President Donald Trump has made clear in recent weeks that he’s willing to use the vast powers of his office to prevent his party from losing control of Congress in next year’s midterm elections

With Democratic voters traditionally more likely to use mail-in ballots than Republicans, Trump's pledge is his latest effort to reshape the midterm election battlefield to his party's advantage. He has also urged Republicans in states including Texas and Indiana to redraw congressional districts to increase the likelihood of a Republican candidate being elected.

President Trump emerged Monday from his meetings at the White House with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and seven European leaders about Russia’s war in Ukraine without a peace deal. But Trump expressed optimism that he could bring Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin together at the negotiating table.

The Trump administration says a Nobel Peace Prize is "well past time" for the "peacemaker-in-chief", and has listed the "wars" he has supposedly ended. Some lasted just days - although they were the result of long-standing tensions - and it is unclear whether some of the peace deals will last.

President Donald Trump is not just trying to end the vicious war in Ukraine. He’s claiming he’s already ended almost one war for each month of his second term — spanning the Middle East; Africa; and Central,

Trump has cast himself as a global peacemaker. His interventions have calmed some conflicts, while in others his role is less clear.