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Trump vows to pause federal gas tax after Iran war boosts US fuel prices to four-year high

White House, acknowledging the gas tax was a small percentage of the rising costs. The national

Trump to discuss Iran with Xi Jinping during China visit: Officials

White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly said an opening ceremony and meeting will

China’s Xi expected to press Trump on Taiwan, tariffs during summit

White House has pressured Beijing to lean on Iran to reopen the strait. Xi and his top diplomat

Can Chinese AI solve inequality? + How dementia comes for your bank account

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Elon Musk and Tim Cook among CEOs expected to accompany Trump on China trip

White House official with knowledge of the plans told the BBC. [The trip](https://www.bbc.com

U.S. ambassador to Israel says Israel sent Iron Dome batteries, personnel to UAE

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Trump says he will discuss arms sales to Taiwan in meeting with China’s Xi

White House when asked about weapons sales. “President Xi would like us not to, and I’ll have

Last passengers from hantavirus-hit ship evacuated; American tests positive

White House. “We had a CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] team at Tenerife

Tucker and Trump’s marriage of convenience heads for divorce court

White House bid, Zengerle laughs: “It’s a lot more likely than it was before

Trump reads from Bible in Oval Office in taped message for Christian group

White House’s Oval Office, with the presidential flag behind him. Great American Media, a Texas

At 10.15pm, do you know where Donald Trump is?

White House and provide fresh, regular evidence for [those who believe](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/14/congress-25th-amendment-commission-trump-jd-vance) he should

Two CIA agents reportedly killed in car crash in Mexican state of Chihuahua

White House for a second term, US President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to take

Stephen Colbert and late night hosts strike again as his show nears finale

White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C, on April 25, 2026.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com

‘Truly terrifying’: Alberta voter data breach raises fears for Canada’s electoral integrity

White House. “And we’re kind of the guinea pigs with it,” he said. The Guardian

Trump nominates Kari Lake and Doug Mastriano to diplomatic posts

White House announced Monday that Trump has nominated Lake to be ambassador to Jamaica and Mastriano

Trump calls Iran’s response to peace plan ‘totally unacceptable’ as ceasefire frays | First Thing

White House, Warsh has publicly aligned himself with the president’s stance that interest rates

Iran plans to offer insurance for Hormuz transit: Will it work?

White House said the latter had “made clear China’s opposition to the militarisation of the strait

‘One of the longest’ Russian attacks kills at least six people in Ukraine

White House for a summit in Beijing. “Believe it or not, it’s getting closer

Trump to participate in marathon Bible reading

White House's Oval Office earlier, according to organisers. The passage he is reading includes

Vance takes fraud fight to Maine

White House pushes for an unprecedented $1.5 trillion in Pentagon funding from taxpayers. Gontran Jean