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White House warns Iran to ‘be wise’ and take deal as U.S. weighs strikes, bolsters forces The White House urged Iran to “be wise” and strike an agreement with the United States as Washington readies military options and builds up forces near Iran, even as Oman-mediated talks resume in Geneva. U.S. forces could be prepared to launch strikes as early as this weekend, CNN and CBS reported, though President Donald Trump has not made a final decision. “Iran would be very wise to make a deal with President Trump and with his…

MINNEAPOLIS — President Donald Trump moved to install border czar Tom Homan to take control of the administration’s immigration operation in Minneapolis today, an attempt to tamp down a growing political crisis after federal agents fatally shot Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse, during weekend protests. The shift comes as the White House weighs a broader reset of its tactics in Minnesota, where some 3,000 federal agents have patrolled the streets for weeks. According to officials familiar with internal…

Minneapolis officials and residents demanded answers after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents fatally shot Alex Pretti during a weekend protest, as videos verified by Reuters appeared to contradict the Trump administration’s self-defense account and a federal judge ordered evidence preserved. Pretti, 37, became the second U.S. citizen this month to be killed by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis amid a sweeping surge of thousands of armed, masked agents deployed by President Donald Trump. Minnesota Gov.…

One year into President Donald Trump’s second term, the White House marks an inflection point defined by a more assertive use of presidential authority and a recalibration of U.S. relationships abroad. The anniversary arrives after a year of forceful decision-making that supporters see as decisive leadership and critics describe as a test of constitutional limits and diplomatic norms. RTÉ News reporter Jackie Fox looks back at the defining turns of “Trump 2.0” in a new video retrospective, tracing how the administration’s…

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called an Irish journalist a “left-wing hack” during a heated exchange at a press briefing, escalating tensions between the administration and the press over immigration enforcement. The clash unfolded after Niall Stanage, a Dublin-born journalist with U.S. political newspaper The Hill, asked about the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent on Jan. 7 in Minneapolis. Seeking an assessment from the White House, Stanage framed the incident…

COPENHAGEN — Denmark’s foreign minister said he and his Greenlandic counterpart will meet U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the White House tomorrow, a high-stakes attempt to shift escalating rhetoric over Greenland into face-to-face diplomacy as President Donald Trump presses to take control of the Arctic island. Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen and Greenlandic Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt requested the meeting with Rubio after Trump recently intensified threats to take over…

White House weighs revoking U.S. citizenship for Somalis convicted of fraud amid Minnesota probe The White House said Wednesday it is examining whether to revoke the U.S. citizenship of Somalis convicted of fraud in Minnesota, as the administration escalates a wide-ranging investigation into alleged abuse of federal social service programs. Karoline Leavitt, the White House spokesperson, told Fox News the Department of Homeland Security and the State Department are “looking at” denaturalization, calling it “a tool at the…

US to bring seized tanker to American port, vows to take its oil; Venezuela decries ‘piracy’ as Russia signals support The United States will bring an oil tanker seized off Venezuela to a US port and intends to confiscate the crude aboard, the White House said Thursday, signaling Washington could target additional sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean. White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt told reporters the operation, carried out by the US military a day earlier, is part of a broader effort to disrupt illicit energy flows…

Silicon Valley's Dance with Power: Technology Titans Dine with Trump In a bold display of camaraderie between politics and technology, US President Donald Trump welcomed a powerhouse gathering of Silicon Valley's elite to the White House. At a lavish dinner that drew more than two dozen technology executives, the atmosphere buzzed with optimism as leaders from Google, Apple, Microsoft, OpenAI, and others heaped praise on Trump’s administration for fostering a pro-business climate. The Power Players at the Table "This is…

In an unexpected yet cordial meeting, President-elect Donald Trump and President Joe Biden, who have long been arch-rivals in the political arena, sat down to discuss pressing global issues like Ukraine and the Middle East. Their conversation took place in the iconic Oval Office of the White House, a setting that radiated peace despite the stark differences in their political views. As White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre reported, "They tackled significant national security matters and domestic policies affecting…