Plus, Sen. Josh Hawley voted in favor of Donald Trump's megabill but now says his goal is to make sure a provision involving Medicaid doesn't go into effect.

Violence isn't new to the nation's politics, of course. Four presidents have been assassinated in office − Abraham Lincoln and James Garfield in the 19th century and William McKinley and John F. Kennedy in the 20th − and every modern president has been the target of serious assassination plots.

President Donald Trump's tax-cut and spending bill, which passed Congress on Thursday, averts the near-term prospect of a U.S. government default but makes America’s long-term debt problems even worse.

Larijani's remarks, even if intended as a joke, will add to speculation over possible retaliation by Iran for the U.S. attacks.

"I’ll be watching the WITCH HUNT of Jair Bolsonaro, his family, and thousands of his supporters, very closely," Trump stated. "The only Trial that should be happening is a Trial by the Voters of Brazil — It’s called an Election." The one area where Trump and Bolsonaro differ is in their pre-politics past.

'The future does not belong to globalists:' Trump pushes nationalism in U.N. speech. ... President Donald Trump speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept. 24, 2019.

As Donald Trump intensifies trade efforts, India is likely to finalize a trade agreement with the US, with a deadline extension granted until August 1. While India anticipates finalizing a deal, experts caution that any agreement might not shield Indian exports from future unilateral tariff increases.

President Donald Trump says he's not worried about the political ramifications of Elon Musk's new political party.