Ken Thomas

Trump has used his favorite platform—Truth Social—to cajole allies, berate adversaries, reassure embattled Gulf states and conduct his own unique form of online diplomacy. Latest w/ @AnnieLinskey @anthonydb wsj.com/world/middle-e…

A federal panel approved a commemorative gold coin design featuring President Trump, endorsing the rare step of putting a living, sitting president on American money. on.wsj.com/3PjQhqG

Trump, meeting Japan's PM in the Oval, is asked by a Japanese reporter why allies weren't included in Iran strikes before they launched. "You don't want to signal too much," Trump says. "Who knows better about surprise than Japan. Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?"

Donald Trump has spent months talking about how badly he wants Jay Powell out of the Federal Reserve. On Wednesday, Powell signaled the administration’s own actions have had the opposite effect: He’s prepared to stay longer than he otherwise would have. wsj.com/economy/centra…

Grateful for one more season from @HowieRose. A member of so many families across NYC and around the globe.

President Trump is pressing aides and allies to find ways to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as gas prices rise. His best bet might be the U.S. Marine Corps. My latest wsj.com/world/iran-war…

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton won the Democratic U.S. Senate primary in Illinois Tuesday, helping her boss, Gov. JB Pritzker, dodge political embarrassment as she placed herself in a strong position to become the sixth Black woman to serve in the chamber. wsj.com/politics/elect…

With multiple Democrats splitting the vote, the two leading candidates in deep-blue California's gubernatorial primary are Republicans, new @latimes poll shows. @LATSeema latimes.com/california/sto…

Trump Says Meeting With Xi Taking Place in Five to Six Weeks—President Trump said his planned summit in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping will take place in about five or six weeks. @KThomasDC wsj.com/livecoverage/i…

President Trump said NATO “is making a very foolish mistake” on Iran. During his Oval Office meeting w/ Ireland's taoiseach, Trump said: “I’ve long said that I wonder whether or not NATO would ever be there for us. So this was a great test.”

Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, in his resignation letter: “Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby." h/t @dnvolz wsj.com/livecoverage/i…

Trump Says U.S. Has Asked to Delay Summit With China’s Xi—President Trump said the U.S. had asked to delay a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping that had been expected to begin later this month in Beijing. @KThomasDC wsj.com/livecoverage/i…

Trump: “I do believe I'll be having the honor of taking Cuba. That'd be good. That's a big honor." Reporter: “Taking Cuba?" Trump: "In some form, yeah. Taking Cuba. I mean, whether I free it, take it. Think I could do anything I want with it.”

President Trump on upcoming summit w/ China's Xi: “Because of the war, I want to be here. I have to be here,” Trump said. “So we’ve requested that we delay it a month or so, and I’m looking forward to being with them.” Trump expected to be in Beijing March 31-April 2.

The SEC is preparing a proposal to eliminate the requirement to report earnings quarterly and instead give companies the option to share results twice a year @cdriebusch wsj.com/finance/regula…

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles Diagnosed With Breast Cancer wsj.com/politics/polic…

President Trump refers to Iran as a "paper tiger," saying, “It wasn’t a paper tiger two weeks ago. It’s a paper tiger now.”

Just in: President Trump plans to hold a news conference prior to Trump Kennedy Center board meeting today at 11:45a.

Interviews with voters in a Cincinnati suburb reveal anxiety over the potential for another elongated U.S. war wsj.com/politics/elect… via @WSJ @KThomasDC

Breaking: In a major victory for the Federal Reserve, a judge threw out the subpoenas that were issued by the Justice Department as part of its criminal investigation into Chair Jerome Powell on.wsj.com/4diEGlw