US President Donald Trump departed Thursday for Florida for his first face-to-face meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping amid tensions over North Korea, trade and other issues. Air Force One departed from Joint Base Andrews in rainy weather shortly after 12:30 pm (1630 GMT). Few details have been released on the leaders’ agenda apart from … Read more
US President Donald Trump is set to hold his first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, in a high-stakes summit for both leaders. The heads of the world’s two biggest economies will hold the bilateral at Mr Trump’s Mar-a-Lago retreat in Florida. The American leader is expected to press his counterpart for action on North … Read more
More than half a million people have signed a petition demanding that First Lady Melania Trump move into the White House or foot the expense of living in New York herself. The Slovenian-born former model and mother of one has continued to live at her Manhattan penthouse apartment more than two months after husband Donald … Read more
First Lady Melania Trump, who lives at the family’s New York City penthouse, should move to the White House or pay for the cost of protecting Trump Tower, an online petition said Wednesday. “The US taxpayer is paying an exorbitant amount of money to protect the First Lady in Trump Tower, located in New York … Read more
First Lady Melania Trump made the case for women’s “empowerment” at a ceremony Wednesday honoring a dozen activists who have overcome great odds to advance human rights around the world. In a rare public speech, Melania Trump called for an embrace of diversity, appearing as a “special guest” at the International Women of Courage event … Read more
Donald Trump’s first ex-wife Ivana is writing a memoir about bringing up the US president’s eldest three children, slated for release in September, her publishers announced Wednesday. “Raising Trump” will be a “non-partisan, non-political book about motherhood, strength, and resilience,” Gallery Books said. The book is scheduled for publication on September 12. The Republican’s three … Read more
President Donald Trump has promised a “renewal of the American spirit”, in his first speech to Congress. The president said a “new surge of optimism is placing impossible dreams firmly within our grasp”, opening a “new chapter of American greatness”. Mr Trump condemned recent vandalism of Jewish cemeteries and a hate crime in Kansas that … Read more
US President Donald Trump is expected to promise a tough approach on immigration as he makes his first speech to a joint session of Congress. According to excerpts, he will say that “by finally enforcing our immigration laws” the US will raise wages, help the jobless and make communities safer. He is also expected to … Read more
Lawyers for US First Lady Melania Trump have re-filed a defamation case against UK newspaper Daily Mail. The new complaint drops wording that said Mrs Trump missed a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” to profit from her brand, due to a Daily Mail article. The initial complaint had led critics to question if she intended to gain financially … Read more
First Lady Melania Trump, usually a demure and soft-spoken presence at her husband’s side, broke with form, reciting the Lord’s Prayer before issuing a scathing rebuke of his enemies and her critics at a campaign-style stop in Florida. Though she is not a traditional First Lady, she showed she would not be ignored by wearing … Read more
First Lady Melania Trump, usually a demure and soft-spoken presence at her husband’s side, broke with form Saturday, reciting the Lord’s Prayer before issuing a scathing rebuke of his enemies and her critics at a campaign-style stop in Florida. Preceding her husband on the dais at a rally in the city of Melbourne not far … Read more
Marc Jacobs offered a hip-hop grand finale to New York fashion week on Thursday, rewriting runway etiquette in a phone-centric, celebrity-obsessed world with the future of traditional catwalk shows under threat. One of America’s most critically acclaimed living designers sent models down a bare wooden catwalk in silence, striding through the middle of a cavernous … Read more
Donald Trump’s White House was in crisis mode following the resignation of a top aide, as it emerged the president knew for weeks about Michael Flynn’s controversial Kremlin contacts before deciding to act. Questions were swirling on several other fronts: a possible ethics breach by another top advisor, and the president’s alleged use of an … Read more
After pressure from lawmakers, First Lady Melania Trump announced Tuesday the White House will reopen to the public in early March, nearly seven weeks after her husband Donald became president. White House tours are highly popular with visitors to Washington, a perk arranged by members of Congress for their constituents and foreign embassies for their … Read more
To boycott or not to boycott First Lady Melania Trump because of her husband’s politics has been hotly debated in US fashion circles, but for one Chinese designer, at least one member of the first family is a major asset. Tiffany Trump, the youngest daughter of the US president, was guest of honor in the … Read more
After reportedly hitting it off in the Oval Office President Donald Trump and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe flew south to tee off on the golf course, meeting Saturday in Florida to discuss US-Asia engagement. As part of a two-day visit that began in Washington, Abe and Trump jetted to the US president’s Mar-a-Lago estate … Read more
President Donald Trump said Friday his White House will unveil new security measures to keep America safe next week, and said his administration will continue to pursue efforts to lift the freeze on his immigration ban. “We will be doing something very rapidly having to do with additional security for our country. You will be … Read more
Artists who are taking part in President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration festivities are not apologetic. Inauguration events kicked off Thursday night with a Make America Great Again! welcome concert, which had a lineup that included Toby Keith, 3 Doors Down, Lee Greenwood, The Piano Guys, and The Frontmen of Country. Greenwood, who took the stage to … Read more
Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States Friday, vowing to drain power from Washington elites and always put “America first” in its dealings with the world at a moment of transformative political change. In a time honored ceremony on the flag-draped West Front of the Capitol, Trump placed his left hand on … Read more
Donald John Trump was sworn in Friday as the 45th president of the United States, taking office on a day that has featured smaller crowds and more subdued ceremony than previous inaugurations — but still ushers in a transformative shift in the country’s leadership. Trump, 70, was administered the oath by Chief Justice John G. … Read more