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FILE – Usha Vance attends a campaign rally, Nov. 1, 2024, in Selma, N.C. (AP Photo/Allison Joyce, File)

Second lady Usha Vance will visit Greenland and see its national dogsled race as Trump talks up US takeover

By Will Weissert and The Associated Press

President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport, Friday, March 14, 2025, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump invokes 18th century law to speed deportations, judge stalls it hours later

By Nicholas Riccardi, Will Weissert, and others

Presidents Trump and Xi speak to each other

Trump says William McKinley ‘made our country very rich through tariffs.’ But the 25th president changed his mind on tariffs after realizing ‘friendly trade relations will prevent reprisals’

By Will Weissert and The Associated Press

In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, speaks in a meeting with a group of defense officials, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Trump says he sent a letter to Iran to open nuclear talks: ‘The other alternative is we have to do something’

By Jon Gambrell, Will Weissert, and others

Donald Trump and Elon Musk stand together

Trump and Musk present a united front—but will the relationship last?

By Will Weissert and The Associated Press

President Donald Trump listens as Elon Musk, joined by his son X Æ A-Xii, speaks in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington.

Trump offers mixed praise on Elon Musk — ‘seriously high IQ individual’ who has his faults

By Will Weissert and The Associated Press

President Donald Trump and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington. (Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump warns ‘great friend’ Modi of higher reciprocal U.S. tariffs: ‘Whatever India charges, we charge them’

By Will Weissert and The Associated Press

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi listens during the closing session of the Franco-Indian Economic Forum at the Quai d’Orsay on the sidelines of the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (Abdul Saboor, Pool Photo via AP)

Modi looks to avoid tariffs in meeting with Trump, who calls India the ‘tariff king’

By Will Weissert and The Associated Press

President Donald Trump calls on a reporter for a question as Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu watches during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump suggests U.S. could take over Gaza and redevelop it—permanently resettling Palestinians elsewhere

By Will Weissert, Michelle L. Price, and others

FILE – A supporter holds a poster with a photo of Laken Riley before Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally March 9, 2024, in Rome Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

Trump set to sign Laken Riley Act mandating detention of migrants accused of theft and violent crimes as his first piece of legislation

By Will Weissert and The Associated Press

TOPSHOT – Scores of displaced Palestinians walk along a road in the Saftawi area of Jabalia, as they leave areas near Gaza City where they had taken refuge, toward the further northern part of the Gaza Strip, on January 19, 2025, shortly after a ceasefire deal in the war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas was expected to be implemented. The long-awaited ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war was delayed January 19 after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the last minute that it would not take effect until the Palestinian militant group provided a list of the hostages to be released. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP) (Photo by OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump wants Jordan and Egypt to accept more Palestinian refugees and floats plan to ‘clean out’ Gaza

By Will Weissert, Zeke Miller, and others

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One as he travels from Las Vegas to Miami on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump isn’t worried his RTO mandate will cause federal workers to bail or weaken hiring pool — ‘We have very deep talent’

By Will Weissert and The Associated Press

FILE – A firefighter hoses down flames as the Palisades Fire approaches in Mandeville Canyon, Jan. 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong,File)

Trump heads to visit disaster zones in North Carolina and California in first trip of White House return

By Will Weissert, Chris Megerian, and others

President-elect Donald Trump dances with The Village People at a rally ahead of the 60th Presidential Inauguration, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump pledges ‘best first day’ of Day 1 executive actions to end ‘4 long years of American decline’

By Will Weissert, Fatima Hussein, and others

FILE -President Joe Biden attends the Department of Defense Commander in Chief farewell ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Jan. 16, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Biden sets clemency record by commuting sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug crimes

By Will Weissert and The Associated Press