President Donald Trump said he is not looking to “travel 9,500 miles to fight a war” over Taiwan, suggesting during a trip to China there are limits to U.S. support for the long-contested Asian island. Trump made the comments during a Friday interview with Bret Baier, saying both China and Taiwan should “cool down” the tensions that have risen over the island. The remarks come as Beijing has continued to signal its ambitions for Taiwan, claiming the self-governing democratic island power is part of Communist China’s territory. Washington has steadily avoided recognizing Taiwan as an independent nation while maintaining unofficial ties with Taipei and providing defense support to the island, a balance which Trump appeared to dismiss during the interview. When Baier asked whether U.S. policy toward Taiwan had changed, Trump said it had not, but warned against the island moving toward formal independence while expecting the backing of the U.S. military. “No, nothing changed,” Trump said. “I will say this: I’m not looking to have somebody go independent and, you know, we’re supposed to travel 9,500 miles to fight a war. I’m not looking for that.” Trump’s argument comes after the U.S. took military action against the Islamic Republic of Iran, though a ceasefire is currently in place. Taiwan sits roughly 7,900 miles from the District of Columbia, while Tehran is about 6,300 miles away. Trump also declined to commit to approving billions of dollars in weapons for Taiwan when Baier asked whether the arms package was moving forward. “Well, I haven’t approved it yet,” Trump said. “We’re gonna see what happens.” When Baier pressed Trump on what his “hinge point” would be, Trump declined to say. “I may do it. I may not do it,” Trump said. “But we’re not looking to have wars, and if you kept it the way it is, I think China is going to be okay with that.” The White House did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comments.

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President Donald Trump is taking up another strategy to pass his signature SAVE America Act: attaching it to other must-pass bipartisan legislation on housing and government surveillance powers. If combined, the SAVE America Act — which he has called the “No. 1 priority” to pass ahead of the midterms — would almost certainly undermine the broader bills’ chances of getting through Congress. To the president, it may be a risk worth taking. “We cannot, as a Country, put up with this any longer!!!” he wrote on Truth Social Saturday. “Voter I.D., and Proof of Citizenship, must be approved, NOW. Crooked Mail-In Voting must be stopped!!! PUT IT ALL IN THE HOUSING AND FISA BILLS.” The SAVE America Act would institute new voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements for federal elections while also banning transgender women from participating in women's sports, among other provisions. Meanwhile, House Republican leaders are planning to call a vote next week on the bipartisan housing bill, broadly similar to the White House-endorsed version that passed the Senate in March. And lawmakers have spent months negotiating a long-term reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a rule that allows the government to collect the communications of foreigners living abroad but often includes Americans’ data. Lawmakers are working against a June 12 deadline to pass an extension, after approving a temporary six-week reprieve for the program in late April. Bipartisan collaboration is necessary for both bills. And Republicans have little hope of securing the necessary votes from Democrats if Trump’s favored legislation enters the fray. But the president has long advocated for passing the SAVE America Act, even at the expense of the rest of his party’s congressional agenda. Voters, by contrast, have mixed feelings, according to an April POLITICO Poll. “It will guarantee the midterms,” he said in March. “If you don’t get it, big trouble, my opinion.”

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President Donald Trump closed in on another victory May 16 in his quest to purge the Republican Party of critics and dissidents ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Rep. Julia Letlow, the Trump-endorsed candidate, is projected to be the top vote getter in the Louisiana Republican primary for U.S. Senate, besting incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy, according to Reuters and NBC News. Cassidy, a two-term senator, was trailing Letlow and state Treasurer John Fleming for much of the GOP contest, according to the polls. Under Louisiana law, if no candidate clears the 50% threshold the top two finishers run again in a June 27 runoff. Preliminary election results show Cassidy, a 68-year-old physician, brawling for second place with Fleming, a former Trump administration official from the president’s first term. With nearly two-thirds of the Pelican State tally counted, Letlow was holding steady with about 44% of the vote versus Fleming’s roughly 28% and Cassidy’s approximately 25%.

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