President Donald Trump names Ty Cobb as White House special counsel
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The White House announced Saturday, July 15th that President Donald Trump has appointed former federal prosecutor Ty Cobb as White House special counsel.Cobb is a partner in the investigations practice of the law firm Hogan Lovells in Washington, D.C., the White House statement said.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The White House announced Saturday, July 15th that President Donald Trump has appointed former federal prosecutor Ty Cobb as White House special counsel.Cobb is a partner in the investigations practice of the law firm Hogan Lovells in Washington, D.C., the White House statement said.
Feds appeal judge's travel ban ruling to Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration is seeking to close a legal window opened for tens of thousands of refugees to enter the United States, appealing a federal judge's order directly to the Supreme Court.U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson had ordered the government to allow in refugees formally working with a resettlement agency in the United States.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration is seeking to close a legal window opened for tens of thousands of refugees to enter the United States, appealing a federal judge's order directly to the Supreme Court.U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson had ordered the government to allow in refugees formally working with a resettlement agency in the United States.
Russian-American lobbyist says he attended 2016 meeting with Donald Trump Jr.
WASHINGTON — A Russian-American lobbyist says he attended a June 2016 meeting with President Donald Trump's son, marking another shift in the account of a discussion that was billed as part of a Russian government effort to help the Republican's White House campaign.Rinat Akhmetshin confirmed his participation to The Associated Press on Friday.The meeting heightened questions about whether President Trump's campaign coordinated with the Russian government during the election, which is the focus of federal and congressional investigations.
WASHINGTON — A Russian-American lobbyist says he attended a June 2016 meeting with President Donald Trump's son, marking another shift in the account of a discussion that was billed as part of a Russian government effort to help the Republican's White House campaign.Rinat Akhmetshin confirmed his participation to The Associated Press on Friday.The meeting heightened questions about whether President Trump's campaign coordinated with the Russian government during the election, which is the focus of federal and congressional investigations.
President Trump, Macron look past differences on Paris climate pact
PARIS — President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron set aside lingering differences on climate change during their meeting in France on Thursday, asserting that it shouldn't prevent them from working together toward a post-war roadmap for Syria and to enhance Mideast security.President Trump, standing alongside Macron at a news conference, said the two nations have "occasional disagreements" but that would not disrupt a friendship that dates back to the American Revolution.
PARIS — President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron set aside lingering differences on climate change during their meeting in France on Thursday, asserting that it shouldn't prevent them from working together toward a post-war roadmap for Syria and to enhance Mideast security.President Trump, standing alongside Macron at a news conference, said the two nations have "occasional disagreements" but that would not disrupt a friendship that dates back to the American Revolution.
President Trump seeks consensus with France despite differences
PARIS — With major differences between them, President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron were meeting Thursday in Paris to focus on issues where they think they can take U.S.-French relations forward, with security and defense matters being chief among them.Shortly before President Trump was to sit down with Macron, France's recently elected leader said it is "obvious and indispensable" to have exchanges with President Trump, whose "America First" brand of politics has unnerved some stalwart European allies.Macron spoke at a news conference Thursday following a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel who, like Macron, was deeply disappointed in President Trump's recent decision to withdraw the U.S. from a global agreement to combat climate change.Merkel said differences with the U.S. are "regrettable" but that communication continues.President Trump arrived in the French capital after an overnight flight from Washington for a whirlwind, 36-hour visit to meet with Macron and tackle potential solutions to the crisis in Syria and discuss broader counterterrorism strategies.
PARIS — With major differences between them, President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron were meeting Thursday in Paris to focus on issues where they think they can take U.S.-French relations forward, with security and defense matters being chief among them.Shortly before President Trump was to sit down with Macron, France's recently elected leader said it is "obvious and indispensable" to have exchanges with President Trump, whose "America First" brand of politics has unnerved some stalwart European allies.Macron spoke at a news conference Thursday following a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel who, like Macron, was deeply disappointed in President Trump's recent decision to withdraw the U.S. from a global agreement to combat climate change.Merkel said differences with the U.S. are "regrettable" but that communication continues.President Trump arrived in the French capital after an overnight flight from Washington for a whirlwind, 36-hour visit to meet with Macron and tackle potential solutions to the crisis in Syria and discuss broader counterterrorism strategies.
"It would be very bad:" President Trump says he'll be 'angry' if Senate health care bill flops
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will be "very angry" if the Senate fails to pass a revamped Republican health care bill and said Majority Leader Mitch McConnell must "pull it off," intensifying pressure on party leaders laboring to win over unhappy GOP senators and preserve the teetering measure.President Trump's remarks came a day before McConnell, R-Ky., planned to release his revised legislation to a closed-door meeting of GOP senators.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will be "very angry" if the Senate fails to pass a revamped Republican health care bill and said Majority Leader Mitch McConnell must "pull it off," intensifying pressure on party leaders laboring to win over unhappy GOP senators and preserve the teetering measure.President Trump's remarks came a day before McConnell, R-Ky., planned to release his revised legislation to a closed-door meeting of GOP senators.
California Democrat launches longshot bid to impeach President Donald Trump
WASHINGTON — A California Democrat filed an article of impeachment against President Donald Trump Wednesday, July 12th in a longshot bid to remove the president from office.Rep.
WASHINGTON — A California Democrat filed an article of impeachment against President Donald Trump Wednesday, July 12th in a longshot bid to remove the president from office.Rep.
President Trump's FBI pick says he'll focus on the law, not politics
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's pick to lead the FBI declared Wednesday he will not let politics get in the way of the bureau's mission, saying its work will be driven only by "the facts, the law and the impartial pursuit of justice."Christopher Wray, a former Justice Department official selected for the job last month after President Trump's firing of James Comey, appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee in a hearing focusing in part on the political tumult surrounding his nomination and the ongoing investigations shadowing the White House.Asserting his independence, Wray said, "My loyalty is to the Constitution and the rule of law.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's pick to lead the FBI declared Wednesday he will not let politics get in the way of the bureau's mission, saying its work will be driven only by "the facts, the law and the impartial pursuit of justice."Christopher Wray, a former Justice Department official selected for the job last month after President Trump's firing of James Comey, appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee in a hearing focusing in part on the political tumult surrounding his nomination and the ongoing investigations shadowing the White House.Asserting his independence, Wray said, "My loyalty is to the Constitution and the rule of law.
New York Times says Donald Trump Jr. was aware of Kremlin link
WASHINGTON — A new report says the man who set up a meeting last week for a Russian lawyer to give Donald Trump Jr.
WASHINGTON — A new report says the man who set up a meeting last week for a Russian lawyer to give Donald Trump Jr.
President Trump picks Wisconsin businessman Stephen King to serve as ambassador to Czech Republic
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will nominate Lew Eisenberg, a major Republican fundraiser, to serve as the next ambassador to Italy.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will nominate Lew Eisenberg, a major Republican fundraiser, to serve as the next ambassador to Italy.
Report: Donald Trump Jr. was promised damaging info about Hillary Clinton in meeting with Kremlin-linked lawyer
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's eldest son says he met with a Kremlin-linked lawyer shortly after his father clinched the GOP nomination, hoping to get information helpful to the campaign.A New York Times report Sunday, July 9th, citing advisers to the White House and other people familiar with the gathering says Donald Trump Jr.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's eldest son says he met with a Kremlin-linked lawyer shortly after his father clinched the GOP nomination, hoping to get information helpful to the campaign.A New York Times report Sunday, July 9th, citing advisers to the White House and other people familiar with the gathering says Donald Trump Jr.
President Trump says it's 'time to move forward' with Russia
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Sunday, July 9th that "it is time to move forward in working constructively with Russia" after his lengthy meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Germany.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Sunday, July 9th that "it is time to move forward in working constructively with Russia" after his lengthy meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Germany.
Putin thinks President Trump believed his take on election
HAMBURG, Germany — The Latest on President Donald Trump's second official visit to Europe (all times local):10:50 a.m.Russian President Vladimir Putin says he thinks President Donald Trump believed his in-person denials of Russian meddling in the U.S. presidential election.Putin spoke Saturday after the Group of 20 summit, where he and President Trump had their first face-to-face meeting.He said President Trump asked him numerous questions about Russia's alleged interference in the U.S. election during a lengthy discussion on the issue.Putin says he thinks his answers satisfied President Trump, but added that President Trump's opinion would be better sought from the U.S. president himself.Putin said he gave detailed answers, including about his conversations with representatives of the Obama administration.
HAMBURG, Germany — The Latest on President Donald Trump's second official visit to Europe (all times local):10:50 a.m.Russian President Vladimir Putin says he thinks President Donald Trump believed his in-person denials of Russian meddling in the U.S. presidential election.Putin spoke Saturday after the Group of 20 summit, where he and President Trump had their first face-to-face meeting.He said President Trump asked him numerous questions about Russia's alleged interference in the U.S. election during a lengthy discussion on the issue.Putin says he thinks his answers satisfied President Trump, but added that President Trump's opinion would be better sought from the U.S. president himself.Putin said he gave detailed answers, including about his conversations with representatives of the Obama administration.
President Trump, Putin agree election issue is hindrance
HAMBURG, Germany — The Latest on President Donald Trump's second official visit to Europe (all times local):2:45 a.m.President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin agree on one aspect of Moscow's meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign: The issue has become a hindrance to better relations.That's according to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who says the U.S. and Russian presidents had a "robust and lengthy" discussion about the interference, though Putin denied involvement.Tillerson's Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, says President Trump accepted Putin's assurances that Russia didn't meddle in the U.S. election.U.S. lawmakers of both parties had demanded that President Trump not shy away from the issue in his highly anticipated meeting with Putin.
HAMBURG, Germany — The Latest on President Donald Trump's second official visit to Europe (all times local):2:45 a.m.President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin agree on one aspect of Moscow's meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign: The issue has become a hindrance to better relations.That's according to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who says the U.S. and Russian presidents had a "robust and lengthy" discussion about the interference, though Putin denied involvement.Tillerson's Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, says President Trump accepted Putin's assurances that Russia didn't meddle in the U.S. election.U.S. lawmakers of both parties had demanded that President Trump not shy away from the issue in his highly anticipated meeting with Putin.
Appeals court refuses to weigh in on President Trump's travel ban rules
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court on Friday dismissed Hawaii's attempt to challenge the rules created by the Trump administration for its travel ban on citizens from six majority-Muslim countries.The state asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for an order saying the government could not omit grandparents, aunts and uncles, and other relatives of someone in the U.S. from the list of people who can still travel to the country.A three-judge panel said the 9th Circuit does not have jurisdiction to address the issue after the state appealed a federal judge's decision to leave the government's rules in place.U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson on Thursday denied Hawaii's request to clarify who is exempt, saying the question would be better posed to the Supreme Court.Watson put President Donald Trump's revised travel ban on hold in March, and the justices partially reinstated it last month."Every day that passes is a day when our government is turning away human beings — from newborn children to elderly grandparents — whom the injunction requires to be admitted," attorneys for Hawaii said in their filing with the 9th Circuit.The state attorney general's office said it was still reviewing the 9th Circuit's decision.The Supreme Court said the president's 90-day ban on visitors from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen could be enforced pending arguments set for October if a visitor lacks a "credible claim of a bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States."The court's majority said a close family relationship in the U.S. was required to enter the country and a spouse or mother-in-law would clearly be permitted.The Trump administration has said the exemption would apply to parents, spouses, sons, daughters, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, fiances or siblings.A U.S. Department of Justice spokeswoman said the agency declined to comment on the 9th Circuit's decision.The department said in a court filing that its list of people exempt from the ban "hews closely" to categories defined by Congress.The Trump administration says the travel ban is necessary to keep Americans safe until it can review the vetting process for refugees and others.
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court on Friday dismissed Hawaii's attempt to challenge the rules created by the Trump administration for its travel ban on citizens from six majority-Muslim countries.The state asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for an order saying the government could not omit grandparents, aunts and uncles, and other relatives of someone in the U.S. from the list of people who can still travel to the country.A three-judge panel said the 9th Circuit does not have jurisdiction to address the issue after the state appealed a federal judge's decision to leave the government's rules in place.U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson on Thursday denied Hawaii's request to clarify who is exempt, saying the question would be better posed to the Supreme Court.Watson put President Donald Trump's revised travel ban on hold in March, and the justices partially reinstated it last month."Every day that passes is a day when our government is turning away human beings — from newborn children to elderly grandparents — whom the injunction requires to be admitted," attorneys for Hawaii said in their filing with the 9th Circuit.The state attorney general's office said it was still reviewing the 9th Circuit's decision.The Supreme Court said the president's 90-day ban on visitors from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen could be enforced pending arguments set for October if a visitor lacks a "credible claim of a bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States."The court's majority said a close family relationship in the U.S. was required to enter the country and a spouse or mother-in-law would clearly be permitted.The Trump administration has said the exemption would apply to parents, spouses, sons, daughters, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, fiances or siblings.A U.S. Department of Justice spokeswoman said the agency declined to comment on the 9th Circuit's decision.The department said in a court filing that its list of people exempt from the ban "hews closely" to categories defined by Congress.The Trump administration says the travel ban is necessary to keep Americans safe until it can review the vetting process for refugees and others.
President Trump and Putin meet at international summit in Germany
HAMBURG, Germany — President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shared a brief encounter Friday ahead of their highly anticipated meeting on the sidelines of an international summit in Germany.The two leaders had a brief encounter upon arrival at the G-20 summit of industrialized and developing nations, shaking hands and exchanging a few words.
HAMBURG, Germany — President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shared a brief encounter Friday ahead of their highly anticipated meeting on the sidelines of an international summit in Germany.The two leaders had a brief encounter upon arrival at the G-20 summit of industrialized and developing nations, shaking hands and exchanging a few words.
Pres. Trump on Russian meddling, hours before meeting with Putin: "Nobody really knows for sure"
WARSAW, Poland — Hours before a crucial meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump stopped short Thursday, July 6th of condemning Moscow for meddling in the U.S. presidential election — and refused to say if he would raise the issue when the leaders go behind closed doors.Yet in a speech to a friendly crowd of thousands who chanted his name in downtown Warsaw, President Trump sought to demonstrate that he wasn't overlooking Russian behavior that has sparked global concern, especially from Poland and other eastern and central European nations."We urge Russia to cease its destabilizing activities in Ukraine and elsewhere, and its support for hostile regimes, including Syria and Iran, and to join the community of responsible nations in our fight against common enemies and in defense of civilization itself," he said from Krasinski Square.President Trump then flew to Hamburg, Germany, where more than 100,000 protesters were expected to flood the city to stage massive protests against the Group of 20 summit.
WARSAW, Poland — Hours before a crucial meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump stopped short Thursday, July 6th of condemning Moscow for meddling in the U.S. presidential election — and refused to say if he would raise the issue when the leaders go behind closed doors.Yet in a speech to a friendly crowd of thousands who chanted his name in downtown Warsaw, President Trump sought to demonstrate that he wasn't overlooking Russian behavior that has sparked global concern, especially from Poland and other eastern and central European nations."We urge Russia to cease its destabilizing activities in Ukraine and elsewhere, and its support for hostile regimes, including Syria and Iran, and to join the community of responsible nations in our fight against common enemies and in defense of civilization itself," he said from Krasinski Square.President Trump then flew to Hamburg, Germany, where more than 100,000 protesters were expected to flood the city to stage massive protests against the Group of 20 summit.
Pre-emptive US strike on North Korea could be 'catastrophic'
WASHINGTON — A pre-emptive military strike may be among the "pretty severe things" President Donald Trump says he is considering for North Korea, but it's a step so fraught with risk that it ranks as among the unlikeliest options.Even a so-called surgical strike aimed at the North's partially hidden nuclear and missile force is unlikely to destroy the arsenal or stop its leader, Kim Jong Un, from swiftly retaliating with long-range artillery that could kill stunning numbers in South Korea within minutes.An all-out conflict could then ensue.
WASHINGTON — A pre-emptive military strike may be among the "pretty severe things" President Donald Trump says he is considering for North Korea, but it's a step so fraught with risk that it ranks as among the unlikeliest options.Even a so-called surgical strike aimed at the North's partially hidden nuclear and missile force is unlikely to destroy the arsenal or stop its leader, Kim Jong Un, from swiftly retaliating with long-range artillery that could kill stunning numbers in South Korea within minutes.An all-out conflict could then ensue.
US warns North Korea that diplomatic window is closing
WASHINGTON — The United States warned Wednesday, July 5th that North Korea was "quickly closing off" the prospect of a diplomatic resolution to its provocations, as the Trump administration launched a government-wide effort to identify options for confronting Pyongyang following its unprecedented intercontinental ballistic missile launch.President Donald Trump and other senior officials dangled the prospect of punishing countries that trade with North Korea — a threat aimed directly at China, Pyongyang's biggest benefactor.
WASHINGTON — The United States warned Wednesday, July 5th that North Korea was "quickly closing off" the prospect of a diplomatic resolution to its provocations, as the Trump administration launched a government-wide effort to identify options for confronting Pyongyang following its unprecedented intercontinental ballistic missile launch.President Donald Trump and other senior officials dangled the prospect of punishing countries that trade with North Korea — a threat aimed directly at China, Pyongyang's biggest benefactor.
MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' sets viewership mark after President Trump's tweets
NEW YORK — Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski reached their biggest audience ever when they talked Friday about President Donald Trump's tweets about their show.The Nielsen company said Wednesday that 1.66 million people watched the MSNBC morning show the day after the tweets.
NEW YORK — Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski reached their biggest audience ever when they talked Friday about President Donald Trump's tweets about their show.The Nielsen company said Wednesday that 1.66 million people watched the MSNBC morning show the day after the tweets.