WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was “caught off guard” by the recent Israeli strikes in Syria and on a Catholic church in Gaza, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday.

Trump’s border tsar vows to ‘flood the zone’ with Ice officers, 700 marines redeployed and president’s megabill estimated to pile $3.4tn on to national debt. Key US politics stories from Monday 21 July

Support for President Donald Trump's immigration policies fell in a new poll, with stark differences among Republicans and Democrats on deportations and the use of detention facilities.

Nearly two weeks after President Donald Trump and his administration announced they had nothing more to say about Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal case, the topic continues to dog him, presenting a potential new political liability at the six-month mark of his presidency as Trump tries to sell more Americans on his accomplishments.

President follows through on libel threat over report that said he sent Epstein ‘bawdy’ birthday note and sketch

Trump said the letter the Wall Street Journal alleged he wrote to Epstein was a ‘fake’ and that he plans to sue the publication owned by Rupert Murdoch – key US politics stories from 17 July 2025

The US Senate has passed a bill that seeks to cut $9bn (£6.7bn) from funds previously approved for spending by Congress, including cuts to public broadcasting and foreign aid.

Trump acknowledged discussing with some Republicans the option of firing Powell but denied a letter had been drafted to do that.

Trump gives Putin a deadline to make peace; president claims trophy given to cup winners Chelsea is copy of Oval Office one. Key US politics stories from Monday 14 July at a glance