James Oliphant

Reuters sat down with U.S. President Donald Trump for an interview in the Oval Office on Wednesday. Here are some takeaways from the 30-minute exchange:

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Donald Trump’s aggressive policy agenda is giving some Democratic governors a national stage as they seize on his moves to rally the party's base.

Donald Trump's racial comments are growing increasingly bold, normalized and permissible, his critics say, as some of his allies and supporters no longer consider them out of bounds.

U.S. Republican lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene, a longtime ally of Donald Trump who recently had a dramatic falling out with the president, said on Friday she was resigning from the House of Representatives effective January 5.

North Carolina this week emerged as a new front in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown - one poised to shape one of next year’s most competitive U.S. Senate races.

It has not been the best of weeks for President Donald Trump, which is increasingly becoming a bit of a refrain.

The beleaguered, battered and bewildered Democratic Party had a good week. It’s been a long time since anyone has been able to say that. And it has given President Donald Trump and his Republican allies something to worry about.

The 2025 off-year elections in Virginia, New Jersey, New York City and California provided an early barometer of how some U.S. voters view President Donald Trump's second term and the Democratic Party's efforts to revive its political fortunes.

Success in the Nov. 4 mayoral and gubernatorial elections could help translate into victories next year, when control of both chambers of Congress will be up for grabs, strategists say.