Trump, McConnell clash on closing the border

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“If we don’t make a deal with Congress, the border’s going to be closed,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday. “100 percent.” WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is “100 percent” prepared to shut … Read More

South Korean president to meet Trump to resolve impasse with North Korea

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President Moon Jae-in is scheduled to meet Donald Trump next week CREDIT: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP Donald Trump, the US president, is to meet Moon Jae-in, the South Korean leader, next week in Washington in a renewed effort to revive stalled negotiations with North … Read More

Mueller investigation into Trump ends but House Democrats are just getting started

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President Trump may be cleared of colluding with the Russians to win the White House, but House Democrats are hardly ready to give up investigating the president. They are gearing up for comprehensive probes that could go far beyond the narrow … Read More

Iran to ‘resist’ Trump decision on Israel’s hold over Golan

Visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump hold up the signed proclamation recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights as Netanyahu leaves the White House in Washington, Monday, March 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) TEHRAN, Iran … Read More

Trump threatens to shut Mexico border, again

President Donald Trump has threatened again to close the Mexican border because of what he calls an illegal immigration crisis  Photo: AFP WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday again threatened to seal the U.S.-Mexican border, claiming in a tweet that America’s … Read More

Trump vows to release FISA docs now that Mueller probe is concluded, slams ‘treasonous’ FBI

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President Trump, in an exclusive wide-ranging interview Wednesday night with Fox News’ “Hannity,” vowed to release the full and unredacted Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrants and related documents used by the FBI to probe his campaign, saying he wants to “get to … Read More

President Trump calls on Adam Schiff to resign, accuses him of ‘knowingly and unlawfully lying and leaking’

President Trump has called on House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff to resign in a fiery early morning tweet. The president sent out his missive Thursday morning, accusing the California Democrat of “knowingly and unlawfully lying and leaking”. Trump’s tweet read: … Read More

Trump signs executive order to protect the US from a ‘debilitating’ EMP attack

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The mushroom cloud of the first test of a hydrogen bomb, “Ivy Mike.” Reuters President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday ordering federal agencies to strengthen the resiliency of critical American infrastructure against electromagnetic-pulse attacks. The order is … Read More

Trump border emergency survives as House veto override fails

President Donald Trump accompanied by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky, left, arrives for a Senate Republican policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday.  Photo: AP WASHINGTON The Democratic-led House failed Tuesday to override President Donald Trump’s first veto, … Read More

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