Jul 31 John Kelly, Trump’s chief of staff, says he will stay in role through 2020 By Catherine Lucey, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The public show of confidence in Kelly, even if later reversed, appeared aimed at tamping down speculation about staff turnover, as well as projecting calm as the president gears up for his re-election campaign. Continue reading
Jul 31 Trump ‘looking into’ 3D guns, says he’s consulting with NRA By Associated Press President Donald Trump tweeted on Tuesday he is consulting with the National Rifle Association over whether it makes sense for a Texas company to publish downloadable blueprints for a 3D-printed gun. Continue reading
Jul 31 WATCH: ICE, Border Patrol testify at Senate hearing on family separations By Alan Fram, Associated Press The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. EDT today. Watch it here. Continue reading
Jul 31 Threats aside, Trump says he’s willing to meet with Iranians By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump said that he'd "certainly meet" with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, and without preconditions, if the Iranian leader were willing. Continue reading
Jul 31 Trial set to begin for Paul Manafort, Trump’s former campaign chairman By Associated Press While the main areas of Mueller's investigation are Russia's actions during the 2016 presidential election and any attempts by Trump to obstruct justice, none of those topics are expected to come up in Manafort's trial. Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch 8:13 News Wrap: Trump ‘certainly’ willing to shut down government over border security In our news wrap Monday, President Trump again talked of shutting down the government over border security. On Sunday, he floated the idea unless Democrats vote to fund a border wall and other security measures. Also, the president offered to… Continue watching
Jul 30 WATCH: Trump says U.S. will not lift sanctions against Moscow Trump said Monday at a news conference with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte that the sanctions would not change despite the Russians' request. Continue reading
Jul 30 Trump says he would ‘certainly meet’ with Iranian President Rouhani, with ‘no preconditions’ By Associated Press Trump said that he believes in meetings and is pointing to the benefits of recent meetings with North Korea's Kim Jong Un and Russia's Vladimir Putin. Continue reading
Jul 30 Trump repeats he would have ‘no problem’ shutting down government over border security funding By Darlene Superville, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Government funding expires at the end of September, just weeks before the midterm elections. A shutdown would be the second under unified Republican control of Washington, following an embarrassing weekend stoppage in January. Continue reading
Jul 30 WATCH: Trump, Italy’s Giuseppe Conte speak at joint news conference By Associated Press President Donald Trump is expected to hold the news conference at 2 p.m. EDT today. Watch his remarks here. Continue reading