Pres. Trump will recognize Jerusalem as capital of Israel
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Donald Trump will recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital on Wednesday despite intense Arab, Muslim and European opposition to a move that would upend decades of U.S. policy and risk potentially violent protests.President Trump will instruct the State Department to begin the multi-year process of moving the American embassy from Tel Aviv to the holy city, U.S. officials said Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Donald Trump will recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital on Wednesday despite intense Arab, Muslim and European opposition to a move that would upend decades of U.S. policy and risk potentially violent protests.President Trump will instruct the State Department to begin the multi-year process of moving the American embassy from Tel Aviv to the holy city, U.S. officials said Tuesday.
Senate confirms Kirstjen Nielsen to head Homeland Security
WASHINGTON — The Senate has confirmed Kirstjen Nielsen as President Donald Trump's choice to lead the Department of Homeland Security.Senators approved Nielsen's nomination, 62-37, on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON — The Senate has confirmed Kirstjen Nielsen as President Donald Trump's choice to lead the Department of Homeland Security.Senators approved Nielsen's nomination, 62-37, on Tuesday.
President Trump offers full support for embattled Republican Roy Moore
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump gave embattled GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore a vigorous formal endorsement Monday, looking past allegations of sexual misconduct with Alabama teenagers as Republican leaders in Washington, once appalled by Moore's candidacy, began to come to grips with the ever-clearer possibility of his victory.Buoyed by the taste of his own success in Congress as the Republican tax bill inches closer to passage, President Trump telephoned Moore to offer encouragement as well as support and also argued in a pair of tweets that Moore's vote was badly needed to push the president's policies forward.In addition, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who was initially among several national Republicans to urge Moore to drop out of the race, said Sunday it was up to Alabama voters to decide whether the former state Supreme Court chief justice should be elected.Weeks ago, when accusations of sexual misconduct with teenagers first surfaced, President Trump's spokesman had said the president believed Moore would "do the right thing and step aside" if the allegations were true.Top Republicans vowed to expel him from the Senate if he won his Dec. 12 special election.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump gave embattled GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore a vigorous formal endorsement Monday, looking past allegations of sexual misconduct with Alabama teenagers as Republican leaders in Washington, once appalled by Moore's candidacy, began to come to grips with the ever-clearer possibility of his victory.Buoyed by the taste of his own success in Congress as the Republican tax bill inches closer to passage, President Trump telephoned Moore to offer encouragement as well as support and also argued in a pair of tweets that Moore's vote was badly needed to push the president's policies forward.In addition, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who was initially among several national Republicans to urge Moore to drop out of the race, said Sunday it was up to Alabama voters to decide whether the former state Supreme Court chief justice should be elected.Weeks ago, when accusations of sexual misconduct with teenagers first surfaced, President Trump's spokesman had said the president believed Moore would "do the right thing and step aside" if the allegations were true.Top Republicans vowed to expel him from the Senate if he won his Dec. 12 special election.
Prosecutors: Paul Manafort wrote op-ed with colleague in Russia; drafted as late as last week
WASHINGTON — In an attempt to burnish his public image and leave no fingerprints behind, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort recently enlisted a longtime Russian colleague to help him ghostwrite an op-ed.The attempt to publish the op-ed under someone else's name now has prosecutors working for special counsel Robert Mueller pushing for Manafort to remain on house arrest and GPS monitoring for the time being.In a court filing , prosecutors say Manafort and the colleague sought to publish the op-ed to influence public opinion about his political consulting in Ukraine, work at the heart of the criminal case against him.
WASHINGTON — In an attempt to burnish his public image and leave no fingerprints behind, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort recently enlisted a longtime Russian colleague to help him ghostwrite an op-ed.The attempt to publish the op-ed under someone else's name now has prosecutors working for special counsel Robert Mueller pushing for Manafort to remain on house arrest and GPS monitoring for the time being.In a court filing , prosecutors say Manafort and the colleague sought to publish the op-ed to influence public opinion about his political consulting in Ukraine, work at the heart of the criminal case against him.
"Public lands for public use:" Pres. Trump takes unprecedented step to reduce national monuments
SALT LAKE CITY — President Donald Trump on Monday took the unprecedented step of scaling back two sprawling national monuments in Utah, declaring that "public lands will once again be for public use," in a move cheered by Republican leaders who had lobbied him to undo protections they considered overly broad.The decision marks the first time in a half century that a president has undone these types of land protections.
SALT LAKE CITY — President Donald Trump on Monday took the unprecedented step of scaling back two sprawling national monuments in Utah, declaring that "public lands will once again be for public use," in a move cheered by Republican leaders who had lobbied him to undo protections they considered overly broad.The decision marks the first time in a half century that a president has undone these types of land protections.
Supreme Court allows full enforcement of Pres. Trump travel ban
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to fully enforce a ban on travel to the United States by residents of six mostly Muslim countries.The justices say in an order Monday that the policy can take full effect even as legal challenges against it make their way through the courts.The ban applies to travelers from Chad, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to fully enforce a ban on travel to the United States by residents of six mostly Muslim countries.The justices say in an order Monday that the policy can take full effect even as legal challenges against it make their way through the courts.The ban applies to travelers from Chad, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen.
"Another Comey lie!" President Trump says he never asked Comey to stop Flynn probe
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says on Twitter that he never asked former FBI director James Comey to stop investigating his ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn.Comey testified before Congress in June that President Trump asked him if could see to "letting Flynn go." Comey said that request came a day after President Trump forced Flynn to resign his White House post.President Trump said in Sunday's early morning tweet, "I never asked Comey to stop investigating Flynn.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says on Twitter that he never asked former FBI director James Comey to stop investigating his ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn.Comey testified before Congress in June that President Trump asked him if could see to "letting Flynn go." Comey said that request came a day after President Trump forced Flynn to resign his White House post.President Trump said in Sunday's early morning tweet, "I never asked Comey to stop investigating Flynn.
Tax bill clears Senate in big boost for President Trump, GOP
WASHINGTON — Republicans muscled the largest tax overhaul in 30 years through the Senate early Saturday, taking a big step toward giving President Donald Trump his first major legislative triumph after months of false starts and frustration on other fronts."Just what the country needs to get growing again," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said in an interview after a final burst of negotiation closed in on a nearly $1.5 trillion package that impacts the breadth of American society.He shrugged off polls finding scant public enthusiasm for the measure, saying the legislation would prove its worth. "Big bills are rarely popular," he said. "You remember how unpopular 'Obamacare' was when it passed?"President Trump on Saturday tweeted his thanks to Senate and House Republicans as they now begin trying to reconcile differences in legislation passed by both chambers, a behind-closed-doors process that is expected to move swiftly.
WASHINGTON — Republicans muscled the largest tax overhaul in 30 years through the Senate early Saturday, taking a big step toward giving President Donald Trump his first major legislative triumph after months of false starts and frustration on other fronts."Just what the country needs to get growing again," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said in an interview after a final burst of negotiation closed in on a nearly $1.5 trillion package that impacts the breadth of American society.He shrugged off polls finding scant public enthusiasm for the measure, saying the legislation would prove its worth. "Big bills are rarely popular," he said. "You remember how unpopular 'Obamacare' was when it passed?"President Trump on Saturday tweeted his thanks to Senate and House Republicans as they now begin trying to reconcile differences in legislation passed by both chambers, a behind-closed-doors process that is expected to move swiftly.
President Trump alters story on why he fired Flynn
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump changed his story Saturday on why he fired Michael Flynn as his national security adviser, now suggesting he knew at the time that Flynn had lied to the FBI as well as to Vice President Mike Pence about his contacts with Russians during the presidential transition.That was a turnabout from his initial explanations that Flynn had to go because he hadn't been straight with Pence about those contacts.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump changed his story Saturday on why he fired Michael Flynn as his national security adviser, now suggesting he knew at the time that Flynn had lied to the FBI as well as to Vice President Mike Pence about his contacts with Russians during the presidential transition.That was a turnabout from his initial explanations that Flynn had to go because he hadn't been straight with Pence about those contacts.
Former Trump adviser Flynn pleads guilty to lying to FBI
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty Friday to making false statements to the FBI, the first Trump White House official to make a guilty plea so far in a wide-ranging investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller.
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty Friday to making false statements to the FBI, the first Trump White House official to make a guilty plea so far in a wide-ranging investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller.
President Trump donates third-quarter salary to health department
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has donated his third-quarter salary to the Department of Health and Human Services to help fight the opioid epidemic.Acting Health Secretary Eric Hargan on Thursday accepted a check from the president in the amount of $100,000.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has donated his third-quarter salary to the Department of Health and Human Services to help fight the opioid epidemic.Acting Health Secretary Eric Hargan on Thursday accepted a check from the president in the amount of $100,000.
President Trump weighs plan to replace Tillerson with CIA's Pompeo
WASHINGTON — The White House is discussing a plan to oust Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and replace him with CIA Director Mike Pompeo in a major shake-up of President Donald Trump's national security team, administration officials said Thursday.The move would put Pompeo, a former congressman who has grown close to President Trump during his tenure atop the CIA, in charge of U.S. diplomacy.
WASHINGTON — The White House is discussing a plan to oust Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and replace him with CIA Director Mike Pompeo in a major shake-up of President Donald Trump's national security team, administration officials said Thursday.The move would put Pompeo, a former congressman who has grown close to President Trump during his tenure atop the CIA, in charge of U.S. diplomacy.
President Trump promises more sanctions against North Korea
WASHINGTON— The Trump administration threatened new sanctions on North Korea on Wednesday after the reclusive government shattered 2½ months of relative quiet with its most powerful weapon test yet, an intercontinental ballistic missile that some observers believe could reach Washington and the entire U.S. Eastern Seaboard.President Donald Trump tweeted that he spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping about Pyongyang's "provocative actions," and he vowed that "additional major sanctions will be imposed on North Korea today.
WASHINGTON— The Trump administration threatened new sanctions on North Korea on Wednesday after the reclusive government shattered 2½ months of relative quiet with its most powerful weapon test yet, an intercontinental ballistic missile that some observers believe could reach Washington and the entire U.S. Eastern Seaboard.President Donald Trump tweeted that he spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping about Pyongyang's "provocative actions," and he vowed that "additional major sanctions will be imposed on North Korea today.
Pres. Trump says 'we will take care of it' following North Korea's latest missile launch, offers no details
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump says the United States will "take care of it" following North Korea's latest missile launch.Pres.
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump says the United States will "take care of it" following North Korea's latest missile launch.Pres.
President Trump, honoring Navajos, revives 'Pocohontas' jab at Elizabeth Warren
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump used an event honoring Native American veterans Monday to take a shot at Democratic Sen.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump used an event honoring Native American veterans Monday to take a shot at Democratic Sen.
2 acting directors: Consumer watchdog head names a successor, and President Trump does too
NEW YORK — The director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau resigned Friday and named his own successor, leading to an open conflict with President Donald Trump — who announced a different person as acting head of the agency later in the day.That means there are now effectively two acting directors of the CFPB, when there should only be one.Typically an acting director position would be filled according to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998.
NEW YORK — The director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau resigned Friday and named his own successor, leading to an open conflict with President Donald Trump — who announced a different person as acting head of the agency later in the day.That means there are now effectively two acting directors of the CFPB, when there should only be one.Typically an acting director position would be filled according to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998.
Pres. Trump and Time magazine dispute Person of the Year plans
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he's not playing ball with Time magazine as it decides its Person of the Year.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he's not playing ball with Time magazine as it decides its Person of the Year.
Time magazine says President Trump's got it wrong
PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local):9 p.m.Time magazine is disputing President Donald Trump's account of how he rejected the magazine's request for an interview and photo sessions ahead of its "Person of the Year" issue.In a Friday evening tweet, President Trump says the magazine informed him he was "probably" going to be granted the title for the second year in a row.
PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local):9 p.m.Time magazine is disputing President Donald Trump's account of how he rejected the magazine's request for an interview and photo sessions ahead of its "Person of the Year" issue.In a Friday evening tweet, President Trump says the magazine informed him he was "probably" going to be granted the title for the second year in a row.
Pres. Donald Trump takes a jab at Time magazine
PALM BEACH, Florida -- President Donald Trump says he turned down an interview and photo shoot for Time magazine's "Person of the Year" issue.In a Friday evening tweet, Pres.
PALM BEACH, Florida -- President Donald Trump says he turned down an interview and photo shoot for Time magazine's "Person of the Year" issue.In a Friday evening tweet, Pres.
Pres. Donald Trump condemns Egypt mosque attack; "The world cannot tolerate terrorism"
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump is denouncing what he's calling the "Horrible and cowardly terrorist attack on innocent and defenseless worshippers in Egypt."Militants attacked a crowded mosque during Friday prayers in the Sinai Peninsula, settling off explosives, spraying worshippers with gunfire and killing at least 200 people in the deadliest ever attack on Egyptian civilians by Islamic extremists.
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump is denouncing what he's calling the "Horrible and cowardly terrorist attack on innocent and defenseless worshippers in Egypt."Militants attacked a crowded mosque during Friday prayers in the Sinai Peninsula, settling off explosives, spraying worshippers with gunfire and killing at least 200 people in the deadliest ever attack on Egyptian civilians by Islamic extremists.