Latest news and live updates as Marco Rubio meet with Russian foreign minister amid tensions over Ukraine and Trump releases tariff letters to trading partners.

Tensions between the U.S. and its NATO allies have cooled off since most of the alliance's member states agreed to increase their defense spending from 2 percent of GDP to 5 percent by 2035, which many Trump supporters say is proof that his hard-charging negotiating tactics, even among friends, produces results.

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A man charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump last year at his Florida golf course told a federal judge Thursday he wants to fire his court-appointed lawyers and represent himself. Ryan Routh made his request during a hearing before U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon.

Now the next phase of his presidency—as well as next year’s midterms—could be defined by his bet that the Republican bill, and other Trump policies, will usher in a booming economy. If that wager pays off,

The announcement comes near the anniversary of the shooting at Donald J. Trump’s campaign rally in Butler, Pa.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday opened a civil rights investigation into the hiring practices at George Mason University, expanding a national campaign against diversity policies to Virginia’s largest public university.

Hegseth announced the directive in a flashy video, equipped with a drone delivering him the memo, posted to X, formerly Twitter.

Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin reports on the American Civil Liberties Union's lawsuit against the Trump administration on ‘The Will Cain Show.’

A federal judge agreed to issue a new nationwide block against President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. A CNN panel discusses the ruling from US District Judge Joseph Laplante which issues a widespread block of the order through class action lawsuits.