Donald Trump

  • People walk past a mural depicting the late leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and the late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran. (Photo: Reuters)
  • A book with a cover featuring an image of a U.S. flag is displayed in a bookshop window in Tehran, Iran, May 12, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
  • A mural depicting the late leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and the late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, May 12, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
  • A woman walks near a billboard featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, May 11, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
  • People walk on a street near a mural featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, May 11, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)

Trump says he does not need China’s help to end Iran war, Tehran tightens grip on Hormuz

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WASHINGTON/LONDON/BAGHDAD, May 12 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he does not think he ​will need China’s help to end the war with Iran, even as hopes for a lasting peace deal dwindled and Tehran tightened its grip over the Strait ‌of Hormuz. Ahead of a high-stakes summit in Beijing, Trump said

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  • President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at an event about maternal healthcare, Monday, May 11, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (Photo: AP)
  • Gas prices are displayed in the Dallas suburb of Richardson, Texas, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (Photo: AP)
  • A driver begins to pump gas at a filling station in Fort Worth, Texas, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (Photo: AP)
  • Full Serve gas prices reach $8.09 US Dollar at a gas station in Beverly Hills, Calif., Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (Photo: AP)

Trump says he’ll move to suspend federal gasoline tax. He can’t do it on his own

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WASHINGTON, May 12, 2026 (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he will move to suspend the federal tax on gasoline to help Americans shoulder surging fuel prices caused by the Iran war. The president cannot suspend the federal tax on his own. Congress would have to approve the move. Lawmakers from both parties have

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  • President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at an event about maternal healthcare, Monday, May 11, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (Photo: AP)
  • President Donald Trump’s right hand is seen during a Mother’s Day event for members of the military, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in the East Room of the White House, in Washington. (Photo: AP)

Trump is getting another medical checkup at the end of May, the White House says

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WASHINGTON, May 12, 2026 (AP) — President Donald Trump is scheduled to see doctors for a medical and dental checkup this month — his fourth publicized visit to medical experts since returning to office — in what the White House describes as an annual physical and regular preventive care. Trump, who turns 80 next month

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U.S. President Donald Trump meets with China's President Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. (Photo: Reuters/File)

Stung by Iran war, Trump heads to China in need of wins

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BEIJING, May 12 (Reuters) – A year ago, U.S. President Donald Trump predicted that towering trade tariffs would bring America’s main economic rival to heel. He heads to China this week with that ambition blunted by court rulings, narrowing his goals to a ​few deals on beans, beef and Boeing jets, and enlisting China’s help

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