8 h. ago More U.S. National Guard troops arrive in Washington under Trump crackdown

National Guard members from West Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana began arriving in Washington on Tuesday to assist in the federal takeover of the U.S. capital.

Society

13 h. ago Trump offers assurances that U.S. troops won’t be sent to help defend Ukraine

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered his assurances that U.S. troops would not be sent to help defend Ukraine against Russia after seeming to leave open the possibility the day before. Trump also said in a morning TV interview that Ukraine’s hopes of joining NATO and regaining the Crimean Peninsula from Russia are […]

Society

42 h. ago Zelenskyy set to meet Trump in Washington with European leaders in tow

By arriving as a group, European leaders hope to avoid any debacles like Zelenskyy’s February meeting in the Oval Office, in which Trump chastised him.

Politics

63 h. ago European leaders to join Ukraine’s Zelenskyy for meeting with Trump

European and NATO leaders will join Zelenskyy in Washington Monday for talks with Trump on ending the war in Ukraine, with NATO-style security guarantees on the table.

Politics

64 h. ago European leaders to join Zelenskyy for White House meeting with Trump

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — European and NATO leaders announced Sunday they will join President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington for talks with President Donald Trump about ending Russia’s war in Ukraine. They are rallying around the Ukrainian leader after his exclusion from Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The remarkable show of solidarity — with […]

Politics

65 h. ago Des alliés européens se joindront à Zelensky pour sa rencontre avec Trump à Washington

Grand absent du sommet en Alaska, le président ukrainien rencontrera enfin Donald Trump lundi.

Economics

66 h. ago Trump’s takeover of Washington law enforcement faces anger, pushback and protests

National Guard troops stood near DC landmarks Saturday as Trump ramped up federal policing, sparking protests and outrage over his declared crime emergency

Other

3 d. ago Zelenskyy to meet Trump on Monday after summit secured no halt to fighting

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet Monday in Washington with U.S. President Donald Trump, who has shifted to saying an overall peace agreement — and not a ceasefire — is the next step in ending the 3 1/2-year-old war. Trump’s abrupt reversal, aligning himself with a position held by Russian President […]

Other

4 d. ago La Ville de Washington poursuit le gouvernement Trump pour la prise en main de sa police

Trump a déployé la Garde nationale pour «nettoye » cette ville «envahie par des gangs violents».

Events

5 d. ago D.C. residents protest as White House says federal agents to patrol 24

After law enforcement set up a vehicle checkpoint along the busy 14th Street Northwest corridor, hecklers shouted, “Go home, fascists” and “Get off our streets.”

Other

6 d. ago Melania Trump demands Hunter Biden retract ’extremely salacious’ Epstein comments

WASHINGTON — First lady Melania Trump demanded that Hunter Biden retract comments linking her to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and threatened to sue if he does not. Trump takes issue with two comments Biden, son of former president Joe Biden, made in an interview this month with British journalist Andrew Callaghan. He alleged that Epstein […]

Politics

6 d. ago White House vows ‘significantly higher’ U.S. troop, police presence in D.C.

For two days, small groups of federal officers have been visible in scattered areas of the city. That is about to change, the administration says.

Events

6 d. ago Trump names Strait, Stallone and KISS for Kennedy Center Honors

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday named country music star George Strait, “Rocky” actor Sylvester Stallone, singer Gloria Gaynor, the rock band KISS and actor-singer Michael Crawford among the first batch of Kennedy Center Honors nominees under his leadership as the center’s chairman and said he’ll host the awards program. Trump avoided the Kennedy […]

Other

7 d. ago 1st day of Trump’s D.C. takeover sees arrests, U.S. troops in streets

The U.S. Park Police has also removed 70 homeless encampments, the White House said as the new picture of law enforcement in the nation’s capital began taking shape Tuesday.

Other

7 d. ago Trump’s Washington takeover begins as National Guard troops arrive

WASHINGTON — Some of the 800 National Guard members deployed by President Donald Trump began arriving in the nation’s capital on Tuesday, ramping up after the White House ordered federal forces to take over the city’s police department and reduce crime in what the president called — without substantiation — a lawless city. The influx […]

Society

7 d. ago La prise de contrôle de Washington par Trump débute avec l’arrivée de la Garde nationale

Le président a évoqué une urgence criminelle dans la ville pour justifier le déploiement.

Society

7 d. ago Dana White affirme qu’un gala d’UFC sera présenté à la Maison

Le patron de l’UFC compte se rendre à Washington le 28 août pour discuter de la logistique avec Donald Trump.

Economics

7 d. ago Dana White says UFC fight at the White House is part of Paramount deal

Hours after Paramount and UFC announced a billion-dollar rights deal, Dana White said he had yet to hear from his friend, President Donald Trump, on his thoughts about the fight company’s new streaming home. That was fine with White. The UFC CEO was set to travel to Washington on Aug. 28 to meet with Trump […]

Culture

7 d. ago A UFC fight at the White House? Dana White says it’s happening as part of deal with Paramount

Hours after Paramount and UFC announced a billion-dollar rights deal, Dana White said he had yet to hear from his friend, President Donald Trump, on his thoughts about the fight company’s new streaming home. That was fine with White. The UFC CEO was set to travel to Washington on Aug. 28 to meet with Trump […]

Culture

7 d. ago Washington at the centre of a Trump maelstrom as National Guard troops arrive

For Trump, the effort to take over public safety in Washington reflects an escalation of his aggressive approach to law enforcement

Society