Live updates and the latest news as the Trump administration is expected to announce new trade actions and Pete Hegseth and Benjamin Netanyahu meet

Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal for a discussion and lunch at the White House, with the discussions to focus on business opportunities, a White House official said. Africa experts are waiting for Trump to announce dates for a broader summit with African leaders,

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pushed back against U.S. President Donald Trump's imposition of a 30% tariff from next month, saying that it is based on an inaccurate view of the two countries' trade and that negotiations with the U.

President Donald Trump's administration has sued the California Department of Education for allowing transgender girls to compete on girls sports teams.

The US government sued California for allowing transgender students to participate in female sports, escalating a broad legal showdown between President Donald Trump’s administration and the Democratic-led state.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the pause last week to allow the Pentagon to assess its weapons stockpiles, in a move that caught the White House by surprise.

President Donald Trump’s decision to send more defensive weapons to Ukraine came after he privately expressed frustration with Pentagon officials for announcing a pause last week in the delivery of so

Tariff negotiations between the two top trading partners are on a different track from those the U.S. is pursuing with other nations. But Canada may not get a better outcome.

Trump's top trade negotiators have pushed deadlines and sent tariff letters after failing to reach Trump's 90 trade deals in 90 days target.

President Trump notified more than a dozen nations on Monday about new tariffs set to take effect on Aug. 1. However, Mr. Trump told CBS News' Ed O'Keefe that the new deadline is "firm, but not 100% firm,