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Trump Cancels First Trip to Latin America

President will remain in US to focus on Syrian response

(Newser) - President Trump will skip an upcoming summit in South America to focus on the US response to a chemical attack in Syria. White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement Tuesday that Trump will not attend the Summit of the Americas in Lima, Peru, nor travel to Bogota,...

Trump's New Response to Raid Is Succinct

'A TOTAL WITCH HUNT!!!'

(Newser) - President Trump has more to say about Robert Mueller's latest moves, and it's in all caps with three exclamation points: "A TOTAL WITCH HUNT!!!" Trump tweeted Tuesday morning after the FBI's raid on the office of Trump attorney Michael Cohen. He also wrote : "Attorney–...

Kim Jong Un Has Something to Say About US Summit

He publicly acknowledged it in a Monday meeting

(Newser) - President Trump has acknowledged a planned meeting with North Korea, but Kim Jong Un hasn't done the same—until now. Kim made his first public acknowledgement of a meeting with the US, though the BBC reports he did not mention Trump by name. Yonhap reports that state news agency...

That the FBI Got a Search Warrant for Cohen's Office Is Telling

FBI looking into alleged fraud, sources say

(Newser) - The stunning FBI raid on the offices of President Trump's personal lawyer Monday happened because Michael Cohen is suspected of crimes including bank fraud and campaign finance fraud, insiders say. Sources tell the Washington Post that agents seized documents including Cohen's tax returns in raids on his offices,...

China Files WTO Complaint Over Trump's Tariff Hike

Says Trump's decision on aluminum, steel violates international trade rules

(Newser) - China has filed a World Trade Organization complaint challenging President Trump's tariff hike on imported steel and aluminum, the trade body said Tuesday. The tariff spat is one element of a wide-ranging trade dispute between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping's government. Trump also has threatened to increase...

Trump Firm Asked Panama President to Intervene in Dispute

Move is clear example of conflict of interest, experts say

(Newser) - President Trump's company appealed directly to Panama's president to intervene in its fight over control of a luxury hotel , even invoking a treaty between the two countries, in what ethics experts say was a blatant mingling of Trump's business and government interests. That appeal in a letter...

Ukraine Oligarch's Payment for Trump Speech Under Scrutiny

President's foundation got $150K for a speech during the campaign from Victor Pinchuk

(Newser) - The New York Times is out with a story that will give President Trump one more reason to fume about Robert Mueller. The special counsel is investigating a $150,000 payment made to the president's foundation in September 2015 by a Ukrainian tycoon. Billionaire Victor Pinchuk made the payment...

Here's What Trump Thinks of Raid on His Attorney's Office

'An attack on our country'

(Newser) - President Trump was quick to respond to news of the FBI raiding the office of his personal attorney , saying Monday that it was "an attack on our country" and "on what we all stand for," CNN reports. "I just heard that they broke into the office...

FBI Raids Office of Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen

Reportedly seizes documents related to Stormy Daniels payment, other things

(Newser) - Federal agents armed with search warrants have seized documents from President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen, a defense lawyer said Monday. The raid on Cohen's office was done by the US Attorney's office in Manhattan and was based, in part, on a referral from special counsel...

Trump: I'll Decide on Syria Within 48 Hours

President condemns 'heinous' suspected chemical attack

(Newser) - President Trump on Monday said he would decide how to respond to a suspected chemical attack in Syria within 48 hours, reports the Hill . Trump had previously condemned the "animal Assad" by tweet over the civilian deaths, but he addressed the matter in person Monday with reporters. “It...

On Bolton's First Day, a Huge Foreign Policy Decision Awaits

New national security adviser will have to help president shape response to Syria

(Newser) - Monday is the first official day on the job for John Bolton, President Trump's "hawkish" new national security adviser. Bolton takes over for HR McMaster just as the Trump administration is facing one of its biggest foreign policy decisions yet—how to respond to an apparent chemical attack...

The No. 1 Senate Race to Watch: Florida

Rick Scott will go after the seat Democrat Bill Nelson has held since 2001

(Newser) - President Trump has been pushing Rick Scott to run for Senate, and on Monday he got his wish. The Florida governor will challenge Sen. Bill Nelson for the seat the Democrat has held since 2001, one that's considered particularly vulnerable. The AP reports Nelson is Florida's only statewide-elected...

Trump's Old Sprinkler Views Re-Emerge After Deadly Fire

As a developer, he once fought against tough NYC measure

(Newser) - One big factor in a deadly fire at Trump Tower over the weekend in New York City is drawing a lot of attention: The 50th-floor apartment that burned had no sprinkler system, though that was perfectly legal. The city passed a law requiring sprinklers in high-rises in 1999, but only...

Trump: 'Big Price' Will Be Paid for 'Mindless CHEMICAL Attack'

The president hits Twitter after Syria strike

(Newser) - President Trump responded to news of a Syrian chemical-weapons attack near Damascus with his own weapon of choice: the tweet. "Many dead, including women and children, in mindless CHEMICAL attack in Syria," he tweeted Sunday, per CNN . "Area of atrocity is in lockdown and encircled by Syrian...

Trump: China Will Back Down, Do the 'Right Thing'

'President Xi and I will always be friends, no matter what happens with our dispute on trade'

(Newser) - China will take down its trade barriers "because it is the right thing to do," President Trump tweeted early Sunday, adding that "Taxes will become Reciprocal & a deal will be made on Intellectual Property. Great future for both countries!" Further, "President Xi and I...

Michelle Obama: Trump Is Like Nation's 'Other Parent'

Former first lady contrasts him with her husband, the 'good parent'

(Newser) - Former President Obama has largely refrained from criticizing his successor in public, but Michelle Obama got in a sly dig Friday while speaking at a leadership conference in Boston, reports the Hill . She first likened her husband's administration to the "good parent"—that is, "the responsible...

Press Dinner Will Get a Trump Substitute

President says he plans to skip again, with Sarah Huckabee Sanders taking his place

(Newser) - It looks like President Trump will skip the second White House Correspondents Dinner of his presidency, as he did with the first . In a radio interview Friday, Trump said he'd "probably" avoid the April 28 event because the press is "so bad and so fake," per...

US Punishes Russian Oligarchs Over 'Malign Activity'

24 Russians hit in latest round of sanctions

(Newser) - The United States hit seven Russian oligarchs and 17 Russian government officials with sanctions on Friday for what it called "malign activity" around the world, as the Trump administration tried to show the president is taking tough action to stand up to Moscow. A dozen Russian companies owned by...

Trump Throws Away 'Boring' Remarks at Tax Roundtable

He ranted about immigration, voter fraud instead

(Newser) - If you think a roundtable discussion on tax policy sounds a bit dull, you're not the only one: President Trump declared his prepared remarks "boring" at an event in West Virginia on Thursday and tossed them away, launching instead into a rambling address reminiscent of his campaign events,...

Trump Makes First Remarks on Stormy Daniels Payment

President denies knowing his lawyer paid her $130K

(Newser) - A rare thing happened aboard Air Force One Thursday—President Trump answered questions on the thorny topic of Stormy Daniels. The big takeaway: The president denied knowing about a $130,000 payment his personal attorney paid to the adult-film star to keep quiet about an alleged affair she had with...

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