Key Events (10)
President Trump met with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy at Mar-a-Lago to discuss a peace plan to end the war with Russia. Trump stated after the meeting that a deal was "maybe very close," but a joint U.S.-Ukraine proposal appeared unfinished and Russia rejected several ideas.
A review of the 2025 US economy under Trump's first year back in office showed rising prices, a hiring slowdown, and rollercoaster growth patterns, according to government economic reports.
The Trump administration's efforts to reduce the foreign-born population are having significant impacts on hospitals, soccer leagues, and communities across the country, with early signs suggesting further restrictions may be coming.
Trump criticized Colombian President Gustavo Petro as a "drug leader," escalating a war of words between the two leaders over Colombia's major role in the global drug trade.
Big Tech companies have secured favorable policies from the Trump administration on artificial intelligence and semiconductor manufacturing, with the mutually beneficial alliance raising concerns among some conservatives.
The release of Epstein files revealed documents detailing Jeffrey Epstein's systematic abuse of underage victims through an assembly-line-like procurement process.
The Trump administration's cuts to foreign aid gutted a malaria prevention program in Cameroon and other countries that had previously reduced malaria deaths worldwide.
U.S. military strikes on Nigeria and Syria were conducted as part of policy efforts to combat ISIS, according to House Armed Services Committee member Mike Turner, who denied these represented a new Trump approach to U.S. forces.
The Middle East, exhausted by more than a decade of wars including conflicts in Syria and Gaza, faces uncertainty about whether it is ready to pursue alternative paths to conflict resolution.
Republican Congressman Thomas Massie criticized Trump for attacking him over his commitment to the Epstein files act, which aims to help victims, while using the criticism to raise campaign funds.