President Trump

Stories 3221 - 3240 | << Prev   Next >>

Trump on New Russia Sanctions: Not So Fast

White House walks back Nikki Haley's comments

(Newser) - A day after Nikki Haley announced that the US would be hitting Russia with new sanctions due to the suspected Syria chemical attack, President Trump is walking back her comments. Haley, the US ambassador to the UN, said on Face the Nation that any Russian companies linked to equipment used...

Japan's Abe on Shaky Ground as He Returns to Meet Trump

Japanese leader is plagued by scandals amid calls for his resignation

(Newser) - Japan's Shinzo Abe became the first foreign leader to meet President Trump after the US election, and he returns for another face-to-face on Tuesday. As CNN notes, Abe sorely needs to score some points with voters back home. Trump may be facing strong political headwinds of his own, but...

In Full-Page Editorial, NYT Fears Trump's Next Move

Editors warn he'll fire Mueller, say lawmakers must be ready for a constitutional crisis

(Newser) - That the New York Times has written an anti-Trump editorial is not surprising. That the editorial takes up an entire page is more so. The newspaper on Monday published a 1,366-word editorial under the headline "The President Is Not Above the Law," notes CNN media writer Brian...

Campaign Donations Pouring In to Trump

Aggressive fundraising pulls in $20M in first quarter, with one-fifth going to legal fees

(Newser) - President Trump filed for reelection almost immediately upon assuming office, and new filings reflect the aggressive approach: The president's campaign and two affiliated fundraising committees pulled in about $20 million in the first quarter, reports Politico . That's an unusually high amount for a sitting president this early in...

Macron Says He Changed Trump's Mind on Syria

He says he persuaded president to limit airstrikes

(Newser) - President Trump is taking guidance on Syria policy from the president of France, Emmanuel Macron claimed in an interview Sunday. The French leader said he persuaded Trump to limit airstrikes on Syria on Friday to chemical weapons facilities after "things got a little carried away over tweets," the...

In First Interview, Comey Explains Why Trump Is 'Unfit'

He says Russians might be able to blackmail president

(Newser) - In an ABC interview certain to draw some angry tweets from President Trump, former FBI director James Comey slammed the president as "morally unfit" to lead. In the interview with George Stephanopoulos, which aired Sunday night, Comey reiterated much of what he says in upcoming memoir A Higher Loyalty,...

Trump Again Rails on Comey: 'Slippery,' 'WORST, ''Slimeball!'

President is off to the Twitter races, says of 'Mission Accomplished,' you should 'use often!'

(Newser) - President Trump spent Sunday morning writing something of a book of his own via Twitter, reports the AP , largely in response to former FBI Director James Comey's tome . In a rapid series of tweets, an irate-sounding president again slammed the "Slimeball!" for "making decisions based on...

Pundits Weigh In: Syria Airstrikes &#39;Make Me Sick&#39;
Radio Pundit
Openly Weeps
Over Syria 
Airstrikes
the rundown
Apr 14, 2018 2:00 PM CDT

Radio Pundit Openly Weeps Over Syria Airstrikes

(Newser) - Pundits are calling the latest airstrike in Syria everything from "a restrained operation" to a risky move that could throw the US into "a cycle of escalation" in the Syrian conflict. Supporters of President Trump from Fox News and other conservative outlets were surprisingly negative, with Infowars' Alex...

New Michael Cohen Travel Wrinkle Could Be a Big Deal

Report says Mueller can prove he visited in Prague in 2016, despite his denial

(Newser) - McClatchy is out with a report about Trump attorney Michael Cohen that could prove to be a significant development in the Robert Mueller investigation. The news service, quoting anonymous sources, reports that Mueller can prove Cohen visited Prague in 2016 in the midst of the election. For those asking,...

Trump on Syrian Strike: 'Mission Accomplished!'

President praises 'perfectly executed strike'

(Newser) - President Trump trotted out a familiar presidential phrase Saturday morning to praise the Friday night strikes on Syria : "Mission Accomplished!" The phrase came at the end of a tweet in which Trump hailed "a perfectly executed strike last night." He also thanked France and Britian "...

Trump: US, Allies Striking Syria Over Chemical Weapons

President says US prepared to 'sustain' pressure

(Newser) - The US, France, and Britain together launched military strikes in Syria to punish President Bashar Assad for a suspected chemical attack against civilians and to deter him from doing it again, President Trump announced Friday. The AP reports that explosions lit up the skies over Damascus, the Syrian capital, as...

RNC Figure Resigns Over Payout to Playmate

Elliott Broidy's deal was arranged by Trump attorney Michael Cohen

(Newser) - A top fundraiser for President Trump has resigned from the Republican National Committee following a report that he paid $1.6 million to a Playboy playmate he had an affair with. Elliott Broidy told RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel Friday that he was resigning immediately, an RNC official familiar with the...

FBI's Cohen Raid Was Bigger Than Thought

Agents also searched safety deposit box, cell phones in the 'criminal' investigation

(Newser) - Trump attorney Michael Cohen is indeed under criminal investigation. That might not be a huge shock given that FBI agents raided his office earlier this week, but the Justice Department revealed that fact for the first time in a court document Friday, reports CNN . Cohen “is being investigated for...

Trump Gives Full Pardon to Cheney Aide Scooter Libby

President says Libby was 'treated unfairly' over Valerie Plame case

(Newser) - President Trump issued a full pardon Friday to I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby , a former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney. Trump said he does not know Libby, but "for years I have heard that he has been treated unfairly. Hopefully, this full pardon will help rectify a...

Did Cohen Raid Dash Hopes for a Mueller-Trump Sit-Down?

NBC says talks have broken down after raid on attorney office

(Newser) - President Trump said in January that he was "looking forward" to chatting under oath with Robert Mueller in the special counsel's Russia investigation, but that possibility may have vanished this week after talks between the two sides fell apart and both sides started to mull how to move...

Trump: 'Slime Ball' Comey 'Should Be Prosecuted'

Guess he didn't like mention of the size of his hands

(Newser) - President Trump slammed James Comey as a "weak and untruthful slime ball" Friday as unflattering details from the former FBI director's soon-to-be-released memoir continue to trickle out. "It was my great honor to fire James Comey!" who is "a proven LEAKER & LIAR" and "...

Trump Orders Official Review of USPS Amid Amazon Fight

Executive order doesn't mention Bezos' company, but says USPS is bleeding money

(Newser) - President Trump has railed against Amazon repeatedly in recent weeks, accusing Jeff Bezos' company of getting a sweetheart deal from the Postal Service on delivery. On Thursday night, the president took what could be his first tangible step toward changing that: He issued an executive order calling for a review...

Comey Memoir: Trump Fixated on Lewd Dossier Allegation

President asked FBI chief to clear it up to ease Melania's mind

(Newser) - After he reads James Comey's memoir, President Trump might wish he was still director of the FBI—so he could fire him all over again. In A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership, which will be released next week, Comey slams Trump as "unethical and untethered to truth,...

Report: Trump to Pardon Scooter Libby

Sources say full pardon to Dick Cheney's ex-chief of staff is imminent

(Newser) - President Trump appears about to set a second potentially controversial pardon in motion, sources tell ABC News and the New York Times . Scooter Libby, former chief of staff to ex-VP Dick Cheney, will be the next to see a presidential reprieve, with a pardon greenlit by Trump after he mulled...

Trump: Where Is Our 'Thank You America?'

President wants credit on ISIS; also says attack on Syria could be soon, or 'not so soon at all'

(Newser) - President Trump on Thursday appeared to temper his threat of an imminent missile strike on Syria in retaliation for an alleged chemical attack. "Never said when an attack on Syria would take place," the president tweeted . "Could be very soon or not so soon at all!"...

Stories 3221 - 3240 | << Prev   Next >>