Bannon To Exit Breitbart News Network After Break With Trump
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is stepping down as chairman of Breitbart News Network after a public break with President Donald Trump.
Trump Suggests 2-Phase Immigration Deal For βDreamersβ
Seeking a bipartisan compromise to avoid a government shutdown, President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that an immigration deal could be reached in two phases β first by addressing young immigrants and border security with what he called a βbill of love,β then by making comprehensive changes that have long eluded Congress.
Trump Dossier Author Had Concerns About Russian Blackmail
The founder of a firm that commissioned a dossier of allegations about President Donald Trumpβs ties to Russia told congressional investigators that its author took it to the FBI because of a concern about βwhether a political candidate was being blackmailed.β
Leaders Rethinking Controversial Satellite College Campus in Waxhaw
WCCB Charlotte has learned leaders are rethinking plans for a controversial satellite college campus in Waxhaw. Neighbors have been fighting the proposed campus that would be built on land they say was supposed to be for a park.
Nearly 200,000 Salvadoran Immigrants Could Be Forced To Leave US
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirms that it is ending special protections for Salvadoran immigrants, forcing nearly 200,000 to leave the country or face deportation.
Trump Allies Defend Him Against Bookβs Claims
Trump administration officials and allies are rallying to the presidentβs defense, trying to contain the fallout from an explosive new book that questions Trumpβs fitness for office.
FBI Investigating Clinton Foundation Corruption Claims
The FBI is investigating whether the Clinton Foundation accepted donations in exchange for political favors while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state, two people familiar with the probe confirmed Friday.
Senators Make Criminal Referral Of Trump Dossier Author To DOJ
Two Republican senators have made the first known criminal referral in congressional investigations of Russian meddling in the 2016 election, targeting the author of a dossier of allegations about President Donald Trumpβs ties to Russia.
U.S. To End Policy That Let Legal Pot Flourish
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is rescinding the Obama-era policy that had paved the way for legalized marijuana to flourish in states across the country, two people with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. Sessions will instead let federal prosecutors where pot is legal decide how aggressively to enforce federal marijuana law, the people said.
Trump Disbands Voter Fraud Commission Amid Fights, Lawsuits
President Donald Trump is disbanding his controversial voter fraud commission amid infighting, lawsuits and state officialsβ refusal to cooperate.
Trump Left βFurious,β βDisgustedβ by Bannon Over New Book
President Donald Trump launched a scathing attack on former top adviser Steve Bannon, responding to a new book that portrays Trump as an undisciplined man-child who didnβt actually want to win the White House and quotes Bannon as calling his sonβs contact with a Russian lawyer βtreasonous.β
Manafort Sues Mueller, Justice Department Over Russia Probe
President Donald Trumpβs former campaign chairman sued special counsel Robert Mueller and the Justice Department on Wednesday, saying prosecutors had overstepped their bounds by charging him for conduct that he says is unrelated to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
Trump Blasts Bannon Over Book, Says Ex-Aide βLost His Mindβ
President Donald Trump launched a scathing attack on former top adviser Steve Bannon on Wednesday, responding to a new book that portrays Trump as an undisciplined man-child who didnβt actually want to win the White House and quotes Bannon as calling his sonβs contact with a Russian lawyer βtreasonous.β
N. Korea Reopens Cross-Border Communications with S. Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reopened a key cross-border communication channel with South Korea for the first time in nearly two years Wednesday as the rivals explored the possibility of sitting down and talking after months of acrimony and fears of war.
Trump Boasts Of Bigger βNuclear Buttonβ Than North Koreaβs
President Donald Trump boasted Tuesday that he has a bigger and more powerful βnuclear buttonβ than North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Trump Welcomes New Year With Party, Tweets
President Donald Trump bid farewell to 2017 with a lavish party at his private club, before kicking off 2018 with angry tweets about Iran and Pakistan.
Trump lashes out at Vanity Fair over Clinton video
President Donald Trump is lashing out at Vanity Fair, after the magazine said an online video mocking Hillary Clinton βmissed the mark.β
Judge Rejects Roy Mooreβs Suit in Alabama Senate Race
Alabama Democrat Doug Jones on Thursday will be officially declared the winner of a U.S. Senate race after a judge rejected Republican Roy Mooreβs last-ditch effort to stop the certification of Jonesβ historic upset in a deep-red state.
Trump Celebrates Christmas Like Most Of America, With Family
President Donald Trump is celebrating Christmas the way millions of Americans do: surrounded by family, the White House said. He also released a brief video in which his wife, Melania, joined him to βwish America and the entire world a very Merry Christmas.β
Whereβs The Party? No State Dinner In Trumpβs First Year
President Donald Trump is the first president in almost a century to close his first year in office without welcoming a visiting counterpart to the U.S. with state dinner.
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