Trump lashes out at Russia probe as 'McCarthyism'
United States President Donald Trump's latest Twitter storm is set off by a front-page report in the New York Times
Top Trump adviser arrives for talks in Israel
A US embassy official says John Bolton's discussions with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will include 'regional security issues'
North Korea urges Trump to be 'bold' on denuclearization
The country's state media also urges US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to 'brush aside' speculation from opponents over the North's intentions
Ex-CIA directors issue unprecedented Trump condemnation
This comes after President Donald Trump decides to strip off former Intelligence director John Brennan of his security clearance over an ongoing federal probe on Trump's alleged Russian campaign links
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U.S. media counters Trump with #EnemyOfNone campaign
More than 200 news organizations participate in a coordinated campaign with editorials about the importance of an independent media
Trump calls former aide Omarosa a 'dog'
President Donald Trump ratchets up the war of words to a level of nastiness rarely seen, even from a president who has shown he does not pull punches when insulting his critics
U.S.: North Korea talks moving 'in right direction'
'Conversations with the government of North Korea are becoming a far more normal matter,' State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert says
U.S. denies China policy change after Taiwan leader speech in LA
Beijing says that it has lodged an official protest with the United States over Tsai Ing-wen's August 13 speech in Los Angeles where she says Taiwan's freedom and future is not negotiable
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Omarosa's White House recordings fuel Trump woes
The recording by former aide Omarosa Manigault Newman represents another stunning breach of presidential trust
Text-messaging FBI agent Peter Strzok fired – lawyer
Aitan Goelman, Strzok's attorney, says the 21-year veteran of the Federal Bureau of Investigation was fired by FBI deputy director David Bowdich on Friday
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Trump endorses call for boycott of Harley-Davidson motorcycles
The US President is mad that the Wisconsin-based manufacturer – once a presidential favorite – announced it is moving some production out of the US
Stormy Daniels lawyer wants to run vs Trump in 2020
The lawyer of adult film star Stormy Daniels says he would 'hit harder' if he campaigns against Donald Trump when the US presidential comes
White supremacists set to rally outside White House a year after deadly clash
United States President Donald Trump tweets a generic condemnation of racism a year after the violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia
Ivanka Trump says no room in U.S. for 'neo-nazism'
'While Americans are blessed to live in a nation that protects liberty, freedom of speech and diversity of opinion, there is no place for white supremacy, racism and neo-nazism in our great country,' says the daughter of US President Donald Trump
Trump condemns 'all types of racism' a year after Charlottesville
'The riots in Charlottesville a year ago resulted in senseless death and division,' Trump writes on Twitter
Erdogan vows to defy U.S. 'threats' after currency crash
(UPDATED) Meanwhile, Iran also slams Washington for its 'addiction to sanctions and bullying'
Iran's foreign minister: 'There will be no meeting' with U.S.
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif adds there are also no plans for a meeting with US officials on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York next month
U.S., Mexico NAFTA negotiators to resume talks next week – minister
Mexico's Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo says a deal is still possible by the end of the month, but acknowledges that there is 'still a lot of work to do'
Trump announces 'doubling' of tariffs on steel, aluminum from Turkey
Trump on Twitter: 'I have just authorized a doubling of Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum with respect to Turkey as their currency, the Turkish Lira, slides rapidly downward against our very strong Dollar!'
China set to respond to new round of U.S. tariffs
China's levies will come into force at 12:01 on August 23, according to a statement on the finance ministry's web site
Trump warns world against business with Iran as sanctions return
(3rd UPDATE) 'The Iran sanctions have officially been cast. These are the most biting sanctions ever imposed, and in November they ratchet up to yet another level,' Trump writes in an early morning tweet
U.S. reimposes tough, unilateral sanctions against Iran
The first of two rounds of US sanctions kicked in at 12:01 am Tuesday, August 7, targeting Iran's access to US banknotes and key industries, including cars and carpets
Trump admits Donald Jr met with Russian lawyer at Trump Tower
This is Trump's most direct acknowledgement that the motive for the June 2016 meeting was to get dirt on Hillary Clinton
Jordan, Melania back Lebron James after Trump insult
NBA legend Michael Jordan says LeBron James has done an 'amazing job' while US First Lady Melania Trump hopes to visit the Lakers superstar's new school
North Korea slams 'alarming' U.S. impatience on denuclearization
(3rd UPDATE) 'As long as the US does not show in practice its strong will to remove our concerns, there will be no case whereby we will move forward first unilaterally,' says North Korea Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho
China says tariff threat against U.S. 'justified'
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi says the threat of retaliatory tariffs against the United States was a measure taken to 'uphold the interests of the Chinese people'
Pompeo calls for sustained pressure on North Korea
(UPDATED) A confidential UN report warns that Pyongyang has resorted to 'massive increase' of illegal ship-to-ship transfers of oil products to circumvent sanctions over its nuclear weapons program
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China threatens new tariffs on $60 billion worth of U.S. goods
(UPDATED) The commerce ministry issues a statement saying the new duties would be applied if Washington pulls the trigger on President Donald Trump's threat to raise tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods
Ivanka Trump: Family separations a 'low point,' media not the enemy
Ivanka Trump takes a decidedly different approach than her combative father to stress that the immigration crisis has caused her anxiety. She also distances herself from her father's relentless condemnation of the media.
Chinese-American engineer charged with stealing GE technology
The FBI allegedly found a handbook detailing 'resources' Beijing would grant to individuals providing certain technologies, court documents say
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U.S. 'crypto-anarchist' sees 3D-printed guns as fundamental right
Cody Wilson, owner of Defense Distributed, says 3D gun printing defends the U.S. Constitution's first and second amendments – the rights to free speech and to bear arms
U.S. Korean War dead heading home at last
'Some have called the Korean War the forgotten war. But today, we prove these heroes were never forgotten. Today our boys are coming home,' says Vice President Mike Pence
Will next UN rights chief treat Duterte, world leaders more gently?
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein has acknowledged that his unvarnished criticism of world leaders has made it impossible for him to secure a second term
Trump tells attorney general to end Russia probe
(UPDATED) Aides rush to limit the damage, insisting Donald Trump is not issuing an order as Jeff Session's boss.
Trump threatens to raise tariffs on Chinese goods to 25%, up from 10%
(UPDATED) Officials downplay suggestions the move is intended to compensate for the recent decline in the value of the Chinese currency
U.S. to urge pressure against North Korea at Asia talks
A US official says Washington is 'concerned' by North Korean violations of UN-approved sanctions, including illegal shipments of oil by sea
U.S. judge blocks release of 3D gun blueprints amid uproar
US District Judge Robert Lasnik in Seattle, Washington grants the motion for a temporary restraining order blocking the release of the digital plans, and schedules a hearing for August 10
Trump predicts Iran talks 'pretty soon'
Several Iranian public figures say it is impossible to imagine negotiations with Washington after it tore up the nuclear deal in May
Trump 'looking into' rules on printed guns
The technology presents Trump with tough questions about protecting the public, the limits of gun ownership rights and his own political fortunes
Former Trump campaign chief goes on trial for bank and tax fraud
(UPDATED) Paul Manafort is the first defendant to go to court to fight charges stemming from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election
North Korea developing new missiles – report
Pyongyang appears to be developing at least one or two liquid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missiles, The Washington Post reports
Trump says willing to meet with Iran leaders 'any time'
Barely a week after warning Iran it would suffer untold 'consequences,' US President Donald Trump says he would meet the country's leader Hassan Rouhani 'any time' and without preconditions
Trump anti-press attacks 'dangerous and harmful'
A.G. Sulzberger, publisher of the New York Times, says he told US President Donald Trump during their meeting that escalating attacks on news media 'will lead to violence'
A hacker explains Russia's use of cyber warfare in 2016 U.S. election
'Everything about Hillary Clinton had to be negative and you really had to tear into her. It was all about the leaked email, the corruption scandals, and the fact that she is super rich,' says a former Russian troll
Turkey's Erdogan warns U.S. over sanctions threat
'The change of attitude is Trump's problem, not mine,' Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tells journalists during a visit to South Africa, calling the US threats 'psychological warfare'
