President Donald Trump said in a tweet that it was a “Big win for our very elite U.S. Special Forces today.”
Author: John Fritze, USA TODAY
‘Not going to waste a single minute on tweets’: GOP Sen. Sasse pushes back after Trump attacks
Trump and GOP Sen. Ben Sasse are publicly feuding as Republicans are working overtime to try keep control of the Senate.
Anatomy of a White House response: Timeline of what officials said about Trump’s COVID-19 battle
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Trump says he’s reversing decision to shutter Stars and Stripes newspaper
In a previously unpublicized memo cited by USA TODAY on Friday, the Pentagon delivered an order to shutter the Stars and Stripes newspaper this month.
‘We’ll take care of you’: Trump surveys Hurricane Laura storm damage in Texas, Louisiana
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Trump says Harvard will return coronavirus stimulus money
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Trump announces ‘halt’ in US funding to World Health Organization amid coronavirus pandemic
Trump has accused the World Health Organization of not moving quickly to sound the alarm over coronavirus and of being too China friendly.
Trump eager to ‘reopen’ nation but governors will decide when to ease coronavirus lockdown
As unemployment claims soar with coronavirus, Trump has indicated a desire to ease social distancing guidelines. But states will make the final call.
Trump cracks down on nations hesitant to accept U.S. deportees because of coronavirus
Trump threatened sanctions on nations that have raised concern about accepting U.S. deportees because it could further spread the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump warns of ‘very painful’ time as aides predict US coronavirus death toll could reach 240,000
At a grim briefing, President Donald Trump’s aides said that even with strict social distancing, US coronavirus deaths could reach 100,000 to 240,000.