US President Donald Trump

Trump to offer first detailed impeachment defense as pivotal week begins

After refusing to cooperate with the Democratic Party-led impeachment probe in the House of Representatives, President Donald Trump is set to offer his first comprehensive defense, before his trial begins in earnest in the Senate.
Democrats say Trump endangers security, Trump denies

Democratic US lawmakers leading the impeachment case against Republican President Donald Trump say the president must be removed from office to protect national security and preserve the country’s system of government.
Trump wishes Kim on birthday, NKorea says leaders’ relations not enough

North Korea receives birthday greetings to its leader Kim Jong Un from US President Donald Trump, but their personal relationship is not enough for a return to talks, according to a statement published by state news agency KCNA.
No US troops hurt in Iran strikes: Trump

US President Donald Trump says Iranian missile strikes on bases in Iraq had not harmed any US troops stationed there and damage was minimal, an outcome he said showed Tehran wanted to prevent an escalation into conflict.
Trump seeks rapid exoneration in Senate after impeachment

US President Donald Trump presses his Republican allies to exert rigid control of his Senate trial and ensure a swift exoneration, a day after he was impeached in a historic rebuke by the House of Representatives.
US likely to hit China over human rights despite trade talks

Congress is poised to hand President Donald Trump a second chance in less than a month to anger the Chinese government and attack its record on human rights as he tries to deliver a long-sought trade deal with Beijing.
White House declines to attend impeachment hearing

US President Donald Trump's attorney says that the White House will not participate in congressional hearings set for Wednesday that will consider passing impeachment articles against the president.
Trump strips away truth with hunky topless photo tweet

Days after causing alarm with an unscheduled trip to the hospital, President Donald Trump tweeted a photo-shopped image of himself as a rippling, bare-chested boxer.
White House officials to kick off big Trump impeachment week

Two top national security aides who listened to President Donald Trump’s call with Ukraine are preparing to testify in the impeachment hearings, launching a week of back-to-back sessions as Americans hear from those closest to the White House.
Trump threatens to withhold emergency aid from fire-hit California

US President Donald Trump has threatened once again to withhold federal aid from California after its Democratic governor criticized his environmental policies.
Trump claims impeachment is a 'lynching'

US President Donald Trump has likened the impeachment investigation against him to a "lynching," a racially charged word from the darkest days of America's slavery legacy.
Democrats subpoena WH for documents in Trump impeachment probe

US House Democrats subpoena the White House for documents they want to see as part of their impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump.
Whistleblower alleges Trump sought foreign meddling in 2020 election

A whistleblower report released by a congressional panel has said President Donald Trump used his office to solicit Ukraine's interference in the 2020 election to advance his personal political interests, risking US national security.
PM exchanges greetings with Trump

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina exchanges pleasantries with US President Donald J Trump in New York.
Trump says he does not want war after attack on Saudi oil facilities

US President Donald Trump says it looks like Iran was behind attacks on oil plants in Saudi Arabia but stresses he does not want to go to war, as the attacks sent oil prices soaring and raised fears of a new Middle East conflict.
Florida prepares for Hurricane Dorian’s impact

Florida’s governor urges residents to stock up on at least a week’s worth of food, water and medicine and to prepare to lose power and cellphone services for days after Hurricane Dorian makes landfall early next week.
Modi holds talk with Trump over phone

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump and tells him that “extreme rhetoric and incitement to anti-India violence by certain leaders in the region was not conducive to peace.”
‘New Trump rule targets poor, could cut legal immigration in half’

US President Donald Trump’s administration unveils a sweeping rule that some experts say could cut legal immigration in half by denying visas and permanent residency to hundreds of thousands of people for being too poor.
Trump drops US spy chief pick Ratcliffe and mulls a replacement

President Donald Trump drops his choice of John Ratcliffe to be US spy chief after questions arose about the congressman's lack of experience and possible exaggerations in his resume, marking the latest upheaval over a top national security post.
Trump plays down new apparent NKorea test

US President Donald Trump plays down what appeared to be North Korea’s third missile launch in just over week, saying they were short-range and “very standard” and would not affect his willingness to negotiate with Pyongyang.
‘Priya Saha’s allegation false and fabricated’

Terming the allegation made by Priya Saha to US President Donald Trump about Bangladesh as ‘false and fabricated,’ Kazi Reazul Hoque, former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), says she should be tried for spreading such falsehood.
UK envoy said Trump ditched Iran deal to spite Obama

Britain's ambassador to Washington believes US President Donald Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal because it was associated with his predecessor Barack Obama, according to leaked documents.
British ambassador to US quits after spat over leaked memos

Britain's ambassador to Washington resigns after Donald Trump labelled him "stupid" and "wacky" following the release of confidential memos from the envoy in which he branded the US president's administration inept.
Trump assails Britain's May, ambassador to US

US President Donald Trump attacks Prime Minister Theresa May and her ambassador to Washington while Britain voices regret for the leak of confidential memos in which the diplomat called Trump's administration "dysfunctional" and "inept."
Trump sets foot in NKorea, agrees with Kim to resume talks

US President Donald Trump has became the first sitting US president to set foot in North Korea when he met its leader, Kim Jong Un, in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas and agreed to resume stalled nuclear talks.
G20 Summit: China’s Xi warns against protectionism

Chinese leader Xi Jinping warns against rising protectionism and India and Russia defended multilateral trade rules, while US President Donald Trump makes it clear that trade is a top priority at a summit of leaders of Group of 20 nations.
Iran calls White House 'mentally retarded'

US President Donald Trump threatens to obliterate parts of Iran if it attacked "anything American," in a new war of words with Iran which condemned fresh US sanctions on Tehran as "mentally retarded."
US hits Iran's supreme leader Khamenei with sanctions

The United States imposes sanctions against Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and top military chiefs, tightening the screws on a country that President Donald Trump threatened with "obliteration" if it seeks war.
Trump pulls back from launch of military strikes on Iran

US President Donald Trump approved military strikes against Iran in retaliation for the downing of an unmanned $130-million surveillance drone, but pulled back from launching the attacks, the New York Times reports.
US agency will begin removing millions of illegal immigrants: Trump

President Donald Trump says that US authorities would begin next week removing millions of immigrants who are in the United States illegally.