Oct 11 Watch 4:32 What made Kanye’s White House visit ‘a weird moment’ for the presidency Rapper Kanye West met with President Trump at the White House Thursday, heaping praise on the president and expounding on economic policy, welfare and prison reform. He also shared details of his struggles with mental health. But some criticized West… Continue watching
Oct 11 WATCH: Kanye West in White House visit says MAGA hat gives him ‘power’ By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Seizing the spotlight from the typically center-stage president, Kanye West dropped the F-word, floated policy proposals — and went in for a hug. Continue reading
Oct 11 WATCH: Trump reluctant to slash weapons sales to Saudis By Associated Press President Donald Trump says he's reluctant to slash weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, saying that if the U.S. doesn't sell arms to the kingdom, then the Saudis will buy them from Russia or China. Continue reading
Oct 11 WATCH: Trump to speak about human trafficking By Associated Press President Donald Trump will deliver remarks Thursday at the annual meeting of the interagency task force to monitor and combat human trafficking. Watch live here. Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch 7:54 Trump’s ethanol moves: good policy or corn country politics? At a Tuesday campaign rally in Iowa, President Trump announced plans to lift the ban on summer sales of gasoline with 15 percent ethanol, known as E15. This move is opposed by oil companies and environmental groups but supported by… Continue watching
Oct 10 Trump says Federal Reserve ‘has gone crazy’ after big stock drop By Associated Press President Trump, who has been critical of the central bank's interest rate increases, told reporters that he thinks "the Fed is making a mistake." But he's also calling the drop "a correction we've been waiting for for a long time."… Continue reading
Oct 10 Fact-checking Trump’s bleak op-ed on Democratic health plans By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press President Trump cast the idea as a dangerous scheme by "radical socialists" as he played up potential pitfalls of a government-paid system without citing any of the benefits, such as the disappearance of most medical bills. Continue reading
Oct 10 McConnell warns Democrats to think carefully about ‘presidential harassment’ if they win House majority By Associated Press The Kentucky Republican told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday that Democratic threats to investigate President Donald Trump's finances and businesses would "help the president get re-elected" in 2020. Continue reading
Oct 10 U.S. seeks answers about missing journalist from Saudi ally By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press Turkish claims that a well-known Saudi writer and government critic was slain inside his country's diplomatic mission in Turkey have put the Trump administration in a delicate spot. Continue reading
Oct 10 Trump says he may pick new UN ambassador this month By Zeke Miller, Deb Riechmann, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press In the latest shake-up for President Donald Trump's turbulent administration, U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley abruptly announced she is resigning at the end of the year, raising questions about who will fill the key national security post. Continue reading