President Trump says chief of staff John Kelly to leave at year's end
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says chief of staff John Kelly will leave his job at the end of the year.President Trump isn't saying immediately who will replace Kelly, a retired Marine general who has served as chief of staff since July 2017.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says chief of staff John Kelly will leave his job at the end of the year.President Trump isn't saying immediately who will replace Kelly, a retired Marine general who has served as chief of staff since July 2017.
Wisconsin farm groups say Trump administration trade deal won't affect profits
MADISON — Wisconsin agriculture organizations are applauding President Donald Trump's signing of a revised North American trade pact with the leaders of Canada and Mexico, but agricultural industry members said they don't expect it to have an impact on prices.Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation President Jim Holte told Wisconsin Public Radio that the new U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement won't be transformative."While it's a positive move, it certainly isn't the big change we're going to need for dairy farmers across Wisconsin and across this country to return to a more profitable level," said Holte.The agreement will create "a return to the status quo," said John Holevoet, the government affairs director for Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative."When the initial agreement was announced, there was some slight reaction in the market for milk price," he said. "Since then, that small gain has been eroded away again in the intervening time period."Dairy groups said the deal does include protections for the export of some Wisconsin cheeses.
MADISON — Wisconsin agriculture organizations are applauding President Donald Trump's signing of a revised North American trade pact with the leaders of Canada and Mexico, but agricultural industry members said they don't expect it to have an impact on prices.Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation President Jim Holte told Wisconsin Public Radio that the new U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement won't be transformative."While it's a positive move, it certainly isn't the big change we're going to need for dairy farmers across Wisconsin and across this country to return to a more profitable level," said Holte.The agreement will create "a return to the status quo," said John Holevoet, the government affairs director for Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative."When the initial agreement was announced, there was some slight reaction in the market for milk price," he said. "Since then, that small gain has been eroded away again in the intervening time period."Dairy groups said the deal does include protections for the export of some Wisconsin cheeses.
For first time, prosecutors connect President Trump to a federal crime
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department says that President Donald Trump directed illegal payments to buy the silence of two women whose claims of extramarital affairs threatened his presidential campaign, the first time prosecutors have connected President Trump to a federal crime.In a court filing , prosecutors said former President Trump lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen arranged the secret payments at the height of the 2016 campaign "in coordination with and at the direction of" President Trump.
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department says that President Donald Trump directed illegal payments to buy the silence of two women whose claims of extramarital affairs threatened his presidential campaign, the first time prosecutors have connected President Trump to a federal crime.In a court filing , prosecutors said former President Trump lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen arranged the secret payments at the height of the 2016 campaign "in coordination with and at the direction of" President Trump.
President Trump names State spokeswoman Heather Nauert for UN ambassador
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Friday he's nominating State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations."She's very talented, very smart, very quick, and I think she's going to be respected by all," President Trump said Friday before departing the White House for an event in Kansas City, Missouri.If she is confirmed by the Senate, Nauert, a former Fox News Channel reporter who had little foreign policy experience before becoming State Department spokeswoman, will replace Nikki Haley.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Friday he's nominating State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations."She's very talented, very smart, very quick, and I think she's going to be respected by all," President Trump said Friday before departing the White House for an event in Kansas City, Missouri.If she is confirmed by the Senate, Nauert, a former Fox News Channel reporter who had little foreign policy experience before becoming State Department spokeswoman, will replace Nikki Haley.
President Trump says he'll nominate Barr for attorney general
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday he will nominate William Barr, former President George H.W. Bush's attorney general, to serve in the same role.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday he will nominate William Barr, former President George H.W. Bush's attorney general, to serve in the same role.
Special counsel Robert Mueller notes Michael Flynn's cooperation, recommends no prison time
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The special counsel's office is calling Michael Flynn's cooperation "substantial" and is recommending no prison time for the former national security adviser to President Donald Trump.Prosecutors on Tuesday filed a sentencing memorandum in the case of Flynn, who pleaded guilty last year to lying to the FBI regarding conversations about sanctions with the Russian ambassador.The court filing provides the first details of Flynn's cooperation with special counsel Robert Mueller's team.It was filed ahead of Flynn's Dec. 18 sentencing.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The special counsel's office is calling Michael Flynn's cooperation "substantial" and is recommending no prison time for the former national security adviser to President Donald Trump.Prosecutors on Tuesday filed a sentencing memorandum in the case of Flynn, who pleaded guilty last year to lying to the FBI regarding conversations about sanctions with the Russian ambassador.The court filing provides the first details of Flynn's cooperation with special counsel Robert Mueller's team.It was filed ahead of Flynn's Dec. 18 sentencing.
US, China reach 90-day ceasefire in trade dispute
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The United States and China reached a 90-day ceasefire in a trade dispute that has rattled financial markets and threatened world economic growth.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The United States and China reached a 90-day ceasefire in a trade dispute that has rattled financial markets and threatened world economic growth.
'Our hearts ache with his loss:' President Trump offers statement on passing of former President Bush
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump issued a statement on the passing of former President George H.W. Bush.It reads as follows:
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump issued a statement on the passing of former President George H.W. Bush.It reads as follows:
President Trump says 'I don't believe' government climate report finding
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is rejecting a central conclusion of a dire report on the economic costs of climate change released Friday by his own administration.The National Climate Assessment, quietly unveiled Friday, warns that natural disasters are worsening in the United States because of global warming.It says warming-charged extremes "have already become more frequent, intense, widespread or of long duration." The report notes the last few years have smashed U.S. records for damaging weather, costing nearly $400 billion since 2015.President Trump says, "I don't believe it."President Trump, administration officials and elected Republicans frequently say they can't tell how much of climate change is caused by humans and how much is natural.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is rejecting a central conclusion of a dire report on the economic costs of climate change released Friday by his own administration.The National Climate Assessment, quietly unveiled Friday, warns that natural disasters are worsening in the United States because of global warming.It says warming-charged extremes "have already become more frequent, intense, widespread or of long duration." The report notes the last few years have smashed U.S. records for damaging weather, costing nearly $400 billion since 2015.President Trump says, "I don't believe it."President Trump, administration officials and elected Republicans frequently say they can't tell how much of climate change is caused by humans and how much is natural.
Ex campaign adviser for Pres. Trump, George Papadopoulos, loses bid to delay prison sentence
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Sunday rejected a last-minute bid by President Donald Trump's campaign's former foreign policy adviser, George Papadopoulos, to delay his two-week prison term and ordered him to surrender Monday as scheduled.Papadopoulos sought the delay until an appeals court had ruled in a separate case challenging the constitutionality of special counsel Robert Mueller's appointment.But in an order Sunday, U.S. District Court Judge Randolph Moss said Papadopoulos had waited too long to contest his sentence after it was handed down in September.
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Sunday rejected a last-minute bid by President Donald Trump's campaign's former foreign policy adviser, George Papadopoulos, to delay his two-week prison term and ordered him to surrender Monday as scheduled.Papadopoulos sought the delay until an appeals court had ruled in a separate case challenging the constitutionality of special counsel Robert Mueller's appointment.But in an order Sunday, U.S. District Court Judge Randolph Moss said Papadopoulos had waited too long to contest his sentence after it was handed down in September.
Impeach the president? House Democrats saying not so fast
WASHINGTON — Whatever happened to trying to impeach President Donald Trump?As House Democrats begin laying out the vision for their new majority, that item is noticeably missing from the to-do list and firmly on the margins.The agenda for now includes spending on public works projects, lowering health care costs and increasing oversight of the administration.It's the balance that Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi is trying to strike in the new Congress between those on her party's left flank who are eager to confront the president, and her instinct to prioritize the kitchen-table promises that Democrats made to voters who elected them to office."We shouldn't impeach the president for political reasons and we shouldn't not impeach the president for political reasons," Pelosi recently told The Associated Press.The California lawmaker, who hopes to lead Democrats as House speaker come January, calls impeachment a "divisive activity" that needs to be approached with bipartisanship. "If the case is there, then that should be self-evident to Democrats and Republicans," she said.Those pressing for impeachment acknowledge they don't expect action on Day One of the new majority, but they do want to see Democrats start laying the groundwork for proceedings."We're for impeachment.
WASHINGTON — Whatever happened to trying to impeach President Donald Trump?As House Democrats begin laying out the vision for their new majority, that item is noticeably missing from the to-do list and firmly on the margins.The agenda for now includes spending on public works projects, lowering health care costs and increasing oversight of the administration.It's the balance that Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi is trying to strike in the new Congress between those on her party's left flank who are eager to confront the president, and her instinct to prioritize the kitchen-table promises that Democrats made to voters who elected them to office."We shouldn't impeach the president for political reasons and we shouldn't not impeach the president for political reasons," Pelosi recently told The Associated Press.The California lawmaker, who hopes to lead Democrats as House speaker come January, calls impeachment a "divisive activity" that needs to be approached with bipartisanship. "If the case is there, then that should be self-evident to Democrats and Republicans," she said.Those pressing for impeachment acknowledge they don't expect action on Day One of the new majority, but they do want to see Democrats start laying the groundwork for proceedings."We're for impeachment.
President Trump, first lady accept official White House Christmas tree
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have received the official White House Christmas tree.The 19½-foot (6-meter) tall Fraser fir was grown on a farm owned by Larry Smith of Newland, North Carolina.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have received the official White House Christmas tree.The 19½-foot (6-meter) tall Fraser fir was grown on a farm owned by Larry Smith of Newland, North Carolina.
White House again threatens Acosta's pass; CNN seeks hearing
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has again targeted White House press credentials for CNN reporter Jim Acosta.After a federal judge ordered that Acosta's credentials be temporarily restored last week, the White House sent Acosta a letter saying it had made the "preliminary decision" to suspend his pass.
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has again targeted White House press credentials for CNN reporter Jim Acosta.After a federal judge ordered that Acosta's credentials be temporarily restored last week, the White House sent Acosta a letter saying it had made the "preliminary decision" to suspend his pass.
President Trump consoles Californians suffering from twin tragedies
PARADISE, Calif. — President Donald Trump acknowledged Californians suffering from twin tragedies, walking through the ashes of a mobile home and RV park in a small northern town all-but-destroyed by deadly wildfires and privately consoling people grieving after a mass shooting at a popular college bar outside Los Angeles."This has been a tough day when you look at all of the death from one place to the next," President Trump said Saturday before flying back to Washington.President Trump's visits to areas of Northern and Southern California in the aftermath of unprecedented wildfires that have killed more than 70 people gave him what he sought in flying coast to coast and back in a single day — a grasp of the desolation in the heart of California's killer wildfires."We've never seen anything like this in California, we've never seen anything like this yet.
PARADISE, Calif. — President Donald Trump acknowledged Californians suffering from twin tragedies, walking through the ashes of a mobile home and RV park in a small northern town all-but-destroyed by deadly wildfires and privately consoling people grieving after a mass shooting at a popular college bar outside Los Angeles."This has been a tough day when you look at all of the death from one place to the next," President Trump said Saturday before flying back to Washington.President Trump's visits to areas of Northern and Southern California in the aftermath of unprecedented wildfires that have killed more than 70 people gave him what he sought in flying coast to coast and back in a single day — a grasp of the desolation in the heart of California's killer wildfires."We've never seen anything like this in California, we've never seen anything like this yet.
President Trump visits as California struggles to locate 1,000 people
PARADISE, Calif. — President Donald Trump arrived in Northern California on Saturday to see firsthand the grief and devastation from the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century amid confusion over how many people remain unaccounted for.Authorities confirmed a new death toll of 71 and say they are trying to locate 1,011 people , even as they stressed that not all are believed missing.California's outgoing and incoming governors, both Democrats and vocal critics of President Trump, greeted him when he landed at Beale Air Force Base just north of Sacramento and got onto a helicopter.
PARADISE, Calif. — President Donald Trump arrived in Northern California on Saturday to see firsthand the grief and devastation from the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century amid confusion over how many people remain unaccounted for.Authorities confirmed a new death toll of 71 and say they are trying to locate 1,011 people , even as they stressed that not all are believed missing.California's outgoing and incoming governors, both Democrats and vocal critics of President Trump, greeted him when he landed at Beale Air Force Base just north of Sacramento and got onto a helicopter.
Pres. Trump to visit California fire scene as death toll rises
PARADISE, Calif. — President Donald Trump heads to Northern California on Saturday to see firsthand the grief and devastation from the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century, as confusion continued over how many people remain unaccounted for.Authorities confirmed a new death toll of 71 and say they are trying to locate 1,011 people even as they stressed that not all are believed missing.California's outgoing and incoming governors, both Democrats and vocal critics of President Trump, planned to join the president Saturday.
PARADISE, Calif. — President Donald Trump heads to Northern California on Saturday to see firsthand the grief and devastation from the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century, as confusion continued over how many people remain unaccounted for.Authorities confirmed a new death toll of 71 and say they are trying to locate 1,011 people even as they stressed that not all are believed missing.California's outgoing and incoming governors, both Democrats and vocal critics of President Trump, planned to join the president Saturday.
White House says it has 'broad discretion' on press access
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration contends it has "broad discretion" to regulate press access to the White House as it fends off a legal challenge from CNN and other outlets over the revocation of journalist Jim Acosta's "hard pass."In a legal filing ahead of a Wednesday hearing on CNN's request for a temporary restraining order to restore Acosta's access, the government argues it "was lawful" to punish Acosta for his behavior during a contentious President Trump press conference last week.It rejects the idea that Acosta was "otherwise eligible" for White House access, saying: "The President and his designees in the White House Press Office have exercised their discretion not to engage with him and, by extension, to no longer grant him on-demand access to the White House complex so that he can attempt to interact with the President or White House officials."President Trump himself, in an interview published Wednesday, was uncertain how the court fight would end, saying, "We'll see how the court rules.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration contends it has "broad discretion" to regulate press access to the White House as it fends off a legal challenge from CNN and other outlets over the revocation of journalist Jim Acosta's "hard pass."In a legal filing ahead of a Wednesday hearing on CNN's request for a temporary restraining order to restore Acosta's access, the government argues it "was lawful" to punish Acosta for his behavior during a contentious President Trump press conference last week.It rejects the idea that Acosta was "otherwise eligible" for White House access, saying: "The President and his designees in the White House Press Office have exercised their discretion not to engage with him and, by extension, to no longer grant him on-demand access to the White House complex so that he can attempt to interact with the President or White House officials."President Trump himself, in an interview published Wednesday, was uncertain how the court fight would end, saying, "We'll see how the court rules.
Man with ‘Trump 2020’ sign banned by Disney ... again
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Disney has banned Dion Cini from company properties for, once again, displaying pro-President Donald Trump messages, according to WFTV.Back in September, Cini lost his annual pass for unfurling a giant flag at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom.The 49-year-old New Yorker told the local news station that he'd had it for 24 years.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Disney has banned Dion Cini from company properties for, once again, displaying pro-President Donald Trump messages, according to WFTV.Back in September, Cini lost his annual pass for unfurling a giant flag at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom.The 49-year-old New Yorker told the local news station that he'd had it for 24 years.
President Trump threatens to withhold federal payments from California
LOS ANGELES — President Donald Trump is threatening to withhold federal payments to California, claiming its forest management is "so poor."President Trump says Saturday via Twitter that "there is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly fires in California." President Trump says "billions of dollars are given each year, with so many lives lost, all because of gross mismanagement of the forests.
LOS ANGELES — President Donald Trump is threatening to withhold federal payments to California, claiming its forest management is "so poor."President Trump says Saturday via Twitter that "there is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly fires in California." President Trump says "billions of dollars are given each year, with so many lives lost, all because of gross mismanagement of the forests.
Pres. Trump claims video distributed by White House wasn't altered
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump claimed on Friday that a White House-released video depicting contact between a staffer and a CNN reporter wasn't altered, and he seemingly threatened to revoke the White House press credentials of more reporters.President Trump insisted that the video distributed by White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was simply a "close-up" and "was not doctored.""Nobody manipulated it.
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump claimed on Friday that a White House-released video depicting contact between a staffer and a CNN reporter wasn't altered, and he seemingly threatened to revoke the White House press credentials of more reporters.President Trump insisted that the video distributed by White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was simply a "close-up" and "was not doctored.""Nobody manipulated it.