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As Political Violence Rises, Trump Condemns One Side

In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing, President Trump captured the raw sentiment of his conservative base. But he addressed only part of the alarming cycle of violence in America.

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A woman prayed at a memorial for Charlie Kirk at the headquarters of Turning Point USA.
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Latest Revelations Complicate Trump’s Sweeping Denials About Epstein

President Trump often succeeds in pivoting the national conversation, but he is finding that more difficult when it comes to Jeffrey Epstein.

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President Trump has insisted that he played no role in a bawdy birthday note to Jeffrey Epstein that was made public on Monday.
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Trump Says Having ‘a Little Fight With the Wife’ Should Not Count as a Crime

President Trump said that offenses that happen at home should not undermine his record of crime reduction in Washington.

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President Trump speaking on Monday at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, where he made a series of false statements about the level of crime in the nation’s capital.
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How Trump’s Blunt-Force Diplomacy Is Pushing His Rivals Together

Some of President Trump’s pressure tactics appear to have backfired, sending would-be allies into the embrace of China.

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“Looks like we’ve lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest, China,” Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social on Friday morning, as he posted a photo of the three nations’ leaders meeting in China.
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Trump Blames AI for Viral White House Trash Bag Video That Was Confirmed as Real

President Trump blamed A.I. for a widely shared video of a trash bag being thrown from a White House window. But the White House had already confirmed it was real.

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Trump and His Officials Target Fed and CDC, Long Seen as Above Politics

Trump officials say the president is within his rights to fire officials who do not share his agenda.

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Susan Monarez was fired as director of the Centers for Disease Control this week, White House officials said. The move came after she declined to fire agency officials or to accept all recommendations from a vaccine panel overhauled by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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