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President Donald Trump confirmed he called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “crazy," and that he's unhappy that Israel's fighting with Hezbollah in Lebanon is holding back peace talks with Iran

A giant portrait of President Donald Trump looks down from the Justice Department in Washington, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. The Justice Department said it would comply with a court order pausing the implementation of a $1.776 billion settlement fund designed to compensate President Donald Trump's political allies after GOP senators revolted. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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President Donald Trump, in an interview released Wednesday, confirmed an earlier report that he criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “crazy," and says he's “a little bit perturbed” that Israel’s fighting with Hezbollah in Lebanon is holding back peace talks with Iran.

The Trump administration is sticking with a deal to permanently drop tax claims against Trump, an extraordinary flex of executive power that could help shield the president from further examination of his finances and legal conduct, even as it scraps a $1.8 billion fund to compensate the Republican president's allies amid a fierce political backlash.

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Markwayne Mullin says DHS ready for ‘complicated’ World Cup security operations

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Rubio hopes for joint Israel-Lebanon statement on peace after new round of political talks

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Rubio says Trump administration was aware and prepared for Iranian retaliation

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Bessent says he’s unable to comment on IRS plan to give Trump audit immunity

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Treasury Secretary to be grilled over Trump’s IRS settlement

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Report: Disruption of Mideast energy supplies into next year would slam global economy

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Another day of questions for Homeland Security secretary

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Rubio begins second day of congressional hearings

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Trump’s hosting streak meets America’s 250th birthday and the World Cup

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Trump thinks Todd Blanche will become his permanent attorney general

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Trump says that Iran’s supreme leader is involved in peace talks

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Trump says US blockade of Strait of Hormuz could continue through a summer of elevated gasoline prices

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Trump says he works well with Netanyahu, even after confirming call in which he called the Israeli PM crazy

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Independents emerge in red-state Senate races

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Trump’s Education Department is backing away from addressing civil rights for Black students

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Trump signs an executive order that invites vetting of top AI models for national security risks

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US says it plans extra tariffs of 10% or more for most trading partners after forced labor probe

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Trump administration is scrapping $1.8B fund meant to compensate president’s allies, Blanche says

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