'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.
President Trump opens armistice visit to France with jab at Macron
PARIS — President Donald Trump wasted no time taking a poke at his French host Friday as he arrived in Paris for events marking the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I, tweeting as he landed that President Emmanuel Macron had made an "insulting" proposal to build up Europe's military to counter the U.S., China and Russia.It was a clear sign that the "America first" president was ready to chart his own course yet again as world leaders gathered to remember the coalition that brought an end to the first global war.
PARIS — President Donald Trump wasted no time taking a poke at his French host Friday as he arrived in Paris for events marking the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I, tweeting as he landed that President Emmanuel Macron had made an "insulting" proposal to build up Europe's military to counter the U.S., China and Russia.It was a clear sign that the "America first" president was ready to chart his own course yet again as world leaders gathered to remember the coalition that brought an end to the first global war.
President Trump limits asylum, says people must 'come in legally'
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday invoked extraordinary national security powers to deny asylum to migrants who enter the country illegally, tightening the border as caravans of Central Americans slowly approach the United States.President Trump is using the same powers he used to push through a version of the travel ban that was upheld by the Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday invoked extraordinary national security powers to deny asylum to migrants who enter the country illegally, tightening the border as caravans of Central Americans slowly approach the United States.President Trump is using the same powers he used to push through a version of the travel ban that was upheld by the Supreme Court.
White House suspends CNN reporter's 'hard pass' after Pres. Trump post-election news conference
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's combative relationship with the media continues to deteriorate.During his post-midterms news conference on Wednesday, he called some journalists rude, told some to sit down and accused a PBS reporter of posing a racist question when she asked about white nationalists.
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's combative relationship with the media continues to deteriorate.During his post-midterms news conference on Wednesday, he called some journalists rude, told some to sit down and accused a PBS reporter of posing a racist question when she asked about white nationalists.
Man sentenced for smashing Pres. Trump's Hollywood star with ax
LOS ANGELES — A man who smashed Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been sentenced to three years' probation after pleading no contest to a felony count of vandalism.City News Service reports a judge also sentenced Austin Mikel Clay on Wednesday to attend psychological counseling and pay more than $9,400 to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.
LOS ANGELES — A man who smashed Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been sentenced to three years' probation after pleading no contest to a felony count of vandalism.City News Service reports a judge also sentenced Austin Mikel Clay on Wednesday to attend psychological counseling and pay more than $9,400 to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.
President Trump says midterm elections 'defied history' as he takes credit for GOP gains in Senate
WASHINGTON — Resigned to the loss of one-party control over Washington in Tuesday's elections, President Donald Trump stared down the prospect of endless House investigations, stymied policy efforts and fresh questions about the resilience of his unorthodox political coalition.
WASHINGTON — Resigned to the loss of one-party control over Washington in Tuesday's elections, President Donald Trump stared down the prospect of endless House investigations, stymied policy efforts and fresh questions about the resilience of his unorthodox political coalition.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions submits resignation in letter to President Donald Trump
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions submits resignation in letter to President Donald Trump.Sessions announced his plan to resign in a letter to the White House on Wednesday, Nov. 7.President Donald Trump announced in a tweet that Sessions' chief of staff Matt Whitaker would become the new acting attorney general.The attorney general had endured more than a year of stinging and personal criticism from President Trump over his recusal from the investigation into potential coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign.President Trump blamed the decision for opening the door to the appointment of special counsel Robert Mueller, who took over the Russia investigation and began examining whether President Trump's hectoring of Sessions was part of a broader effort to obstruct justice.
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions submits resignation in letter to President Donald Trump.Sessions announced his plan to resign in a letter to the White House on Wednesday, Nov. 7.President Donald Trump announced in a tweet that Sessions' chief of staff Matt Whitaker would become the new acting attorney general.The attorney general had endured more than a year of stinging and personal criticism from President Trump over his recusal from the investigation into potential coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign.President Trump blamed the decision for opening the door to the appointment of special counsel Robert Mueller, who took over the Russia investigation and began examining whether President Trump's hectoring of Sessions was part of a broader effort to obstruct justice.
AP survey: Health care, immigration high on voters' minds
WASHINGTON — Health care and immigration were high on voters' minds as they cast ballots in the midterm elections, according to a wide-ranging survey of the American electorate conducted by The Associated Press.AP VoteCast also shows a majority of voters considered President Donald Trump a factor in their votes.A majority of voters overall say the country is headed in the wrong direction.
WASHINGTON — Health care and immigration were high on voters' minds as they cast ballots in the midterm elections, according to a wide-ranging survey of the American electorate conducted by The Associated Press.AP VoteCast also shows a majority of voters considered President Donald Trump a factor in their votes.A majority of voters overall say the country is headed in the wrong direction.