Trump speaks on the phone with Australia's prime minister as aides Michael Flynn, center, and Steve Bannon listen. (Pool photo via EPA)
President Trump blasted Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull over a refugee agreement and boasted about the magnitude of his electoral college win, according to senior U.S. officials. About 25 minutes into what was expected to be an hour-long call, Trump suddenly ended it.
Many of the president’s backers in one Maryland town say he’s simply doing everything he promised to do and that he was elected to do. Critics are unfairly exaggerating the effect of Trump’s executive orders and complaining without giving him a fair chance, supporters say.
The White House is putting traditional diplomacy aside and concentrating decision-making among a small group of aides who are quickly projecting their “America First” approach to the world.
President Trump told conservative activists that if Senate Democrats filibuster Neil Gorsuch’s Supreme Court nomination, Republicans should end a longstanding tradition and change the rules to permit confirmation with a simple majority vote.
Eli Broad, a billionaire philanthropist and major supporter of charter schools, has urged senators to block education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos, saying she is unqualified for the post.
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Media reports from the region said that at least 10 Yemeni women and children were killed in the raid, the first counterterrorism operation authorized by President Trump. The operation erupted into a massive firefight that also took the life of an American Navy SEAL.
During his first visit to South Korea since being sworn into office, Defense Secretary James Mattis aimed to reassure leaders amid their country's political turmoil and security concerns.
The United States and Mexico appear to have begun the formal process of renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement — walking down a path that could potentially transform the hemisphere's economy.
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Two of the four prison employees taken hostage remained inside the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center after a standoff that began Wednesday.
To some degree, the posture reflects the management philosophy of President Trump, who once said effective leaders act as “a one-man army. … You must plan and execute your plan alone.”
In the looming battle over Judge Neil Gorsuch, Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer avoided a few Pinocchios when he took back his earlier statement that Republicans “insisted” that President Barack Obama’s nominees required 60 votes. But Democrats are still using some slippery language.
The split points to a deepening division between GOP partisans eager to applaud Trump’s actions and others concerned about whether and how to push back in the early days of the administration.
The University of California campus was put on lockdown as protests erupted over Milo Yiannopoulos's appearance.
Everything seemed to be running smoothly until the bill came.
