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2026-09-24 · Semafor · Economy/Business

Trump-Xi meeting light on substance

31 outlets covered this event

2026-10-14 · Semafor · Politics

Trump doubling down on Russian diesel deal as Republicans run from it

24 outlets covered this event

2026-08-25 · Semafor · Politics

Trump won’t budge on Canada, beef despite Republican pushback

21 outlets covered this event · leans right

2026-10-13 · Semafor · Politics

Trump weighs Guilfoyle’s future

20 outlets covered this event

2026-10-08 · Semafor · Politics

Trump administration blocks tech companies from visa program

9 outlets covered this event · leans right

2026-10-01 · Semafor · Politics

Inside Trump’s red-state travel swing

8 outlets covered this event

2026-08-26 · Semafor

🔮 Cruz recently argued that the party will have “a full discussion about who we are and what we believe in” and said he will “certainly be part of the discussion.” assertive

2026-09-06 · Semafor

🔮 But Mkrtchyan said that TRIPP is moving forward, with a feasibility study expected later this year and a groundbreaking possible as soon as early next year: “Without TRIPP, the conversation for peace would be impossible.” assertive

2026-09-06 · Semafor

🔮 Parnell doesn’t have the nod locked down yet, and it’s unclear when President Donald Trump will nominate a successor to Dan Driscoll, who resigned earlier this week. mixed

2026-09-15 · Semafor

🔮 An anti-data center bus tour traversing key midterm states will add another complication for Republican candidates in tight races who are trying to navigate Trump’s support of the AI infrastructure with growing voter opposition — and it’s being spearheaded by a Georgia RNC member. assertive

2026-09-15 · Semafor

🔮 The plan, which would route some money from the government’s $12 billion childcare fund to help married parents who don’t work, reflects the rising power of a GOP wing that’s occasionally willing to abandon party orthodoxy on the size of government in order to appeal to the working-class base that helped elect Trump. assertive

2026-09-15 · Semafor

🔮 During his trip this week, Rubio will sit down with the new government in Colombia, whose president focused on countering narcoterrorists during his campaign; meet with Ecuador’s president, who has assisted US military operations against drug networks; and meet with the new government in Peru. assertive

2026-09-24 · Semafor

🔮 Xi arrived at the White House Thursday morning for an Oval Office meeting with Trump, where the pair were expected to discuss everything from trade to counternarcotics to artificial intelligence. assertive

2026-10-01 · Semafor

🔮 The Republican official also emphasized that Trump will travel to actual battleground states like Florida, Texas, Ohio, Iowa, and Michigan. assertive

2026-10-05 · Semafor

🔮 As the Trump administration weighs next steps in the Iran war, at least some in the administration worry that Iran will consider taking action to damage the president ahead of the midterms. assertive

2026-10-06 · Semafor

🔮 The White House has formally sent Congress proposed legislation that would impose mandatory minimum sentences on those convicted of fraud involving federal benefit programs, according to a copy of it seen by Semafor. mixed

2026-10-08 · Semafor

🔮 That tension has resulted in a partial pullback of some attempted policy shifts, such as May’s clarification of an announcement that H1-B holders would have to start applying for permanent residency from outside the US. assertive

2026-10-08 · Semafor

🔮 Republika Srpska, whose Russia-friendly Serbian leaders have sought to align themselves with Trump, agreed earlier this year to pay $35,000 monthly to Continental, which would organize “meetings and discussions and establish relationships with key stakeholders in the executive and legislative branches,” according to a Justice Department filing. assertive

2026-10-13 · Semafor

🔮 “Question is, has [President Donald Trump], and will he sign off on it.” assertive

2026-10-14 · Semafor

🔮 The Trump administration caused an intraparty furor earlier this month by announcing that the US will import roughly 2.2 million tons of Russian diesel in an effort to ease fuel price spikes that have hurt Republican candidates on the midterm campaign trail. assertive