Dec 10 Trump looking at several candidates for chief of staff By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 4:34 With recent court filings, Mueller puts ‘cards on the table’ Court papers released Friday are “enormously significant,” and outline alleged crimes and misdeeds of President Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen as well as his former campaign advisor Paul Manafort, says Ilya Marritz, co-host of the “Trump, Inc.” podcast. For… Continue watching
Dec 09 Comey said FBI probe of Russia initially looked at 4 Americans By Eric Tucker, Chad Day, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Former FBI Director James Comey did not identify the Americans in the Russia probe but said President Donald Trump, then the Republican candidate, was not among them. Continue reading
Dec 09 China summons US envoy to protest detention of Huawei exec By Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press China summoned the U.S. ambassador to Beijing on Sunday to protest the detention of an executive of Chinese electronics giant Huawei in Canada at Washington’s behest. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 3:57 White House ‘in a state of chaos’ as Trump’s chief departs President Trump announced Saturday that his chief of staff John Kelly is leaving his post by the end of the year. Kelly replaced Trump’s first chief of staff, Reince Priebus, in July 2017. Trump said Kelly's successor would be declared… Continue watching
Dec 08 China exports weaken ahead of US trade talks By Joe McDonald, Associated Press China’s export growth sank in November as global demand weakened, adding to pressure on Beijing ahead of trade talks with Washington. Continue reading
Dec 08 Trump says chief of staff John Kelly to leave at year’s end By Associated Press President Donald Trump says chief of staff John Kelly will leave his job at the end of the year. Continue reading
Dec 08 Trump picks Gen. Mark Milley as next top military adviser By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he’s picked a battle-hardened commander who oversaw troops in Iraq and Afghanistan to be the nation’s next top military adviser. Continue reading
Dec 08 How new details about Cohen and Manafort could shape the Russia investigation By Daniel Bush New court papers filed Friday offered new evidence of contacts between Russia and Trump’s campaign, and signaled that his former attorney Michael Cohen provided valuable information to special counsel Robert Mueller’s team. Continue reading
Dec 08 Closer legal peril for Trump in probes; he sees no collusion By Eric Tucker, Chad Day, Jim Mustian, Associated Press Court filings from prosecutors in New York and special counsel Robert Mueller’s office suggested the Kremlin aimed early on to influence Trump and his campaign. Continue reading