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‘Puzzling’: The U.S. Institute of Peace is renamed after President Trump, who tried to dismantle it

As attendees of the peace deal signing between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo entered the U.S. Institute of Peace on Thursday, they may have noticed new signage on the Washington, D.C., building, which was officially erected in 2011. President Donald Trump‘s name is now adorned in several places at the Institute of Peace headquarters, most notably above the front entrance. Trump acknowledged the cosmetic change on Thursday before he and African leaders signed the Washington Accords, intended to […]

todayDecember 5, 2025 1

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Peace deal with Rwanda and Congo will enrich governments and Trump allies-but could leave Africans in turmoil

President Donald Trump led a U.S.-backed peace deal between the warring African countries of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, which was joined by both nations’ presidents on Thursday for the deal’s landmark signing. At the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., which was recently renamed after Trump, the president praised the deal signed with Felix Tshisekedi, president of the DRC, and Paul Kagame, president of Rwanda. He called it a “momentous occasion,” and said it was […]

todayDecember 4, 2025 2

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Kamala Harris reacts to initial Gaza peace deal: ‘There is still much more work to do’

Former Vice President Kamala Harris applauded the initial peace deal to end Israel’s military operation in Gaza after more than two years of conflict that left more than 67,000 Palestinians dead and millions displaced. Harris, who arguably lost the 2024 presidential election largely due to the Biden-Harris administration’s response to the brutal conflict, said she was “thankful and deeply encouraged” by the ceasefire deal struck between Israel and Hamas–and brokered by President Donald Trump, Harris’s opponent in last year’s election. […]

todayOctober 14, 2025 1

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John Legend thinks he knows how to win Trump a Nobel Peace Prize

John Legend has a message for the president: Trump for Peace Prize 2026! But, hear him out. The singer posted a video on his Instagram yesterday saying that he believes President Donald Trump should win the Nobel Peace Prize… with one big stipulation. “He’d have to stop all this authoritarian dictator sh*t, all the fascist sh*t, all the inhumane sh*t he’s been trying to do,” Legend said. Legend argued that the president could potentially earn the prize in a year […]

todayOctober 12, 2025 5

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Trump railed against Obama before he was passed over for Nobel Peace Prize

After months of public campaigning, President Donald Trump did not receive a Nobel Peace Prize as he had hoped hours after railing against his predecessor and longtime political foe, former President Barack Obama, who received the international honor while in office. The Norwegian Nobel Institute announced on Friday that it was awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machada, which was seen as a snub to the U.S. president among his MAGA faithful. “The Nobel Committee […]

todayOctober 10, 2025 1

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Trump amazed by African president’s ‘good English,’ gleefully accepts praise for Nobel Peace Prize

President Donald Trump welcomed five African presidents to the White House on Wednesday for a multilateral mini-summit to discuss areas of mutual interest in trade and other kinds of economic partnerships. “My administration is committed to strengthening our friendships in Africa through economic development efforts that benefit both the United States and our partners,” said Trump, who emphasized that the U.S. government was shifting its approach in Africa away from aid to more trade. Trump also discussed his recent hosting […]

todayJuly 9, 2025 2

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Trump flirts with African reporter during DRC and Rwanda peace ceremony

In a peace signing ceremony between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda at the White House on Friday, President Donald Trump openly flirted with Angolan reporter Hariana Veras. In the exchange, Trump is seen sitting behind his desk in the Oval Office talking about how beautiful Veras is.  “I shouldn’t say this because it’s politically incorrect: She’s beautiful,” Trump said. “And you are beautiful.”  He then proceeded to joke that he may not be allowed to say that […]

todayJune 29, 2025 1

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Trump Jr. says Barack Obama getting Nobel Peace Prize over his father is affirmative action

Donald Trump Jr. suggested that former President Barack Obama’s being Black is the reason he has been awarded a Nobel Peace Prize—and that his father has not. “Affirmative action is when Barack Obama gets the Nobel Peace Prize instead of Donald Trump,” Trump Jr. posted Tuesday on X. The statement comes as President Donald Trump and some Republican voices have expressed that Trump deserves the more than century-old Swedish honor bestowed upon recipients “who have promoted or achieved peace worldwide” […]

todayJune 25, 2025