Trump on Twitter (October 16): Saudi Arabia, Michigan, Elizabeth Warren
The following statements were posted to the verified personal Twitter account of U.S. President Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump)
Alaska lieutenant governor resigns over ‘inappropriate comments’: governor
Alaska Lieutenant Governor Byron Mallott resigned on Tuesday in an unexpected departure that the state’s governor, Bill Walker, said stemmed from “inappropriate comments” by his political running mate.
Trump administration touts effort to undo regulations
The Trump administration said late on Tuesday it has withdrawn or delayed more than 2,200 regulatory actions since taking office in January 2017 as it vows to reduce the role of government.
Trump says former lawyer Cohen’s testimony was ‘totally false’: AP
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that his former attorney Michael Cohen was lying when he testified Trump had directed him to break the law, the Associated Press reported.
Trump says Cipollone will serve as next White House counsel: AP interview
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Washington lawyer Pat Cipollone will serve as his next White House counsel.
Person claimed ricin was in letter sent to Senator Collins home
A suspicious letter sent to the Maine home of Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins had a note saying it contained the deadly poison ricin, the senator’s office said on Tuesday, adding any affected areas had been cleared.
Heated U.S. congressional races on pace to break fundraising records
This year’s U.S. congressional campaign season is on pace to break fundraising records, driven in part by unprecedented hauls by at least five candidates from both major parties, according to a Reuters analysis of campaign finance disclosures.
‘Treason’ remark stirs hotly contested Senate race in Arizona
Republican Congresswoman Martha McSally accused her opponent in the hotly contested U.S. Senate race in Arizona, Democratic U.S. Representative Kyrsten Sinema, of “being OK with treason” as the two faced off in their only debate.
Beto O’Rourke faces Ted Cruz in Texas Senate race showdown
Democratic U.S. Representative Beto O’Rourke faces off against U.S. Senator Ted Cruz in their second debate on Tuesday as recent opinion polls show the Republican incumbent pulling away from his liberal challenger for the Texas seat.
U.S. administration unified in calling for Khashoggi probe: official
The Trump administration is completely unified in calling for an investigation into the disappearance of U.S.-based Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but it also has a significant relationship with Riyadh, a senior administration official said on Tuesd…
