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Trump's ex-lawyer Cohen faces hour of truth
Judge William Pauley will have to decide if there is room to go easy on Michael Cohen, who has asked for the lightest sentence possible to 'start his life over'
Ex-U.S. senators warn of 'constitutional crisis' under Trump
Forty-four former US senators urge current and future members of the US Senate to make sure that 'partisanship or self-interest not replace national interest'
Trump's potential next chief of staff pick leaving White House
Nick Ayers, the 36-year-old chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, tweeted that 'I will be departing at the end of the year but will work with the #MAGA team to advance the cause,' referring to Trump's campaign
Trump must not interfere in French politics – foreign minister
'I say this to Donald Trump and the French president says it too: leave our nation be,' says Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian
Trump chooses army general to lead Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Joint Chiefs of Staff is made up of the heads of the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy and National Guard
Trump attacks Paris climate agreement, cites France protests
US President Donald Trump's comments came admi the UN climate talks in Poland, where 200 nations gather to agree on a rulebook on the 2015 climate accord
Iran's Rouhani: U.S. sanctions are 'economic terrorism'
'We are facing an all-out assault which is not only threatening our independence and identity but also is bent on breaking our longstanding ties,' says Iran's President Hassan Rouhani
Trump names ex-Bush official William Barr as new attorney general
(UPDATED) William Barr would succeed Jeff Sessions, whom Trump forced to resign last month amid rising pressure on the White House from the Russia collusion investigation of Special Counsel Robert Mueller
Trump nominates ex-Fox News anchor Nauert as U.N. envoy
(UPDATED) Trump says Nauert, who is in line to take over from Nikki Haley, had done well at the State Department. 'She's very talented, very smart, very quick, and I think she's going to be respected by all,' Trump said.
Trump says China trade talks 'going very well'
Traders are initially buoyed by the apparent deal agreed at the G20 meeting in Buenos Aires but questions are quickly raised about the details – and whether the world's top two economies could actually resolve their differences
Trump to pick State Dept spokeswoman Heather Nauert as U.N. envoy – reports
If confirmed by the Senate, she will take over from Nikki Haley, who announced her resignation in October without offering details on why
Satellite images show activity at North Korean missile base – CNN
According to CNN, Pyongyang has upgraded the Yeongjeo-dong missile base in North Korea's mountainous interior and has built up another facility that has not previously been publicly identified
Washington sets aside divisions as U.S. bids farewell to Bush
Former US president George HW Bush will lie in repose at St Martin's Episcopal Church, where the Bushes worshipped for decades, until he is buried Thursday, December 6
China vows quick trade moves as U.S. sends mixed signals
The Chinese commerce ministry lauds Donald Trump's talks with Xi Jinping at the weekend as 'successful' and says it is 'confident' that their agreement will be implemented
Trump says China trade talks to end March 1 'unless extended'
The US president tweets: 'The negotiations with China have already started. Unless extended, they will end 90 days from the date of our wonderful and very warm dinner with President Xi in Argentina.'
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U.S. wants 'concrete' trade action from China within 90 days
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says US and China held 'very specific discussions' in Buenos Aires on December 1 on steps to defuse their conflict
Trump calls for his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen to be jailed
US President Donald Trump also praises another former advisor, Roger Stone, for refusing to testify against him
[OPINION] Winnie turns Trumpian
The issue of Tsinoys has turned Monsod into a careless pundit, and she serves as a cautionary tale for young scholars like myself. Success in public service, a newspaper column, and the final word on a TV show can make one lazy.
Trump letter to Imran Khan seeks Pakistan's help in Afghanistan
Pakistan says its prime minister received a letter from the US president seeking Islamabad's support in securing a settlement in Afghanistan
Trump says U.S.-China ties make 'BIG leap forward'
At their dinner meeting in Buenos Aires, Trump and Xi Jinping agree to suspend any new tariffs and give negotiators 90 days to strike a deal
Trump to grant Kim Jong Un's wishes after denuclearization – South Korea president
Speaking in Buenos Aires, where he discussed the situation on the Korean peninsula with Moon, Trump says he hopes to organize a follow-up meeting with Kim for early 2019
Trump plane collects Bush casket for days-long homage
To commemorate the first former president to die since Gerald Ford in 2006, officials have announced a detailed, four-day schedule of celebratory services and tribute
Trump hopes to meet North Korea's Kim in January or February 2019
(UPDATED) United States President Donald Trump says they are considering 3 sites for his second meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un
Trump, Xi trade war dinner went 'very well' – White House advisor
Both US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping express optimism over finding a solution to their ongoing trade war
Trump to attend George H.W. Bush's funeral
President Donald Trump is set to declare December 5 as National Day of Mourning for George H.W. Bush's death
China, U.S. showdown looms on trade at fractious G20
US President Donald Trump sounds upbeat about making progress with Chinese President Xi Jinping after weeks of dire warnings
U.S. approves seismic tests despite dolphin, whale concerns
Experts say that offshore drilling and seismic airgun blasting causes loud, far-traveling noise that can potentially disrupt marine life and injure animals underwater
Charlottesville victims recount life-altering injuries at trial
A year after the incident, victims of a car-ramming at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville now live with permanent injuries
Legal problems back home dog Trump at G20 summit
US President Donald Trump's G20 summit gets off to a rocky start with new allegations of hidden links to Russia overshadowing what he had hoped would be a triumphant burst of trade diplomacy
[ANALYSIS] G20 showdown? U.S. calls out China
The Philippines could also benefit from a trade reset
G20 opens under assault from Trump on collective action
Shortly before the summit kicks off, Donald Trump's 'America First' charge will bear fruit with the signing in Buenos Aires of a successor to the North American free trade pact NAFTA
U.N. chief tempers hopes on Yemen as rebels back peace talks
'I don't want to raise too much expectations, but we are working hard in order to make sure that we can start meaningful peace talks still this year,' says UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
Trump heads to G20 summit primed for new conflicts
The weekend summit is confronted with increasingly dire warnings of the potential harm faced by the world economy from Trump's trade wars
U.S. slams harmful China trade policies, threatens auto tariffs
'China's aggressive, state-directed industrial policies are causing severe harm to US workers and manufacturers,' says US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer
Putin defends 'lawful' seizure of Ukrainian ships
Moscow and Kiev have traded angry accusations since Russian navy vessels fired on, boarded, and captured the 3 Ukrainian ships off the coast of Crimea
Russia probe document shows closer Trump campaign-WikiLeaks contact
The Corsi-Stone communications suggest a level of coordination and planning that have not before appeared in evidence released by the investigation headed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller
Saudi prince in Argentina as G20 summit tensions brew
US President Donald Trump's trade war with China is a dominant theme at the weekend summit but one sideshow is how leaders deal with the presence of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Trump says may cancel Putin meet after Ukraine-Russia sea clash
Trump is scheduled to meet Putin at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires at the end of this week, but that may not happen because of a confrontation at sea between Russia and Ukraine
Trump faces China trade showdown, Russia, Saudi tensions at G20
Trump is due to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Buenos Aires for a working dinner at the Group of 20 summit
Republican wins Mississippi's racially-charged Senate runoff
Incumbent Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith's victory preserves the 53-47 majority that Republicans will hold in the Senate when the new Congress convenes in January
Ukrainian president warns of threat of 'full-scale war' with Russia
'I don't want anyone to think this is fun and games. Ukraine is under threat of full-scale war with Russia,' says Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko
Trump swoops in to support Republican in tense Senate race
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is locked in an unexpectedly tight runoff vote on November 27 in what should have been reliable Republican territory for the final Senate race of the 2018 midterms
Trump says he doesn't believe own government's climate warning
'I don't believe it,' President Donald Trump says at the White House, adding that the United States will not take measures to cut emissions if the same is not done in other countries
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Death toll in California fire rises to 87
The California state fire authority says the fire is now 98% contained
Mexico will hold U.S.-bound refugees while claims processed – Trump
(UPDATED) Migrants seeking asylum in the United States via its southern border will need to wait in Mexico while their claims are processed
Migrants defy Trump at Mexico border as U.S. forces flex muscle
The increased tension over the presence of a thousands-strong migrant caravan comes as Donald Trump marks Thanksgiving Day by threatening to close the border if he thinks Mexico has lost control of it
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Trump hits back at U.S. Supreme Court chief justice after rare rebuke
Chief Justice John Roberts, who rarely makes political statements, rebukes criticism of the courts by President Donald Trump, insisting that the judiciary is 'independent'
