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Trump signs first veto to secure funding for border wall
(UPDATED) The US President overrides the Congress' decision to terminate his declaration of an emergency at the Mexican border
North Korea considering suspending nuclear talks with U.S. – TASS
'We have no intention to yield to the US demands in any form, nor are we willing to engage in negotiations of this kind,' Russian news agency TASS cites vice foreign minister Choe Son-hui as saying
Senate rebukes Trump on border emergency; U.S. president vows veto
Donald Trump's terse response: 'VETO!' he tweets after a dozen Republicans joined Democrats in voting down the emergency, declared as a way to secure alternative funding for the border wall denied to him by Congress
Trump expects China trade war decision within 4 weeks
The US president says: 'We are doing very well with China talks... We are getting what we have to get'
European parliament deals setback to EU-U.S. trade talks
The European Parliament only has an advisory role with regard to the EU's negotiating mandate, but it will have the final say once an agreement has been concluded
Democratic rising star Beto O'Rourke announces White House run
(UPDATED) Beto O'Rourke vows to run a positive campaign that will seek to 'bring out the very best from every single one of us'
Even more jail time for Trump ex-campaign chief as he faces New York charges
New York prosecutors file mortgage fraud and other charges against Paul Manafort, Donald Trump's former campaign chief, just minutes after he was sentenced to an additional 43 months in prison in another case
Trump ex-campaign chief Paul Manafort jailed for 43 more months
Paul Manafort's case is the highest-profile yet stemming from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election
Biden teases 2020 presidential bid in address to firefighters
Former US vice president Joe Biden would be an instant frontrunner should he enter the race
U.S., China negotiators talk but no date for Trump-Xi trade summit
A possible summit between President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping remains up in the air
North Korea 'missile launch' plans under scrutiny as concern mounts
Satellite analysis now indicates increased activity at two key sites – the Samundong missile research facility and the Sohae rocket launch center
China will not devalue renminbi to spur exports – central bank chief
'We will never use the exchange rate for the purpose of competition, nor will we use the exchange rate to increase China's exports,' says People's Bank of China Governor Yi Gang
Trump to host Brazil's far-right president Bolsonaro
Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro, who has been dubbed 'South America's Trump', has vowed to forge close ties with Washington
Trump tags Democrats an 'anti-Jewish' party
'The Democrats have become an anti-Israel party, they've become an anti-Jewish party,' claims United States President Donald Trump
Trump communications director Bill Shine abruptly resigns
The White House did not go into Bill Shine's resignation but says he will still support Donald Trump's agenda and will even be a senior advisor for the 2020 polls
Trump says relationship with North Korea's Kim 'remains good'
North Korea's state media acknowledges for the first time the collapse of the high-stakes Hanoi summit, which ended without any agreement on reducing Pyongyang's nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief
Special Counsel Robert Mueller's toll: 6 top Trump aides (so far)
Since May 2017, when he took over the investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 US election , Robert Mueller has filed charges against 6 former senior aides and associates of Trump
'Tim Apple' goes viral on social media after Trump gaffe
US President Donald Trump thanks 'Tim Apple' for the tech giant's investments and job creations
Trump ex-campaign chief Manafort sentenced to 47 months in prison
This is the stiffest sentence yet given to an associate of US President Donald Trump in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election meddling
North Korea rocket site appears 'operational' again – U.S. experts
'Given that construction, plus activity at other areas of the site, Sohae (Satellite Launching Station) appears to have returned to normal operational status,' says specialized website 38 North
North Korea state media airs feature on Trump-Kim summit
North Korea airs a 75-minute documentary of Kim's trip to Hanoi on Wednesday on the official broadcaster KCTV
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School attended by Trump says it concealed his grades
A Washington Post report says the New York Military Academy that Donald Trump attended as a teenager concealed his academic records in 2011 in response to pressure from Trump allies
U.S. trade deficit surges to 10-year high in 2018
America's trade deficit with the world jumped 12.5% to $621 billion, the Commerce Department reports, as both imports and exports rose to the highest levels ever
Democrats launch sweeping probe targeting dozens in Trump orbit
(UPDATED) 'This is a critical time for our nation, and we have a responsibility to investigate these matters and hold hearings for the public to have all the facts,' House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerry Nadler says
Putin suspends INF arms treaty with U.S.
Moscow and Washington have accused one another of breaching the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces agreement concluded between the US and the former Soviet Union in 1987
South Korea's Moon urges new U.S.-North denuclearization talks
South Korea President Moon Jae-in urges his officials to find out what exactly had gone awry at the high-stakes meeting, and predicts a deal will ultimately be reached
U.S. downgrades its Palestinian diplomatic mission
The change means Washington's relations with the Palestinians will now fall under the authority of US ambassador to Israel David Friedman, who has been a supporter of Israeli settlement building in the occupied West Bank
White House security chief defends Trump-Kim summit
'I don't view it as a failure at all when American national interests are protected,' US security chief John Bolton says
Bernie Sanders attacks 'dangerous' Trump at campaign launch
Bernie Sanders calls Donald Trump 'the most dangerous president in modern American history'
Trump warns conservatives against 'socialist nightmare'
(UPDATED) 'We believe in the American dream, not in the socialist nightmare,' says United States President Donald Trump
Trump to address core conservatives after rough week
US President Donald Trump plays to his base after a week which saw his former lawyer brand him a criminal and a failed summit with North Korea
Trump urges China to remove tariffs on U.S agricultural products
A meeting between Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, is also expected this month
Trump sides with Kim on tortured American, sparking firestorm
'[Kim Jong-un] tells me that he didn't know about it, and I will take him at his word,' says US President Donald Trump
North Korea's Kim kicks off official Vietnam visit
The long-isolated North is increasingly seeking to portray itself as a country like any other, and Vietnam is Kim Jong-un's fourth foreign destination in less than 12 months
Fags and food: 5 things we learned from the Hanoi summit
Here are 5 things we learned from the two-day gathering in Vietnam's capital Hanoi
Former Trump lawyer back in Congress for third day of testimony
Unlike the riveting nationally televised public testimony on February 27, Michael Cohen's appearance on February 28 before the House Intelligence Committee is being held behind closed doors
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Moon says Trump expressed regret at not striking North Korea deal
'While President Trump expressed regret that he didn't reach an agreement at the Hanoi summit, he made clear his resolve to solve the issue with North Korea through dialogue,' says a statement from the presidential Blue House
Trump on Cohen's testimony: 'He lied' and 'no collusion'
President Donald Trump insists that Michael Cohen's testimony has provided no evidence of collusion by the Trump campaign with Russia in the 2016 US election
Trump 'walks' as North Korea talks end abruptly without deal
(3rd UPDATE) The two leaders fail to sign a joint statement as initially scheduled and the talks end in deadlock
Trump in 'no rush' as formal nuclear talks open with Kim
(UPDATED) US President Trump appears to temper expectations of any major breakthroughs in their summit, telling reporters he was 'in no rush' and results would be achieved over the longer term
Main points from Michael Cohen's testimony about Trump
Here are some highlights from Cohen's opening and closing statements to the US House Committee on Oversight and Reform
Kimchi and candor: Kim and Trump break bread for nuclear talks
The leaders meet for an intimate 'social dinner' after a handshake and some brief remarks at the historic Metropole Hotel in Hanoi, their second face-to-face following the historic summit in Singapore last June
Trump ex-lawyer has no proof of Russia collusion but 'suspicions'
Michael Cohen believes Donald Trump had advance knowledge of a June 2016 meeting between campaign members, including his son, and Russians peddling 'dirt' on election rival Hillary Clinton
Venezuela calls for Trump-Maduro talks
'We are proposing the path of dialogue, even with the United States.... Why shouldn't they meet, President Trump and President Maduro?' says Venezuela's foreign minister Jorge Arreaza
Trump, Kim optimistic over nuclear talks
(UPDATED) Shaking hands and smiling in front of a bank of a dozen alternating US and North Korean flags, the two leaders briefly take questions from reporters before starting one-on-one talks, then the dinner
Trump branded a 'conman' as ex-lawyer savages him in U.S. Congress
(4th UPDATE) Michael Cohen says Trump directed him in an illegal scheme to pay hush money to a porn star, and knew in advance in 2016 that WikiLeaks would publish dirt on Hillary Clinton
Trump predicts 'AWESOME' future for North Korea if Kim gives up nukes
With his familiar use of capital letters for emphasis, Trump tweets the opportunities for a denuclearized North Korea are 'like almost none other in history'
U.S. House strikes down Trump's border emergency
US President Donald Trump's emergency declaration now goes to the Republican-held Senate
