Buttigieg, 43, is ticked for another reason. He said that the construction of the ballroom, which White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt admitted was Trump’s “main priority” among renovations, is proof that the billionaire president values having space for swanky dinners more than helping everyday Joe.

Gallego's comments come as the U.S. has said it conducted 10 strikes on alleged drug boats since September, killing dozens of people. Two of the strikes were in the eastern Pacific, and eight strikes were in the Caribbean Sea. NBC News has not independently confirmed whether the boats were carrying drugs.

En route to Malaysia ahead of a diplomatic tour of Asia next week, Trump stopped off for refueling Friday at Qatar’s Al-Udeid Air Base, where he was briefly joined aboard Air Force One by the member of the royal family who lavished the president with a flashier plane in May.

For most of President Donald Trump's second term, Republicans have bent to his will. But in two Midwestern states, Trump's plan to maintain control of the U.S. House in next year’s election by having Republicans redraw congressional districts has hit a roadblock.

Argentina votes on Sunday in midterms that could decide both President Javier Milei’s fate and U.S. strategy in Latin America.

The pace generated by more than 390 lawsuits challenging Trump administration actions has lawyers from many firms working around-the-clock.

President Donald Trump said he believed he would strike a trade deal with Brazil as he met with counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a flurry of deals on trade and critical minerals with three Southeast Asian partners on Sunday, as Washington looked to address trade imbalances and diversify supply chains amid tighter export curbs on rare earths by China.

The government shutdown is causing headaches across the country as thousands of Americans go without pay and key services are threatened.