Key Trump Economy Adviser Cohn Resigns
US President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser Gary Cohn is resigning, the White House has said. It is the latest in a series of high-profile departures from President Trump’s team. There has...
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Strains Grow In Unhappy Marriage of Trump, Republicans
It may not yet be a full-blown divorce, but the relationship between Donald Trump and the Republican Party is fast unraveling, threatening the president's prospects of steering legislation through...
Trump Brings In New Chief of Staff In Bid To Reset White House
Donald Trump installed retired Marine Corps general John Kelly as his new chief of staff Monday, hoping to bring order and discipline to a White House beset by scandal, infighting, low approval...
Scaramucci Out As Trump’s New Chief of Staff Takes Reins
Foul-mouthed spin doctor Anthony Scaramucci was fired as White House communications director Monday, just 10 days after being named to the post and hours after Donald Trump's new chief of staff was...
New Chief of Staff John Kelly A Retired Marine General
John Kelly, US President Donald Trump's new chief of staff, is a retired Marine Corps general who had been serving as secretary of the immense Department of Homeland Security after 45 years in...
A ‘no’ On Health Care
In a long career as a maverick Republican, it may have been John McCain's defining moment. Donald Trump and his Republicans had rejoiced when the cancer-stricken senator returned to Washington this...
Sessions Says Hurt By Trump Outbursts, But Not Quitting
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday called a barrage of criticism from President Donald Trump "hurtful" -- but vowed to remain in his post. The president has launched a series of attacks...
US Republicans Abandon Border Adjustment Tax Proposal
The White House on Thursday abandoned a proposal to create a border adjustment tax which it had touted as a way of dealing with unfair competition from imports, but was strongly opposed by US...
Under Pressure, Trump Turns Attention Back To Clinton
Two chants emerged as hallmarks of Donald Trump's campaign rallies as he made his improbable run for the White House. One was "Build the wall!" and the other was "Lock her up!" The plan for a wall on...
US Republicans Jump-Start Health Care 2.0, Outcome Uncertain
Reinvigorated US Senate Republicans on Wednesday resumed their marathon effort to uproot Obamacare, but what their health legislation may ultimately look like remained a question mark. Senate...
Crunch Time As US Senate Braces For Health Care Vote
Senate Republicans vote Tuesday on the latest effort to repeal Obamacare, in the face of withering criticism from President Donald Trump -- and confusion over whether they even have the votes to move...
Trump Pressures Republicans To Repeal, Warns ‘Obamacare Is Death’
President Donald Trump strongly warned Republicans on Monday that they must pass health care reform, taking his party to task and bluntly declaring that "Obamacare is death." With the effort to...
Trump Warns of ‘last Chance’ To Pass Health Care Reform
President Donald Trump warned Republicans on Monday that they have one "last chance" to pass the party's health care reforms, as US lawmakers brace for a vote whose fate remained uncertain. With the...
Republican Veteran, But Never A Trump Insider
Sean Spicer, who resigned Friday after a stormy six months as White House press secretary, was tapped to be Donald Trump's spokesman even though he was not a member of the president's inner circle....
America’s Warrior Senator From Bygone Era
The outpouring of affection for US Senator John McCain, who was recently diagnosed with brain cancer, highlights the respect the maverick Republican -- symbol of a bygone era of bipartisan...
John McCain Diagnosed With Brain Cancer
John McCain, the Arizona senator and former Republican presidential candidate, has been diagnosed with brain cancer. A brain tumor known as a glioblastoma was removed from McCain along with a blood...
Dollar Struggles In Asia As Hong Kong Gains For Eighth Day
The dollar's travails extended into Wednesday as Donald Trump faces a battle to push through his much-vaunted economic agenda, while Hong Kong was the stand-out Asian equity market, rising for an...
Trump Blames Democrats For Failure of Bill To Replace Obamacare
President Donald Trump blamed Democrats and a few holdouts in his own party Tuesday for the collapse of the latest Republican effort to repeal and replace Obamacare -- one of Trump's key campaign...
Trump Urges Republicans To Unite, Pass Health Care Bill
US President Donald Trump on Friday urged divided Senate Republicans to "do what is right" and pass a revised health care reform bill, after the new measure encountered early pushback from skeptics...
Trump Son-In-Law Under Pressure Over Russia Scandal
Donald Trump's eldest son Don Jr may be in the media spotlight over his notorious Trump Tower meeting with a Russian lawyer promising dirt on Hillary Clinton. But the latest revelation in the...