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. Trump’s secretive and personal intervention, first reported by The Washington Post, casts doubt on claims he knew nothing about a meeting during the … Read more
President Donald Trump on Saturday presided over the commissioning of the US Navy’s newest next-generation aircraft carrier — a trip that offered a brief escape from the swirling political drama in Washington. Trump appeared to revel in the pomp and pageantry of the ceremony aboard the ship at the sprawling Norfolk naval base in Virginia, … Read more
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 burgeoning scandal has added to the pressure on another family member who was at the meeting and is already in the crosshairs … Read more
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 House. Trump has had next to nothing on his public schedule since he returned to the US last weekend from Germany. He heads back to Europe … Read more
Did Donald Trump’s eldest son break US law in meeting a Russian lawyer he hoped would dish compromising dirt on the woman standing between his father and the White House? Could the 39-year-old real estate scion be charged with treason? This is what legal experts say about what is known so far of the June … Read more
The bombshell revelation that President Donald Trump’s oldest son Don Jr. met with a Kremlin-tied Russian lawyer hawking damaging material on Hillary Clinton has taken suspicions of election collusion with Moscow to a new level. There are several probes into whether the Trump team colluded with Russians to swing the election away from Clinton, but … Read more
Like father like son: brash, combative and pulling no punches, Donald Trump’s eldest son Don Jr has come out fighting after dragging the White House into another Russia-related scandal. The 39-year-old father of five, who stayed in New York to run the family business with brother Eric when Trump took power, is in the eye … Read more
In business as in the White House, Donald Trump leans on family. While daughter Ivanka deflects criticism by projecting tolerance on social issues, elder brother Donald Jr. has come out swinging for his father. When Trump jets off to his New Jersey golf club on Friday, he leaves behind a US capital buzzing after the … Read more
In business as in the White House, Donald Trump leans on family. While daughter Ivanka deflects criticism by projecting tolerance on social issues, elder brother Donald Jr has come out swinging for his father. When Trump jets off to his New Jersey golf club on Friday, he leaves behind a US capital buzzing after the … Read more
Donald Trump spent his life running a family firm and the White House is no exception: the first 100 days have given his adult children an unprecedented role even if the first lady lives in the shadows. Here is a look at the president’s tight-knit, wealthy celebrity clan, who with the arguable exception of his … Read more
Splitting their life between Washington, New York and their palatial Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, the family of Donald Trump has given the US presidency a more jet-set feel. But for the US Secret Service agents who protect them 24 hours a day, keeping up with the Trumps is a non-stop ordeal, physically and financially. The … Read more
On top of a rock formation on the Indonesian island of Bali, sits Tanah Lot. It’s a simple 16th century Balinese temple, set against a backdrop of the Indian Ocean, but it’s about to get a very 21st century neighbour. Just across the beach from here is the sprawling but dated Bali Nirwana Resort. And … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump has accused US intelligence agencies of leaking allegations that Russia has compromising material on him. “That’s something that Nazi Germany would have done,” he said. He was replying to unsubstantiated allegations that his election team colluded with Russia and there were salacious videos of his private life. Intelligence agencies considered the claims … Read more
Donald Trump’s campaign manager Kellyanne Conway said it was “scary” when the Secret Service had to force Trump off stage during a rally on Saturday. “It’s scary — I mean, all the coverage is usually about our protesters wreaking havoc and making people feel afraid, and it certainly goes both ways,” Conway said Sunday during … Read more
Last Wednesday, as the Republican presidential nominee spiraled down into a week that would ultimately be dominated by his personal attacks on a former Miss Universe and his seething response to poor reviews of his debate performance, NBC News reported that among those growing increasingly concerned about the trajectory of his campaign were his three … Read more