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President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One, Friday, June 5, 2026, at Morristown Airport in Morristown, N.J.<\/p>\n
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Workers continue building the stage for a future UFC fight on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sunday, June 7, 2026.<\/p>\n
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President Donald Trump is dismissing the idea that launching the war with Iran this year betrayed his refrain of \u201cNo new wars\u201d that he made repeatedly as he campaigned again for the White House.<\/p>\n
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It came hours before Israel and Iran traded fire in retaliatory strikes that threatened to drag the wider Middle East back into a full-scale regional war.<\/p>\n
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Also, Trump, a longtime New York Knicks fan, confirmed Friday that he would attend the first NBA Finals game in New York since 1999. As a result, the NYPD is warning fans that watch parties near Madison Square Garden are canceled and that anyone attending the game should plan to arrive at least two hours early as part of enhanced security measures.<\/p>\n
US stocks claw back some of the ground they lost on Friday<\/p>\n
Wall Street is recovering a bit from its beat-down from Friday, as stocks swept up in the artificial-intelligence boom bounce back.<\/p>\n
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Oil prices are higher following fighting between Israel and Iran, but they\u2019ve come off their peaks from overnight.<\/p>\n
The S&P 500 rose 0.9% early Monday following its 2.6% drop Friday, which was its worst since October. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 215 points, and the Nasdaq composite added 1.5%.<\/p>\n
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Some of the best performers were companies that sell computer chips and other products fueling the AI boom. They had plunged Friday amid worries that their prices had shot too high.<\/p>\n
Donald Trump, Knicks fan, heads back to New York to root for his team<\/p>\n
There was a time when Donald Trump was just another celebrity sitting courtside at New York Knicks games. He was famous, but not yet flanked by Secret Service agents or defined by the politics that have left him deeply unpopular in his hometown.<\/p>\n
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Now, more than a decade after attending his last Knicks game at Madison Square Garden, Trump is making a rare trip back to New York City as president to cheer for them in Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night. Invited by Knicks owner James Dolan, he\u2019ll be the first sitting president to attend an NBA Finals game.<\/p>\n
The Knicks are seeking their first championship since 1973, when Trump was 26 and a relative newcomer to the family real estate business that vaulted him to wealth and fame. Two years after that triumph, the team\u2019s owners at the time hired him as a consultant as they looked to sell the arena.<\/p>\n
As America 250 approaches, fewer Americans see their country as exceptional, AP-NORC poll finds<\/p>\n
As the U.S. prepares for an extravagant celebration of its founding principles, fewer Americans see their country as exceptional, a new poll finds.<\/p>\n
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The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research<\/a> highlights many Americans\u2019 feelings of unease over the future of its representative government \u2014 particularly among young people. It presents a jarring contrast as communities around the country commemorate the nation\u2019s 250th anniversary.<\/p>\n Only about one-quarter of Americans say the U.S. stands above all other countries in the world, the new poll found, while 44% say it\u2019s one of the greatest countries in the world, along with some others. About 3 in 10 say there are better countries than the U.S., an increase from 19% in an AP-NORC poll<\/a> conducted in June 2016.<\/p>\n Lawsuit seeks to stop the UFC fight on the White House South Lawn for Trump\u2019s birthday<\/p>\n A federal lawsuit seeks to halt the upcoming UFC fight card on the White House South Lawn in a mixed martial arts show timed for President Donald Trump\u2019s 80th birthday and part of the celebration of the nation\u2019s 250th anniversary.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n The filing Saturday by the Public Integrity Project on behalf of two Virginia residents contends the Trump administration\u2019s authorization of the June 14 event was unlawful. The lawsuit says such approval violated National Park Service regulations prohibiting sporting events on federal parklands, Congress did not consent to the towering arch overlooking the event space and no environmental review was conducted before the construction.<\/p>\n The White House said in a statement that the legal challenge was \u201can obstructionist, baseless, and dilatory\u201d attempt to prevent Trump from hosting the fight and that the event was \u201cno different than the various other White House-hosted events on the South Lawn and properly permitted events on the Ellipse and National Mall throughout the year.\u201d<\/p>\n Trump issues pardon to former Republican congressman convicted of insider trading<\/p>\n