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Top White House lawyer to leave as Russia probe heats up

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 30 03:55 AM

Donald Trump said Wednesday that White House counsel Don McGahn would soon be leaving his post, a crucial shift as the probe into Russia's election interference probe closes in on the US president's inner circle. Read more »

Trump backs off plan to roll back foreign aid funding -officials

Patricia Zengerle and Lesley Wroughton, Reuters
Posted at Aug 29 08:27 AM

President Donald Trump's administration backed off on Tuesday on plans to bypass Congress and roll back billions of dollars from the US foreign aid budget after lawmakers pushed back, senators, congressional aides and US officials said. Read more »

White House probes Google after Trump accuses it of bias

Ginger Gibson and Susan Heavey, Reuters
Posted at Aug 29 08:07 AM

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Google's search engine of promoting negative news articles and hiding "fair media" coverage of him, vowing to address the situation without providing evidence or giving details of action he might take. Read more »

Trump steps up attacks on Facebook, Google, Twitter

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 29 04:53 AM

U.S. President Donald Trump stepped up attacks on big tech firms Tuesday, warning Facebook, Google and Twitter to be "careful," hours after slamming what he called "rigged" internet search results. Read more »

Ex-Trump campaign chief seeks to move 2nd trial out of Washington

Reuters
Posted at Aug 29 03:48 AM

WASHINGTON - Lawyers for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on Tuesday said they would seek to move his second trial, scheduled to start next month, out of Washington, D.C., due to the highly politicized environment in the nation's capital. Read more »

Google rejects Trump claim of 'political bias' in search

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 29 12:19 AM

Google on Tuesday strongly denied U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that its news search results were skewed to suppress conservative voices and positive stories about his administration. Read more »

In U-turn, Trump lowers White House flag for McCain

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 28 04:53 AM

Under fire for what critics said was a lack of respect for the late U.S. senator John McCain, President Donald Trump issued Monday a formal proclamation about the lawmaker's death and ordered the White House flag back to half-staff. Read more »

Trump rejected statement praising McCain: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 27 11:21 PM

Donald Trump rejected a statement prepared by his aides that praised John McCain, according to the Washington Post, underscoring the U.S. president's enduring scorn for the late senator and war hero. Read more »

China slams 'irresponsible' Trump accusations over N. Korea

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 26 09:48 AM

China on Saturday called Donald Trump "irresponsible" after the US President cancelled his top diplomat's latest trip to North Korea and suggested Beijing was stalling efforts to disarm Pyongyang. Read more »

Trump cancels Pompeo's trip to North Korea over stalled nuclear diplomacy

Matt Spetalnick and David Brunnstrom, Reuters
Posted at Aug 25 04:04 PM

US President Donald Trump abruptly canceled his top diplomat's planned trip to North Korea on Friday, publicly acknowledging for the first time that his effort to get Pyongyang to denuclearize had stalled since his summit with the North's leader. Read more »

Trump cuts more than $200 million in U.S. aid to Palestinians

David Brunnstrom, Reuters
Posted at Aug 25 07:07 AM

The United States is cutting more than $200 million in aid to the Palestinians, the State Department said on Friday, amid a deteriorating relationship with the Palestinian leadership. Read more »

Twitter CEO to testify before U.S. House panel on Sept. 5

Reuters
Posted at Aug 25 06:57 AM

Twitter Inc's chief executive will testify before a U.S. House of Representatives committee on Sept. 5, the panel said on Friday, after some Republicans raised concerns about social media companies removing content from conservatives. Read more »

Trump slams social media firms as 'silencing millions'

Reuters
Posted at Aug 24 09:21 PM

Facebook, Twitter, and Alphabet removed hundreds of accounts tied to an alleged Iranian propaganda operation, while Facebook took down a second campaign it said was linked to Russia. Read more »

Omarosa's 'Unhinged' settles for No. 2 spot on U.S. best-seller list

Reuters
Posted at Aug 24 11:32 AM

The tell-all memoir from former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman sold more than 33,000 copies in its first week, but failed to take the top spot on the U.S. best-sellers list. Read more »

Global stocks shrug off new tariffs, Trump turmoil

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 24 08:14 AM

The fresh tariffs came as US and Chinese officials held a second day of talks in their first meeting since June aimed at easing a row that has dragged on equities for months. Read more »

Embattled Trump claims impeachment would 'crash' economy

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 24 02:26 AM

U.S. President Donald Trump warned Thursday of a stock market crash if he were removed from office, playing his ace card -- the economy -- to stave off talk of impeachment.   Read more »

Trump, White House deny wrongdoing after Cohen plea deal

Jeff Mason and James Oliphant, Reuters
Posted at Aug 23 07:39 AM

WASHINGTON - The White House pushed back forcefully on Wednesday against suggestions that a plea deal struck by President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen implicated Trump in a crime. Read more »

Cohen will not accept pardon, lawyer says

Reuters
Posted at Aug 23 01:55 AM

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen would not accept a presidential pardon, his attorney said on Wednesday, a day after Cohen pleaded guilty to eight criminal charges and said he acted at the direction of Trump. Read more »

Trump: Ex-lawyer's violations 'not a crime'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 23 01:24 AM

U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at Michael Cohen on Wednesday after his former lawyer implicated him in campaign finance violations, accusing him of making up "stories" in order to get a plea deal. Read more »

Trump says Manafort case 'does not involve me'

Reuters
Posted at Aug 22 08:00 AM

President Donald Trump tried to distance himself from his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort's conviction on Tuesday on bank and tax fraud charges, saying it did not involve him. Read more »