A US envoy clarifies his comments on Golan Heights that contradicted Trump’s position - AP News

A US envoy clarifies his comments on Golan Heights that contradicted Trump’s position  AP News

Trump caps summer of US 250th birthday with auto race through Washington - Reuters

Trump caps summer of US 250th birthday with auto race through Washington  Reuters

Trump waves green flag to start IndyCar race through Washington streets

The president took a ceremonial lap of the track before the race, which is the culmination of a summer of events to mark the country's 250th birthday.

Trump’s Economic Approach Draws Concern From Some Republicans

A plan to lower tariffs on imported beef and trade tensions with Canada have compounded some G.O.P. worries about a central issue in the midterms.

By Bayliss Wagner

Alliance Tested as Trump Pulls Out of South Korea Drill

The US and South Korea sharply curtailed their annual military exercises after President Donald Trump ordered them scaled back, surprising Seoul as North Korea expands its nuclear and missile capabilities and deepens military ties with Russia. Bloomberg Economics and Senior Geoeconomics Analyst Adam Farrar is on Bloomberg This Weekend with David Gura and Christina Ruffini and explains that move comes as the US shifts an aircraft carrier and other military resources from the Indo-Pacific towar...

Opinion | Trump Has a Beef With Tariffs - WSJ

Opinion | Trump Has a Beef With Tariffs  WSJ

Is Scott Bessent the Fed chair Donald Trump always wanted?

But his effort to talk bond yields lower is likely to fail

Trump’s South Korea snub raises questions in the Asia-Pacific

Scaling back military exercises has undermined faith in America’s reliability

Democrats incredulous over Hakeem Jeffries and Jared Kushner meeting

Critics include Senator Chris van Hollen, ex-aide to Obama Tommy Vietor and ex-Republican congressman Adam Kinzinger Democrats and other Donald Trump critics reacted incredulously to a New York Times report on Sunday that House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries met with Jared Kushner, the president’s influential son-in-law, to discuss possible areas of collaboration. The meeting comes months ahead of the November midterm elections in which Democrats are favored to retake the US House, a devel...

By Sam Levine

Trump has ‘run out of options’ in Iran war: Stephen Walt

Political scientist Stephen Walt says Trump promised to make US stronger, but many of his policies are making it weaker.

Kushner, Jeffries discuss ways White House and Democrats can collaborate | CNN Politics - CNN

Kushner, Jeffries discuss ways White House and Democrats can collaborate | CNN Politics  CNN

El-Sayed under fire online after taking aim at Usha Vance, female Trump aide in weekend social media posts

Abdul El-Sayed's post about Usha Vance and JD Vance's grandfather sparked accusations of racism and sexism from Rep. Brandon Gill and others.

Democratic House leader Jeffries meets with Jared Kushner as midterms loom

Democrats are currently favored to win a majority in the House of Representatives after November's elections.

Stock Futures Could Reflect Unease With Trump’s Tariff Fight With Canada - Barron's

Stock Futures Could Reflect Unease With Trump’s Tariff Fight With Canada  Barron's

US envoy walks back his comments on Golan Heights that contradicted Trump’s position

The US special envoy to Syria and ambassador to Turkey on Sunday walked back his comments from two days ago that Israel “still” occupies the Golan Heights in violation of UN resolutions, remarks that went against US President Donald Trump’s position on the disputed territory. Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 Middle East war and annexed it in 1981. The United Nations and most of the international community consider the territory occupied Syrian land and does not recogni...

By Associated Press

Trump waves green flag to start IndyCar race through Washington’s streets

U.S. President has increasingly focused on ceremonial aspects in his second term

By Michelle L. Price

Trump made more than 1,000 trades in June totalling millions, financial disclosures reveal

Trump’s trades in June come as Congress debates stock-trading ban

By John Bowden

Jared Kushner has negotiated with adversaries like Iran as Trump’s envoy. Now he’s talking with the House Democratic leader ahead of midterms

It's a signal that the White House is seeking ways to work with Democrats if they wrest majority control from Republicans in the midterm elections.

By Lisa Mascaro, The Associated Press

A US envoy walks back his comments on Golan Heights that contradicted Trump's position

Why are Trump's top aides leaving before midterms? Karoline Leavitt, James Braid exits explained

Trump’s aides are leaving for different reasons, but their exits come at a difficult time before the 2026 midterms.

[Trudy Rubin] Trump puts Kim before allies

He’s become world-famous for embracing America’s enemies and backstabbing our allies. Yet, US President Donald Trump outdid himself on Aug. 16 — on the eve of joint military exercises with South Korea — when he announced the US was scaling back participation to avoid offending his great friend, the nuclear-armed North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un. Perhaps this was just a frantic attempt to shift attention from the quagmire in Iran. Having failed to end Tehran’s nuclear program, the president is o

By The Korea Herald

Trump caps summer of US 250th birthday at IndyCar race through Washington

Trump waves green flag from armoured limousine to kick off race in Washington

Trump was inside his armoured limousine known as “The Beast”.

Race cars tear through US capital for event to celebrate America's 250th anniversary

By The National

Trump Accuses BBC Of Turning Defamation Case Into 'Jan 6' Investigation

Trump Accuses BBC Of Turning Defamation Case Into 'Jan 6' Investigation Authored by Tom Gantert via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump is asking a federal judge to reject the BBC's attempt to subpoena three members of his family as part of discovery in his defamation lawsuit against the British broadcaster. Trump's attorneys filed a memorandum Aug. 21 opposing the BBC's request for permission to use alternative methods to serve subpoenas on Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump...

By Tyler Durden

30-meter Ukrainian flag unfurled in front of European Parliament

A 30-meter Ukrainian flag was traditionally unfurled in front of the European Parliament in Brussels on August 23, Ukraine’s National Flag Day.

Trump destroys U.S. diplomacy and global trust in America

TEHRAN — From using negotiations as a pretext for surprise attacks to abducting and assassinating heads of state and reneging on American commitments, including his own, Trump’s damage to U.S. diplomacy will remain evident for many years to come.

Putin, Trump could meet at APEC summit in China: Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump are likely to meet on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in China in November if both attend, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov said Sunday, AzerNEWS reports, citing Anadolu Agency.