US spy agencies scooped up the communications of members of Donald Trump’s presidential transition team late last year, possibly including those of the president-elect himself, a senior Republican lawmaker said Wednesday. The allegation made by Devin Nunes, Republican chair of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee, could bolster Trump’s heretofore unsupported claims that he was … Read more
US President Donald Trump was briefed on events in London outside the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday, after reports that a police officer had been stabbed and an assailant shot. “I was just getting an update on London. Some big news having to do with London,” Trump said, as he entered the Roosevelt Room in … Read more
Three California lawmakers have introduced legislation that would penalize firms keen to take part in President Donald Trump’s plan to build a wall along the US-Mexico border. The legislation announced on Monday calls for California’s two public pension funds — the largest in the nation — to divest from companies involved in the construction of … Read more
President Trump’s daughter Ivanka will get an office in the White House, an administration official has said. But she will not have an official title or salary when she works in the West Wing – the hub of US executive power. The official also confirmed media reports that the 35-year-old would have access to classified … Read more
President Donald Trump is the nation’s first billionaire president — but he’s not as rich as he used to be, according to the Forbes 2017 Billionaires List published Monday. The magazine put his net worth at $3.5 billion, down $1 billion from the rankings it issued a year ago. As a result, his position on … Read more
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates once again topped the Forbes magazine list of the world’s more than 2,000 billionaires, while US President Donald Trump slipped more than 200 spots, the magazine said Monday. Gates, whose wealth is estimated at $86 billion, led the list for the fourth straight year, and has been ranked as the richest … Read more
The directors of the FBI and NSA are to give keenly awaited testimony before Congress Monday on what ties President Donald Trump may have with Russia and his explosive allegation that he was wiretapped by his predecessor Barack Obama. Hours before the House Intelligence Committee opened the first public hearing into both controversies, Trump sought … Read more
President Donald Trump on Monday shot down as “fake news” allegations that he worked with Russia, which US intelligence says tried to tilt the US election in Trump’s favor. His tweet came just as the chiefs of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National Security Agency were to testify before Congress about ties Trump … Read more
The heads of top US spy agencies are to testify before Congress about possible links between Russia and President Donald Trump’s election campaign. They will also address Mr Trump’s claim that he was wiretapped by Barack Obama. FBI director James Comey and the NSA’s Admiral Mike Rogers will speak at a rare open hearing of … Read more
The directors of the FBI and NSA are to give keenly awaited testimony before Congress Monday on what ties President Donald Trump may have with Russia and his explosive allegation that he was wiretapped by his predecessor Barack Obama. Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey and Mike Rogers of the National Security Agency will … Read more
As President Donald Trump battles to reinstate his controversial revised travel ban, one overlooked effect has been the havoc wreaked on legal Americans with family abroad. Across the United States, citizens not directly targeted by plans to halt entries from six majority-Muslim nations are nevertheless finding their lives disrupted and families torn apart. Iranian-American Madhis … Read more
A man has been detained after driving up to a security checkpoint at the White House and claiming he had an explosive device inside, authorities have said. Officials stopped the car Saturday night, about a quarter-mile from President Trump’s executive residence. The incident marks the third safety scare in two weeks at the White House, … Read more
Donald Trump’s spokesman has denied that the US president refused to shake hands with German Chancellor Angela Merkel as they sat side-by-side in the White House last week. “I don’t think he heard the question” posed by Merkel when she suggested they shake hands, in full view of press cameras, spokesman Sean Spicer told German … Read more
Finance ministers from 20 world powers have failed to reach an agreement to endorse free trade and rejection of protectionism in the face of US opposition, according to the communique of the G20 participants. The ministers and central bank chiefs of the G20 countries ended talks in the German town of Baden Baden on Saturday, … Read more
A person was arrested Saturday after jumping over a bike rack in an apparent bid to reach the fence outside the White House, the Secret Service said. President Donald Trump was away in Florida at the time. The individual was detained immediately and criminal charges are pending, the agency said in a statement, without identifying … Read more
The United States on Saturday challenged long-standing global principles surrounding free trade, refusing to renew past anti-protectionist pledges and threatening to reopen negotiations on World Trade Organization deals. In a first sign of what Donald Trump’s “America First” push spells for the world, finance ministers from the G20 group of developed and emerging nations failed … Read more
US President Donald Trump on Saturday accused Germany of owing “vast sums of money” to NATO, and said Berlin should pay Washington more for defense, a day after meeting Chancellor Angela Merkel. The two leaders showed little common ground Friday over a host of thorny issues, including NATO and defense spending. On Saturday, Trump tweeted: … Read more
The US government has no evidence to back up President Donald Trump’s claim that his predecessor, Barack Obama, ordered intelligence agencies to spy on him during the 2016 election campaign, according to sources who have seen classified Justice Department documents. The Justice Department on Friday said it delivered documents to congressional committees responding to their … Read more
A laptop was stolen from a US Secret Service agent in New York and remains missing, the agency said in a statement Friday, amid reports that the device contained floor plans of Trump Tower. CNN — citing law enforcement sources in New York — said that though the computer was highly encrypted, it contained Trump … Read more
US President Donald Trump on Friday repeated his charge that predecessor Barack Obama had ordered a wiretap against him, rejecting rising calls from Republicans and Democrats to withdraw the charge and apologize. Speaking at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Trump answered a question on the wiretap allegation by referring to the … Read more