Trump will unveil a deal with Regeneron to lower drug prices - AP News

Trump will unveil a deal with Regeneron to lower drug prices  AP News

Exclusive: Trump poised to expand refugee program for white South Africans - Reuters

Exclusive: Trump poised to expand refugee program for white South Africans  Reuters

US boards ship carrying Iran oil as Trump threatens mine-laying vessels

Central Command said it has intercepted 33 vessels since imposing a blockade on ships coming to and from Iran.

Trump’s Dreams for a Battleship Led to His Navy Secretary’s Ouster

The Navy secretary, John Phelan, was supposed to deliver the first of the president’s ships by 2028. The timeline was nearly impossible.

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Trump announces a three-week extension of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire

The US president noted that he expected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to meet jointly with him at the White House in the interim, 'over the next couple of weeks,' Trump said.

Third U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in waters near Iran

The USS George H.W. Bush strike group’s path to the Middle East has been closely watched as President Trump demands progress in peace negotiations with Tehran.

By Tara Copp

Trump’s navy secretary ousted over dispute about shipbuilding

John Phelan firing caused by poor relationship with Pete Hegseth and slow movement on shipbuilding, sources say The Trump administration fired its top naval official on Wednesday in a move unrelated to the ongoing naval blockade of Iran’s strait of Hormuz, but instead over over an internal dispute about shipbuilding. The Pentagon confirmed that John Phelan, who ran a private investment fund in Florida and was a Donald Trump donor, had been ousted as the navy secretary. His departure – the fir...

By Joseph Gedeon and Hugo Lowell in Washington

Who's Trump listening to on Iran?

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with White House Correspondent Franco Ordonez and National Security Correspondent Greg Myre about how President Trump's Cabinet is shaping the process of the Iran war.

By Mary Louise Kelly

Trump says he is keeping Strait of Hormuz closed, not Iran

Donald Trump said he is the one keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed, not Iran.

Trump praises ousted Navy Secretary Phelan amid tensions with Pentagon leadership

Sources say Navy Secretary John Phelan was removed after months of tensions with Pentagon leaders over shipbuilding programs and chain-of-command issues.

Lebanon and Israel agree to extend ceasefire for another 3 weeks, Trump says

Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah by three weeks after talks at the White House on Thursday, according to U.S. President Donald Trump.

Trump says Americans should expect higher gas prices for 'a little while'

Trump's remarks came as most Americans say they have cut spending due to high gas prices, according to the latest CNBC All-America Economic survey.

Trump says Israel-Lebanon ceasefire to be extended by 3 weeks

Donald Trump's remarks follow a meeting at the White House with senior officials from Israel and Lebanon. The extension comes after Israel bombed southern Lebanon and Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel. Follow DW.

Trump is swaying the market like no president has in decades, analysis shows

Data suggest President Trump has been the driver behind the best and worst days for stocks in his second term.

By Frances Yue

Pete Hegseth ‘butted heads’ with Navy secretary over shipbuilding and push to ignore judge’s orders before firing: reports

Phelan’s dismissal marks the second major leadership shake-up at the Pentagon during the Iran war

By Brendan Rascius

A top education official says student-loan forgiveness 'is not happening' — and borrowers should get ready for repayment

Trump's Department of Education is implementing sweeping student-loan changes this summer. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images Undersecretary of Education Nicholas Kent said that student-loan borrowers should not count on forgiveness. He reaffirmed the administration's focus on repayment as it implements sweeping changes. Those changes include transferring millions of student-loan accounts to the Treasury. A top education official has a message for millions of student-loan borrowers: Don't count...

Trump says Navy Secretary Phelan was fired over shipbuilding conflicts - The Straits Times

Trump says Navy Secretary Phelan was fired over shipbuilding conflicts  The Straits Times

Trump says Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended by three weeks

Trump said the meeting between Israel’s and Lebanon’s ambassadors to the United States went “very well" as he announced the truce extension.

Israel-Lebanon ceasefire talks begin at White House

The talks are to discuss a ceasefire in southern Lebanon, as the IDF continues to operate against Hezbollah terrorists embedded in the region.

Ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon extended for three weeks

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Trump says US will not use nuclear weapon in Iran war

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would not use a nuclear weapon in the war against Iran. “Why would I use a nuclear weapon? We’ve totally, in a very conventional way, decimated them without it,” Trump told reporters at the White House when asked whether he would use such a weapon. “No, […]

US Navy Secretary Phelan fired by Pentagon, say sources

Navy Secretary John Phelan has been fired, a US official and a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, in another wartime shakeup at the Pentagon coming just weeks after Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth ousted the Army’s top general. The Pentagon announced his departure in a brief statement, saying he was leaving the administration “effective immediately.” But it did not provide a reason or say whether it was his decision to go. The sources, who spoke on co...

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Trump says Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended by three weeks

Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend their ceasefire by three weeks, with the US president saying talks at the White House went “very well.”

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Trump to attend rare direct Israel-Lebanon talks in Washington to extend ceasefire - Arab News

Trump to attend rare direct Israel-Lebanon talks in Washington to extend ceasefire  Arab News

Trump faces May 1 deadline to remove US troops from Middle East, here's why - Khaleej Times

Trump faces May 1 deadline to remove US troops from Middle East, here's why  Khaleej Times

Trump looks for way out on war, but Iran may not oblige - Dhaka Tribune

Trump looks for way out on war, but Iran may not oblige  Dhaka Tribune

Trump rules out striking Iran with nuclear weapon

President Donald Trump stated he would not use a nuclear weapon on Iran, despite prior threats, questioning the need when conventional force is effective. Read More: https://punchng.com/trump-rules-out-striking-iran-with-nuclear-weapon/

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Trump says Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended by three weeks

US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire would be extended by three weeks, despite sporadic fighting on the ground. The post Trump says Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended by three weeks appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Henry Oduah

Big defeat to big lies: Trump peddles Iran 'discord' fiction to mask US military, strategic - PressTV

Big defeat to big lies: Trump peddles Iran 'discord' fiction to mask US military, strategic  PressTV