News Alerts of the hour – President Donald Trump

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• Update ⋅ August 29, 2026 NEWS President Donald Trump announces new US oil agreement with Venezuela – The Guardian The Guardian Donald President Donald Trump announced Friday a new US oil agreement with Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez, saying the US will have “majority” .
• has entered deal with Venezuela to control 65 billion barrels of its oil reserves – PBS PBS The announcement of the deal comes nearly nine months after the U.
• President Donald Trump says he'll visit Pentagon, rather than Ground Zero, for 9/11 ceremony – NBC News NBC News President Donald President Donald Trump will appear at the Pentagon to mark the 25th anniversary of the attacks on Sept.
• President Donald Trump faces pushback over meat processing pledge – Axios Axios President President Donald Trump pledged to allow farmers and ranchers to process their own meat, calling dominant meatpackers a “nasty Monopoly.
• US judge rejects President Donald Trump's bid to switch hush-money case to federal court – Al Jazeera Al Jazeera President Donald Trump, however, has maintained that his conviction should be tossed, given a 2024 Supreme Court decision expanding presidential immunity.