Source: Middle East MOnitor US President Donald Trump said that he made Saudi Arabia pay the US for the increased presence of American service personnel in the region as a result of the regional tensions. In an interview with the American TV channel Fox News, Trump said: “Saudi Arabia is paying us for [our troops]. We have …
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Articles that highlight events involving President Donald J. Trump and the Trump Administration.
Trump to Democrats: ‘If you are going to impeach me, do it now, fast’
Source: MSN President Donald Trump tweeted Thursday morning to Democrats that if they are going to impeach him, they should “do it now, fast, so we can have a fair trial in the Senate.” Trump’s tweet came shortly before House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that she was instructing House Democratic chairmen to draw up articles …
U.S. appeals court says Trump cannot dodge foreign corruption lawsuit
Source: MSN A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday revived a lawsuit alleging President Donald Trump violated the U.S. Constitution by profiting from foreign and domestic officials who patronized his hotels and restaurants, moving a watchdog group closer to obtaining financial records from his real estate company. In a 2-1 ruling, a three-judge panel of …
U.S. appeals court says Trump cannot dodge foreign corruption lawsuit
Source: MSN A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday revived a lawsuit alleging President Donald Trump violated the U.S. Constitution by profiting from foreign and domestic officials who patronized his hotels and restaurants, moving a watchdog group closer to obtaining financial records from his real estate company. In a 2-1 ruling, a three-judge panel of …
Dan Coats to Step Down as Intelligence Chief; Trump Picks Loyalist for Job
Source: MSN President Trump announced on Sunday that Dan Coats would step down as the director of national intelligence after a fraught tenure marked by tension with the Oval Office, and he tapped one of his staunch defenders, Representative John Ratcliffe, to take over the country’s expansive network of spy agencies. Mr. Coats, a former …
Trump Warns China to Act on U.S. Trade Deal or Face Worse Terms
Source: MSN President Donald Trump said it would be wise for China to “act now” to finish a trade deal with the U.S., warning that “far worse” terms would be on offer for them after what he predicted would be his certain re-election in 2020. “I think that China felt they were beaten so badly …
Trump suggests China wants Dem elected in 2020 to secure better trade terms
Source: MSN President Trump shared his take on the stalled U.S. trade talks with China on Saturday, suggesting Beijing may be waiting until the 2020 presidential election to see if a Democrat gets elected to secure more favorable terms. “I think that China felt they were being beaten so badly in the recent negotiation that they …
Trump says US will purchase crops to offset China losses
Source: MSN Money President Donald Trump said that the U.S. will boost its purchases of domestic farm products for humanitarian aid in an effort to offset lost demand from China as trade tensions flare between the nations. Trump said on Twitter on Friday that the U.S. will use its money from the tariffs to buy …
President Trump grants pardon to Oklahoma man who killed Iraqi prisoner
Source: MSN The White House says President Donald Trump has granted a pardon to a former first lieutenant in the U.S. Army convicted in 2009 of killing an Iraqi prisoner. Press Secretary Sarah Sanders says Trump granted clemency to Michael Behenna of Oklahoma. “I cannot thank President Trump enough for his act of mercy,” Behenna …
Trump orders asylum overhaul, including new fee for applicants and faster adjudications, amid ‘severe’ border crisis
Source: MSN President Trump called Monday night for a sweeping overhaul to an asylum system he has long said is rife with fraud — including a new fee to process asylum applicants, and the capacity to rapidly adjudicate applicants’ claims while also barring them from working in the U.S. in the meantime. In a presidential memorandum, Trump specifically told Attorney …