The Michigan governor’s awkward Oval Office appearance reflected how several Democratic state leaders are cultivating cordial but politically risky relationships with the president.

Gretchen Whitmer (D) after she said in a speech Wednesday she agreed with President Donald Trump’s motive on tariffs. “The ‘tariff hammer’ winds up hitting your own hand rather than the nail,” Polis posted Wednesday on X,

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is facing backlash from fellow Democrats after a surprise appearance with President Donald Trump at the White House, with some claiming she was "prop."

Trump said the results of his annual physical exam will be released Sunday. He said he took a cognitive test and "got every answer right."

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that his physical exam went well and that he thought a report on it would be released on Sunday. (Reporting by Jeff Mason; Writing by Costas Pitas) Copyright 2025 Thomson Reuters.

President Trump underwent an annual physical exam at Walter Reed Hospital on Friday, the first physical of his second term. Mr. Trump was at the hospital for just over four hours, slightly less than the four hours and 45 minutes the White House schedule had allotted for the visit.

President Donald Trump on Friday announced agreements with five law firms for $600 million in pro bono work. Four of the agreements Trump revealed were with Kirkland & Ellis, Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Latham & Watkins.

President Donald Trump has announced deals with five law firms that will allow them to avoid the prospect of a punishing executive order

Pierre Poilievre’s 25-point lead in the polls evaporated, and he struggled to switch voters’ focus to the economy, crime and other issues.

Trump defended the tariffs he imposed on other nations but acknowledged some problems with the rollout in a meeting with his Cabinet, "but in the end it's going to be a beautiful thing." Meanwhile, the White House raised the tariffs on all Chinese exports to 125% after Beijing's latest round of retaliation -- that's in addition to the 20% fentanyl-related tariffs imposed in early February,

U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff chaos is increasingly dominating Canada’s election campaign, as Liberal Leader Mark Carney repeatedly leaves the campaign trail to act as prime minister and other federal leaders and premiers have little choice but to respond to developments.