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Trump Deploys National Guard for Local Crime After Calling Jan. 6 Rioters ‘Very Special’

President Trump said he needed to send in the Guard to secure the nation’s capital. But on Jan. 6, 2021 — the most lawless day in recent Washington history — he had a very different reaction.

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National Guard soldiers at the Capitol on the night of Jan. 6, 2021. President Trump has sought to rewrite the history of the riot and called those arrested “hostages.”
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Vance Says U.S. Is Working for a Meeting With Trump, Putin and Zelensky

The vice president said the White House was trying to determine “when these three leaders could sit down and discuss an end to this conflict.”

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Vice President JD Vance said the Trump administration no longer wished to fund Ukraine’s defense of the Russian invasion.
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Leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan Sign Peace Pledge at White House

Armenia said it would give the U.S. exclusive development rights to a transit corridor through its territory, which will be named the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity.

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Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia, left, and President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan at a meeting in Moscow last October. The two leaders’ declaration comes after months of shuttle diplomacy between the countries.
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Leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan Sign Peace Pledge at White House

Armenia said it would give the U.S. exclusive development rights to a transit corridor through its territory, which will be named the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity.

© Pool photo by Sergei Ilnitsky

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia, left, and President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan at a meeting in Moscow last October. The two leaders’ declaration comes after months of shuttle diplomacy between the countries.
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Still Fuming Over a Weak Jobs Report, Trump Finds Some Numbers He Likes

President Trump promoted his own version of reality in the Oval Office after firing the head of the agency that collects employment statistics last week.

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The new figures President Trump presented in the Oval Office on Thursday came from an economist at the Heritage Foundation.
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What Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Means for the 2028 Olympics

The 2028 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles will draw thousands of foreign visitors to the United States.

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President Trump at the White House on Tuesday. He earlier imposed a travel ban and visa restrictions on 19 countries, which makes it harder than ever for foreign visitors to come to the United States.
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Trump Announces Additional $100 Billion Apple Investment in U.S.

The White House said the pledge would bring more of the company’s supply chain and advanced manufacturing to the United States.

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President Trump has threatened Apple and other phone manufacturers with a 25 percent tariff on products made outside the United States.
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After Trump’s Firing of BLS Commissioner, Republicans Fall in Line With His Criticism

President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics forced his allies into the awkward spot of criticizing an agency they had freely cited in the past.

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President Trump in Allentown, Pa., on Sunday. He has a pattern of accepting results that benefit him and denigrating those he dislikes as being rigged or part of a scam.
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How Europe’s Leaders Coaxed Trump on Gaza and Ukraine

A tactic of deference and praise, along with a studied attempt to avoid any public blowups, coaxed President Trump into changes on key issues like Gaza and Ukraine.

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President Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain in Aberdeen, Scotland, on Monday.
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For Trump, Starvation in Gaza Tests His Foreign Policy Approach

President Trump will have to decide whether America intends to take a leading role in confronting one of the biggest humanitarian catastrophes of the 21st century.

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President Trump opened talks with Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain at his golf club in Turnberry, Scotland, on Monday.
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For Trump, Starvation in Gaza Tests His Foreign Policy Approach

President Trump will have to decide whether America intends to take a leading role in confronting one of the biggest humanitarian catastrophes of the 21st century.

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President Trump opened talks with Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain at his golf club in Turnberry, Scotland, on Monday.
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Trump and Starmer Expected to Discuss Trade, Gaza and Ukraine in Scotland Meeting

President Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain were set to visit two Trump golf courses, the day after a U.S.-E.U. trade deal.

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain is set to meet with President Trump in Scotland, on Monday.
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For Trump, E.U. Trade Deal was Badly Needed

After a lot of big talk on trade, the Trump administration needed a big win. It appears to have just gotten one.

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President Trump’s trade deal with the European Union is his biggest to date.
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For Trump, E.U. Trade Deal was Badly Needed

After a lot of big talk on trade, the Trump administration needed a big win. It appears to have just gotten one.

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President Trump’s trade deal with the European Union is his biggest to date.
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A Golfing Trump Is Greeted by Protesters in Scotland

The president was criticized by demonstrators on a range of issues, from his stance on immigration and Gaza to his ties to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the U.S. Consulate in Edinburgh on Saturday during President Trump’s visit to Scotland.
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Trump Flies to Scotland, Leaving Chaos Swirling in Washington

The five-day visit will be a mix of personal business and golf, with some diplomacy thrown in.

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President Trump departed Friday morning for Scotland.
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Trump Flies to Scotland, Leaving Chaos Swirling in Washington

The five-day visit will be a mix of personal business and golf, with some diplomacy thrown in.

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President Trump departed Friday morning for Scotland.
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Philippines’ Leader Meets With Trump to Clinch Trade Deal

President Trump announced that he had secured a deal with the country that will leave a 19 percent tariff in place, though no details were immediately available.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines at the Pentagon on Monday.
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