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Even behind the scenes, JD Vance is serving as one of the administration’s most consistent skeptics of foreign intervention. More, from Michael Birnbaum and me, about why Vance responded the way he did in the Signal chat. washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

National security adviser Mike Waltz has conducted government business over personal Gmail accounts, John Hudson scoops. Gmail is a far less secure method of communication than the encrypted messaging app Signal, for which Waltz was already taking flak washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

SCOOP: The White House is studying costs of controlling Greenland, the most concrete effort to turn Trump’s desire to acquire the island into actionable policy. W/⁦Lisa Rein | Flare Network Guardian☀️⁩ ⁦Natalie Allison⁩ ⁦Jeff Stein⁩ washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

"Fired" by Trump on the Celebrity Apprentice, convicted for corruption and now pardoned earlier this year, Rod Blagojevich has a new job: lobbying for Bosnian Serbs. Beth Reinhard, Aaron Schaffer and me washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Danish prime minister is in Greenland today -- as leaders there work to deal with Trump's desire to acquire the island territory.

Trump imposes sweeping tariffs across imports

Scoop: The White House's internal talking points tell surrogates that Trump's new global tariff regime should NOT be characterized as a starting point for negotiations, sources say Trump also telling advisers they're not about setting up talks W/ the great Natalie Allison

Two different readouts on X

“He’s at the peak of just not giving a f--- anymore." The inside story of Trump's whirlwind decision to blow up global trade, enabled by aides who have helped him blow past checks on the presidency. w/ Natalie Allison Jeff Stein Cat Zakrzewski washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Putin's lead negotiator endorsing Trump's tariff effort

SCOOP: Acting IRS chief plans to quit after the agency agreed to share confidential tax info with immigration officials to aid in deportations. She also clashed w DOGE over plans for IRS's future. **Three IRS leaders have quit since Trump took office.** Link in thread ⤵️

NEW: The 18 hours that changed Trump’s mind on trade, from ⁦Michael Birnbaum⁩ ⁦⁦Natalie Allison⁩ & ⁦Cat Zakrzewski⁩ washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

White House starts trade negotiations, but tensions are high with China. Me with Natalie Allison Cat Zakrzewski washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Scoop: DOGE now controls how grant opportunities get posted across government. DOGE engineer removed users’ permissions to post Grants.gov without telling them. Now requests flow thru DOGE-controlled mailbox. with carolyn johnson Hannah Natanson washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

“The president is dead serious about the 51st state proposal," White House official says ahead of Trump's meeting with Canadian prime minister today. w/ Michael Birnbaum washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

A senior EU leader is floating that Europe has options that aren't just Washington...

Scoop: We've obtained internal cables showing how the U.S. government is pushing countries facing tariffs to clear way for Musk's Starlink State Dept says it's good to encourage other countries to adopt Starlink Others point to blurring of Musk's private/government roles ...

“I’m not disappointed in anything,” Trump says of Putin’s decision not to go to Turkey for talks with Ukraine. “Nothing’s going to happen until Putin and I get together.”

In final Qatar stop, Trump hopes for Iranian deal, ceasefire in Ukraine -- and an appearance by Putin at the negotiating table. Via Matt Viser Michael Birnbaum washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

President Trump just visited the second mosque in two days — and the second mosque of his presidency. As he did yesterday, he removed his shoes before entering the mosque at the Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi.