WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump told former FBI Director James Comey that he had serious concerns about the judgment of his first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, and his chief of staff asked days later if Flynn’s communications were […]
WASHINGTON — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, an outspoken supporter of Donald Trump since the early days of his campaign, is joining the team of lawyers representing the president in the special counsel’s Russia investigation.
With the addition […]
WASHINGTON — The drama of U.S. and allied missile strikes on Syria has obscured a sobering fact: The U.S.-led campaign to eliminate the Islamic State from Syria has stalled.
The U.S. has 2,000 troops in Syria assisting local Arab and […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is again twisting facts when it comes to former FBI director James Comey’s disclosure of a sensitive investigation into Democrat Hillary Clinton right before the 2016 election.
In a flurry of tweets, Trump claims Comey […]
WASHINGTON — In a striking reversal, President Donald Trump has asked trade officials to explore the possibility of the United States rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, a free trade deal he pulled out of during his first days in […]
WASHINGTON — The Russia collusion probe. The Stormy Daniels allegations. The escalating tension with Moscow.
The tempests that have separately buffeted the White House for months merged into a maelstrom this week and threatened to engulf President Donald Trump, who […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned Russia to “get ready” for a missile attack on its ally Syria, suggesting imminent retaliation for last weekend’s suspected chemical weapons attack. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis took a more measured tone, […]
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, was seen leaving a New York hotel on Wednesday. On Monday morning, federal agents raided his room in the hotel, along with his home and office. (April 11)
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump […]
Federal agents on Monday raided the office of President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen, seizing records on topics including a $130,000 payment made to a porn actress who says she had sex with Trump more than a decade ago. […]
WASHINGTON — The FBI raid on the office and hotel room of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer provoked visceral rage from the president and a burst of misstatements. Here’s a look at his remarks:
TRUMP: “So I just heard that […]
WASHINGTON — Federal agents on Monday raided the office of President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen, seizing records on topics including a $130,000 payment made to a porn actress who says she had sex with Trump more than […]
President Donald Trump has condemned the “heinous” suspected poison gas attack in Syria and said he’ll make a decision on the U.S. response within 24 to 48 hours. (April 9)
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday he will decide “probably […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Sunday condemned a “mindless CHEMICAL attack” in Syria that killed women and children, called Syrian President Bashar Assad an “animal” and delivered a rare personal criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin for supporting the […]
PHOENIX — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he wants to send between 2,000 and 4,000 National Guard members to the U.S.-Mexico border to help federal officials fight illegal immigration and drug trafficking, but it wasn’t clear who would be […]
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants to use the military to secure the U.S.-Mexico border until his promised border wall is built and warned Mexico to halt the passage of “caravans” of immigrants or risk U.S. abandonment of NAFTA. […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he expects to decide “very quickly” whether to remove U.S. troops from war-torn Syria, saying their primary mission was to defeat the Islamic State group and “we’ve almost completed that task.”
A […]
President Donald Trump responded to tweets about the DACA migrant program before attending Easter Mass on Sunday. He called out Mexico for not helping the U.S. secure the border. (April 1)
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump won’t let up on Amazon. He’s been assailing the online retailer for days, zeroing in on a “scam” contract with the U.S. Postal Service that’s actually been judged profitable for the post office.
Trump’s latest flurry […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump hailed the start of his long-sought U.S.-Mexico border wall this past week, proudly tweeting photos of the “WALL!” Actually, no new work got underway. The photos showed the continuation of an old project to replace […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday threated to “hold up” the trade agreement his administration finalized with South Korea this week in an effort to gain more leverage in potential talks with North Korea.
Speaking on infrastructure in Ohio, Trump […]
WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local):
12:40 p.m.
President Donald Trump is bidding farewell to one of his longest-serving aides as he departs for Ohio.
The president appeared alongside outgoing communications director Hope Hicks outside the Oval […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump fired Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin by tweet Wednesday in the wake of a bruising ethics scandal and a mounting rebellion within the agency, and nominated White House doctor Ronny Jackson to lead the […]
WASHINGTON — A federal judge Wednesday allowed Maryland and the District of Columbia to proceed with their lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of accepting unconstitutional gifts from foreign interests, but limited the case to the president’s involvement with the […]
WASHINGTON — Still angry about the budget deal he signed last week, President Donald Trump has floated the idea of using the Pentagon budget to pay for his long-promised border wall with Mexico, despite the fact that such spending […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a $1.3 trillion spending measure Friday averting a government shutdown at midnight, acting just hours after saying he was considering a veto.
Trump complained that the legislation does not fully fund his plans for […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is replacing national security adviser H.R. McMaster with the former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton, injecting a hawkish foreign policy voice into his administration ahead of key decisions on Iran and North Korea.
Trump tweeted Thursday that […]
President Donald Trump says he “would like to” testify before special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. His comment comes shortly after his lead lawyer in the probe resigned amid a shake-up of the president’s legal team. (March 22)
WASHINGTON — […]
NEW YORK — Stocks plunged Thursday after the Trump administration slapped sanctions on goods and investment from China. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped more than 700 points as investors feared that trade tensions between the world’s largest economies […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an order Thursday that paves the way for imposing tariffs on as much as $60 billion worth of Chinese imports to punish Beijing for what he said is the theft of American technology […]
President Donald Trump said he had “a very good call” with Russian President Vladimir Putin to congratulate him on his re-election and discuss a possible meeting. Trump also blamed the bombings in Austin, Texas on a “very sick individual.” (March […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s latest barrage of tweets attacking investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 election stretched the bounds of credulity, from false claims that “no crime” had been uncovered to assertions that his campaign had been […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Sunday took out his frustrations over the intensifying Russia investigation by lashing out at special counsel Robert Mueller, signaling a possible shift away from a strategy of cooperating with a probe he believes […]
WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s pick for economic adviser (all times local):
1:25 p.m.
President Donald Trump plans to name CNBC senior contributor Larry Kudlow as his top economic adviser.
Two administration officials said Trump had offered the job […]
President Donald Trump is paying a visit to the prototypes that have been built on the outskirts of San Diego for his promised border wall. (March 13)
SAN DIEGO — President Donald Trump on Tuesday got his chance to inspect […]
WASHINGTON — Notable firings and resignations from President Donald Trump’s White House since he took office on Jan. 20, 2017.
— March 13: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson
— March 12: Special assistant and personal aide to the president John McEntee
— […]
WASHINGTON — The Latest on the firing of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (all times local):
10:35 a.m.
Sen. Bob Corker, the Foreign Relations Committee chairman, says President Donald Trump’s decision to fire his chief diplomat caught him by surprise.
The Tennessee […]
Numerous rallies both for-and-against Donald Trump’s “big beautiful border wall” are expected to mark his first visit to California as president on Tuesday. About 250 people protested Trump in San Diego on Monday. (March 13)
SAN DIEGO — Rallies for […]
President Donald Trump has “total confidence” in Mike Pompeo, his new pick for Secretary of State. Trump announced Tuesday that he has fired Tillerson and was replacing him with Mike Pompeo, currently the CIA director. (March 13)
WASHINGTON — President […]
Voters in Western Pennsylvania’s 18th congressional district head to the polls Tuesday for a hotly contested special House election. Republicans have spent nearly $10 million to save a seat that won’t exist in its current form by November. (March 12)
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