US Politics in Trump era Public date: 02.10.2020 20:59:01

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5 Oct 2017

Rex Tillerson, Trump’s Secretary of State, ‘Never Considered Leaving’ the Job

Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson  insisted on Wednesday that he has never considered resigning, despite what associates have described as deep frustration. But he did not deny a report that he has grown so disenchanted with President Trump that he once referred to him as a “moron.”
Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson  insisted on Wednesday that he has never considered resigning,...
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21 Sep 2017

Mueller Seeks White House Documents Related to Trump’s Actions as President

Robert  S. Mueller III, the special counsel, has asked the White House for documents about some of President Trump’s most scrutinized actions since taking office, including the firing of his national security adviser and F.B.I. director, according to White House officials. Mr.  Mueller is also interested in an Oval Office meeting Mr. Trump had with  Russian officials in which he said the dismissal of the F.B.I. director   had relieved “great pressure” on him.
Robert  S. Mueller III, the special counsel, has asked the White House for documents about some of President...
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21 Sep 2017

‘Chuck and Nancy,’ Washington’s New Power Couple, Set Sights on Health Care

In a city where they hold no formal reins of power, the two are helping to set the agenda on Capitol Hill. They cut a fiscal deal with Mr. Trump, then reached a tentative agreement to protect young immigrants in the country illegally from deportation. Now they face a tougher test: Killing the latest Republican effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act and persuading the mercurial president to work with them to shore up shaky health insurance markets.
In a city where they hold no formal reins of power, the two are helping to set the agenda on...
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20 Sep 2017

The Contradiction Buried in Trump’s Iran and North Korea Policies

President Trump is now fully engaged in two nuclear confrontations, one  with Iran over a nuclear accord he finds an “embarrassment” and the other with North Korea that is forcing the Pentagon  to contemplate for the first time in decades what a resumption of the Korean War might look like. The dynamics of those cases are entirely different, but they are also oddly interdependent. If Mr. Trump makes good on his threat to pull out of the 2015 nuclear agreement  with Iran, how will he then convince the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, that America will honor the commitment to integrate North Korea into the  world community if only it disarms — the demand Mr. Trump made from the podium of the United Nations.
President Trump is now fully engaged in two nuclear confrontations, one  with Iran over a nuclear accord he...
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29 Aug 2017

Trump Associate Boasted That Moscow Business Deal ‘Will Get Donald Elected’

A business associate of President Trump promised in 2015 to engineer a real estate deal with the aid of the president of Russia, Vladimir V. Putin, that he said would help Mr. Trump win the presidency. The business associate, Felix Sater, wrote a series of emails to Mr. Trump’s lawyer, Michael Cohen, in which he boasted about his ties to Mr. Putin and predicted that building a Trump Tower in Moscow would be a political boon to Mr. Trump’s candidacy.
A business associate of President Trump promised in 2015 to engineer a real estate deal with the aid of the...
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26 Aug 2017

Trump Pardons Joe Arpaio, Who Became Face of Crackdown on Illegal Immigration

Mr. Arpaio, the former Arizona sheriff who built a national reputation for his efforts to hunt and detain undocumented immigrants, had been convicted of criminal contempt.
Mr. Arpaio, the former Arizona sheriff who built a national reputation for his efforts to hunt and detain undocumented...
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23 Aug 2017

McConnell, in Private, Doubts if Trump Can Save Presidency

The relationship between President Trump and Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, has disintegrated to the point that they have not  spoken to each other in weeks, and Mr. McConnell has privately expressed uncertainty that Mr. Trump will be able to salvage his administration  after a series of summer crises.
The relationship between President Trump and Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, has disintegrated to the...
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17 Aug 2017

Trump Comments on Race Open Breach With C.E.O.s, Military and G.O.P.

President  Trump found himself increasingly isolated in a racial crisis of his own making on Wednesday, abandoned by the nation’s top business executives,  contradicted by military leaders and shunned by Republicans outraged by  his defense of white nationalist protesters in Charlottesville, Va.
President  Trump found himself increasingly isolated in a racial crisis of his own making on Wednesday, abandoned...
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17 Aug 2017

Trump Ends C.E.O. Advisory Councils as Main Group Acts to Disband

President Trump’s main council of top corporate leaders disbanded on Wednesday following the president’s controversial remarks in which he equated white nationalist hate groups with the protesters opposing them. Soon after, the president announced on Twitter that he would end his executive councils, “rather than put pressure” on executives.
President Trump’s main council of top corporate leaders disbanded on Wednesday following the president’s...
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19 Jul 2017

Trump and Putin Held a Second, Undisclosed, Private Conversation

While the leaders-and-spouses dinner was on Mr. Trump’s public schedule, the news media was not allowed to witness any part of it, nor were reporters provided with an account of what transpired. “We’re all going to be wondering what was said, and that’s where it’s unfortunate that there was no U.S. interpreter, because there is no independent American account of what happened,” said Steven Pifer, a former ambassador to Ukraine who also specializes in Russia and nuclear  arms control.
While the leaders-and-spouses dinner was on Mr. Trump’s public schedule, the news media was not allowed to witness any...
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17 Jul 2017

Outgoing Ethics Chief: U.S. Is ‘Close to a Laughingstock’

Actions by President Trump and his administration have created a historic ethics crisis, the departing head of the Office of Government Ethics  said. He called for major changes in federal law to expand the power and reach of the oversight office and combat the threat. Walter M. Shaub Jr., who is resigning as the federal government’s top ethics watchdog on Tuesday, said the Trump administration had flouted or directly challenged long-accepted norms in a way that threatened to undermine the United States’ ethical standards, which have been admired around the world.
Actions by President Trump and his administration have created a historic ethics crisis, the departing head of...
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3 Jul 2017

Trump Warns China That He Is Willing to Pressure North Korea on His Own

President Trump, frustrated by China’s unwillingness to lean on North Korea,  has told the Chinese leader that the United States is prepared to act on its own in pressuring the nuclear-armed government in Pyongyang, according to senior administration officials. Mr. Trump’s warning, delivered in a cordial but blunt phone call on Sunday night to President Xi Jinping, came after a flurry of actions by the United States — selling weapons to Taiwan, threatening trade sanctions and branding China for human trafficking — that rankled the Chinese and left little doubt that the  honeymoon between the two leaders was over.
President Trump, frustrated by China’s unwillingness to lean on North Korea,  has told the Chinese leader...
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18 Jun 2017

Russia Renewed Unused Trump Trademarks in 2016

The Russian authorities recently made sure that another piece of valuable property — the intellectual kind — bearing the same name remained safely in Mr. Trump’s portfolio. Under normal circumstances, renewing trademarks in Russia is generally a routine matter, and there is nothing to suggest from the few public records available that Mr. Trump was shown favoritism. Still, extensions are not guaranteed and can be subject to challenge — particularly if, as in this case, the trademarks went unused for years, according to interviews with a half-dozen lawyers specializing in intellectual property law.
The Russian authorities recently made sure that another piece of valuable property — the intellectual kind...
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18 Jun 2017

Trump’s Business Ties in the Gulf Raise Questions About His Allegiances

President Trump has done business with royals from Saudi Arabia for at least 20 years, since he sold the Plaza Hotel to a partnership formed by a Saudi prince. Mr. Trump has earned millions of dollars from the United Arab Emirates for putting his name on a golf course, with a second soon to open. He has never entered the booming market in neighboring Qatar, however, despite years of trying.
President Trump has done business with royals from Saudi Arabia for at least 20 years, since he...
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16 Jun 2017

Trump Acknowledges He Is Under Investigation in Russia Inquiry

President Trump acknowledged publicly for the first time on Friday that  he was under investigation in the expanding inquiry into Russian influence in the election, and he appeared to attack the integrity of the Justice Department official in charge of leading it.
President Trump acknowledged publicly for the first time on Friday that  he was under investigation in the...
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15 Jun 2017

Attack Tests Movement Sanders Founded

Mr. Sanders has advocated what he has called a peaceful political revolution. On Wednesday, he acknowledged that Mr. Hodgkinson, 66, of Belleville, Ill., had been a volunteer on his campaign and said he was praying for the recovery of Representative Steve Scalise, Republican of Louisiana, and the other victims. “I am sickened by this despicable act,” Mr. Sanders said in a statement. “Let me be as clear as I can be. Violence of any kind is unacceptable in our society, and I condemn this action in the strongest possible terms. Real change can only come about through nonviolent action, and anything else runs against our most deeply held American values.”
Mr. Sanders has advocated what he has called a peaceful political revolution. On Wednesday, he acknowledged that Mr....
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13 Jun 2017

Friend Says Trump Is Considering Firing Mueller as Special Counsel

A longtime friend of President Trump said on Monday that Mr. Trump was considering whether to fire Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel investigating possible ties between the president’s campaign and Russian officials. The startling assertion comes as some of Mr. Trump’s conservative allies, who initially praised Mr. Mueller’s selection as special counsel, have begun trying to attack his credibility.
A longtime friend of President Trump said on Monday that Mr. Trump was considering whether to fire Robert...
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10 Jun 2017

Saudis and Emiratis List Dozens Linked to Qatar as Aiding Terrorism

Escalating a feud among Persian Gulf monarchs, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Friday listed 59 people and a dozen organizations said to have links to Qatar, including prominent Qatari businessmen, politicians and royalty, as aiding terrorism. Germany’s foreign minister, Sigmar Gabriel, had previously attributed the escalation of the dispute to what he called a dangerous “Trumpification” of regional politics.
Escalating a feud among Persian Gulf monarchs, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Friday listed 59...
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10 Jun 2017

Trump Team’s Shifts Jolt Some Allies and Soothe Others

President Trump scrambled American diplomacy on two fronts on Friday, delivering a stinging rebuke of Qatar at the very moment his secretary of state was trying to mend fences in the Persian Gulf, while at the same time reaffirming support for NATO two weeks after he had declined to do so.
President Trump scrambled American diplomacy on two fronts on Friday, delivering a stinging rebuke of...
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9 Jun 2017

Calling Comey a Liar, Trump Says He Will Testify Under Oath

President Trump on Friday accused James B. Comey, the fired F.B.I. director, of lying under oath to Congress, saying he would gladly provide sworn testimony disputing Mr. Comey’s charge that the president  forced him out because of his handling of the investigation into the Trump campaign’s possible collusion with Russia.
President Trump on Friday accused James B. Comey, the fired F.B.I. director, of lying under oath to Congress,...
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7 Jun 2017

Trump Takes Credit for Saudi Move Against Qatar, a U.S. Military Partner

President Trump thrust himself into a bitter Persian Gulf dispute on Tuesday, claiming credit for Saudi Arabia’s move to isolate its smaller neighbor, Qatar, which is a major American military partner. “During my recent trip to the Middle East I stated that there can no longer be funding of Radical Ideology,” Mr. Trump said in a morning tweet. “Leaders pointed to Qatar — look!”
President Trump thrust himself into a bitter Persian Gulf dispute on Tuesday, claiming credit for Saudi Arabia’s move...
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5 Jun 2017

5 Arab States Break Ties With Qatar, Complicating U.S. Coalition-Building

It was not immediately clear why the five countries decided to take this action now. Last month, Qatar’s state news media published comments attributed to the emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, referring to  tension with Washington over Iran policy and saying Mr. Trump might not  be in power for long. Qatar denied the comments, saying it had been the victim of a “cybercrime.” But most analysts pointed to President Trump’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia.
It was not immediately clear why the five countries decided to take this action now. Last month, Qatar’s state...
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5 Jun 2017

What Is the Green Climate Fund and How Much Does the U.S. Actually Pay?

In announcing his decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord,  President Trump also said the United States would stop contributing to the Green Climate Fund, a United Nations program that he claimed could eventually cost the country “billions and billions and billions” of  dollars.
In announcing his decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord,  President Trump also said the United States...
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3 Jun 2017

How Cities and States Reacted to Trump’s Decision to Exit the Paris Climate Deal

President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement drew immediate reaction from big-city mayors, governors and Congress members. See who supported the decision and who is opposing it.
President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement drew immediate reaction from big-city mayors,...
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2 Jun 2017

Trump Will Withdraw U.S. From Paris Climate Agreement

President Trump announced Thursday that he will withdraw the United States from participation in the Paris climate accord, weakening global efforts to combat climate change and siding with conservatives who argued that the landmark 2015 agreement was harming the economy. The withdrawal process could take four years to complete, meaning a final decision would be up to the American voters in the next presidential election.
President Trump announced Thursday that he will withdraw the United States from participation in the Paris climate...
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25 May 2017

Top Russian Officials Discussed How to Influence Trump Aides Last Summer

American spies collected information last summer revealing that senior Russian intelligence and political officials were discussing how to exert influence over Donald J. Trump through his advisers, according to three current and former American officials familiar with the intelligence.
American spies collected information last summer revealing that senior Russian intelligence and political officials were...
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20 May 2017

Trump Told Russians That Firing ‘Nut Job’ Comey Eased Pressure From Investigation

President Trump told Russian officials in the Oval Office this month that firing the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, had relieved “great pressure” on him, according to a document summarizing the meeting. The conversation reinforces the notion that President Trump dismissed him primarily because of the bureau’s investigation into possible collusion between his campaign and Russian operatives.
President Trump told Russian officials in the Oval Office this month that firing the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey,...
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17 May 2017

Israel Said to Be Source of Secret Intelligence Trump Gave to Russians

Israel is one of the United States’ most important allies and a major intelligence collector in the Middle East. The revelation that Mr. Trump boasted about some of Israel’s most sensitive information to the Russians could damage the relationship between the two countries. It also raises the possibility that the information could be passed to  Iran, Russia’s close ally and Israel’s main threat in the Middle East.
Israel is one of the United States’ most important allies and a major intelligence collector in the Middle East....
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16 May 2017

Trump to Expand Funding Ban Tied to Abortion Overseas

The Trump administration said on Monday it would vastly expand the  so-called global gag rule that withholds American aid from health  organizations worldwide that provide or even discuss abortion in family planning. The new policy could disrupt hundreds of clinics in Africa and around the world that fight AIDS and malaria.
The Trump administration said on Monday it would vastly expand the  so-called global gag rule that withholds...
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12 May 2017

Trump Warns Comey and Says He May Cancel Press Briefings

President Trump on Friday warned James B. Comey, the former F.B.I.  director he fired this week, against leaking anything negative about  the president and warned the news media that he may cancel all future White House briefings. “James Comey better hope that there are no ‘tapes’ of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!” Mr. Trump wrote on Twitter.
President Trump on Friday warned James B. Comey, the former F.B.I.  director he fired this week, against leaking...
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10 May 2017

F.B.I. Director James Comey Is Fired by Trump

President Trump has fired the director of the F.B.I., James B. Comey, over his handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails, the White House said on Tuesday.Mr. Comey’s dismissal was a stunning development for a president that benefited from the F.B.I. investigation of the Democratic nominee during the 2016 campaign. Separately, the F.B.I. also is investigating whether members of the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to influence the election.
President Trump has fired the director of the F.B.I., James B. Comey, over his handling of the investigation into...
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9 May 2017

Sally Yates Tells Senators She Warned Trump About Michael Flynn

Ms. Yates, the former acting attorney general, gave a dramatic account of an unfolding crisis in the early days of President Trump’s White House. Less than a week into the Trump administration, Sally Q. Yates, the acting attorney general, hurried to the White House with an urgent concern. The president’s national security adviser, she said, had lied to the vice president about his Russian contacts and was vulnerable to blackmail by Moscow.
Ms. Yates, the former acting attorney general, gave a dramatic account of an unfolding crisis in the early days of...
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1 May 2017

Trump’s ‘Very Friendly’ Talk With Duterte Stuns Aides and Critics Alike

During their “very friendly conversation,” the administration said in a late-night statement, Mr. Trump invited Mr. Duterte, an authoritarian leader accused of ordering extrajudicial killings of drug suspects in the Philippines, to visit him at the White House. Now, administration officials are bracing for an avalanche of criticism from human rights groups. Two officials said they expected the State  Department and the National Security Council, both of which were caught off guard by the invitation, to raise objections internally.
During their “very friendly conversation,” the administration said in a late-night statement, Mr. Trump...
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26 Apr 2017

Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Withhold Money From Sanctuary Cities

A federal judge in California on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to withhold funding from cities that limit  their cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, another setback for President Trump in what is shaping up to be a long season of litigation surrounding the clash between the White House and so-called sanctuary cities.
A federal judge in California on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to withhold funding...
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13 Apr 2017

Trump Says It’s Likely Russia Knew of Syrian Gas Attack in Advance

President Trump said on Wednesday that Russia likely knew of the Syrian government’s plan to gas its own people in advance of a chemical weapons attack last week in northwestern Syria, asserting that United States relations with Moscow were at an “all-time low.”
President Trump said on Wednesday that Russia likely knew of the Syrian government’s plan...
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10 Mar 2017

Trump Supporters Have the Most to Lose in the G.O.P. Repeal Bill

The people who stand to lose the most in tax credits under the House Republican health plan tended to support Donald J. Trump over Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election, according to a new Upshot analysis. Over all, voters who would be eligible for a tax credit that would be at least $1,000 smaller than the subsidy they’re eligible for under Obamacare supported Mr. Trump over Hillary Clinton by a seven-point margin.
The people who stand to lose the most in tax credits under the House Republican health...
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28 Feb 2017

Trump Concedes Health Law Overhaul Is ‘Unbelievably Complex’

President Trump, meeting with the nation’s governors, conceded Monday that he had not been aware of the complexities of health care policy-making: “I have to tell you, it’s an unbelievably complex subject. Nobody knew that health care could be so complicated.” The president also suggested that the struggle to replace the Affordable  Care Act was creating a legislative logjam that could delay other parts  of his political agenda.
President Trump, meeting with the nation’s governors, conceded Monday that he had not been aware of the complexities...
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15 Feb 2017

Russia Deploys Missile, Violating Treaty and Challenging Trump

Russia  has secretly deployed a new cruise missile that American officials say violates a landmark arms control treaty, posing a major test for President Trump as his administration is facing a crisis over its ties to Moscow.
Russia  has secretly deployed a new cruise missile that American officials say violates...
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15 Feb 2017

Trump Campaign Aides Had Repeated Contacts With Russian Intelligence

Phone records and intercepted calls show that members of Donald J. Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and other Trump associates had repeated contacts with senior Russian intelligence officials in the year before the election, according to four current and former American officials.
Phone records and intercepted calls show that members of Donald J. Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign...
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13 Feb 2017

Turmoil at the National Security Council, From the Top Down

hese are chaotic and anxious days inside the National Security Council, the traditional center of management for a president’s dealings with an uncertain world.Three weeks into the Trump administration, council staff members get up in the morning, read President Trump’s Twitter posts and struggle to make  policy to fit them. Most are kept in the dark about what Mr. Trump tells foreign leaders in his phone calls. Some staff members have turned to encrypted communications to talk with their colleagues, after hearing that Mr. Trump’s top advisers are considering an “insider threat” program that could result in monitoring cellphones and emails for leaks.
hese are chaotic and anxious days inside the National Security Council, the traditional center of management for a...
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9 Feb 2017

Trump Assails Nordstrom for ‘Unfairly’ Dropping His Daughter Ivanka’s Line

President Trump lashed out on Wednesday at the Nordstrom department store chain for dropping his daughter Ivanka’s accessories and clothing line, once again raising ethical questions about the relationship between his presidency and his family’s sprawling business interests
President Trump lashed out on Wednesday at the Nordstrom department store chain for dropping his daughter Ivanka’s...
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3 Feb 2017

Trump Tells Israel to Hold Off on Building New Settlements

President Trump, who has made support for Israel a cornerstone of his foreign policy, shifted gears on Thursday and for the first time warned the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hold off new settlement construction. The White House noted that the president “has not taken an official position on settlement activity,” but said Mr. Trump would discuss the issue with Mr. Netanyahu when they meet Feb. 15, in effect telling him to wait until then.
President Trump, who has made support for Israel a cornerstone of his foreign policy, shifted gears on Thursday and for...
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2 Feb 2017

U.S.-Australia Rift Is Possible After Trump Ends Call With Prime Minister

A phone call between President Trump and the Australian prime minister is threatening to develop into a diplomatic rift between two stalwart allies after the two men exchanged harsh words over refugee policy, and Mr. Trump abruptly ended the call. The call turned contentious after the Australian leader pressed Mr. Trump to accept 1,250 refugees.
A phone call between President Trump and the Australian prime minister is threatening to develop into a diplomatic rift...
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31 Jan 2017

Trump Fires Acting Attorney General

President Trump fired his acting attorney general on Monday after she defiantly refused to defend his immigration executive order, accusing the Democratic holdover of trying to obstruct his agenda for political reasons. The acting attorney general, Sally Q. Yates, on Monday ordered government lawyers not to defend President Trump’s executive order on immigration in court. The president appointed Dana J. Boente, United States attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, to serve as acting attorney general until Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama is confirmed.
President Trump fired his acting attorney general on Monday after she defiantly refused to defend his immigration...
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24 Jan 2017

Federal Debt Projected to Grow by Nearly $10 Trillion Over Next Decade

After seven years of fitful declines, the federal budget  deficit is projected to begin swelling again, adding nearly $10 trillion to the federal debt over the next 10 years, according to projections from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office that reveal the strain that government debt will have on the economy as  President Trump embarks on plans to slash taxes and ramp up spending.
After seven years of fitful declines, the federal budget  deficit is projected to begin swelling again, adding...
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20 Jan 2017

Donald Trump Is Sworn In as President, Capping His Swift Ascent

Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States after one of the most divisive election campaigns in modern times. This is a record of his inauguration address. He declared that the state of the country is afflicted by gangs and drugs and the US congress and Washington DC have ignored the people for too long. He says US has been enriching foreign industries to the detriment of the US industry.
Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States after one of the most divisive election...
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18 Jan 2017

Trump National Security Team Gets a Slow Start

The Obama administration has written 275 briefing papers for the  incoming Trump administration: nearly 1,000 pages of classified material  on North Korea’s nuclear program, the military campaign against the Islamic State, tensions in the South China Sea, and every other kind of threat the new team could face in its first weeks in office.
The Obama administration has written 275 briefing papers for the  incoming Trump administration: nearly...
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11 Jan 2017

Trump Received Unsubstantiated Report That Russia Had Damaging Information About Him

The chiefs of America’s intelligence agencies last week presented President Obama and President-elect Donald J. Trump with a summary of unsubstantiated reports that Russia had collected compromising and salacious personal information about Mr. Trump, two officials with knowledge of the briefing said. The summary is based on memos generated by political operatives seeking to derail Mr. Trump’s candidacy. Details of the reports began circulating in the fall and were widely known among journalists and politicians in Washington.
The chiefs of America’s intelligence agencies last week presented President Obama and President-elect Donald J....
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7 Jan 2017

Jared Kushner, a Trump In-Law and Adviser, Chases a Chinese Deal

On the night of Nov. 16, a group of executives gathered in a private  dining room of the restaurant La Chine at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Midtown Manhattan. At one end sat Wu Xiaohui,  the chairman of the Waldorf’s owner, Anbang Insurance Group, a Chinese financial behemoth with estimated assets of $285 billion and an ownership structure shrouded in mystery. Close by sat Jared Kushner, a major New York real estate investor whose father-in-law, Donald J. Trump, had just been elected president of the United States.
On the night of Nov. 16, a group of executives gathered in a private  dining room of the...
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7 Jan 2017

Trump Insists Mexico Will Pay for Wall After U.S. Begins the Work

President-elect Donald J. Trump made the comments after Republicans in Congress started discussing ways to include money for the barrier in spending bills.In the interview, Mr. Trump vowed that Mexico would ultimately reimburse the United States. He said that payment would most likely emerge from his efforts to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement with the Mexican government.
President-elect Donald J. Trump made the comments after Republicans in Congress started discussing ways to include money...
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6 Jan 2017

In Break With Precedent, Obama Envoys Are Denied Extensions Past Inauguration Day

The mandate — issued “without exceptions,” according to a terse State Department cable sent on Dec. 23, diplomats who saw it said — threatens to leave the United States without Senate-confirmed envoys for months in  critical nations like Germany, Canada and Britain. In the past, administrations of both parties have often granted extensions on a case-by-case basis to allow a handful of ambassadors, particularly those with school-age children, to remain in place for weeks or months.
The mandate — issued “without exceptions,” according to a terse State Department cable sent on Dec. 23, diplomats...
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4 Jan 2017

Ford, Criticized by Trump, Cancels Plans to Build Mexican Plant

The company said on Tuesday that it would instead invest $700 million to increase production in Michigan. The CEO says the reason is because of market demands. They didn't see the demand for the cars they wanted to build in Mexico, so staying in the US was a business decision. He also said that he is encouraged by the pro growth policies signaled by the Trump administration.
The company said on Tuesday that it would instead invest $700 million to increase production in Michigan. The CEO says...
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1 Jan 2017

Trump’s Indonesia Projects, Still Moving Ahead, Create Potential Conflicts

President-elect Donald J. Trump has made deals involving two resorts in Indonesia and forged relationships with powerful political figures there. His projects have not begun construction, his partners aspire for high office, his advisor Carl Icahn is a shareholder and all this presents a conflict of interest for Mr. Trump.
President-elect Donald J. Trump has made deals involving two resorts in Indonesia and forged relationships with powerful...
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25 Dec 2016

Inside the Trump Organization, the Company That Has Run Trump’s Big World

An examination of the company reveals a distinctly family business fortified with longtime loyalists that operates less on standardized procedures and more on a culture of Trump. Mr. Trump has been at the center of this organization signing the checks on all the deals. If he doesn't fully divests himself from the company with someone independent he risks violating the constitution. Some believe he won't be able to distance himself from the business.
An examination of the company reveals a distinctly family business fortified with longtime loyalists that operates less...
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23 Dec 2016

Trump Pressures Obama Over U.N. Resolution on Israeli Settlements

Mr. Trump’s forceful insertion into the matter reflected an unusual public split between incoming and outgoing presidents and underscored the stark shift on Middle East policy ahead. Despite the interference by Trump, President Obama allowed the UN resolution to pass
Mr. Trump’s forceful insertion into the matter reflected an unusual public split between incoming and outgoing...
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12 Dec 2016

C.I.A. Judgment on Russia Built on Swell of Evidence

The conclusion that Russia intervened in the election to help Donald J. Trump was based on what many believe is overwhelming circumstantial evidence, which is often the most intelligence analysts have at their disposal. But this article also notes that there is skepticism within the American government, particularly at the F.B.I., that this evidence adds up to proof that the Russians had the specific objective of getting Mr. Trump elected.
The conclusion that Russia intervened in the election to help Donald J. Trump was based on what many believe is...
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8 Dec 2016

Trump Picks Scott Pruitt, Climate Change Denialist, to Lead E.P.A.

Donald Trump picks Scott Pruitt, the Oklahoma attorney general, and key architect of the legal battle against President Obama’s climate change policies, while admitting that there is a connection between human activity and climate change. He had also met with Al Gore which instilled some hope for the environmentalist.
Donald Trump picks Scott Pruitt, the Oklahoma attorney general, and key architect of the legal battle against President...
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30 Nov 2016

Trump Calls for Revoking Flag Burners’ Citizenship. Court Rulings Forbid It.

Since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, politicians have periodically announced with fanfare that they would introduce a bill to strip the citizenship of Americans accused of terrorism. The idea tends to attract brief attention, but fades away, in part because the Supreme Court long ago ruled that the Constitution does not permit the government to take a person’s citizenship against his or her will.
Since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, politicians have periodically announced with fanfare that they...
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28 Nov 2016

Trump Claims, With No Evidence, That ‘Millions of People’ Voted Illegally

President-elect Donald J. Trump said on Sunday that he had fallen short in the popular vote in the general election only because millions of people had voted illegally, leveling the baseless claim as part of a daylong storm of Twitter posts voicing anger about a three-state recount push.
President-elect Donald J. Trump said on Sunday that he had fallen short in the popular vote in the general election only...
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22 Nov 2016

Trump Summons TV Figures for Private Meeting, and Lets Them Have It

Mr. Trump, whose antagonism toward the news media was unusual even for a modern presidential candidate, described the television networks as dishonest in their reporting and shortsighted in missing the signs of his upset victory. He criticized some in the room by name, including CNN’s president, Jeffrey A. Zucker, according to multiple people briefed  on the meeting who were granted anonymity to describe confidential discussions.
Mr. Trump, whose antagonism toward the news media was unusual even for a modern presidential candidate, described the...
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20 Nov 2016

Donald Trump Meeting Suggests He Is Keeping Up His Business Ties

The meeting, with Indian executives linked to an apartment tower bearing Mr. Trump’s name, raises questions about how he will separate his business dealings from his politics. Washington ethics lawyers said that a meeting with Indian real estate partners, regardless of what was discussed, raised conflict of interest questions for Mr. Trump, who could be perceived as using the presidency to advance his business interests.
The meeting, with Indian executives linked to an apartment tower bearing Mr. Trump’s name, raises questions about how...
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15 Nov 2016

20 Things Donald Trump Said He Wanted to Get Rid of as President

Here are some of the parts of the government  that Donald J. Trump promised to dismantle if elected. In the days since the election, he has begun to moderate some of his positions, so it’s unclear how many of his pledges will become reality.
Here are some of the parts of the government  that Donald J. Trump promised to dismantle if elected. In the days...
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15 Nov 2016

Trump Staff Shake-Up Slows Transition to Near Halt

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s transition operation plunged into disarray on Tuesday with the abrupt departure of Mike Rogers, who had handled national security matters, the second shake-up in less than a week on a team that has not yet begun to execute the daunting task of taking over the government.
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s transition operation plunged into disarray on Tuesday with the abrupt departure of...
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12 Nov 2016

Trump Campaigned Against Lobbyists. Now They’re on His Transition Team.

President-elect Donald J. Trump, who campaigned against the corrupt power of special interests, is filling his transition team with some of the very sort of people who he has complained have too much clout in Washington: corporate consultants and lobbyists.
President-elect Donald J. Trump, who campaigned against the corrupt power of special interests, is filling his...
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11 Nov 2016

Trump Lawyers Agree to Settlement Talks in University Suit

Donald J. Trump’s lawyers agreed on Thursday to enter settlement talks in a class-action fraud lawsuit involving the president-elect and Trump University, now defunct, raising the possibility of a quick end to the six-year-old case just before it goes to trial. The lawsuit says Trump University gave seminars and classes under the guise of being an accredited school and pressured people to spend up to $35,000 on mentorships. 
Donald J. Trump’s lawyers agreed on Thursday to enter settlement talks in a class-action fraud lawsuit involving the...
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7 Nov 2016

Inside Donald Trump’s Last Stand: An Anxious Nominee Seeks Assurance

Behind the show of confidence orchestrated by Mr. Trump’s staff are the neediness and vulnerability of a once-boastful candidate uncertain of victory. He requires constant assurance that his candidacy is on track. “Look at that crowd!” he exclaimed a few days ago as he flew across Florida, turning to his young press secretary as a TV tuned to Fox News showed images of what he claimed were thousands of people waiting for him on the ground below.
Behind the show of confidence orchestrated by Mr. Trump’s staff are the neediness and vulnerability of a once-boastful...
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1 Nov 2016

Investigating Donald Trump, F.B.I. Sees No Clear Link to Russia

After lengthy investigations, officials also believe that a hacking of Democratic emails was aimed at disrupting the election rather than electing Mr. Trump. Law enforcement officials say that none of the investigations so far have found any conclusive or direct link between Mr. Trump and the Russian government. And even the hacking into Democratic emails, F.B.I. and intelligence officials now believe, was aimed at disrupting the presidential election rather than electing Mr. Trump.
After lengthy investigations, officials also believe that a hacking of Democratic emails was aimed at disrupting the...
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26 Oct 2016

Donald Trump Allies Focus Anger on Another Target: G.O.P. Leaders

Conservatives in the factionalized Republican Party are already fanning the flames for a postelection revolt against Speaker Paul D. Ryan. Mr. Trump made his frustrations plain on Tuesday. “The people are very angry with the leadership of this party, because this is an election that we will win, 100 percent, if we had support from the top,” he said in an interview with Reuters.
Conservatives in the factionalized Republican Party are already fanning the flames for a postelection revolt against...
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22 Oct 2016

How Charges of Voter Fraud Became a Political Strategy

Donald Trump’s warnings of a rigged election echo a longtime Republican emphasis on voting fraud — one that experts call misguided. It is the culmination of roughly two decades of alarms, investigations and political gamesmanship in which remarkably little voter fraud has been documented, but the conviction that it is widespread has gone from a fringe notion to an article of faith for many Republicans.
Donald Trump’s warnings of a rigged election echo a longtime Republican emphasis on voting fraud — one that experts...
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11 Oct 2016

Paul Ryan Won’t Defend Donald Trump, Upsetting Trump and G.O.P. Hard-Liners

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan dealt a hammer blow to Donald J. Trump’s  presidential candidacy Monday, dashing any remaining semblance of party unity and inviting fierce backlash from his own caucus by announcing that he would no longer defend Mr. Trump’s candidacy.
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan dealt a hammer blow to Donald J. Trump’s  presidential candidacy Monday, dashing...
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10 Oct 2016

Donald Trump Vows Retaliation as Republicans Abandon Him

On Twitter, Mr. Trump attacked the Republicans fleeing his campaign as  “self-righteous hypocrites” and predicted their defeat at the ballot  box. In a set of talking points sent to his supporters Sunday morning, Mr. Trump’s campaign urged them to attack turncoat Republicans as “more concerned with their political future than they are about the country.”
On Twitter, Mr. Trump attacked the Republicans fleeing his campaign as  “self-righteous hypocrites” and...
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9 Oct 2016

Lewd Donald Trump Tape Is a Breaking Point for Many in the G.O.P.

Pressure built on the candidate to withdraw from the presidential campaign as party leaders urged the G.O.P. to shift its focus to down-ballot contests. Republican leaders began to abandon Donald J. Trump by the dozens on Saturday after the release of a video showing him speaking of women in vulgar sexual terms, delivering a punishing blow to his campaign and plunging the party into crisis a month before the election.
Pressure built on the candidate to withdraw from the presidential campaign as party leaders urged the G.O.P. to shift...
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8 Oct 2016

Tape Reveals Donald Trump Bragging About Kissing and Groping Women

A lewd discussion taped in 2005 on a soap opera set adds to evidence that Mr. Trump has a record of sexist behavior. He was caught on tape bragging in vulgar terms about making sexual advances toward a married woman, aggressively kissing and groping other women, and boasting that “when you’re a star they let you do it.”
A lewd discussion taped in 2005 on a soap opera set adds to evidence that Mr. Trump has a record of sexist behavior. He...
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2 Oct 2016

Trump Tax Records Obtained by The Times Reveal He Could Have Avoided Paying Taxes for Nearly Two Decades

The 1995 tax records, never before disclosed, reveal the extraordinary tax benefits that Mr. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, derived from the financial wreckage he left behind in the early 1990s through mismanagement of three Atlantic City casinos, his ill-fated foray into the airline business and his ill-timed purchase of the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan.Tax experts hired by The Times to analyze Mr. Trump’s 1995 records said tax rules that are especially advantageous to wealthy filers would have allowed Mr. Trump to use his $916 million loss to cancel out an  equivalent amount of taxable income over an 18-year period.
The 1995 tax records, never before disclosed, reveal the extraordinary tax benefits that Mr. Trump, the Republican...
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26 Sep 2016

A Week of Whoppers From Donald Trump

Mr. Trump has unleashed a blizzard of falsehoods, exaggerations and outright lies in the general election. A closer examination of the 31 untruths over the course of a week, revealed an unmistakable pattern: Virtually all of Mr. Trump’s falsehoods directly bolstered a powerful and self-aggrandizing narrative depicting him as a heroic savior for a nation menaced from every direction. Mike Murphy, a Republican strategist, described the practice as creating “an unreality bubble that he surrounds himself with.”
Mr. Trump has unleashed a blizzard of falsehoods, exaggerations and outright lies in the general election. A closer...
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26 Sep 2016

Presidential Debate: Here’s What You Missed

Hillary Clinton dominated a final series of debate exchanges with Donald  J. Trump about national security and gender, telling voters they could not trust her opponent with nuclear weapons and warning that he does not  respect women.
Hillary Clinton dominated a final series of debate exchanges with Donald  J. Trump about national security and...
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10 Sep 2016

Donald Trump Says Hillary Clinton Wouldn’t Be Prosecuted Even if She Shot Someone

Donald J. Trump, in escalating attacks against Hillary Clinton,  suggested on Friday that his opponent was so immune to prosecution that  she could shoot someone in front of thousands of witnesses and not be prosecuted. Mr. Trump’s comments followed an extended, and at times vicious and unscripted, criticism of Mrs. Clinton, the Democratic presidential candidate, whom he called “an unstable person.”
Donald J. Trump, in escalating attacks against Hillary Clinton,  suggested on Friday that his opponent was so...
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8 Sep 2016

The Black Eyes in Donald Trump’s Life

Mr. Kristof examines Donald Trumps character in this article all the way from his childhood to current date. Learn how he treated friends, employees, his racism and other characteristics recorded in many books and articles published over the years.
Mr. Kristof examines Donald Trumps character in this article all the way from his childhood to current date. Learn how...
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3 Sep 2016

Tensions Deepen Between Donald Trump and R.N.C.

The fiery tone of Mr. Trump’s speech on immigration tore a painful new wound in his relationship with the Republican National Committee. The RNC was ready to praise Donald Trump after the speech expecting a compassionate approach to immigration, but after the speech decided not to say anything.
The fiery tone of Mr. Trump’s speech on immigration tore a painful new wound in his relationship with the Republican...
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28 Aug 2016

‘No Vacancies’ for Blacks: How Donald Trump Got His Start, and Was First Accused of Bias

As Mr. Trump assumed an increasing role in his father’s business, the company’s practice of turning away potential black tenants was painstakingly documented by activist and the government. Donald Trump in response denied the allegations and sued the government for a 100 million.
As Mr. Trump assumed an increasing role in his father’s business, the company’s practice of turning away potential...
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25 Aug 2016

A Conflicted Donald Trump Tries a New Tactic: Sticking to the Script

Donald Trump is trying to deliver scripted messages attacking Hillary Clinton and her integrity and shying away from attacking republicans. He has also changed his stance on immigration and is focusing on deporting only those with criminal records and recent immigrants.
Donald Trump is trying to deliver scripted messages attacking Hillary Clinton and her integrity and shying away from...
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20 Aug 2016

Trump’s Empire: A Maze of Debts and Opaque Ties

A review of the Republican presidential nominee’s shows he has considerably more debt than he reported and if he is selected president and his children take over the business he has a lot of leverage as the President to influence his own holdings.
A review of the Republican presidential nominee’s shows he has considerably more debt than he reported and if he is...
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