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.

Arbroath Group's Smart on Iran, Geopolitical Risk

Christopher Smart, Managing Partner at Arbroath Group, discusses the geopolitical landscape as President Donald Trump bets that new sanctions and economic pressure can force Tehran to accept a deal to end the war on US terms. He speaks with Haidi Stroud-Watts and Paul Allen on Bloomberg: The Asia Trade. (Source: Bloomberg)

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

Europe Chastised Trump’s Climate Rollback. Now It’s Delaying Its Own Green Goals. - WSJ

Europe Chastised Trump’s Climate Rollback. Now It’s Delaying Its Own Green Goals.  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

Secret White House bunker undercuts Trump’s ballroom lawsuit, ex-officials say

The White House already has a nuclear-proof facility buried deep underground and built in secret after 9/11.

By Noah Robertson, Dan Diamond

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 shrugs off assassination attempts, remarking 'only consequential presidents get shot'

President Donald Trump told Michael Cohen that "only consequential presidents get shot" while discussing the multiple assassination attempts against him.

US envoy Tom Barrack retracts comment that Syria’s Golan is occupied

Ambassador to Turkiye says US policy of recognising Israel's claimed sovereignty over Syrian territory is 'unchanged'.

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

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

FIA Hails Success of Landmark INDYCAR Freedom 250 Grand Prix as Motorsport Takes Centre Stage in Washington D.C. - Morningstar

FIA Hails Success of Landmark INDYCAR Freedom 250 Grand Prix as Motorsport Takes Centre Stage in Washington D.C.  Morningstar

Trump’s war on the world is exposing him

The Canadians’ preparedness to walk away from talks with their US counterpart is the latest sign that Donald Trump’s bulldozer approach may be reaching its limits.

By David J. Lynch

DHS officials launch scathing attack on Trump’s pick to lead ICE as nomination stalls in the Senate: report

Critics inside DHS question the qualifications of former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer

By Bruce Golding

U.S. wages economic battles against Iran and Canada

As Trump administration readies economic warfare measures against Iran, top security official vows retaliation ‘in a seismic manner’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday is expected to announce the new measures after the U.S. vowed to impose an “unprecedented” level of economic warfare and isolation.

By The Associated Press

Is Melania Trump paid to attend Donald Trump’s events? What former White House aide claims

Former White House official Sarah Matthews has claimed Melania Trump was rarely present during Donald Trump’s first presidency.

Mark Carney shows Europe the way forward as he squares up to Donald Trump in escalating tariff war

Canadian prime minister walks away from trade talks and vows to retaliate ‘dollar for dollar’ in move that could give Europe a template for resistance

By Adrian Blomfield

US envoy Barrack reverses Golan comments, reaffirms Trump's recognition of Israeli sovereignty

Israel conquered the Golan Heights in the Six-Day War, annexing the area by law in 1981. UN Security Council resolution 497, passed only days later, rejected the annexation as "null and void."

[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

Money Diaries: It's back to school, end of summer, will you be watching your spending?

As the evenings get darker (yes, we went there), and as your teachers used to say, it’s time to tighten the belt and knuckle down for the winter. Why not track your saving and spending with us…

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

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

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

By The National

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

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

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.

Trump says Canada wants ‘benefits’ of being US state after trade talks collapse

US President Donald Trump has said Canada wants "the benefits of being a State, without being one" after trade talks between the two countries collapsed late on Friday.

By Abubakar Ibrahim

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.