News Alerts of the hour – President Donald Trump

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  • Two summits later, President Donald Trump still faces tough obstacles in quest for peace in Ukraine – BBC BBC Meetings in Alaska and Washington were high on pomp and low on breakthroughs, but there were two potentially significant developments.
  • Criticism from Smithsonian to other museums – NPR NPR President President Donald Trump expanded his criticism of the Smithsonian Institution to include other museums in a long social media post on Tuesday.
  • – NBC News NBC News A White House official told NBC News that President Donald Trump plans to expand his review of museums beyond the Smithsonian, which is based in Washington, D.
  • President Donald Trump Says Smithsonian Focuses Too Much on 'How Bad Slavery Was' The New York Times The remark, made as the president has ordered a wide-ranging review of museum exhibits, added to his pattern of minimizing Black history.
  • President Donald Trump to raise steel and aluminium tariffs on hundreds of goods – Al Jazeera Al Jazeera The new US tariffs covering 407 products will take effect immediately.
News update for the hour August 20, 2025
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President Donald Trump bypasses the Senate — and the courts — to install loyal US attorneys – POLITICO

President Donald President Donald Trump speaks before Attorney General Pam Bondi, right, swears in Alina Habba. Alina Habba, President Donald Trump's pick for U.S. attorney in New …

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Two summits later, President Donald Trump still faces tough obstacles in quest for peace in Ukraine – BBC

Meetings in Alaska and Washington were high on pomp and low on breakthroughs, but there were two potentially significant developments.

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President Donald Trump expands 'woke' criticism from Smithsonian to other museums – NPR

President President Donald Trump expanded his criticism of the Smithsonian Institution to include other museums in a long social media post on Tuesday.

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News Wrap: President Donald Trump administration revokes security clearances of current, former officials

In our news wrap Tuesday, the President Donald Trump administration revoked the security clearances of 37 current and former officials, Hurricane Erin is churning …

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How many wars has President President Donald Trump ended? – BBC

US President Donald President Donald Trump claims to have ended seven wars since he entered office in January – is that true?

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President Donald Trump says the Smithsonian focuses too much on 'how bad slavery was' – NBC News

A White House official told NBC News that President Donald Trump plans to expand his review of museums beyond the Smithsonian, which is based in Washington, D.C..

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'The bottom has fallen out': President Donald Trump's approval rating falls on issues that got him elected

President Donald Trump's falling approval ratings on all of the issues he campaigned on … trump #townhall #approvalrating.

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President Donald Trump Says Smithsonian Focuses Too Much on 'How Bad Slavery Was'

The remark, made as the president has ordered a wide-ranging review of museum exhibits, added to his pattern of minimizing Black history.

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President Donald Trump-Zelensky meeting: U.S. will join Ukraine security guarantees – Axios

One man wears a dark suit and red. Zelensky arrives at the White House. Photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images. President President Donald Trump and …

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