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Politics● ElevatedSep 20 · Sep 20, 2026, 1:28 AM

Trump returns to White House as State Department issues security alerts for Middle East

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · Middle East

President Trump cut his weekend trip to Camp David short a day early, returning to Washington, D.C., on Saturday evening.  The president touched down at the Ellipse just before 8 p.m., according to a White House pool report. The White House’s official social media account shared a video clip of Trump departing Marine One.  The…

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