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Dr. Trump? The president reprises his COVID era, this time sharing unproven medical advice on autism
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump isn’t a doctor. But he played one on TV Monday, offering copious amounts of unproven medical advice that he...
Trump to meet with Schumer and Jeffries as government shutdown risk looms
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump will meet with the Democratic leaders in Congress this week ahead of a looming risk of a federal government...
Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without new evidence
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Monday used the platform of the presidency to promote unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without giving...
Rubio meets Syria’s leader in New York as the country’s isolation eases further
NEW YORK – Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa met Monday with Secretary of State Marco Rubio in New York, expanding his country's relations with the...
US bars Iran’s diplomats from shopping at Costco without permission
NEW YORK – The Trump administration has barred Iranian diplomats based in or visiting New York from shopping at wholesale club stores like Costco...
Oracle will manage TikTok’s algorithm for US users under Trump administration deal
WASHINGTON – Tech giant Oracle will receive a copy of TikTok's algorithm to operate for U.S. users, according to a senior official in President...
US lawmakers push for military dialogue in a rare China visit
BANGKOK – A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers pushed for more military-to-military dialogue in a meeting Sunday with China's Premier Li Qiang, a rare...
Trump and MAGA movement will honor Charlie Kirk at Arizona memorial
GLENDALE, Ariz. – President Donald Trump and prominent members of his “Make America Great Again” movement will pay tribute Sunday to conservative activist Charlie...
Trump says he will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Ben Carson
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he will award Ben Carson the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, the third such...
Pentagon steps up media restrictions, now requiring approval before reporting even unclassified info
The Pentagon says it will require credentialed journalists at the military headquarters to sign a pledge to refrain from reporting information that has not...