Hope Hicks, one of President Trump’s longest-serving advisers, is to step down as White House communications director. The 29-year-old former model and ex-Trump Organization employee has been by Mr Trump’s side for years. She is reported to have told colleagues she felt she had accomplished all she could in the White House. She is the … Read more
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 cooperating. Manafort and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner are at the center of probes about a closely scrutinized meeting they and other campaign officials had with a Russian lawyer last … Read more
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 Trumps, CNN said Tuesday. The confirmation is the latest development in the burgeoning scandal over the Trump campaign’s contacts with Russia, after … Read more
R&B star R. Kelly on Monday denied explosive allegations that he was holding women in virtual slavery with control over all aspects of their lives. The 50-year-old singer — whose smooth voice has produced years of hits including “I Believe I Can Fly” — said he was “alarmed and disturbed” by the charges. “Mr. Kelly … 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
Former top football official Chuck Blazer, whose evidence to US investigators helped trigger the FIFA corruption scandal, has died, his lawyers said Wednesday. Blazer, who himself had been banned for life from all football activities for corruption in 2015, had been battling cancer up to his death. He was 72. “We are truly saddened by … Read more
US President Donald Trump’s son has said he did not tell his father about a meeting with a Russian lawyer who said she could help his election campaign. Donald Trump Jr told Fox News the meeting was “just a nothing” but he should have handled it differently. He released emails showing he had welcomed an … Read more
Christopher Jarvis says his motivation to make a game that tackles fake news is reenergised each time he leaves his home in New York. “I live in Trump Tower. This is how I reconcile it with myself,” he jokes, before turning a little more serious. At E3’s indie game corner, where the multi-million dollar budgets … Read more
Melania Trump and son Barron have moved into the White House – five months after her husband Donald took office. Mrs Trump and the couple’s 11-year-old son had stayed behind in New York so Barron could finish the school year. The decision was seen as strange by some, as she was the first presidential spouse … Read more
The US first couple has hardly gotten off to a conventional start. Now, after a period spent apart, it’s in for a very public test: life together in the Petri dish that is Washington. President Donald Trump, for instance, all but ignored First Lady Melania — left clambering out of a limo in a sumptuous, … Read more
Ex-FBI chief James Comey will tell Congress on Thursday President Donald Trump wanted a “patronage relationship” and asked for his “loyalty”. According to his opening statement, Mr Comey will also testify the president asked him to drop an inquiry into fired National Security Adviser Mike Flynn. He says Mr Trump called the Russian probe “a … Read more
On his first album in 25 years, Roger Waters has brought back the tense mood of isolation that characterized Pink Floyd. But this time the nemesis isn’t abstract — it’s Donald Trump. The rock legend Friday released “Is This the Life We Really Want?”, his first studio album since 1992, accompanied by an extensive tour … Read more
A White House in crisis scrambled to allay public concern over reports that Donald Trump’s son-in-law sought a secret communications link to Russia — a bombshell allegation the US president swatted down as “fabricated.” Returning late Saturday from his first foreign trip as president, Trump geared up to combat concerns over advisers’ ties to Russia, … Read more
The probe into Russia’s role in the US election pierced the innermost circle of the White House Saturday, with reports that Donald Trump’s son-in-law sought a secret communications line with Moscow — the most damning allegation yet from the scandal. The latest furor was stirred up after the Washington Post reported late Friday that Jared … Read more
Donald Trump’s son-in-law explored the possibility of setting up a secret line of communication with Moscow, according to US media reports. Jared Kushner is said to have discussed creating the channel during a meeting in December, reports in the Washington Post and New York Times said. The senior White House aide has not commented on … Read more
Five things you need to know about France’s vote. Why is this election important? France is choosing its next president. The election is being closely watched because, for the first time in modern French history, neither of the two candidates in the decisive second round is from the mainstream parties of the left or right. … Read more
US President Donald Trump is spending the weekend at his golf club in New Jersey, saying he wanted to spare New York the chaos of a presidential visit while saving taxpayers’ money. “Rather than causing a big disruption in N. Y.C., I will be working out of my home in Bedminster, N.J. this weekend,” he … Read more
The Queens-born Donald Trump, whose wife still has a Manhattan address, won’t even get a Bronx cheer when he returns home for his first time since becoming president. Angry protests and security closures are set to provide the backdrop to Trump’s talks with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull set for Thursday. The Republican is the … Read more
Donald Trump returns to New York on Thursday for the first time as president, where protests and a massive security operation will provide a backdrop to his talks with the Australian prime minister. The Republican commander-in-chief, who spent his entire life in New York before moving to Washington on the eve of his inauguration, is … Read more
New York is poised to recuperate millions of dollars for protecting Donald Trump and his family, which Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio hailed Tuesday as a victory for the police. The money was set aside in a bipartisan deal struck by members of US Congress on Sunday providing $1.163 trillion in overall federal spending through … Read more