Matt Clough

Live updates: Trump weighs U.S. involvement in Iran, demands ‘unconditional surrender’ as Iran and Israel trade strikes White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Trump departed the G-7 earlier than scheduled “because of what’s going on in the Middle East.”

President Donald Trump demanded “unconditional surrender” from Iran in posts on social media on Tuesday as the U.S. military increased firepower in the Middle East amid ongoing strikes between Israel and Iran.

Tracking Trump, Day 144:

• Sen. Padilla forcibly removed from Noem news conference
• Protests for Trump's military parade
• House approves DOGE-inspired funding cuts

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Tracking Trump, Day 143:

• ICE protests expand beyond L.A.
• GOP split on deficit implications of Trump's bill
• FBI plans to move trainings to Alabama

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A timeline of Musk and Trump’s devolving relationship Follow the attacks and counterattacks between President Donald Trump and his once loyal ally, Elon Musk.

Here's a timeline of every insult and threat in the Trump-Musk rift:

Tracking Trump, Day 130:

• Tariffs back on after whiplash rulings
• More pardons for convicted felons
• Does Trump always chicken out on trade?

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Tracking Trump, Day 129:

• Republicans reject a "millionaire tax"
• RFK Jr.'s attack on scientific journals
• Elon Musk disapproves of Trump's bill

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Tracking Trump, Day 128:

• A rift in Pete Hegseth's inner circle
• RFK's new covid vaccine recommendations
• NPR sues Trump administration

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Tracking Trump, Day 124:

• Tariff threats on the E.U. and Apple
• A block on Trump's Harvard enrollment ban
• Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap

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Tracking Trump, Day 123:

• What Trump's bill could mean for you
• Supreme Court deadlocked on religious schools
• A new "MAHA" health report

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Tracking Trump, Day 122:

• A clash with South Africa's president
• U.S. accepts Qatar's airplane gift
• What the No Tax on Tips Act would do

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Tracking Trump, Day 120:

• What's next for Trump's budget bill?
• Trump and Putin's 2-hour phone call
• U.S. to pay $5 million to a Jan. 6 rioter's family

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Tracking Trump, Day 116:

• Birthright citizenship case at Supreme Court
• The cost of Trump's military parade
• Trump's take on Russia-Ukraine peace talks

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Tracking Trump, Day 114:

• Trump's Middle East trip begins
• Security concerns over Qatar's airplane gift
• RFK Jr.'s polluted swim

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Tracking Trump, Day 113:

• What the U.S.-China tariff reprieve does
• Executive order on prescription drugs
• Concerns over Qatar's airplane gift

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Tracking Trump, Day 110:

• China trade talks begin this weekend
• Why Trump is moving detainees to Texas
• How federal cuts are affecting DC

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Tracking Trump, Day 109:

• Higher taxes on the rich, Trump proposes
• First American pope a "great honor"
• Trade deal reached with the U.K.

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Tracking Trump, Day 108:

• DOGE's push to pool personal data
• Trump on the India-Pakistan conflict
• Border military zones sow legal confusion

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Tracking Trump, Day 107:

• Canada's prime minister visits DC
• Supreme Court allows transgender military ban
• EPA plans to end its Energy Star program

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Tracking Trump, Day 106:

• $1,000 stipends to self-deport
• How Republicans could stall Trump's agenda
• Plans to reopen Alcatraz and tariff foreign films

Plus more to know for May 5: www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven-tr...

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Tracking Trump, Day 103:

• White House proposes big budget cuts
• Trump planning CIA downsizing
• Executive order targeting PBS and NPR

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Tracking Trump, Day 102:

• National security adviser ousted
• Elon Musk reflects on DOGE
• Republicans sidestep recession fears

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Tracking Trump, Day 101:

• Trump blamed Biden for a sinking economy
• Pete Hegseth's wife's unusual role at the Pentagon
• Kamala Harris delivers a speech tonight

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Sign up for The 7: Tracking Trump newsletter from The Washington Post Catch up quickly with a rundown of the 7 most important and interesting stories about the Trump administration.

An update:

White House news isn't slowing down — so I'm going to continue writing The 7: Tracking Trump beyond the first 100 days.

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Tracking Trump, Day 100:

• A historically low approval rating
• Reviewing progress on campaign promises
• 10 charts that illustrate Trump's presidency

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Trump’s first 100 days, in 10 charts Trump’s second term has seen a significant increase in executive orders, with more than 140 signed in his first 100 days, and a decline in his approval rating.

From executive orders to stock markets and time spent on the golf course, take a look at Trump’s first 100 days in 10 charts:

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Tracking Trump, Day 99:

• Elon Musk's disapproval grows
• New orders on immigration
• How Trump has shifted Canada's election

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Tracking Trump, Day 96:

• Trump's approval falls on 2 key issues
• FBI arrests a Wisconsin judge
• What to expect at Pope Francis' funeral

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Tracking Trump, Day 95:

• A second deportation return order
• Possible national monument downsizing
• Trump on Russia's Ukraine strike: “Vladimir, STOP!”

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Tracking Trump, Day 94:

• A fiery Hegseth speech
• Is Trump easing his tone on tariffs?
• Elon Musk to scale back work with DOGE

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Tracking Trump, Day 93:

• Hegseth attacks alleged "leakers"
• A sweeping State Department reorganization
• Trump considering an order for AI in school

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