Presidency of Donald Trump
US Supreme Court says Trump can spend military funds on wal
The US Supreme Court on July 26 ruled in favor of President Donald Trump, allowing him to proceed with plans to divert billions of dollars in Pentagon funds towards construction of his border wall with Mexico.
US wants Turkey not to activate S-400, says Pompeo
The U.S. wants Turkey not to make "operational" the Russian S-400 missile system it purchased from Moscow, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on July 25.
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N Korea test fires short-range missiles, casts doubt on nuclear talks
North Korea fired two short-range missiles on from its east coast, a South Korean official said, its first missile tests since leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to revive stalled denuclearization talks.
Senate confirms Army veteran Mark Esper secretary of defense
It took seven months, but President Donald Trump finally has a Senate-confirmed secretary of defense.
US to ramp up rapid deportations with sweeping new rule
The Trump administration said on July 22 it will expand and speed up deportations of migrants who enter the United States illegally by stripping away court oversight, enabling officials to remove people in days rather than months or years.
Trump says Turkey situation complex, is talking to Turkish officials
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the situation with Turkey is very complex and tough, and that he is talking to officials in Ankara.
Trump's comments to reporters, made at a Cabinet meeting at the White House, follow Turkey's purchase of the Russian S-400 missile defence system, which has raised tensions with the United States and other NATO allies. [Reuters]
Trump drops bid to have a citizenship question on the census
Just a week after insisting that he was "absolutely moving forward," President Donald Trump abandoned his effort to insert a citizenship question into next year's census.
Cabinet member Acosta embroiled in Epstein sex-abuse case
U.S. President Donald Trump on July 9 defended his Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, who is under pressure from Democrats to resign over his handling of a decade-old sex abuse case against financier Jeffrey Epstein, but said he, too, would look into it.
US Raises Import Duties for Steel from China and Mexico
The United States Department of Commerce said it would impose additional duties on imports of steel from China and Mexico as a result of an investigation into the so- "countervailing duties," BNR reported.
Trump says immigrants 'unhappy' with detention centers should stay home
President Donald Trump, facing renewed criticism from Democrats and activists over his handling of a migrant crisis on the U.S.- Mexico border, said in a Twitter post on July 3 that immigrants unhappy with conditions at detention centers should be told "not to come."