Trump on Twitter (Oct 22): Caravan, Immigration Laws, Fake news
The following statements were posted to the verified personal Twitter account of U.S. President Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump)
CIA chief to Turkey as officials seek to clarify prince’s role in Khashoggi death
CIA Director Gina Haspel was traveling to Turkey on Monday to help investigate the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, two sources familiar with the matter said, as security agencies examined what role Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may …
Trump says transgender policy seeks to ‘protect the country’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that transgender issues were in flux and he aims to protect the country after a report that his administration was considering defining gender as male or female based on genitalia at birth drew widespread cond…
Trump says he believes Khashoggi’s death was ‘a plot gone awry’: USA Today
President Donald Trump told USA Today in an interview on Monday he believes the death of Jamal Khashoggi was “a plot gone awry,” after the journalist died in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.
Judge bars New Hampshire proof of residency requirement for new voters
A New Hampshire judge on Monday put on hold a law requiring some voters to present proof of residency when they register, saying it would lengthen lines at polling places and make it difficult for students, disabled voters and others to cast ballots.
Russia pledges ‘balance’ if U.S. quits nuclear pact; Trump eyes more weapons
Russia said on Monday it would be forced to respond in kind to restore the military balance with the United States if President Donald Trump carried through on a threat to quit a nuclear arms treaty and began developing new missiles.
‘Don’t throw baby out with bath water,’ Germany tells U.S. on INF treaty
Germany will seek NATO’s help to maintain a nuclear arms treaty between Russia and the United States, and is ready to take action to force Moscow to comply with the pact, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Tuesday.
Bolton tells Russians that U.S. election meddling ‘sows enormous distrust’
U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said on Monday that Russian meddling in U.S. elections did not have any effect on the outcome, but told Russian officials that it did “sow enormous distrust of Russia” in the United States.
CIA director Haspel travels to Turkey for Khashoggi case: source
CIA Director Gina Haspel is traveling to Turkey on Monday to work on the investigation into the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
U.S., allied agencies still clarifying prince’s role in Khashoggi affair
Three weeks after Jamal Khashoggi went missing, U.S. and key European security agencies still have an incomplete picture of what role Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may have played in the Saudi journalist’s disappearance and death.
