Historians note that several U.S. presidents have ended or helped resolve wars—among them Dwight D. Eisenhower, who ended the Korean War; Jimmy Carter, who brokered peace between Egypt and Israel; Bill Clinton, who helped end the Bosnian War; and Barack Obama, who oversaw the end of the Iraq combat mission.

President Donald Trump speaks at the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, about a private-sector AI infrastructure investment. Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son, Oracle chief technology officer Larry Ellison and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, listen. (AP)

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The most sweeping intervention before Trump’s was the Truman Reconstruction of 1948–1952, a project so ambitious that only the White House’s iconic exterior walls were left standing. By 1948, decades of patchwork repairs, design flaws and war damage left the mansion structurally unsound, according to the White House Historical Association.

Donald Trump danced with performers as he disembarked from Air Force One in Malaysia for the first stop of his tour in Asia.

"New York Times" White House correspondent Peter Baker on "Washington Week" said that while many of President Donald Trump's actions can be reversed, the new White House ballroom would be permanent. JEFFREY GOLDBERG,

Anyone who watched U.S. President Donald Trump vow to condition financial aid to cash-strapped Argentina on the outcome of a “very big” and “very important” vote in the South American country would be forgiven for thinking that his close ally,

Trump announced the increased tariffs on Oct. 25, referencing an anti-tariff ad aired by Ontario's government featuring a video of Ronald Reagan.