WASHINGTON (AP) — A career official in the White House security office says dozens of people in President Donald Trump’s administration were granted security clearances despite “disqualifying issues” in their backgrounds, including concerns about foreign influence, drug use and criminal conduct. Tricia Newbold, an 18-year government employee who oversaw the issuance of clearances for some […]
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AP: Trump allies raise alarm as team of legal advisers shrinks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Increasingly convinced that the West Wing is wholly unprepared to handle the expected assault from Democrats if they win the House in November, President Donald Trump’s aides and allies are privately raising alarm as his circle of legal and communications advisers continues to shrink. With vacancies abounding in the White House and […]
AP: Trump accuses Google of rigged search results about him
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is accusing Google and other U.S. tech companies of rigging search results about him “so that almost all stories & news is BAD” — and though he is offering no evidence, a top adviser says the White House is “taking a look” at whether Google should face federal regulation. […]
EU warns Trump: auto tariffs could lead to $300B retaliation
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is slamming the Trump administration for considering tariffs on auto imports, saying they could lead to global retaliation against some $300 billion in U.S. goods. European Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas said Monday the U.S. investigation into the possibility of auto tariffs “lacks legitimacy, factual basis and violates international trade […]
Panama government to investigate Trump hotel dispute
PANAMA CITY, Panama — The government of Panama said on Monday it was formally investigating a complaint that executives for US President Donald Trump’s family hotel business were illegally occupying a 70-story luxury Trump hotel amid a management dispute. The Public Ministry said it was investigating whether there was any “punishable conduct” in the matter […]
Warning signs may have been missed in school shooting case
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Months before authorities say Nikolas Cruz walked into his former high school and slaughtered 17 people, the troubled teen began showing what may have been warning signs he was bent on violence. “Im going to be a professional school shooter,” a YouTube user with the screen name “Nikolas Cruz” posted in […]
Trump shows willingness to raise fuel taxes
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday signaled his openness to a 25-cent fuel tax increase to help pay for his infrastructure proposal. Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware said Trump told lawmakers in a White House meeting that he would be willing to provide leadership on such an increase. “To my surprise, President Trump, […]
Porn star who alleged Trump affair: I can now tell my story
NEW YORK (AP) — Stormy Daniels, the porn star whom Donald Trump’s attorney acknowledges paying $130,000 just before Election Day, believes she is now free to discuss an alleged sexual encounter with the man who is now president, her manager told The Associated Press Wednesday. At the same time, developments in the bizarre case are […]
The Latest: Agriculture secretary to skip State of the Union, Trump to hail ‘our new American moment’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech (all times local): 6:50 p.m. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue will skip Tuesday’s State of the Union address, serving as the so-called “designated survivor.” A member of the presidential line of succession traditionally skips the address to the joint session of Congress […]
GOP senators call on Trump to show restraint in Russia probe
By HOPE YEN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Republican senators said Sunday that President Donald Trump would be wise to keep a public silence on an independent investigation into his 2016 campaign’s contacts with Russia in the wake of news reports that he sought to fire the special counsel. The senators, Lindsey Graham of South […]
Global stocks recoup losses, dollar steady as eyes on Trump
By YOUKYUNG LEE, AP Business Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Stocks mostly rose Friday, recouping losses from earlier in the week, as the dollar steadied against other currencies. Investors are watching for President Donald Trump’s comments later in the day to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. KEEPING SCORE: Britain’s FTSE 100 gained 0.4 […]
Trump open to letting Dreamers ‘morph into’ citizens
By JILL COLVIN and ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he’s open to an immigration plan that would provide a pathway to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of young people who were brought to the country as children and are now here illegally. “We’re going to morph into it,” Trump […]
Senate Dems question legality of Trump work requirements
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic senators are questioning the legality of the Trump administration’s new policy letting states make low-income adults work to get Medicaid coverage. Expect their arguments to be echoed in lawsuits planned by opponents of work requirements. Last week, the Trump administration said it will let states require work […]