Politics Dec 20 Trump announces Defense Secretary Mattis will retire in February The announcement came a day after Trump surprised U.S. allies and members of Congress by announcing the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Syria, and as he continues to consider shrinking the American deployment in Afghanistan.
Nation Dec 17 Trump plans to create unified U.S. Space Command The move is separate from Trump's goal of creating a "Space Force" as an independent armed service branch, but could be a step in that direction.
Politics Dec 14 Chris Christie says he doesn’t want to be White House chief of staff The former New Jersey governor cited family reasons in a statement saying that he was asking Trump to remove him from consideration.
Politics Dec 12 AP Analysis: A rancorous first glimpse of new Trump-Democrats dynamic President Donald Trump's first encounter with newly empowered congressional Democrats produced a striking Oval Office display that revealed how ill-prepared he is for the biggest political challenge of his presidency.
Politics Dec 10 Trump looking at several candidates for chief of staff President Donald Trump is weighing at least four people to serve as his next chief of staff, after plans for an orderly succession for departing John Kelly fell through.
Politics Dec 07 Trump says he’ll nominate William Barr for attorney general President Donald Trump says he will nominate William Barr, former President George H.W. Bush's attorney general, to serve in the same role.
Politics Dec 07 Trump says he will nominate Heather Nauert as next UN ambassador Nauert is to replace Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor who announced in October that she would step down as ambassador at the end of this year…
Politics Dec 02 Trump’s on-off dance with complicated acquaintances Amid weighty issues of state, another fascination at the Group of 20 summit has been President Donald Trump’s will-he, won’t-he dance with two fellow leaders who are something of international outcasts these days.
World Dec 02 US, China reach 90-day truce in their trade dispute The breakthrough came after a dinner meeting Saturday between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires.
Economy Nov 30 Trump signs new trade pact with Canada, Mexico leaders The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is meant to replace the 24-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement.