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President Trump speaks at the "Namaste Trump" event at Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, on Monday as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks on. Trump said the two leaders were discussing a possible trade deal and called Modi "a very to

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'Namaste Trump!' India's Modi Welcomes U.S. Leader With An Epic Party

11:03am February 24, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

"America loves India, America respects India, and America will always be faithful and loyal friends to the Indian people," President Trump told a cheering crowd in a huge cricket stadium.

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A view of the headquarters of Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt, Germany, on July 8, 2019.

'Dark Towers' Chases Scandal-Ridden Deutsche Bank's Mysterious Ties To Donald Trump

1:49pm February 18, 2020

by Jim Zarroli

President Trump's relationship with Deutsche Bank is still under investigation, so David Enrich's story is necessarily incomplete. But he shows the bank's tale is complex — more than one gone rogue.

Politics & Government

Poll Finds Tillis, Forest Leading In GOP Races As Trump Plans NC Trip

7:41am February 17, 2020

by Paul Garber

President Donald Trump is planning to visit North Carolina on the eve of the March 3 primary.

Hot off the presses: President Trump's budget proposal for fiscal year 2021. The election year proposals are unlikely to gain traction in the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives.

Politics & Government

Trump To Again Propose Slashing Foreign Aid In Budget

11:00am February 10, 2020

President Trump is expected to propose steep cuts to foreign aid and other programs in his budget for fiscal year 2021. The blueprint is expected to be declared dead on arrival in Congress.

President Trump's State of the Union address laid bare his bitter partisan standoff with Democrats and left little doubt that legislative accomplishments between now and the election will be difficult.

Politics & Government

Trump Delivers State Of The Union Address To A Divided Nation

5:36am February 05, 2020

Republicans loved the made-for-television moments in President Trump's third State of the Union speech as he made his case for reelection. Democrats did not.

President Clinton gave his 1999 State of the Union address during his impeachment trial, just as President Trump will on Tuesday.

Politics & Government

Trump Delivers State Of The Union As Impeachment Vote Looms. So Did Clinton

6:43am February 04, 2020

by Tamara Keith

The State of the Union gets massive television ratings. This year, President Trump will deliver it a day before senators vote on whether to remove him from office.

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Smoke rises after South Korean soldiers set a blast to remove land mines in the Demilitarized Zone in 2002. The Korean Peninsula had been the last region the U.S. military was allowed to use the weapon — until Friday, when the Trump administration lifte

Trump Administration Loosens Obama-Era Restrictions On Land Mine Use

3:46pm January 31, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

The White House says it's lifting a ban on the weapon's use outside the Korean Peninsula. The administration calls it an "important tool," though statistics show it is most dangerous to civilians.

President Trump addresses a Cabinet meeting last month at the White House, as Vice President Pence looks on in the background. On Friday, the Trump administration suggested some of California's federal funds could be in jeopardy over the state's requireme

Trump Administration Threatens California Over Mandate That Insurers Cover Abortion

2:34pm January 24, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

Health officials said the state has 30 days to repeal the requirement or some of its federal funds might be in jeopardy. The threat comes on the same day Trump addressed an anti-abortion rights march.

The UNESCO-listed cultural site Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan, Iran, shown here in 2014, is known for its immense mosques, picturesque bridges and ancient bazaar.

Trump Says He'll Target Iran's Cultural Sites. That's Illegal

8:39pm January 06, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

The Hague Convention, signed by the U.S., requires "refraining from any act of hostility" against cultural property. The Pentagon educates troops about their obligations to safeguard such sites.

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Iranian demonstrators hold posters of slain Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani (center) and the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a rally Friday in the capital, Tehran. The U.S. strike on the military leader in Baghdad has elicited warnings

How Is The World Reacting To The U.S. Assassination Of Iran's Qassem Soleimani?

12:48pm January 03, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

The prominent general's killing, carried out in an airstrike in Iraq, has elicited a wide range of responses — from vows of revenge to enthusiastic words of support. Here's a look at the fallout.