Pres. Trump calls off Iranian strikes, citing likely deaths

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday the U.S. was "cocked and loaded" to retaliate against Iran for downing an unmanned American surveillance drone but he canceled the strikes minutes before they were to be launched after being told 150 people could die.Pres.

US prepped for strikes on Iran before approval was withdrawn

WASHINGTON — The United States abruptly called off preparations for a military strike against Iran over the downing of a U.S. surveillance drone, a U.S. official said, while Iran claimed Friday it had issued several warnings before shooting down the drone over what it said was Iranian territory.The Trump administration offered no immediate public account of the thinking behind the last-minute halt in U.S. preparations for retaliation, amid days of escalating tensions between the two countries.

President Trump says US will begin deporting millions

WASHINGTON —President Donald Trump is threatening to deport millions of people living in the United States illegally, heralding a plan that could help energize his supporters just ahead of formally announcing his reelection bid .The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement next week will "begin the process of removing the millions of illegal aliens who have illicitly found their way into the United States," Pres.

Unwanted kiss lawsuit against Pres. Trump dismissed in Florida

TAMPA, Fla. — A federal lawsuit alleging President Donald Trump kissed a former campaign staffer during a Florida rally in 2016 has been dismissed.U.S. District Judge William Jung in Tampa issued a ruling Friday that called 44-year-old Alva Johnson's complaint a "political lawsuit." The Tampa Bay Times reports that the lawsuit was dismissed without prejudice, meaning it can be refiled within 30 days.Johnson contends that Pres.

Pres. Trump compares first lady 'Melania T' to 'Jackie O'

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says his wife, first lady Melania Trump, is an icon on the same order of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.Pres.

President Trump says he'd 'of course' tell FBI if he gets foreign dirt

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that "of course" he would go to the FBI or the attorney general if a foreign power offered him dirt about an opponent.

GOP finishes budget edits, inserts $321 million tax cut

MADISON — The Legislature's Republican-controlled finance committee finished revising Democratic Gov.

Sarah Sanders leaving White House post, Pres. Trump says

WASHINGTON -- White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, whose tenure was marked by a breakdown in regular press briefings and questions about the administration's credibility, as well as her own, will leave her post at the end of the month, President Donald Trump announced Thursday.Sanders is one of President Trump's closest and most trusted White House aides and one of the few remaining on staff who worked on his campaign.

Federal agency recommends White House aide Kellyanne Conway be fired

WASHINGTON — A federal watchdog agency recommended Thursday that President Donald Trump fire one of his most ardent defenders, counselor Kellyanne Conway , for repeatedly violating a law that limits political activity by government workers.The U.S. Office of Special Counsel, which is unrelated to special counsel Robert Mueller's office, said in a letter to President Trump that Conway has been a "repeat offender" of the Hatch Act by disparaging Democratic presidential candidates while speaking in her official capacity during television interviews and on social media.President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are exempt from the Hatch Act, but there are no exceptions for White House employees.