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A war launched by President Donald Trump to weaken Iran may instead reshape his own political legacy – and hand a high-stakes dilemma to Vice President JD Vance, according to a new analysis in The Atlantic.

In an opinion piece published Friday, foreign policy expert Karim Sadjadpour said while Trump “went to war intending to break Iran’s power,” the Islamic Republic remains standing – and now holds the upper hand ahead of talks he framed as make-or-break for the MAGA administration.

President Donald Trump said Friday he supported his wife speaking out about rumors linking her to Jeffrey Epstein – although he might not have handled it the same way and admitted: “I didn’t recommend it.”

The president said in an interview with the New York Times that he knew first lady Melania Trump had wanted to address the speculation for a long time and said that he believed “she had a right to talk about it.”

Donald Trump launched his Iran war alone — and now, according to a scathing new analysis, every American is about to pay the price.

Political analyst and former Republican strategist Steve Schmidt argued in a new Substack column Friday that Trump's decision to attack Iran will wallop the economy, and America got nothing in return for it.

Layoffs continued Friday at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as the nation’s premier arts institution prepares for a two-year shutdown tied to President Donald Trump’s MAGA-fied overhaul – which included a rebrand as the “Trump-Kennedy Center.”

Multiple people familiar with the cuts told the Washington Post that the programming department has been hit especially hard, with staff either terminated or reassigned as the center pivots away from traditional productions.

President Donald Trump unveiled his team's new plan for a 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington, D.C., to be constructed in honor of America's 250th anniversary later this year, on Friday.

Many people on social media, however, reacted to the arch with anger.

The Wall Street Journal's editorial board poked a seething Donald Trump on Friday after he raged at the editors, essentially telling the president, "We told you so."

After Trump melted down at the Journal on Thursday night for saying he declared "premature victory" in Iran, calling the board "one of the worst and most inaccurate editorial boards in the world" and promising they'd "eat their words," the board responded Friday with barely concealed delight, pointing to Trump's own Truth Social posts.

Donald Trump has been making a standing offer to his White House staff: behave aggressively, carry out his agenda, and don't worry about the consequences — because a pardon is coming, according to a new report.

The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Trump has repeatedly promised top administration officials blanket pardons before he leaves office, often joking about it in meetings with senior staff.

A 29-year-old Illinois man has been arrested after allegedly making graphic threats to kill Barron Trump, assassinate his father, and “hunt” Secret Service agents who tried to stop him, according to federal authorities.

Prosecutors say Michael Kovko of Chicago sent a series of alarming messages through the White House’s website last month, including threats to decapitate President Donald Trump’s youngest son, the Daily Beast reported Friday.

President Donald Trump on Friday blasted former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, claiming his endorsement helped doom a Republican challenger in South Carolina’s Senate race.

In a post to his Truth Social followers, Trump reacted to news that Paul Dans – a conservative operative and former director of the controversial Project 2025 initiative – had dropped out of the GOP primary contest against MAGA ally Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC).

Right-wing host Alex Jones clashed with longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone after the conspiracy theorist called for the 25th Amendment to be used to remove the president of the United States.

In an interview on Friday, Jones spoke to Stone about President Donald Trump's decision to attack him in a Truth Social post over a disagreement about the war in Iran.

President Donald Trump has officially submitted plans to dramatically alter a Washington, D.C., landmark, even though he is being sued over the potential changes.

In a design proposal sent to the Trump-appointed members of the Commission of Fine Arts, the White House said it would have the Eisenhower Executive Office Building painted bright white. The French Second Empire-style building that houses much of the president's team is currently slate gray.