Trump said he wants the card to be held in front of more than 20,000 people as part of a celebration honoring America’s 250th birthday on July 4, 2026.

Mr. Trump is expected to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu at the White House next week, as the U.S. president says Israel has agreed to the terms of a two-month ceasefire in Gaza.

The bill’s passage is a major policy win for Trump who displayed complete control over Republicans — by holding them to his self-imposed July 4 deadline.

Trump backs a sanctions bill proposing a 500 per cent tariff on countries like India and China buying Russian energy, aiming to pressure Putin and reshape global trade amid the ongoing Ukraine war.

Mr. Trump described it as a "championship fight, full fight" with 20,000 or 25,000 spectators — a tall order for the White House grounds, though Mr. Trump said, "we have a lot of land there." ...

President Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy this morning after what President Trump called a "disappointing" call with Russian President Vladimir Putin about a ceasefire in Ukraine ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) commandeered the chamber floor early Thursday morning to deliver a marathon speech hammering away at the GOP’s tax and spending cut bill, stalling ...

Last spring, even as Donald J. Trump’s march back toward the White House dominated public attention, his finances, largely out of view, faced serious threats.