Phil Mattingly

4 days ago | cnn.com | Phil Mattingly |Fareed Zakaria

Ad Feedback Video Ad Feedback Trump claims Israel and Iran have agreed to ceasefire The Lead President Trump took to Truth Social on Monday just hours after Iranian missiles targeted a US base in Qatar claiming, “a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE” between Israel and Iran, neither of which have commented about a pending ceasefire. CNN has reached out to the White House for additional information.

3 weeks ago | cnn.com | Phil Mattingly

President Donald Trump and White House Senior Advisor, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk shake hands while attending the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship on March 22, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images CNN  —  The staggering and exceedingly public rupture in the world’s most consequential and unprecedented partnership was a long time coming.

3 weeks ago | aol.com | David Goldman |Phil Mattingly

Despite widespread concerns that the trade war is dragging down America’s economy, President Donald Trump has notched quite a few wins on his economic belt in recent weeks. Inflation keeps falling. Jobs remain plentiful. And there’s growing evidence the economy could be booming this quarter. That’s why Trump’s increasingly hostile rhetoric about China over the past week was particularly concerning ahead of his call Thursday with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Trump’s economy is cookin’ – for now.

3 weeks ago | cnn.com | Phil Mattingly

US President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Elon Musk. Allison Robbert/AFP/Getty Images CNN  —  Elon Musk’s 36-word social media missile directed at the cornerstone of President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda marked the latest, if most visceral, example of a growing problem for the White House. Nobody buys its math.

3 weeks ago | cnn.com | Elisabeth Buchwald |Phil Mattingly

A container ship waits to berth at the port in Lianyungang, in China's eastern Jiangsu province on May 21. -/AFP/AFP via Getty Images CNN  —  No matter the outcome of a major legal case on President Donald Trump’s tariffs, his import taxes are likely here to stay — in one form or another.