiting his deportation to his home country.

Trump DOJ hired lawyer who compared Jan. 6 prosecutions to the Holocaust

Before joining the Justice Department this year, attorney Jonathan Gross said Jan. 6 prosecutors were "evil people. They will put you on a cattle car to Auschwitz without batting an eye."

Trump says he’s going on patrol in DC with the National Guard

President Trump says he wants to see for himself how National Guard soldiers and police officers are cracking down on what he has described as rampant crime in Washington, D.C.

Massacres in eastern Congo cast doubt on U.S. mediated peace deal

Rwanda backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed hundreds of villagers in July, according to Human Rights Watch, raising doubts about Trump backed peace process.

One civilian injured in crash with D.C. National Guard military vehicle

The military vehicle, which is designed to withstand explosive attacks, collided with a "civilian vehicle" just after 6 a.m. on Wednesday in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

Too much to pack, not enough hugs: A Kenyan man’s last 48 hours in America

Samuel Kangethe has lived in the U.S. for nearly two decades, but an unresolved immigration case has made him deportable. He's decided to return to Kenya, leaving his wife and three children behind.

National Guard says members patrolling D.C. ‘may be armed’

National Guard members and federal law enforcement officers are patrolling the city as part of President Trump's effort to assert federal control over policing in the District.

Government papers found in an Alaskan hotel reveal new details of Trump-Putin summit

Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.

Trump and Putin meet today in Anchorage. Here’s what to know

President Trump had pledged to use his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin to broker a deal. But he's been vague about potential outcomes from his Friday summit.

Trump administration claims powers of D.C. police chief

Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a directive issued Thursday evening that DEA boss Terry Cole will assume "powers and duties vested in the District of Columbia Chief of Police."

Trump and Putin have history. That adds to the intrigue for Anchorage summit

President Trump says he'll know "probably in the first two minutes" whether Vladimir Putin is serious about ending the war in Ukraine, touting his past relationship with the Russian leader.

Mayors of Democratic cities respond to Trump’s threats they could be next after D.C.

When Trump announced his law enforcement actions in D.C., he also singled out a slew of other Democratic cities. The mayors of Baltimore, LA, Oakland, Chicago and New York say crime is down.

On eve of Trump–Putin Summit, Russians share hopes — and doubts — for Peace

Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised Donald Trump's "energetic and sincere" efforts to end the war in Ukraine. But on the streets of Moscow while many hope for an end to the war, they disagree on how to get there.

Zelenskyy: Trump supports ceasefire and security guarantees for Ukraine at Putin summit

European leaders held a high-stakes meeting Wednesday with President Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Ukraine's Zelenskyy, NATO's chief, and European leaders ahead of Friday's US Russia summit.

US Rep. Barry Moore, an Alabama Republican, launches bid for the Senate

Moore is in his third term in Congress and is a member of the conservative Freedom Caucus. In a campaign video announcing his candidacy, he emphasized his history as an early supporter of President Donald Trump.