Summarizing Trump’s Second Term Moves—Bigly!

June 7, 2025

Day of Trump's Second Term

The biggest sticking points roiling the Republicans’ confidence to pass President Donald Trump’s ambitious spending bill centers around deductions for state and local taxes, the so-called SALT cap, and Medicaid funding. Republican House members are expected to continue deliberations into the weekend after Reps. Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Chip Roy (R-TX), and Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), among
In Qatar, the President signed further investment deals with the country’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. The President concluded his visit in the UAE, where talks focused on AI infrastructure investment in both countries. Potential progress on a nuclear deal with Iran was discussed too. Read More: Key Moments From Trump's Whirlwind Tour of
President Donald Trump has wrapped up his three-country tour of the Middle East, during which significant moves were made to transform the United States’ relationship with the region. The President solidified investment agreements, conducted the first meeting between U.S. and Syrian Presidents in 25 years, hinted at the potential for a nuclear deal with Iran
A beach photo is a fairly harmless Instagram post in most circumstances. But that’s not how the Trump Administration is viewing a post by former FBI Director James Comey. The Obama appointee who was fired by Donald Trump in 2017 is being investigated by federal law enforcement after posting a photo of seashells on a
During a business roundtable in Qatar on Thursday, May 16, President Donald Trump once again suggested a U.S. takeover of Gaza as a way of attempting to redevelop the Palestinian territory. “I think I’d be proud to have the United States have it, take it, make it a freedom zone. Let some good things happen
T his article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. Citizen Donald Trump made a whole lot of promises about what he would do if returned to the White House. President Trump has not yet delivered on so, so much of
President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday a $200 billion deal between Qatar Airways and Boeing, a lifeline for the beleaguered American aerospace giant and a powerful symbol of the diplomatic maneuvering defining his presidency. The agreement, signed in Doha during Trump’s Middle East tour, includes the purchase of 160 Boeing jets by the state-owned Qatari
President Donald Trump has doubled down on his highly-criticized plan to accept a luxury Boeing jet from Qatar, claiming that the “free” gift will save the United States money that can instead be spent to “Make America Great Again.” “The Boeing 747 is being given to the United States Air Force/Department of Defense, NOT TO
Frequent Shein and Temu shoppers can breathe a small sigh of relief after President Donald Trump rolled back the most stringent policies on Chinese imports, with the new rules effective today. Trump announced on Monday a broad trade deal after weekend talks with Beijing that lowered import taxes on all Chinese goods from a prohibitive
President Donald Trump’s plan to accept a $400 million luxury aircraft from the Qatari government has ignited a full-blown firestorm among congressional Democrats, who are treating the proposal not just as a potential constitutional violation, but as a rallying cry they hope can break through with disaffected voters. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is leading
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