Tag: White House

Comey to make first court appearance in Justice Department case accusing him of lying to Congress

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Former FBI Director James Comey is set to make his first court appearance Wednesday…

White House may fund food assistance program with money from tariffs

Oct. 7 (UPI) -- While the federal government is shut down without a budget, White House officials said…

Turkey floated $100 million Halkbank settlement idea at White House last month, sources say

By Humeyra Pamuk and Jonathan SpicerWASHINGTON/ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish officials proposed settling a U.S. legal case against state lender…

Karoline Leavitt Makes Math Not-So-Great Again With Ridiculous Claim

Karoline Leavitt was mocked on Monday for what critics online have previously dubbed “MAGA Math.”The White House press…

Why Trump’s troop deployments to US cities are such a big deal

In a nation founded on a revolt against tyranny, the notion of American troops being sent onto domestic…

Attorney General Bondi will face Senate questions over political pressure on Justice Department

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Pam Bondi will face lawmakers at a congressional hearing Tuesday amid growing questions…

US sends another ‘third-country’ deportation flight to Eswatini

The United States has sent a second so-called “third-country” deportation flight to the tiny southern African nation of…

White House says no shutdown-related layoffs yet, but warns they could come

By Doina Chiacu, Andy Sullivan and Nolan D. McCaskillWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House on Monday backed off President…

US says subsidies for rural airline service to expire as soon as Sunday

By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration said on Monday that funds from a U.S. government program that…

Lula urges Trump to scrap US tariffs and sanctions against Brazilian officials

Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has urged Donald Trump to scrap tariffs on his country’s imports…

Trump considers cutting US refugee intake to 7,500, focusing on white South Africans, officials say

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is considering admitting far fewer refugees into the U.S. this year —…

Free Press founder Bari Weiss named editor of CBS News after deal with Paramount

By Dawn ChmielewskiLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (Reuters) -Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison has named Bari Weiss editor-in-chief of CBS…