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Trump Demands Inquiry Into Epstein’s Ties to Prominent Democrats

The move appeared to be retaliation after Democrats released emails suggesting the president knew about Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation.

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President Trump’s announcement came after Democrats released emails earlier this week that suggested Mr. Trump’s knowledge of Mr. Epstein’s sex trafficking operation was deeper than previously known.
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Trump Tries to Seize ‘Affordability’ as Americans’ Economic Worries Grow

The issue has buoyed Democrats and is resonating with an American electorate that is souring on the president’s economic agenda.

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President Trump has lost ground on an issue that helped deliver him a second term.
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Trump Renews Attacks on Obamacare in New Push Over Government Shutdown

The president claimed that the Affordable Care Act benefited insurance companies over people, saying he would work with both parties on the issue “once the Government is open.”

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President Trump in Washington last week.
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Trump Gives Hungary a Reprieve on Sanctions After Meeting With Orban

The United States has imposed sanctions on nations buying Russian oil, but President Viktor Orban successfully argued that Hungary had few other options.

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President Trump met with Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary on Friday at the White House.
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Trump Gives Hungary a Reprieve on Sanctions After Meeting With Orban

The United States has imposed sanctions on nations buying Russian oil, but President Viktor Orban successfully argued that Hungary had few other options.

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President Trump met with Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary on Friday at the White House.
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Trump Signals Openness to Exempting Hungary from Russian Oil Sanctions

Despite a chummy relationship, new U.S. penalties on Russian energy were likely to be a sticking point as President Trump and Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary met.

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President Trump and Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary at a meeting in the Oval Office in 2019.
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Trump Blames Shutdown for Republican Losses on Election Day

Speaking to senators at a breakfast, President Trump acknowledged that the results of Tuesday’s races were not a positive outcome for his party.

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President Trump at the White House on Wednesday.
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Trump’s Tariffs and Push Against Limits Face Election and Court Tests

President Trump has a lot riding on the results of Tuesday’s elections, his tariffs case at the Supreme Court and the future of the government shutdown.

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The president is facing a pressure test of the unilateral governance style that has marked his second term.
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Some of Trump’s Favorite Things on Asia Trip: A Crown and ‘Vicious’ Weapons

President Trump traveled to Asia to be a statesman, a showman and a traveling salesman, depending on the audience.

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President Trump was given a replica of an ancient crown at a meeting with South Korea’s president, Lee Jae Myung, in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Wednesday.
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Some of Trump’s Favorite Things on Asia Trip: A Crown and ‘Vicious’ Weapons

President Trump traveled to Asia to be a statesman, a showman and a traveling salesman, depending on the audience.

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President Trump was given a replica of an ancient crown at a meeting with South Korea’s president, Lee Jae Myung, in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Wednesday.
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Trump and Xi Ease Off the Trade War, but New Nuclear Threat Brings a Chill

The two leaders reached an agreement on fentanyl, some tariffs and rare earths, at least for a year. But even as the global trade picture cleared a little, Mr. Trump spurred new worries about nuclear proliferation.

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President Trump said after their meeting in Busan, South Korea, that he and Xi Jinping of China had agreed to an economic truce, walking back some of the tariffs and retaliatory measures that had roiled the world economy.
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Trump and Xi Ease Off the Trade War, but New Nuclear Threat Brings a Chill

The two leaders reached an agreement on fentanyl, some tariffs and rare earths, at least for a year. But even as the global trade picture cleared a little, Mr. Trump spurred new worries about nuclear proliferation.

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President Trump said after their meeting in Busan, South Korea, that he and Xi Jinping of China had agreed to an economic truce, walking back some of the tariffs and retaliatory measures that had roiled the world economy.
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Feted as a Peacemaker in South Korea, Trump Vows to End Hostilities With North Korea

President Trump lamented not being able to speak with Mr. Kim, the North Korean leader, but vowed to end the decades of hostilities between the two Koreas.

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Trump Suggests He Knows He Can’t Run for a Third Term in 2028

Despite the Constitution’s two-term limit, Trump had mused for months about a third term.

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Speaking with reporters aboard Air Force One, President Trump said it was “too bad” that he couldn’t run for president in 2028.
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Trump Bonds With Japan’s Leader Over Baseball and U.S. Beef

The president and Sanae Takaichi, the Japanese prime minister, traded compliments in Tokyo, but signaled no major breakthrough in resolving ongoing trade issues.

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President Trump with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan during a speech to American troops on U.S.S. George Washington in Yokosuka, Japan, on Tuesday.
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Why Trump’s Asia Visit Is Consequential

President Trump has embarked on a six-day diplomatic tour of Asia, testing his role as a statesman and negotiator as he pursues a trade deal with China. Erica L. Green, the White House correspondent for The New York Times, explains what’s at stake.
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Trump Leans Into Showmanship on Day 1 of His Asia Trip

President Trump presided over several deals during his first day of a nearly weeklong trip. Buried in the details are Washington’s plans to contain China.

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President Trump with Prime Minister Hun Manet of Cambodia and Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul of Thailand in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday.
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Trump Leaves Behind a Reeling Washington to Chase a Deal With China

President Trump is embarking on a six-day diplomatic tour of Asia, testing his role as a statesman and negotiator as he pursues a trade deal with Beijing.

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President Trump is scheduled to travel through Malaysia, Japan and South Korea before holding a bilateral meeting with Xi Jinping, China’s president.
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