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Trump pulling US out of UN arms treaty, heeding NRA
President Donald Trump tells the National Rifle Association he was pulling the United States out of an international arms treaty signed in 2013 by then-President Barack Obama but opposed by the NRA and other conservative groups.
Netanyahu win gives peace plan ‘better chance:’ Trump
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s election victory improved the chances of a forthcoming US peace plan, despite deep skepticism from the Palestinians.
Trump pays respects to Bush as he lies in state at Capitol
Washington's political elite paid tribute to former US President George HW Bush as his body lay in state in the Capitol on Monday, evoking a bygone era of bipartisan civility in American politics.
'We are fine': Melania Trump dismisses gossip about marriage
Melania Trump dismisses the widespread talk about her husband President Donald Trump's alleged affairs with a porn star and others, saying she has "more important things to think about."
Senior Trump official describes resistance inside administration: NY Times Op-Ed
Many senior officials in President Donald Trump's administration have been working from within to frustrate parts of his agenda to protect the country from his worst impulses, an anonymous Trump official writes in a column published by the New York Times.
Trump takes on Google in complaints about social media
President Donald Trump lashes out at tech companies, accusing Google and others of “suppressing” conservative voices and “hiding information” and good news. He cited no evidence for the claim, which echoes both his own attacks on the press and a conservative talking point.
Trump insists White House a 'smooth-running machine'
President Donald Trump insisted Thursday that his daughter played no role in the abrupt departure of his top lawyer and pushed back at the notion of a White House in chaos, calling it "a smooth-running machine with changing parts."
The New World Disorder: We must learn to live with it
A fundamental law of physics, also applicable to the social sciences, is that everything in nature is in a state of flux. The sage Heraclitus had said we never step into the same river twice.
Trump expresses optimism amid summit
On the eve of their historic and unprecedented summit, President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un prepares for a meeting that could define the fate of millions, along with their own political futures, with Trump forecasting a “nice” outcome and Kim spending the day out of view.
Trump acknowledges paying adult film actress
President Donald Trump acknowledges for the first time in an ethics disclosure that he repaid more than $100,000 to former personal attorney Michael Cohen, renewing questions about Trump's ties to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
US opens its Jerusalem embassy in ceremony
The United States officially opens its deeply controversial Jerusalem embassy in a ceremony that included a video address by President Donald Trump.
Trump says date, place set for North Korea summit
President Donald Trump says the date and location have been set for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, building suspense for the unprecedented talks, as South Korea said it would oppose a withdrawal of US troops from the area.
Fifty Shades of Trump
Last week was a most unusual one for President Donald Trump's administration. There was no high-level firing: the only dismissal of any note was that of the White House aide in charge of homeland security, who was forced out at the behest of John Bolton, who had just taken over as Trump's third national security adviser in 15 months. Nonetheless, it may well have been the most turbulent week yet of Trump's presidency.
Trump threatens $100b more in China tariffs
President Donald Trump directs US trade officials to identify tariffs on $100 billion more Chinese imports, upping the ante in an already high-stakes trade confrontation between the world's two largest economies.
White House physician nominated to lead VA
President Donald Trump fires Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin and nominates White House doctor Ronny Jackson to replace him following a bruising ethics scandal and a mounting rebellion within the agency.
Trump says Xi told him meeting with North Korea's Kim went well
President Donald Trump says in a tweet that Chinese President Xi Jinping had told him a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had gone very well and that Kim looked forward to meeting with Trump.
Trump endorses raising minimum age to 21 for more weapons
President Donald Trump endorses stricter gun-control measures, including raising the minimum age to 21 for possessing a broader range of weapons than at present.
FBI's No 2 official McCabe, blasted by Trump, steps down
FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, criticized by President Donald Trump and other Republicans for alleged bias against him and in favor of his 2016 Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, has stepped down, US officials confirm.
Congress votes to end shutdown, funding bill heads to Trump
Congress put the US government back in business by voting to end a three-day shutdown, as President Donald Trump claimed victory in his standoff with Democrats in Washington.
