Trump in Davos says NATO should allow the US to take Greenland but he won’t use force
By JOSH BOAK, WILL WEISSERT and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — President Donald Trump insisted he wants to “get Greenland, including right, title and ownership,” but he said he wouldn’t employ force to achieve that — using…
Gaza is entering the second phase of the ceasefire plan Trump helped broker, US says
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States said Wednesday that it is moving into the next phase of a Gaza ceasefire plan that involves disarming Hamas, rebuilding the war-ravaged territory and establishing the group of…
Trump set to lead largest-ever US delegation to World Economic Forum in Davos next week
GENEVA (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump will return to the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting of business, political and cultural elites in Davos, Switzerland next week, leading a record-large U.S. delegation, organizers said Tuesday. The Geneva-based think tank says…
US envoy Witkoff will meet Putin in Moscow while Zelenskyy tours Europe as peace efforts press ahead
By The Associated Press U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff was due to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, taking to the Kremlin an embryonic peace plan that Washington hopes can end to the nearly four-year war…
Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President…
Bill to end government shutdown awaits final House vote after passing the Senate
By The Associated Press Legislation to reopen the government after the longest shutdown in history awaits action in the House after a small group of Senate Democrats ratified a deal with Republicans despite searing criticism from within their party. The…
Government shutdown could become longest ever as Trump says he ‘won’t be extorted’ by Democrats
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown is poised to become the longest ever this week as the impasse between Democrats and Republicans has dragged into a new month. Millions of people could lose food…
Trump urges leaders to put ‘old feuds’ aside as he calls for a new era of harmony in the Middle East
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — President Donald Trump called for a new era of harmony in the Middle East on Monday during a global summit on Gaza’s future, trying to advance broader peace in the region after visiting Israel to celebrate a…
US government on brink of first shutdown in almost 7 years amid partisan standoff in Congress
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, LISA MASCARO and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A partisan standoff over health care and spending is threatening to trigger the first U.S. government shutdown in almost seven years, with Democrats and Republicans in…
Government shutdown draws closer as congressional leaders leave White House meeting
By STEPHEN GROVES and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic and Republican congressional leaders held a meeting at the White House Monday afternoon with President Donald Trump in a late effort to avoid a government shutdown, but…