President Donald Trump is visiting Fort Bragg in North Carolina on Friday to praise special forces involved in the capture of Venezuela's former leader, Nicolás Maduro.

Local leaders across the U.S. describe an increasingly hostile relationship with Washington, driven by President Donald Trump's immigration policies.

Sen. John Curtis of Utah said he opposes Jeremy Carl for a State Department post in part because of his "anti-Israel views and insensitive remarks about the Jewish people."

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President Donald Trump plans to convene the first meeting of his Board of Peace this month in Washington to raise money for the reconstruction of Gaza.

US President Donald Trump said Chinese leader Xi Jinping will visit Washington this year, the latest sign of rhetorical bonhomie between the two leaders despite their countries’ growing tensions.

The vice president’s historic trip illustrates Trump’s transactional diplomacy and willingness to use economic muscle to elbow out rivals such as Russia and Iran.

President Donald Trump warned that failure to reach a nuclear deal with Iran would be “very traumatic” for Tehran, following his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump said he prefers diplomacy but insisted Iran must agree quickly to what he described as a “very fair and very good deal.