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1 week ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Martine Powers |Amanda Coletta
Ambassador to Canada was almost always an easy lift. Not under Trump. (washingtonpost.com) Ambassador to Canada was almost always an easy lift. Not under Trump. By Martine Powers; Amanda Coletta 2025061709000000 OTTAWA — By the time Pete Hoekstra moved to Canada, the newly minted ambassador to what had been one of America's friendliest allies was already tired of the "51st state" discussion.
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2 weeks ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Martine Powers |Theodoric Meyer
Trump extends picnic invite after Rand Paul says White House excluded his family (washingtonpost.com) Trump extends picnic invite after Rand Paul says White House excluded his family By Martine Powers; Theodoric Meyer 2025061201204100 Sen.
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4 weeks ago | 
spokesman.com | Martine Powers
The terms of a deal between iconic U.S. Steel and its Japanese rival, Nippon Steel, became murkier the day before President Donald Trump prepares to herald the partnership in Pittsburgh, with a White House official publicly stating that Nippon will have “no control” over the company. Trump’s trade adviser, Peter Navarro, made the remarks Thursday as he sought to clarify the United States’ involvement in the transaction, which the White House is touting as a “historic deal” orchestrated by Trump.
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4 weeks ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Martine Powers
In rally, Trump pledges U.S. Steel-Nippon deal will involve ‘no layoffs’ (washingtonpost.com) In rally, Trump pledges U.S. Steel-Nippon deal will involve ‘no layoffs’ By Martine Powers 2025053009000000 WEST MIFFLIN, Pennsylvania — President Donald Trump made a series of promises on Friday to protect steelworkers in a proposed partnership of U.S. Steel and its Japanese rival Nippon Steel, including a doubling of tariffs on steel imports to 50 percent, a vow that the deal will stipulate no...
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1 month ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Niha Masih |Dan Merica |Matthew Choi |Andrew Jeong |Kelly Kasulis Cho |Michael Birnbaum | +1 more
Musk says he doesn’t know if a bill can be both ‘big’ and ‘beautiful’Return to menuElon Muskweighed in on Republicans’ catchall legislation, the One Big Beautiful Bill. He doesn’t seem pleased. The billionaire tasked with slashing federal spending was “disappointed” to see the bill add to the federal deficit, he said in an interview with “CBS Sunday Morning” airing this weekend. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the bill could add $2.3 trillion to the national debt over 10 years.
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1 month ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Michael Birnbaum |Martine Powers
Trump’s frustration with Putin boils over with no Ukraine peace deal in sight (washingtonpost.com) Trump’s frustration with Putin boils over with no Ukraine peace deal in sight By Michael Birnbaum; Martine Powers 2025052723401700 President Donald Trump lashed out at the Kremlin on Tuesday for its unwillingness to negotiate a ceasefire with Ukraine as he continued to consider increased sanctions against Russia, an escalation from his previously friendly tone toward Vladimir Putin that came as...
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1 month ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Martine Powers
On Memorial Day, Trump honors fallen soldiers and celebrates political wins (washingtonpost.com) On Memorial Day, Trump honors fallen soldiers and celebrates political wins By Martine Powers 2025052621373900 President Donald Trump commemorated his first Memorial Day back in office with a speech at Arlington National Cemetery that reflected on the tragedy of fallen soldiers, grieving Gold Star families and — in Trump's telling — the "hard four years" between his administrations. "People...
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1 month ago | 
estadao.com.br | Adam Taylor |Martine Powers
O governo Trump elaborou planos para gastar até US$ 250 milhões destinados a assistência externa para financiar a deportação de imigrantes oriundos de zonas de conflito ativas, incluindo 700 mil ucranianos e haitianos que fugiram para os Estados Unidos em meio à violência extrema e contínua em seus países, de acordo com rascunhos de documentos internos analisados pelo Washington Post.
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1 month ago | 
adn.com | Martine Powers |Spencer Hsu
It was mid-April, and Ed Martinknew his nomination was in danger. The interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia had been in the job for about three months. But a cascade of revelations - about his actions in office, his ties to the Jan. 6, 2021, rioters and his sketchy Senate disclosures, among others - had left some Senate Republicans in doubt as to whether they could stomach a vote to install him permanently in the role.
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1 month ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Martine Powers |Spencer Hsu
Ed Martin’s failed bid for U.S. attorney revealed the limits of Trump’s power (washingtonpost.com) Ed Martin’s failed bid for U.S. attorney revealed the limits of Trump’s power By Martine Powers; Spencer S. Hsu 2025052209000000 It was mid-April, and Ed Martin knew his nomination was in danger. The interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia had been in the job for about three months.
