Dec 10 Trump blames Michael Cohen for hush money 'liability' By Associated Press President Donald Trump is defending the hush money payments made by his former lawyer to two women during his 2016 campaign as "a simple private transaction." He tweeted Monday that if there was wrongdoing, it's lawyer Michael Cohen's "liability" and… Continue reading
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 25:01 December 9, 2018 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Dec. 9, a look at the people close to President Trump who were implicated in recent court filings, and thousands are without power after heavy snow hit the southern U.S. Also, a preview of tomorrow’s… Continue watching
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 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 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
Dec 07 Paul Manafort repeatedly lied about contacts with Russia and Trump officials, prosecutors say By Associated Press Prosecutors say Manafort told investigators that he spoke with officials before and after they left the Trump administration. But they say a review of his electronic documents shows he had "additional contacts" with the officials. Continue reading