Putin soccer ball gift to President Trump may have had microchip
WASHINGTON — The soccer ball that Vladimir Putin gave President Donald Trump may have had a bug after all.
WASHINGTON — The soccer ball that Vladimir Putin gave President Donald Trump may have had a bug after all.
Motorcycle maker to boost output in Poland after EU tariffs
MINNEAPOLIS -- A U.S. motorcycle manufacturer announced plans to increase production in Poland after President Donald Trump ordered tariffs on steel and aluminum and the European Union retaliated with tariffs on motorcycles, but the company said Wednesday the move will not reduce jobs at its U.S. plants.Last month, Minnesota-based Polaris Industries said it was considering moving production of its Indian Motorcycles brand from its plant in northwestern Iowa's Spirit Lake to one in Poland as a way to deal with the retaliatory tariffs.
MINNEAPOLIS -- A U.S. motorcycle manufacturer announced plans to increase production in Poland after President Donald Trump ordered tariffs on steel and aluminum and the European Union retaliated with tariffs on motorcycles, but the company said Wednesday the move will not reduce jobs at its U.S. plants.Last month, Minnesota-based Polaris Industries said it was considering moving production of its Indian Motorcycles brand from its plant in northwestern Iowa's Spirit Lake to one in Poland as a way to deal with the retaliatory tariffs.
Pres. Trump delays proposed Putin meeting until 2019
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration sought to fend off accusations the president is too soft on Russia on Wednesday, putting off a proposed second summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and declaring the U.S. will never recognize Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea.As members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee peppered Secretary of State Mike Pompeo with questions about last week's summit in Finland, the White House said President Donald Trump had opted against trying to meet with Putin this fall.
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration sought to fend off accusations the president is too soft on Russia on Wednesday, putting off a proposed second summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and declaring the U.S. will never recognize Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea.As members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee peppered Secretary of State Mike Pompeo with questions about last week's summit in Finland, the White House said President Donald Trump had opted against trying to meet with Putin this fall.
Pres. Trump, EU leaders announce agreement to work toward 'zero tariffs, zero subsidies'
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and European Union leaders announced Wednesday they have agreed to work toward "zero tariffs" and "zero subsidies" on non-automobile goods and would work to resolve U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports that have roiled European markets.The president, in a hastily called Rose Garden statement with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, said the EU had agreed to buy "a lot of soybeans" and increase its imports of liquefied natural gas from the U.S. Juncker, meanwhile, said the U.S. and EU had agreed to hold off on further tariffs as part of trade talks aimed at averting a crippling trade dispute involving the lucrative automobile market.President Trump told reporters it was a "very big day for free and fair trade" and vowed to "resolve the steel and aluminum tariff issues and we will resolve retaliatory tariffs.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and European Union leaders announced Wednesday they have agreed to work toward "zero tariffs" and "zero subsidies" on non-automobile goods and would work to resolve U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports that have roiled European markets.The president, in a hastily called Rose Garden statement with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, said the EU had agreed to buy "a lot of soybeans" and increase its imports of liquefied natural gas from the U.S. Juncker, meanwhile, said the U.S. and EU had agreed to hold off on further tariffs as part of trade talks aimed at averting a crippling trade dispute involving the lucrative automobile market.President Trump told reporters it was a "very big day for free and fair trade" and vowed to "resolve the steel and aluminum tariff issues and we will resolve retaliatory tariffs.
Pres. Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen recorded him discussing paying for Playboy model's story of alleged affair
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Two months before the 2016 election, President Donald Trump and his lawyer discussed plans to pay for a former Playboy model's story of an alleged affair, according to a secretly recorded tape released amid an escalating feud between the president and his longtime personal attorney.The audio recording, made by President Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen, appears to contradict President Trump's campaign's later claim that the president knew nothing about a media company's purchase of model Karen McDougal's story or any efforts to keep it from becoming public.The tape captures the soon-to-be elected president and his lawyer discussing logistics of financing and whether to "pay with cash," although the sound is muffled and President Trump's instructions on that are unclear.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Two months before the 2016 election, President Donald Trump and his lawyer discussed plans to pay for a former Playboy model's story of an alleged affair, according to a secretly recorded tape released amid an escalating feud between the president and his longtime personal attorney.The audio recording, made by President Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen, appears to contradict President Trump's campaign's later claim that the president knew nothing about a media company's purchase of model Karen McDougal's story or any efforts to keep it from becoming public.The tape captures the soon-to-be elected president and his lawyer discussing logistics of financing and whether to "pay with cash," although the sound is muffled and President Trump's instructions on that are unclear.
President Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star smashed to pieces
LOS ANGELES — A vandal has destroyed President Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.Los Angeles police Officer Ray Brown says the vandalism was reported around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday and someone was subsequently taken into custody.
LOS ANGELES — A vandal has destroyed President Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.Los Angeles police Officer Ray Brown says the vandalism was reported around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday and someone was subsequently taken into custody.
Harley-Davidson tries to break out of sales slump, execs say trade war hurting effort
MILWAUKEE -- Harley-Davidson is looking overseas to break out of a sales slump here at home, but executives say a trade war is hurting the company's effort.
MILWAUKEE -- Harley-Davidson is looking overseas to break out of a sales slump here at home, but executives say a trade war is hurting the company's effort.
US announces billions to help farmers hurt by Pres. Trump tariffs
WASHINGTON — The government announced a $12 billion plan Tuesday to assist farmers who have been hurt by President Donald Trump's trade disputes with China and other trading partners.The plan focuses on Midwest soybean producers and others targeted by retaliatory measures.The Agriculture Department said the proposal would include direct assistance for farmers, purchases of excess crops and trade promotion activities aimed at building new export markets.
WASHINGTON — The government announced a $12 billion plan Tuesday to assist farmers who have been hurt by President Donald Trump's trade disputes with China and other trading partners.The plan focuses on Midwest soybean producers and others targeted by retaliatory measures.The Agriculture Department said the proposal would include direct assistance for farmers, purchases of excess crops and trade promotion activities aimed at building new export markets.
Analysts: Pres. Trump tariff threats unlikely to yield trade deals
WASHINGTON — With President Donald Trump intensifying his rift with U.S. trading partners, economists are growing more doubtful that any deal that might benefit American workers and companies is in sight.Instead, many analysts say they expect the Trump administration to impose more tariffs on China and potentially other key U.S. trading partners.
WASHINGTON — With President Donald Trump intensifying his rift with U.S. trading partners, economists are growing more doubtful that any deal that might benefit American workers and companies is in sight.Instead, many analysts say they expect the Trump administration to impose more tariffs on China and potentially other key U.S. trading partners.
President Trump claims ex-lawyer's phone-taping is 'perhaps illegal'
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — President Donald Trump said Saturday that his personal lawyer's taping of their private phone conversations is "totally unheard of & perhaps illegal."President Trump was responding to the revelation that former attorney Michael Cohen, weeks before the 2016 election, secretly recorded their discussion of a potential payment for a former Playboy model's account of having an affair with President Trump.
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — President Donald Trump said Saturday that his personal lawyer's taping of their private phone conversations is "totally unheard of & perhaps illegal."President Trump was responding to the revelation that former attorney Michael Cohen, weeks before the 2016 election, secretly recorded their discussion of a potential payment for a former Playboy model's account of having an affair with President Trump.
NY Times: Pres. Trump was recorded talking of paying Playboy model
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer secretly recorded President Trump discussing payments to a former Playboy model who said she had an affair with him, The New York Times reported Friday.The president's current personal lawyer confirmed the conversation and said it showed President Trump did nothing wrong, according to the Times.Citing lawyers and others familiar with the recording, The Times said attorney Michael Cohen made the recording two months before President Trump's 2016 election.
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer secretly recorded President Trump discussing payments to a former Playboy model who said she had an affair with him, The New York Times reported Friday.The president's current personal lawyer confirmed the conversation and said it showed President Trump did nothing wrong, according to the Times.Citing lawyers and others familiar with the recording, The Times said attorney Michael Cohen made the recording two months before President Trump's 2016 election.
White House invites Putin to Washington for fall meeting
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Unbowed by criticism over his Helsinki summit, President Donald Trump extended an invitation to Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet in Washington in the fall, the White House said Thursday.Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Twitter that President Trump had asked National Security Adviser John Bolton to invite Putin, adding, "Those discussions are already underway." The invitation was announced hours after the president tweeted that he looked forward to "our second meeting" as he defended his performance Monday at the summit in which the two leaders conferred on a range of issues, including terrorism, Israeli security, nuclear proliferation and North Korea."There are many answers, some easy and some hard, to these problems ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Unbowed by criticism over his Helsinki summit, President Donald Trump extended an invitation to Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet in Washington in the fall, the White House said Thursday.Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Twitter that President Trump had asked National Security Adviser John Bolton to invite Putin, adding, "Those discussions are already underway." The invitation was announced hours after the president tweeted that he looked forward to "our second meeting" as he defended his performance Monday at the summit in which the two leaders conferred on a range of issues, including terrorism, Israeli security, nuclear proliferation and North Korea."There are many answers, some easy and some hard, to these problems ...
Gov. Walker appears with President Trump for worker event at White House
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'We can't have this:' Pres. Trump says he told Putin to stay out of America's elections
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Donald Trump spent a second day Wednesday managing the political fallout from his widely criticized meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin, shifting stances and mopping up what the White House said were misstatements.His toughness with the longtime American foe in question, President Trump said he told the Russian president face-to-face during Monday's summit to stay out of America's elections "and that's the way it's going to be."That rhetoric marked a turnabout from President Trump's first, upbeat description of his sit-down with Putin.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Donald Trump spent a second day Wednesday managing the political fallout from his widely criticized meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin, shifting stances and mopping up what the White House said were misstatements.His toughness with the longtime American foe in question, President Trump said he told the Russian president face-to-face during Monday's summit to stay out of America's elections "and that's the way it's going to be."That rhetoric marked a turnabout from President Trump's first, upbeat description of his sit-down with Putin.
President Trump: New Air Force One to get red, white and blue makeover
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says Air Force One is getting a patriotic makeover.President Trump says the familiar baby blue color on the presidential aircraft will give way to a red-white-and-blue color scheme on updated models that could be delivered in time for a potential second term.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says Air Force One is getting a patriotic makeover.President Trump says the familiar baby blue color on the presidential aircraft will give way to a red-white-and-blue color scheme on updated models that could be delivered in time for a potential second term.
President Trump corrects his quote, says he misspoke on Russian meddling
WASHINGTON -- Blistered by bipartisan condemnation of his embrace of a longtime U.S. enemy, President Donald Trump sought Tuesday to "clarify" his public undermining of American intelligence agencies, saying he had misspoken when he said he saw no reason to believe Russia had interfered in the 2016 U.S. election."The sentence should have been, 'I don't see any reason why I wouldn't, or why it wouldn't be Russia" instead of "why it would,"President Trump said, in a rare admission of error by the bombastic U.S. leader.
WASHINGTON -- Blistered by bipartisan condemnation of his embrace of a longtime U.S. enemy, President Donald Trump sought Tuesday to "clarify" his public undermining of American intelligence agencies, saying he had misspoken when he said he saw no reason to believe Russia had interfered in the 2016 U.S. election."The sentence should have been, 'I don't see any reason why I wouldn't, or why it wouldn't be Russia" instead of "why it would,"President Trump said, in a rare admission of error by the bombastic U.S. leader.
Gov. Walker met woman arrested, charged with being covert Russian agent
WASHINGTON — A woman charged Monday with being a covert agent for Russia inside the U.S. says she attended Gov.
WASHINGTON — A woman charged Monday with being a covert agent for Russia inside the U.S. says she attended Gov.
Wave of condemnation hits Pres. Trump after Putin's denial of interfering in the 2016 elections
WASHINGTON — "Bizarre." ''Shameful." ''Disgraceful." That's the swift and sweeping condemnation directed at President Donald Trump on Monday after he sided with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a stunning appearance in Helsinki — and that's just from the Republicans.Lawmakers in both major parties and former intelligence officials appeared shocked, dismayed and uneasy with President Trump's suggestion that he believes Putin's denial of interfering in the 2016 elections.
WASHINGTON — "Bizarre." ''Shameful." ''Disgraceful." That's the swift and sweeping condemnation directed at President Donald Trump on Monday after he sided with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a stunning appearance in Helsinki — and that's just from the Republicans.Lawmakers in both major parties and former intelligence officials appeared shocked, dismayed and uneasy with President Trump's suggestion that he believes Putin's denial of interfering in the 2016 elections.
Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson concerned about 'widespread tariffs'
MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin Republican U.S. Sen.
MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin Republican U.S. Sen.
Pres. Trump: Putin made 'incredible offer' to help US investigators in prosecution of alleged Russian hackers
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin privately made an "incredible offer" to help American investigators in their prosecution of 12 Russian intelligence officers accused of hacking crimes during the 2016 presidential election."He offered to have the people working on the case come and work with their investigators with respect to the 12 people," President Trump told reporters during a news conference in Helsinki following his joint summit with Putin. "I think that's an incredible offer, OK?"The special counsel investigating potential coordination between President Trump's campaign and the Kremlin on Friday charged a dozen Russian military intelligence officers with hacking the Democratic National Committee and the Hillary Clinton campaign and then releasing the stolen communications online as part of a sweeping conspiracy to meddle in the election.Putin noted that Russia would expect the U.S. to return the favor and cooperate in the Russian probe against William Browder, a British investor charged in financial crimes in Russia.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin privately made an "incredible offer" to help American investigators in their prosecution of 12 Russian intelligence officers accused of hacking crimes during the 2016 presidential election."He offered to have the people working on the case come and work with their investigators with respect to the 12 people," President Trump told reporters during a news conference in Helsinki following his joint summit with Putin. "I think that's an incredible offer, OK?"The special counsel investigating potential coordination between President Trump's campaign and the Kremlin on Friday charged a dozen Russian military intelligence officers with hacking the Democratic National Committee and the Hillary Clinton campaign and then releasing the stolen communications online as part of a sweeping conspiracy to meddle in the election.Putin noted that Russia would expect the U.S. to return the favor and cooperate in the Russian probe against William Browder, a British investor charged in financial crimes in Russia.