Trump says he still has confidence in Mulvaney
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he still had confidence in his acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney amid frustration at his team’s response to the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry.
Trump ordered Pentagon to let convicted Navy SEAL keep elite status
President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to let a Navy SEAL convicted of battlefield misconduct keep his Trident pin designating him as a member of the elite force, instead of holding a review board, his defense secretary said on Monday.
On Trump impeachment, divisions between urban and rural Democrats
First-term U.S. congresswoman Cynthia Axne, back home in her rural Iowa district for the Thanksgiving break, faced a room full of farmers on Saturday who made clear their opposition to the impeachment investigation of Republican President Donald Trump….
Navy SEAL case closed as far as top U.S. general concerned
The top U.S. general said on Monday that as far as he was concerned the case of a Navy SEAL convicted of battlefield misconduct in Iraq was now closed, a day after Defense Secretary Mark Esper removed the Navy’s top civilian over the saga.
U.S. Navy chief fired over handling of SEAL saga involving Trump
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper fired the Navy’s top civilian on Sunday over his handling of the case of a Navy SEAL who was convicted of battlefield misconduct in Iraq and later won the support of President Donald Trump.
Pentagon chief wants Navy secretary to resign over SEAL case
U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper asked for Navy Secretary Richard Spencer’s resignation after losing confidence in him over his handling of the case of a Navy SEAL accused of war crimes, the Defense Department said on Sunday.
Media mogul Bloomberg enters U.S. presidential race, takes aim at Trump
Billionaire media mogul Michael Bloomberg, the former mayor of America’s largest city, jumped into the race for the Democratic U.S. presidential nomination on Sunday as a moderate with deep pockets unabashedly aiming to beat fellow New Yorker Donald Tr…
Bloomberg News will not investigate Michael Bloomberg or Democratic rivals
Bloomberg News said on Sunday it will not investigate its founder and former New York mayor, Michael Bloomberg, after he launched his candidacy for the Democratic primaries, continuing a policy of limiting coverage of its top executive.
White House to let peer review of Navy SEAL to proceed: official
The White House will not stop a Navy SEAL accused of war crimes from facing a peer review that may lead to his ouster from the elite force, according to a U.S. official who said the Navy was notified of the decision on Friday.
Eighteen Democrats, three Republicans in U.S. presidential race
The historically large field of Democratic presidential candidates vying to take on Republican President Donald Trump in next November’s U.S. election was back up to 18 on Sunday after former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg joined the race.
