Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump's economic gamble: Solid job gains vs. risky trade warJul 08, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - From the safety of a resilient U.S. economy, President Donald Trump lit the fuse Friday on a high-risk trade war with China. History suggests that a cycle o...
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Trump weighs top picks for Supreme Court amid last-minute maneuveringJul 08, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump returned to Washington on Sunday after a weekend weighing the strengths and weakness of four leading candidates for the Supreme Court...
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Democrats focus on abortion in court fight, sensing Republican jittersJul 08, 2018 1:00 am - PEWAUKEE, Wis. - The retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy has given conservatives their first hope in decades for a court that would strike down Roe v. Wade. At the mom...
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Giuliani advises Trump not to pardon Cohen, says 'it would just confuse everything'Jul 08, 2018 1:00 am - Rudolph Giuliani, an attorney for President Donald Trump, said Sunday that he has counseled the president against granting a pardon to his longtime fixer Michael Cohen, ...
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Trump says he's narrowed Supreme Court nominees to 2 or 3, to meet with PenceJul 06, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The list of contenders to fill a Supreme Court vacancy by retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy is narrowing, with President Donald Trump telling reporters that ...
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As Secretary of State Pompeo visits Pyongyang, South Korea watches, and worriesJul 06, 2018 1:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - As Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived at the North Korean capital of Pyongyang on Friday, officials in South Korea were quietly - and probably n...
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Trump's Supreme Court shortlist - and the biggest pros and cons for each pickJul 05, 2018 1:00 am - President Donald Trump's pick for the next Supreme Court justice is due in four short days, and his list of 25 candidates to fill the seat of the retiring Justice Anthon...
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Special counsel Mueller taps more prosecutors to help with growing Trump probeJul 05, 2018 1:00 am - Special counsel Robert Mueller is tapping additional Justice Department resources for help with new legal battles as his year-old investigation of Russian interference w...
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Trump Twitter risk adds a new wild card to Friday's jobs reportJul 05, 2018 1:00 am - Kenneth Broux, a currency and rates strategist at Societe Generale in London, typically arrives at work around 7 a.m., grabs a coffee and settles into his sunlit desk. A...
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President Trump tweets EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has resignedJul 05, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt resigned Thursday amid ethics investigations of outsized security spending, first-class flights a...