North Carolina Republican paid over $525,000 to consultant in disputed election
The Republican candidate in a disputed North Carolina congressional election paid more than $525,000 to a political consulting firm at the center of a probe of possible absentee ballot fraud in the race, federal finance reports show.
Trump seen picking Army head Milley as next chairman of Joint Chiefs
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to name the Army’s top general, Mark Milley, as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday, in a decision that appears to be coming months earlier than expected.
Trump upbeat on China talks; aides downplay Huawei arrest friction
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday sounded an optimistic note about trade negotiations with China as two of his top economic advisers downplayed friction from the arrest of a senior executive of Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies.
Top Democrats say Trump’s attorney general pick must protect Russia probe
The top two Democrats in the U.S. Congress on Friday urged caution about President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Justice, saying the nominee had sought to undercut the Special Counsel’s Office probe into Russia and must pledge to mak…
In more staff changes, Trump taps attorney general, U.N. envoy
In another senior staff shake-up inside his often turbulent administration, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he has picked the two people he wants to be the next U.S. attorney general and the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Mueller’s filings on Trump ex-aides to shed new light on Russia probe
U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller is expected on Friday to provide new details on how two of President Donald Trump’s closest former aides have helped or hindered his probe into possible collusion between Russia and Trump’s 2016 election campaign.
Trump picks former Attorney General Barr to return to head Justice Department
President Donald Trump said on Friday he had chosen former U.S. Attorney General William Barr to once again lead the Justice Department, a role that would put him in charge of the federal probe into Russian election interference.
Trump signs measure keeping U.S. government open until Dec. 21
President Donald Trump signed a budget extension on Friday that will keep the U.S. government open for two more weeks, according to the White House.
Trump announces another round of senior staff changes
In another staff shake-up of his often turbulent administration, President Donald Trump said on Friday he had picked the two people he wants to be the next U.S. attorney general and next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Trump says he will name State Department spokeswoman as U.S. ambassador to U.N.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he would nominate State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert as the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, choosing a former TV anchor with little policy experience to lead U.S. diplomacy at the internat…
