A US senator has warned he will use a court order to force the FBI to say whether Barack Obama wiretapped President Donald Trump’s phones. Senator Lindsey Graham said Congress would “flex its muscle” if FBI director James Comey did not meet its requests. The president has made unsubstantiated claims that his predecessor tapped his […]
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Trump’s Tax Plan Would Benefit Trump The Most
The release of two pages from President Trump’s 2005 tax returns didn’t show much. But they did show just how much Trump — and other super-rich Americans — would benefit from his proposed tax plan. Donald and Melania Trump earned about $150 million in 2005, putting them in the top 1 percent of income earners for the year. […]
Trump Says Media Can Choose Where He Donates His Salary
US President Donald Trump will donate his $400,000 (£329,620) salary to charity at the end of 2017, his spokesman has confirmed. And in an unexpected twist, he wants the White House press corps to decide where it should go. Before taking office, Mr Trump told CBS’s 60 Minutes that he would not claim his presidential […]
Trump Voters Likely To Be Most Impacted By New Republican Health Plan
Changes to the Affordable Care Act that shift from subsidies to tax credits could impact one group more than any other: Trump voters read more at nbcnews.com
Trump Yet To Donate Salary As Promised?
President Donald Trump pledged to forgo a presidential salary, but as his second payday approaches, the White House is declining to say if the president has donated any of his earnings yet. During the campaign, Trump promised he would take “no salary” if elected — a pledge he reiterated after he won. “I’m not going […]
Conway Implies Obama Did More Than Wiretap Trump Campaign
ALPINE, N.J. — The White House is offering yet another wrinkle in its attempt to support President Trump’s allegation — unfounded, so far — that his campaign headquarters in Manhattan was wiretapped by the Obama administration. The latest comes from Trump’s senior counselor Kellyanne Conway. She says the “surveillance” may be broader than even Trump suggested. In […]
Putin Wants Better Communication With Trump
MOSCOW – The spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin is expressing frustration with the inconclusive first two months of relations between Moscow and the Donald Trump administration. The election of Trump, who had spoken admiringly of Putin and called for improved US-Russia relations, had raised hopes in the Kremlin. But Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says […]
Syrian President Calls American Troops ‘Invaders’
Syrian President Bashar Assad says President Trump has so far failed to show “anything concrete” toward his pledge to defeat the Islamic State terror group and calls U.S. forces inside his country “invaders.” “We haven’t seen anything concrete yet regarding this rhetoric,” Assad said in an interview published Saturday. “We have hopes that this administration… […]
Heavily Armed US Marines Deployed To Syria
Several hundred marines have deployed into Syria with artillery guns, as part of the ongoing preparation for the fight to push ISIL out of its self-declared headquarters of Raqqa, a Pentagon spokesman has confirmed. The marines are pre-positioning howitzers to be ready to assist local Syrian forces, according to US officials. The deployment is temporary. […]
Senators Asking For Evidence To Support Trump’s Wiretapping Claims
Two US senators have written to law enforcement to inquire if there is any evidence to support President Donald Trump’s claim that he was wiretapped. Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democrat, and Republican Lindsey Graham sent the letter to the FBI on Wednesday. They requested “any warrant applications and court orders… related to wiretaps of President Trump, […]
Democrats Continue To Stall The Cabinet Confirmation Process
President Donald Trump said it was “so pathetic” that his full Cabinet has not yet been confirmed, blaming Democrats in a tweet Friday morning. “It is so pathetic that the Dems have still not approved my full Cabinet,” Trump tweeted. The vast majority of Trump’s nominees have been confirmed by the Senate, with only Secretary […]
Dems Call For Sessions To Resign Due To Perjury
Top Republicans are urging Attorney General Jeff Sessions to remove himself from an FBI probe into alleged Russian interference in the US election. He is under fire after it emerged he met Russia’s envoy during the election – despite claiming he had had “no communications with the Russians”. Mr Sessions, who called the accusations against […]