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Trump caps off 29th week in office with peace deal, celebrating 200th day of second presidency

Trump caps off 29th week in office with peace deal, celebrating 200th day of second presidency

President Donald Trump has capped off his 29th week back in the Oval Office, which included celebrating his 200th day as the 47th president, completing revamps to the White House’s Rose Garden and an overall focus on the U.S. economy and international diplomacy that unfolded at a break-neck pace this week.  “In just 200 days, President Trump has turned America into the hottest country in the world,” White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers told Fox News Digital, reflecting on Trump’s 200th day in office on Thursday. “Under Joe Biden’s failed leadership, families and businesses were struggling, and America was dead — but President Trump has quickly restored American greatness. The historic trade deals and peace deals he secured on behalf of the American people made President Trump’s second 100 days just as successful as the first.”  The first 100 days of a new administration have commonly been viewed as a symbolic benchmark to measure a president’s early successes. A White House official told Fox Digital that Trump’s measure of success was seen not only in the first 100 days, but also in the timeframe between the 100th day and Aug. 7 — the 200th day.  TRUMP WHITE HOUSE CELEBRATES LATEST CHAPTER OF WINS AT 200-DAY MARK Trump’s 29th week in office included an overall and ongoing focus on new business investments in the U.S. and new tariffs on foreign nations as the administration looks to bring parity to the U.S.’ historic trade deficit with other nations. The White House teased that Trump would make a major announcement on Wednesday, which ultimately revealed Apple had increased its U.S. investment commitment by $100 billion to $600 billion. “Today Apple is announcing that it will invest $600 billion — that’s with a B — in the United States over the next four years. That’s $100 billion more than they were originally going to invest. And this is the largest investment Apple has ever made in America and anywhere else,” Trump said on Wednesday from the Oval Office, where he was joined by Apple CEO Tim Cook. Trump’s announcement on the deal was one facet of this week’s focus on the U.S. economy. The president signed a pair of executive orders on Thursday allowing Americans to invest their 401(k) retirement plans in cryptocurrency, private equity and real estate, as well as another EO that works to ensure that banks do not “deny or restrict services based on political beliefs, religious beliefs, or lawful business activities,” according the EO.  Trump kicked off the week by announcing he would increase tariffs on India over the country’s continued purchase of Russian oil, with goods from India now facing a 50% tariff. The tariff hikes followed months of the U.S. and India holding trade negotiations that appeared to be all but solidified in July, but fell to pieces by August.  “Remember, while India is our friend, we have, over the years, done relatively little business with them because their Tariffs are far too high, among the highest in the World, and they have the most strenuous and obnoxious non-monetary Trade Barriers of any Country,” Trump wrote on social media on Wednesday.  TRUMP CELEBRATES 6 MONTHS BACK IN OFFICE: US ‘TOTALLY REVIVED’ AFTER BEING ‘DEAD’ UNDER BIDEN “Also, they have always bought a vast majority of their military equipment from Russia, and are Russia’s largest buyer of ENERGY, along with China, at a time when everyone wants Russia to STOP THE KILLING IN UKRAINE — ALL THINGS NOT GOOD! INDIA WILL THEREFORE BE PAYING A TARIFF OF 25%, PLUS A PENALTY FOR THE ABOVE, STARTING ON AUGUST FIRST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. MAGA!” he continued.  Trump’s tariff plans aim to increase the amount of American-built products and U.S.-based companies, and the president said he would also impose a 100% tariff on imports of semiconductors and chips. Companies “building in the United States,” however, will be exempt from the tariffs, he said.  “100 percent tariff on all chips and semiconductors coming into the United States, but if you’ve made a commitment to build, or if you’re in the process of building, as many are, there is no tariff,” he said on Wednesday.  Trump wrapped up the working week by holding a trilateral meeting with the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to sign a peace agreement after the two nations have battled one another since the 1980s over a territorial conflict.  The White House said Friday that the two nations agreed to build a road connecting Azerbaijan and an autonomous enclave currently separated by Armenian territory. The road will be called the “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity,” according to the White House.  TRUMP HAS NOW BEEN IN OFFICE FOR SIX MONTHS, FOR THE SECOND TIME. HERE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS “The roadmap they are agreeing to will build a cooperative future that benefits both countries, their region of the South Caucasus and beyond,” White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said Friday of the peace deal.  The peace deal comes as Trump continues working to reach a ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine as the war that broke out in 2022 continues raging between the nations. Armenia and Azerbaijan are both former constituent republics of the Soviet Union.  Trump said earlier this week that he is open to meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which would mark the pair’s first meeting since Trump was sworn back into office this year.  “As President Trump said yesterday, the Russians expressed their desire to meet with President Trump, and the President is open to this meeting. President Trump would like to meet with both President Putin and President Zelensky, because he wants this brutal war to end. The White House is working through the details of these potential meetings, and details will be provided at the appropriate time,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement on Thursday.  TRUMP HITS INDIA WITH 25% TARIFF OVER RUSSIA OIL PURCHASES Trump confirmed on Friday that he would meet with Putin on

Former Elizabeth Warren foe flips script on her alliance with Mamdani: ‘Party of the extreme left’

Former Elizabeth Warren foe flips script on her alliance with Mamdani: ‘Party of the extreme left’

The New York City mayoral race is having a ripple effect in races throughout the country, including in the open 2026 New Hampshire Senate race. Former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown, who is now seeking the Republican nomination in the Granite State, took a shot at Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani and his former opponent, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, for their joint press conference earlier this week, where she said that Mamdani is “the guy who’s walking the walk right now.” “Let’s be crystal clear. So, New York is our financial capital of the world. It’s a great city. I used to live there,” Bown said in an interview with Fox News Digital. “You look who’s supporting them, AOC, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, it’s the party of the extreme left who want open border sanctuary cities,” he added. DEM DISORDER: DNC SQUABBLES PLAY OUT IN NYC MAYORAL RACE FOR ALL TO SEE “I’ve tied Chris Pappas in because when asked directly whether he supports him or not, he wouldn’t answer the question. And it’s clear by his votes that he basically agrees with AOC and Bernie Sanders on all the things we talked about, and that’s so far out of touch with the people of New Hampshire,” he said of his likely Democratic opponent, Rep. Chris Pappas. Brown ran a digital ad in June dubbed “Comrade Chris” depicting Pappas alongside Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Mamdani. “Scott Brown is pathetic in terms of how he’s running this campaign,” Pappas said. “Folks here in New Hampshire know that I’m a New Hampshire Democrat. I’m someone who works across the aisle,” Pappas told WMUR when asked if he wants to see Mamdani win and about being tied to the far left mayoral candidate. “The fact is, I don’t know what’s gonna go on in New York City. What I’m focused on is what’s happening right here in New Hampshire.” ‘COMRADE CHRIS’ – REPUBLICANS AIM TO ANCHOR MAMDANI TO DEMOCRATS ACROSS THE COUNTRY “Republicans have spent tens of millions of dollars running attack ads against me through the years trying to paint me as someone that I’m not,” the Democrat said in a recent interview with Fox News Digital. “We have the first in the nation primary, and if this guy wins [the mayor’s race], then he will be up here campaigning for all these other Democrats, and they will be pushed in so extreme, so far to the left, that the people in New Hampshire will see right through it,” he said of Mamdani. “They do not want his brand of socialism and extremism, antisemitism, bigotry pushed to New Hampshire,” Brown added. “But the difference between [Warren] and Chris Pappas is that she believes what she believes, and she’ll let you know. When you ask Chris Pappas a question about him or other policies, where do you stand on blank […] he’s [gives] this big convoluted answer,” Brown said. REPUBLICANS RELENTLESSLY USE MAMDANI AS SOCIALIST CUDGEL TO BASH VULNERABLE DEMOCRATS “He can’t answer a question, and he doesn’t have strong beliefs on issues. He’s basically a follower. He follows the leadership,” he added. In 2010, Brown became the first Republican senator Massachusetts had in decades. He told Fox News Digital this week that “the energy feels like 2010,” harkening back to when he won the special election at the time. The win was considered a major early success of the Tea Party movement. He later lost to Warren in the 2012 election. 

Columbia student says Mamdani becoming mayor would be ‘scary’ for Jewish students in New York

Columbia student says Mamdani becoming mayor would be ‘scary’ for Jewish students in New York

A Jewish student at Columbia University is speaking out against New York City Democratic Socialist and mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani, telling Fox News Digital a Mamdani victory would be “scary” for Jewish students at Columbia and across the city.  TJ Katz, a sophomore at the Ivy League school, sat down with Fox to discuss how Mamdani leading New York City might impact Columbia and other universities, as the 33-year-old assemblyman and mayoral candidate leads the pack in the race. “For my own beliefs and my own safety on campus, it’s scary,” Katz told Fox. “I think that as an individual serving as the mayor of New York, I don’t think he’ll, all of a sudden, turn this in a 180-degree direction where I’m going to be on the streets worried that my mayor is against me for who I am.” MAMDANI VOWS TO BE DONALD TRUMP’S ‘WORST NIGHTMARE’ AS PRESIDENT WEIGHS WORKING WITH RIVAL IN NYC MAYOR RACE “What I’m far more worried about is if he takes such a weak approach in condemning hate, that will then inspire others to go on and do terrible things,” Katz added.  Mamdani, a practicing Twelver Shia Muslim born in Kampala, Uganda, won an upset Democratic primary election in June, defeating former New York governor Andrew Cuomo among other candidates.  As the race stands today, Cuomo, now running as an independent, and sitting Mayor Eric Adams will face off with Mamdani in the November election.  New York City makes up the largest population of practicing Jews outside the nation of Israel. And Katz described Mamdani’s attitude toward the community as “definitely worrisome.” NYC MAYOR FLIPS SCRIPT ON MAMDANI AMID SCRAMBLE TO WALK BACK ANTI-POLICE RHETORIC “For him not to protect the Jewish population of New York, which makes up such a strong and vibrant element of the community here, it is upsetting and definitely worrisome,” Katz continued.  Jewish students across the country and young Jewish voters have also shifted toward the Republican Party as candidates like Mamdani are endorsed by longstanding Democrat Senators like Elizabeth Warren. When a Fox News reporter asked if socialist candidates like Mamdani were the future of the Democrat Party, Warren replied “you bet.”  In the 2024 election, President Donald Trump saw a drastic increase in Jewish voters swinging to the GOP.  FBI INVESTIGATING ‘HORRIFIC ANTISEMITIC ATTACK’ ON AMERICAN WHO SERVED IN ISRAELI ARMY The Israel on Campus Coalition (ICC) recently hosted a national convention in Washington DC, which saw the largest collection of young pro-Israel voters this year. Hundreds of Jewish students from across the county flocked to nonpartisan event, voicing concerns about campus safety for Jews as we head into the upcoming school year.  A senior advisor to the ICC spoke to Fox News Digital, saying that there is a clear shift toward pro-Israel, conservative beliefs as Trump mitigates a volatile war in the Middle East and negotiates deals with top universities to combat the rise of antisemitism.  The ICC advisor also said students are more active than ever when it comes to standing up for pro-Israel beliefs on campus.  ANTI-ISRAEL ACTIVIST MAHMOUD KHALIL CLAIMS OCT. 7 TERROR ATTACK WAS ‘DESPERATE ATTEMPT’ FOR GAZA TO BE HEARD Katz agreed with the notion that pro-Israeli students are seemingly more outspoken on campus and said Jewish students take their beliefs into account when voting at the polls.  “I think there’s no doubt from the most liberal young Jewish voter that exists all the way to the most conservative, that everyone sort of felt a little bit of this shift to the right,” Katz told Fox.  CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP “If one administration versus another is going to actually put the proof in the pudding and show that they’re going to come out, they’re going to make sure that Jewish students on campuses, Jewish people in every aspect of their life feel safe, then that’s undoubtedly where the Jewish voters are going to shift towards,” Katz added. Fox News Digital reached out to Mamdani but did not receive a response in time for publication.