News Alerts of the hour – President Donald Trump

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• Update ⋅ February 7, 2026 NEWS President Donald Trump turns to US military leaders for diplomatic efforts on Iran and Ukraine – ABC News ABC News President Donald President Donald Trump has taken an unusual step of turning to military leaders for high-level diplomacy.
• Racist video is merely the latest in a long line of President Donald Trump's ugly social media posts – CNN CNN The White House has belatedly backed down from a racist video shared on President Donald President Donald Trump's social media feed after blowback from .
• Elections is about a voter ID bill – MS NOW MS NOW Many GOP senators heard what they wanted to hear from the president about elections, instead of what President Donald Trump actually said.
• He condemns racist post about Obamas, declines to apologize The Hill President President Donald Trump condemned a racist video shared on his social media account but declined to apologize, claiming he didn't see the whole thing .
• President Donald Trump Reverts to Diplomacy With Iran, but the Road Is Narrow – The New York Times The New York Times Iran is skilled at prolonging negotiations over its nuclear program, and seems to be hoping President President Donald Trump is out for a quick win, rather than a .