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President Trump is pictured at the Salute to America Celebration at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines on July 3. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption …

A person holds a telephone displaying the logo of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI and its chatbot, Grok. Vincent Feuray/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Vincent …

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a signing ceremony for a peace agreement between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the State Department, June 27, 2025, in …

After a 2016 campaign event in Colorado Springs, then-candidate Donald Trump held two babies. As president, he wants to reverse the fall in the U.S. birth rate. Jason Connolly/AFP via …

The Trump administration asked Justice Elena Kagan for an administrative stay of a lower court decision pausing President Trump’s massive government reorganization. Win McNamee/Getty Images and Erin Schaff/Pool/AFP via Getty …

Billionaire Elon Musk says he’s forming a new political party in protest President Trump’s sweeping tax cuts and spending bill. NPR looks why many third parties have failed in recent …

The exterior of the Terrorist Confinement Center as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem arrives, in Tecoluca, El Salvador, March 26, 2025. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP WASHINGTON …

Elon Musk says he is launching a new political party. It comes after Musk’s explosive breakup with President Trump. Musk has been critical of Republicans’ support for Trump’s “One Big …

Unidentified people carrying binders bearing the seal of the US Justice Department reading “The Epstein Files: Phase 1” walk out of the West Wing of the White House in February. …