President Donald Trump is scheduled to attend a final event in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday morning — a meeting with the leaders of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — before departing to Qatar for the second leg of his trip.

The Constitution bars federal officials from accepting gifts from foreign states without the consent of Congress.

President Donald Trump is set to meet with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, in a face-to-face with the onetime insurgent leader who spent years imprisoned by U.S. forces after being captured in Iraq.

In May 2025, the nation of Qatar gave the Department of Defense a Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet to be remodeled into a new Air Force One.

US President Donald Trump signed a host of economic and bilateral cooperation agreements in Saudi Arabia as he kicked off a four-day Middle East trip with a focus on dealmaking with a key Mideast ally.

U.S. President Donald Trump was set to meet Syria's president in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday following a surprise announcement that the United States would lift all sanctions on the Islamist-led government despite lingering concerns about its leaders' former ties to Al Qaeda.

Several top Republicans in Congress have expressed concerns about the 747 deal, including that the plane would be a security risk.

The president boasts the plane, which will be used as Air Force One until he leaves office, is a "gift, free of charge," but Democrats fear it is "bribery."

Schumer also called on Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify before Congress and answer a number of questions related to the potential gift.

For President Donald Trump, accepting a free Air Force One replacement from Qatar is a no-brainer. But Trump’s plan threatens to turn a global symbol of American power into an airborne collection of ethical,

President Donald Trump would plainly like America to be more like the Gulf states he’s touring on the first big foreign trip of his new term.