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• Update ⋅ May 16, 2025 NEWS President Donald Trump might be a strongman — but he still can't do everything he wants | CNN Politics CNN A crush of domestic and global confrontations initiated by Donald President Donald Trump could be decided by this question.
• Vengeful at Home, President Donald Trump Takes His Forgiving Side on Middle East Tour The New York Times During the first major foreign trip of his second term, President President Donald Trump has told audiences in the Middle East that he's willing to set the past .
• President Donald Trump's decision to lift Syria sanctions fuels dreams of economic revival – Al Jazeera Al Jazeera Analysts say that sanctions relief will be a boon to Syria, but may take some time to affect the country.
• President Donald Trump administration considers adding Chinese chipmakers to export blacklist Financial Times The President Donald Trump administration plans to put a number of Chinese chipmaking companies on an export blacklist, but some officials want to delay the move .
• Gift to President Donald Trump highlights Qatar's multi-billion US influence campaign The Times of Israel The news this week that US President Donald President Donald Trump plans to accept a 747 airplane as a gift from the Qatari ruling family has drawn renewed .