A senior US official says President Trump supports the plan and both Russia and Ukraine have to make concessions.

The White House press secretary defended President Trump’s “frankness” a week after he said “Quiet, piggy” to a Bloomberg News reporter asking about Jeffrey Epstein’s emails.

Mr. Trump cited "various officials" whom he said advised him that "certain agricultural imports from Brazil should no longer be subject" to the 40% tariff, in part because of progress the U.S. has made in its trade negotiations with Brazil.

The White House hit out Thursday at South Africa's leader for "running his mouth" over the United States' boycott of this weekend's Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg in another diplomatic rift between the U.

The White House on Thursday defended President Donald Trump after he called a female reporter "piggy" as she questioned him about the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, saying the president's remarks reflected his frankness and transparency.

The Trump administration is steaming forward on its plan to dismantle the Education Department. Many state and local education leaders say they are bracing for disruption and new bureaucratic hurdles.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said oil and gasoline prices are "down substantially under President Trump," and could fall further.

Similar, but different: Trump, a 79-year-old Republican, and Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, are diametrically opposed in style and substance. However, both are New Yorkers with ardent supporters — who ran winning campaigns that addressed affordability.