Robert Mueller, named Wednesday to take over the US probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, has a reputation as a tough lawman who once even stood up to a president. Mueller, a Vietnam war vet who served as director of the FBI from 2001 to 2013, is described as enjoying seamless respect from … Read more
An embattled Donald Trump complained Wednesday that no US leader had been treated “more unfairly,” as top Republican lawmakers demanded the facts on the swirling scandals convulsing his presidency. The White House has been thrown into turmoil by a succession of stunning allegations against the president, most damagingly the suggestion he may have obstructed justice … 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
The Senate Intelligence Committee has requested 20 individuals to be interviewed for the panel’s probe of alleged Russian interference in last year’s US election. Richard Burr, the Republican chairman of the committee, declined to identify any of them, except for President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Burr and the top Democrat on the panel, Senator … Read more
The White House has confirmed that President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, also one his most senior advisers, will testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee. The committee is investigating alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election, and also looking into possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russian officials. On Monday, White House … Read more
President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick, Neil Gorsuch, faced senators Monday for his confirmation hearing, with Democrats expected to grill him on his legal philosophy — and depict him as too cozy with conservatives and the finance world. If confirmed, Gorsuch — a federal appeals judge for the past decade — would fill the seat … Read more
Top White House aide Kellyanne Conway said Monday she had no evidence to back up Donald Trump’s claim that his predecessor had wiretapped him, after suggesting her boss may have been spied upon using other methods. The Trump administration is under mounting pressure to provide proof to shore up the president’s unsubstantiated allegation that Barack … Read more
FBI director James Comey has rejected President Donald Trump’s claim on Saturday that his predecessor, Barack Obama, tapped his phone, US media say. Mr Comey reportedly asked the US justice department to reject the allegation Mr Obama ordered a wiretap during last year’s election campaign. He is said to have asked for the correction because … Read more
The White House budget director confirmed Saturday that the Trump administration will propose “fairly dramatic reductions” in the U. S. foreign aid budget later this month. Reuters and other news outlets reported earlier this week that the administration plans to propose to Congress cuts in the budgets for the U.S. State Department and Agency for … Read more
The U. S. House of Representatives intelligence committee will investigate allegations of collusion between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia, the top Democrat on the panel said on Wednesday. “We have reached a written agreement, the minority and the majority in the House intelligence committee, that we will investigate allegations of Russian collusion with the … Read more
Kellyanne Conway, top adviser to President Donald Trump, apologized to him Thursday after her comments about Ivanka Trump’s clothing line during a TV interview, a senior administration official told CNN. The President expressed to her in that meeting that he backed her up “completely,” the official said. The official also said that the President “hated” … Read more
Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon put Russia at the top of a list of threats to U. S. interests on Thursday and told Congress that America must be ready to confront Moscow where necessary, even as he backed Trump’s bid for better relations. The remarks by retired Marine General James Mattis were the … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump accepts the U. S. intelligence community’s conclusion that Russia engaged in cyber attacks during the U.S. presidential election and may take action in response, his incoming chief of staff said on Sunday. Reince Priebus said Trump believed Russia was behind the intrusions into the Democratic Party organizations, although Priebus did not clarify … Read more