WHITE HOUSE — After Saturday’s death of U.S. Sen. John McCain, the White House flag was lowered to half-staff, and returned to full height Monday — provoking consternation and confusion. Later Monday afternoon, it partly descended the pole again. Throughout each tug of the rope, White House officials say they were strictly following protocol, although some […]
CAPITOL HILL — Several U.S. lawmakers are dismissing President Donald Trump’s assertion on Twitter that North Korea no longer poses a nuclear threat. They also rejected any swift lifting of U.S. sanctions amid claims by Pyongyang that Trump agreed to sanctions relief during his meeting with Kim Jong Un. Democrats are heaping scorn on Trump’s tweet […]
President Donald Trump says legal scholars have stated he has the “absolute right to pardon” himself, but questioned why he would do that when he has “done nothing wrong” in connection with Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Commenting Monday on Twitter, Trump repeated his branding of the year-long probe led by special counsel Robert […]
President Donald Trump called the raid on his personal lawyer Michael Cohen’s office “a disgraceful situation,” an “attack on our country” and a “whole new level of unfairness.” “It’s a total witch hunt,” the president said at the start of a meeting with senior military leadership Monday. “I’ve been saying it for a long time. […]