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Trump paid aides Natalie Harp, Margo Martin, and Chamberlain Harris cash gifts of $45,000 each, and Walt Nauta $20,000, financial disclosures show.

Several of the key figures in the administration remain well-known, for better or worse, while others have faded into relative obscurity.

The GOP gathering in Dallas will take place amid grim political conditions and with Trump's job approval rating sitting below 40%.

There have been complaints from some Republicans about Trump's lack of commitment to the midterm elections.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a close Trump ally, has largely avoided campaigning for Republican candidates in 2026.

"I was there, obviously not on the same day as the collapse, but shortly thereafter, with a large group of Construction Workers," Trump said.

AfD secured just shy of a majority of the vote in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, more than doubling its support from five years ago.

The event is set to take place over two nights and feature President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance as keynote speakers.

Trump claims Canada has restricted the U.S. from competing for Canadian contracts despite its companies' access to American markets.

Lonnie Bunch III, the Smithsonian's first black secretary, announced his intention to retire from the institution.