Politics Apr 28 Philippines latest foreign country to book Trump’s D.C. hotel Critics say such bookings are nothing more than attempts to curry favor with President Donald Trump.
Politics Mar 28 Judge says part of lawsuit accusing Trump of accepting gifts from foreign governments can proceed U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte ruled Wednesday that the two jurisdictions have legal standing to proceed in their lawsuit against Trump, but only with respect to his involvement with the Trump International Hotel in Washington.
Politics Dec 08 House Democrats want Trump financial records for Russia probe The push for documents renews an earlier attempt from May that produced no records.
World Nov 07 Iraqi VP calls Iran-backed militias his nation’s top threat WASHINGTON — Iraq's highest-ranking Sunni leader said Tuesday the growing influence of Iranian-backed Shiite militias looms as the nation's most pressing future security threat and called for bolstering U.S. military aid to Sunni forces.
Politics Jul 21 Trump names new acting government ethics chief The Office of Government Ethics confirmed Friday that President Trump designated the agency's general counsel, David J. Apol, to become its acting director.
Politics Jul 15 Lobbyist who met Trump team says he’s not with Russian intel The Russian-American lobbyist who attended a meeting at Trump Tower last year is a former military officer who has attracted congressional scrutiny over his political activities and has been shadowed by allegations of connections to Russian intelligence that he denies.
Politics Apr 03 National Archives tells White House to save all of Trump’s tweets, even ones deleted or corrected The head of the archives, David S. Ferriero, told two Democratic senators in a letter last week that the White House has assured him it's saving all Trump's Twitter blasts.
Nation Mar 08 WikiLeaks CIA files: Are they real and are they a risk? WikiLeaks has published thousands of documents that the anti-secrecy organization said were classified files revealing scores of secrets about CIA hacking tools used to break into targeted computers, cellphones and even smart TVs.
Politics Jan 11 U.S. ethics chief blasts Trump plan to keep business profits The director of the federal government's ethics agency criticised president-elect Donald Trump's plan to maintain his business empire by turning it over to his sons.
Politics Dec 14 Perry brings oil industry ties to Energy Department Rick Perry, President-elect Donald Trump's choice for Energy secretary, has close ties to the Texas oil industry.