President Trump will meet Monday in Washington with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with hopes of soon reaching a long-sought Mideast peace agreement, as both world leaders try to make international progress amid the strains of domestic investigations into each of their governments.
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Sunday defended President Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on imported aluminum and steel, arguing the related cost increases are secondary to Trump’s “mission” to preserve those American industries.
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s team is now purportedly looking into whether the United Arab Emirates, with perhaps help from a top adviser, tried to gain political influence by putting money into Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign -- a tack that would indicate Mueller’s investigation continues to expand beyond whether campaign officials colluded with Russia.
Anthony Scaramucci on Sunday criticized Chief of Staff John Kelly for his management style, arguing it’s too authoritarian and criticizing the former Marine general’s handling of the Rob Porter scandal, while insisting the criticism is not revenge for Kelly firing him as President Trump’s communications director.
President Donald Trump on Saturday night traded humorous jabs with a cabal of lawmakers, administration officials, media figures and military officers at the annual Gridiron Dinner in Washington. But the president also used the occasion to deliver some serious remarks about North Korea.
On Saturday, an 8-foot-high bronze statue of former Mayor Marion Barry was unveiled on Pennsylvania Avenue in the nation’s capital, just blocks from the White House.
A sweep of northern California by federal immigration officials, which was partly thwarted when the Oakland mayor sounded the alarm, nabbed a number of illegal immigrants convicted of a number of serious and violent crimes.
The Indiana Legislature has approved a bill to effectively ban the practice of eyeball tattooing, after complications surrounding a Candian model who underwent the procedure.
A Colorado state Democratic lawmaker was expelled Friday amid allegations by female colleagues about sexual harassment or abuse -- but not before switching political parties.
President Trump threatened the European Union with a tax on cars Saturday in response to E.U. pushback against his proposed steel and aluminum tariffs -- the latest fiery rhetoric in a brewing trade war.
President Trump was crystal clear on federal firearms policy this week: Seize weapons from people under certain circumstances without due process and rename a gun bill now before Congress.
Anthony Scaramucci, a President Trump supporter who had a brief and yet infamous stint as the administration’s communications director, can no longer enter the White House grounds without special permission, he confirmed to Fox News on Saturday.
Former Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore says his financial resources have been “depleted” and is making a public plea to help fight a civil suit brought by a woman who said during Moore’s failed campaign that he molested her as a teen.
Troubles continue to mount for a Texas Democrat who was recently convicted on 11 federal counts of money laundering and wires and securities fraud. On Friday the wife of state Sen. Carlos Uresti filed for divorce.
White House chief of staff John Kelly insisted to reporters Friday he has “nothing” to consider resigning over, amid recent questions over his handling of the Rob Porter domestic abuse allegations.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation Friday that moved the 2018 primary election date from Sept. 11 to Sept. 13 to avoid conflicts with the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah and the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.