President Donald Trump went one round with a large black umbrella, and lost. The 79-year-old was boarding Air Force One on Sunday in the rain. When he reached the top of the stairs, he waved, flashed a thumbs-up, then tried to close his umbrella as he entered the plane.

CBS announced this summer that it was nixing Colbert’s show. It will end in May 2026. The network claimed the axing was down to “purely financial” reasons. But it came as parent company Paramount Global sought approval from the Trump administration for its now-granted merger with Skydance Media.

W HEN HE FIRES his trade weapons at China, President Donald Trump often appears to shoot from the hip. Officials in Beijing, by contrast, are said to deliberate much more, convening high-level meetings among ministries and regulators to determine their country’s next steps.

Donald Trump has made an awkward Middle East geographical blunder as he heads to Israel for the release of hostages from Gaza. Trump, 79, was talking to journalists on Air Force One on Sunday when he praised the role of Qatar in the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

Donald Trump had critics reaching for the barf bags with his latest praise of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. The president asked reporters returning from the Middle East with him on board Air Force One on Monday how they thought Leavitt was performing in her role.

President Trump tried to reduce tension with China after threatening 100% tariffs on imports over rare earth export restrictions and after China warned it will take corresponding measures.

President Donald Trump posted a video to his Truth Social account Tuesday showing what appears to be a U.S. military strike on a vessel off the coast of Venezuela.