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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Trump Unveils Re-Election Campaign Chief
US President Donald Trump has picked one of his political strategists as campaign manager for his 2020 re-election campaign. The Trump Organization hired Brad Parscale, 42, in 2011 as a digital media...
Palestinian Negotiator Criticises US Silence On Settlements
A senior Palestinian official on Tuesday said silence in US President Donald Trump's administration over settlement growth and its failure to support the two-state solution encouraged "apartheid"...
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 Once Again In Hot Seat Over Russia
Allegations that Donald Trump dictated a misleading account of a meeting between his son and a Russian lawyer rattled the White House Tuesday -- and deepened the president's entanglement in the saga....
China Orders Anbang To Sell Waldorf Astoria, Other Foreign Assets
China has ordered Anbang Insurance Group, the conglomerate which owns New York's historic Waldorf Astoria hotel, to sell its overseas assets, Bloomberg News reported Monday. The financial news...
Trump Ex-Campaign Manager Manafort Not Testifying Wednesday
A Senate committee investigating Russian election interference withdrew Tuesday its subpoena compelling President Donald Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort to testify, saying he has begun...
Trump Renews Attacks On Own Attorney General, Decision ‘soon’
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions found himself in an increasingly untenable position Tuesday, as President Donald Trump once again skewered him on Twitter, calling his onetime ally "VERY weak."...
Kashmiri Separatists Held For ‘waging War’ Against India
An Indian court ordered Tuesday that seven Kashmiri separatists be held in police custody for allegedly funding militant groups and stoking unrest in the disputed Himalayan region. Federal agents...
Trump Intensifies Criticism of Own Attorney General
Donald Trump's war of words against his attorney general and one-time ally Jeff Sessions escalated Monday, raising speculation the president may be preparing the ground to replace him. Trump took to...
White House On Edge As Mueller Quietly Pursues Russia Probe
For two months, Robert Mueller -- the lanky, 72-year-old independent prosecutor investigating the Russia scandal -- has worked in virtual silence in a nondescript government office building in...
Scaramucci — Trump’s Millionaire Communications Chief
Anthony Scaramucci, named Donald Trump's new White House communications director, is a millionaire former hedge fund investor who shores up the stable of bankers in the president's inner circle. It...
Three Dead As Clashes Erupt Over Jerusalem Holy Site
Three Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded Friday as clashes erupted between protesters and Israeli forces over new security measures at an ultra-sensitive Jerusalem holy site where police...
Russian Lawyer ‘ready’ To Meet US Congress Over Trump Jr Meeting
The Russian lawyer at the heart of the scandal over a meeting with President Donald Trump's eldest son claimed Wednesday she is ready to testify to the US Congress. Lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya...
Eighth Person Who Attended Trump Jr Meeting Identified
An eighth person who attended a controversial meeting with President Donald Trump's eldest son has been identified as a top official of a company founded by a Russian billionaire with links to the...
Trump Faces Tough Return To Washington ‘swamp’
US President Donald Trump returns to Washington Sunday after a brief overseas respite, facing an enduring and intensifying storm over his campaign's contacts with Russia. During two pomp-filled days...
Russia Lobbyist At Trump Jr. Meeting Denies Spy Past
A Russian-American lobbyist revealed to have attended a meeting by Donald Trump Jr seeking damaging information on Hillary Clinton strongly denied working for Russian intelligence on Friday. It...
Trump Jr. Meeting Included Ex-Russian Intel Agent
Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting last June seeking damaging information on Hillary Clinton from a Russian lawyer was also attended by a former Moscow counterintelligence agent, NBC News reported Friday....
Trump Finally Emerges In Interview With Pat Robertson
Donald Trump sat down for an interview with Christian conservative broadcaster Pat Robertson on Wednesday amid a cascade of revelations about Russian election meddling that have rocked the White...
Christian Conservative Robertson To Interview Trump
Donald Trump has agreed to sit down for an interview with Christian conservative broadcaster Pat Robertson on Wednesday amid a a cascade of revelations about Russian election meddling that have...