Dec 16 Giuliani: ‘Over my dead body’ will Mueller interview Trump By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Donald Trump's attorney is categorically ruling out the possibility of a presidential interview with special counsel Robert Mueller. Continue reading
Dec 16 Loyalty among attributes Mulvaney brings to White House job By Jill Colvin, Jonathan Lemire, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press President Trump had made clear to confidantes that, for his third chief of staff, he wanted someone that he liked personally and who would not try to rein him in as John Kelly had during the first months of his… Continue reading
Dec 15 Interior Secretary Zinke resigning, cites ‘vicious’ attacks By Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Brown, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press In his resignation letter, Zinke said "vicious and politically motivated attacks" against him had "created an unfortunate distraction" in fulfilling the agency's mission. Continue reading
Dec 15 Trump pushes Congress for new health law after court ruling By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press After a federal judge ruled that the Obama-era health overhaul was “invalid,” President Donald Trump is looking to congressional leaders to come up with a replacement even as the White House says the current law will remain in place for… Continue reading
Dec 15 Trump says Interior Secretary Zinke leaving administration By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Donald Trump says Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, who's facing federal investigations into his travel, political activity and potential conflicts of interest, will leave the administration at year's end. Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch 10:42 Shields and Brooks on GOP’s response to Cohen allegations, Trump’s shutdown scuffle Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join William Brangham to discuss the week’s news, including Mick Mulvaney stepping into the role of White House chief of staff, how the GOP is keeping quiet on Michael… Continue watching
Dec 14 Chris Christie says he doesn’t want to be White House chief of staff By Catherine Lucey, Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The former New Jersey governor cited family reasons in a statement saying that he was asking Trump to remove him from consideration. Continue reading
Dec 14 Michael Cohen says Trump knew hush money payments wrong By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press In an interview with ABC News, Michael Cohen said he paid off two women because Trump was "very concerned" about how their stories "would affect the election."… Continue reading
Dec 13 What Michael Cohen’s sentencing means for Trump By Gretchen Frazee Federal prosecutors have linked Trump to campaign finance violations committed by his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, who was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison. Continue reading
Dec 13 Trump’s new Africa strategy takes sharp aim at China and Russia By Maria Danilova, Cara Anna, Associated Press The Trump administration on Thursday announced a sharp refocus of its Africa strategy to counter what it called the "predatory" practices of China and Russia, which are "deliberately and aggressively targeting their investments in the region to gain a competitive… Continue reading