By ZEKE MILLER and ASHLEY THOMAS , Associated Press LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday called Saudi Arabia’s announcement that suspects are in custody in the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi a “good first step” and said he would work with Congress on a U.S. response. The president spoke…
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ZEKE MILLER , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump welcomed American pastor Andrew Brunson to the Oval Office on Saturday, celebrating his release from nearly two years of confinement in Turkey that had sparked a diplomatic row with a key ally and outcry from U.S. evangelical groups. Brunson, who…
By MATTHEW LEE , AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is leaving the administration “at the end of the year.” Trump spoke as he and Haley met in the Oval Office, shortly after word came of her plans to resign. He called Haley a “very special”…
By JILL COLVIN , Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — President Donald Trump at a Kansas rally celebrated the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, condemning Democrats for what he called a “shameless campaign of political and personal destruction” against his nominee. To cheers of supporters at the Kansas Expocentre in Topeka, Trump…
By ROBERT BURNS and DEB RIECHMANN , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities were investigating two envelopes suspected of containing a suspected poison that were addressed to top military chiefs and a third with unknown contents sent to President Donald Trump. In a statement Tuesday evening, the Secret Service confirmed that a suspicious envelope had…
By ALAN FRAM and LISA MASCARO , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump showered sympathy Tuesday on Brett Kavanaugh, his embattled Supreme Court nominee who is accused of sexual assault, as Senate Republicans and Democrats fought determinedly over who should testify at a high-stakes hearing on the allegation just six weeks before major…
By CHAD DAY , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday declassified a trove of documents related to the early days of the FBI’s Russia investigation, including portions of a secret surveillance warrant and former FBI Director James Comey’s text messages. Trump made the extraordinary move in response to calls from his…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — President Donald Trump is coming to Missouri as he pushes for Republican Josh Hawley to unseat Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill in a critical Senate race. Trump’s campaign on Friday announced the planned Sept. 21 rally in Springfield, Missouri. McCaskill is a top target for Republicans seeking to expand the party’s…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — President Donald Trump is canceling a campaign rally in Missouri as a potentially catastrophic hurricane nears the East Coast.Trump on Tuesday announced he’s axing his planned visit to Cape Girardeau on Thursday. His campaign says that’s the safest decision in light of the approaching hurricane. Hurricane Florence is expected to…
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is marking 17 years since the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil by visiting the Pennsylvania field that became a Sept. 11 memorial. Trump and his wife, Melania, were participating in Tuesday’s somber remembrance in Shanksville. It’s where hijackers crashed a California-bound commercial…