White House

Markets Shrug Off Political Shockwaves as Investor Risk Appetite Surges, Giving the White House Unprecedented Room to Push Boundaries

In the opening weeks of the year, Washington has delivered a string of political shocks that, in another era, might have rattled global financial markets. A foreign leader was captured abroad. The US Justice Department opened an unusual probe touching...
Crypto

US Crypto Regulatory Push Hits Turbulence After Coinbase Pulls Support for Senate Bill Amid Stablecoin Reward Fight

The unbridled optimism that swept through the cryptocurrency industry during Donald Trump’s first year back in the White House is giving way to anxiety, after a long-anticipated digital-asset market structure bill was delayed in the US Senate amid a growing...
Donald Trump

Trump’s Foreign Policy Focus Faces Test in 2026: Unfinished Wars, Rising Tensions, and a Crowded Global Agenda

The U.S. President Donald Trump spent much of his first year back in office intensely focused on foreign affairs, portraying himself as a dealmaker determined to untangle long-running global conflicts and secure a place in history as a “peace president.”...
US President Donald Trump announcement lowering cost of drug prices, Roosevelt Room White House

White House Orders U.S. Military to Focus on Venezuelan Oil “Quarantine”

The White House has directed U.S. military forces to concentrate nearly exclusively on enforcing a “quarantine” of Venezuelan oil for at least the next two months, a senior U.S. official told Reuters on Wednesday (Dec. 24), signaling that Washington is...
Donald Trump

Trump Signals Imminent Pick for Next Federal Reserve Chair, Reviving Fears Over Central Bank Independence

United States President Donald Trump has signalled that he is close to announcing his pick for the next chair of the US Federal Reserve, setting the stage for a high-stakes confrontation between the White House and the central bank at...
Syria interim president, Ahmed Sharaa

Syria’s President to Make Historic Visit to Washington for Talks on Sanctions, Reconstruction, and Counterterrorism

Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa will travel to Washington later this month for a groundbreaking visit expected to focus on lifting remaining U.S. sanctions, post-war reconstruction, and counterterrorism cooperation, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani announced on Sunday at the Manama Dialogue...
Pete Hegseth

White House Eyes Successor as Pete Hegseth’s Defense Department Falters

The White House has quietly begun the search for a new Secretary of Defense, a development that signals President Donald Trump’s second-term administration may be preparing to move on from Pete Hegseth amid growing scandal and dysfunction at the Pentagon....
US Department of Defense

War Plan Leaked Documents Throw Waltz’s Future Into Doubt, White House Scrambles

A significant security breach has unsettled the White House, following revelations that top administration officials inadvertently included Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, in a private group chat discussing military operations against Houthi militants in Yemen. The incident has ignited...
Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei

White House Reiterates Trump’s Stance on Iran Amid Nuclear Deal Stalemate

The White House reaffirmed former President Donald Trump’s firm stance on dealing with Iran after Tehran’s outright rejection of Trump’s call for new negotiations on a nuclear agreement. In a statement on Saturday, White House National Security Council spokesman Brian...
US-Canada

Trump’s Tariff Threats on Canada Intensify: A Brewing Economic and Political Standoff

The specter of sweeping tariffs on Canadian imports looms large as former U.S. President Donald Trump, now returned to the White House, sharpens his focus on America's northern neighbor. Since his return to office in January, Trump has made Canada...
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