Trump set to headline ‘Great American State Fair’ after artists drop out over ties - AP News

Trump set to headline ‘Great American State Fair’ after artists drop out over ties  AP News

Trump attacks artists dropping out of US Freedom 250 concert and mulls appearing himself

Performers Young MC, Poison frontman Bret Michaels and country singer Martina McBride raised concerns the event will be political.

Trump Floats Rally Speech After Musical Acts Abandon 250th Event - Bloomberg.com

Trump Floats Rally Speech After Musical Acts Abandon 250th Event  Bloomberg.com

U.S. and Cuban Military Officials Meet Outside of Guantánamo Base

The meeting was the highest-level military engagement since the Trump administration began ratcheting up pressure on the Cuban government this year.

By Carol Rosenberg, Julian E. Barnes and Eric Schmitt

Judge reopens Trump’s IRS suit to examine $1.8bn settlement with justice department

Investigation to establish whether ‘anti-weaponization’ fund is ‘product of collusion and itself a fraud’ A federal judge has reopened Donald Trump’s $10bn case against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), after receiving a third-party motion asserting that the settlement, which lacks detail, “is a product of collusion and is itself a fraud on the court”. The ruling, issued by the Miami judge Kathleen Williams, revives a lawsuit brought by the president and his sons against the IRS after their...

By Edward Helmore

Jaxson Dart shouldn't have to justify introducing Trump at a rally, but this is what he should have said

Jaxson Dart spoke to media after controversy over introducing President Trump at a New York rally, while teammate Abdul Carter publicly criticized his decision.

Bruce Springsteen calls out Trump’s ‘reckless’ administration

At a concert in the US capital, Washington, DC, musical legend Bruce Springsteen slammed US President Donald Trump.

Donald Trump Jr. and new wife share behind-the-scenes wedding video - CNN

Donald Trump Jr. and new wife share behind-the-scenes wedding video  CNN

Trump considers dropping Freedom 250 concerts in D.C. after artists pull out

In a post on Truth Social on ‌Saturday, the president suggested the concert series may no longer ‌be necessary if performers continue to back out.

Trump may cancel 250th U.S. anniversary concerts after artists drop out, may give speech instead

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he's considering cancelling ‌a series of concerts commemorating the country's 250th anniversary after ​a number of artists ​dropped out, and he may give a speech instead.

Trump may cancel Freedom 250 concerts to give speech after artists pull out

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday ⁠that he was considering cancelling ⁠a planned series of concerts on ⁠Washington’s National Mall commemorating the nation’s 250th anniversary after a string of artists withdrew from the event, and replacing them with a speech and political-style rally instead. The concerts were planned as part of the larger Great American State Fair, ‌a 16-day event running from June 25 to July 10, 2026. Organisers said the fair, organised by the Freedom 250 group,...

By Reuters

Trump loyalists urge him to drop $1.8B ‘slush fund’ amid mounting alarm over political and legal backlash, report says

Republican senators have privately told White House aides they think the fund should be scrapped

By Ariana Baio

Trump Mulls Replacing ‘Freedom 250’ Concerts With Rally After Artists Drop Out - Forbes

Trump Mulls Replacing ‘Freedom 250’ Concerts With Rally After Artists Drop Out  Forbes

Trump roils waters on 'Taiwan independence': 4 things to know - Nikkei Asia

Trump roils waters on 'Taiwan independence': 4 things to know  Nikkei Asia

President Trump responds to uproar over Giants QB Jaxson Dart's appearance at rally

Trump referenced the controversy on social media after Dart and teammate Abdul Carter addressed their differences over supporting the president.

By Ian Casselberry

Trump Slams ‘Third Rate Artists’ Dropping Out of D.C. Performances, Says He May Produce Different Event Starring Someone With a ‘Much Larger Audience Than Elvis’… Himself

President Donald J. Trump issued a social media statement Saturday in which he seemed to be taking issue with “third rate artists” dropping out of government-sponsored appearances in Washington, D.C., suggesting that he is looking at instead producing a different patriotic event that will have as its primary performer a star “who gets much larger […]

By Chris Willman

Trump suffers twin court setbacks as judges clap back at Kennedy center renaming and IRS deal

By CHIDANAND RAJGHATTA

‘An anti Trump Hater’: US President vents about judge who blocked the Kennedy Center renovation

Donald Trump predicted that the Kennedy Centre, which he wanted to shutter for a two-year overhaul, would “soon be closed, probably never to open again.”

Senate Republicans face a political knife-edge over Trump's 'anti-weaponization' fund - The Straits Times

Senate Republicans face a political knife-edge over Trump's 'anti-weaponization' fund  The Straits Times

US weighing accelerated troop drawdown in Europe - report

Washington announced plans in May to pull 5,000 troops out of Germany, widely seen as the consequence of a rift over the Iran war between President Donald Trump and European powers.

Trump Takes Over as Freedom 250’s Great American State Fair Headliner After Several Artists Drop Out

Event organizers at Freedom 250 confirmed the lineup update after Trump said he'd "take the place of these highly paid, Third Rate ‘Artists.'"

By Ashley Iasimone

Why Iran's hardliners keep blocking a US deal — and why they matter - Gulf News

Why Iran's hardliners keep blocking a US deal — and why they matter  Gulf News

Donald Trump Tells Jaxson Dart 'Radical Left Lunatics' Are Jealous of Them

Donald Trump says the left has been overtaken by the green-eyed monster ... penning a message to Jaxson Dart in which he says the QB shouldn't let it get to him. POTUS shared a message to the New York Giants quarterback on Saturday ... thanking…

By TMZ Staff

Trump Blasts "Barack Hussein Obama Judge" After Kennedy Center Renovation Blocked

Trump Blasts "Barack Hussein Obama Judge" After Kennedy Center Renovation Blocked President Donald Trump lashed out Saturday after U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper blocked the planned closure and renovation of the Kennedy Center, accusing the Obama-appointed judge of halting what Trump described as a badly needed structural and aesthetic overhaul of the performing arts venue. In a lengthy Truth Social post, Trump said millions of dollars in marble, furniture, steel, he...

By Tyler Durden

Senate Republicans face a political knife-edge over Trump's 'anti-weaponization' fund - The Star | Malaysia

Senate Republicans face a political knife-edge over Trump's 'anti-weaponization' fund  The Star | Malaysia

US start-up plans to send new humanoid military robots to Ukraine – media

Foundation Future Industries, a start-up backed by Eric Trump, the son of U.S. President Donald Trump, is testing its autonomous humanoid robots in Ukraine for military and industrial work and plans to send improved Phantom 2 models to the country.

Iran’s growing leverage exposes emptiness of Trump’s psychological warfare in high-stakes standoff - PressTV

Iran’s growing leverage exposes emptiness of Trump’s psychological warfare in high-stakes standoff  PressTV