POLITICAL MANDATE ASSIGNMENTS(PMA) EXCLUSIVE.

Amid expectations in Moscow that President Donald Trump will speak by phone in the coming days with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian officials are staking out hard-line positions on the Ukraine war ahead of any talks and playing down any imminent major breakthrough on U.S.-Russia ties.

President Donald Trump signaled early plans to use tariffs on imported goods as a key weapon in relations with the United States’ three top trading partners, saying the first new taxes on foreign products could be announced February,1,2025.

President-elect Donald Trump campaigned for office depicting the U.S.-Mexico border as an out-of-control disaster, even as illegal crossings fell steadily throughout 2024 and are now lower than when he left office four years ago. On Monday, Trump and his team will inherit the U.S. immigration system as it really exists, rather than the one he has often caricatured.

Less than a week before leaving the White House, President Joe Biden is lifting the state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba, nearly four years to the day from when then-President Donald Trump, in one of his own last acts in office, put Havana back on the list.

President-elect Mr.Donald Trump’s fixation on expanding the nation’s territory to include Greenland, the Panama Canal and Canada has foreign leaders weighing a familiar, but famously difficult, question: Should they take him seriously?

Denmark's King has unveiled a new royal coat of arms that more prominently features Greenland, as President-elect Donald Trump again floats the idea of the United States buying the Danish territory, a proposal that disrupted relations with Copenhagen during his first term in office.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation Monday, saying that it’s time for a “reset” and that he is not the best person to lead the country into new elections if he is also fighting “internal battles.”

TORONTO — Bowing to pressure from opponents and allies alike,Mr. Justin Trudeau — whose championing of progressive politics rocketed him into the international spotlight as Canada’s prime minister but who has faced growing headwinds at home — announced that he intends to resign as Liberal leader, making way for a new prime minister.

Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday said during her concession speech that she told President-elect Donald Trump there will be a peaceful transition of power. "President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris spoke by phone earlier today where she congratulated him on his historic victory," Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said in a statement.

On Wednesday, the White House said that President Biden called Trump to congratulate him on winning the presidency. The White House added that President Biden had invited President-elect Trump to the White House to begin the transfer of power.

Mr. Donald Trump signaled with a Second Term returned to the White House, and people across the world are trying to grapple with how a second term will once again shake up global affairs.

It appeared to be Russia’s strongest endorsement of a U.S. presidential candidate to date. Asked whether he had a preference for Mr. Donald Trump or Mrs. Kamala Harris, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a sly smile.