WASHINGTON — The White House said Tuesday that President Donald Trump has developed a “warm rapport” with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte even though the Manila leader has verbally attacked the United States in profane terms. A senior Trump administration official, talking about details of Trump’s five-nation Asia visit that starts Friday and includes a stop in […]
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said there has been no change in the United States policy protecting South Korea, in the face of missile and nuclear threats from North Korea. Speaking to U.S. and South Korean troops Friday at the Panmunjom “truce village” where South meets North, Mattis said “We’re doing everything we can to […]
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday mocked two Republican senators who sharply criticized his White House performance, saying the “very simple” reason they are retiring is that they “had zero chance” of being re-elected. Trump, in Twitter comments, said Senators Jeff Flake of Arizona and Bob Corker of Tennessee “now act so hurt & wounded!” […]
WASHINGTON — During last year’s U.S. election campaign, then candidate Donald Trump vowed to be a disruptive force in Washington if he won the presidency. Trump has made good on that promise of late, but the country remains split on whether his actions help or harm the public good. During a Cabinet meeting earlier this week, […]