Trump has visited Alaska several times as president, pushed for expanded oil, gas and mining permits there, and even got funding for new polar icebreakers, a popular stance in a state he won with 54% of the vote in 2024.

President Donald Trump emerged today from his summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin without a deal and without much to say. Trump rarely misses a chance to take advantage of a global stage. But when he stood next to Putin at the conclusion of their three-hour meeting,

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has slammed the “pathetic” people criticizing President Donald Trump ahead of his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. “I think it’s pathetic that some of the chatter that we see from these so-called experts who have zero accomplishments on their own resumes to point to,