WHITE HOUSE — The United States on Monday ordered 60 Russian diplomats it accuses of being spies to leave the country within a week. A dozen allies, including France, Germany and Poland, also are making similar moves in a concerted response to the March 4 nerve agent attack on a former Russian double agent and his […]
WHITE HOUSE — White House Communications Director Hope Hicks, who has been one of President Donald Trump’s closest confidantes since before his election, is quitting. “Hope is outstanding and has done great work for the last three years,” Trump said in a statement issued late Wednesday afternoon. “She is as smart and thoughtful as they […]
WHITE HOUSE — A lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump sought Thursday to block publication next week of a book recounting insider recollections of Trump’s chaotic first year in the White House, contending that it is defamatory and libelous. Attorney Charles Harder demanded in a letter to author Michael Wolff and his publisher, Henry Holt and […]
WHITE HOUSE — Donald Trump Jr. is set to testify Wednesday before the House Intelligence Committee in a closed-door session as lawmakers continue their investigation into Russian interference in last year’s U.S. elections. Trump made a similar appearance in September in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, where he denied his father’s presidential campaign colluded with […]