Trump retains outside lawyer Marc Kasowitz to help with Russia probes

President Trump listens to questions from the media as he met with Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos in the Oval Office last week. President Trump has retained the services of a trusted lawyer, Marc E. Kasowitz, to help him navigate the investigations into his campaign and Russian interference in last year's election, according to people familiar with the decision.

NYC set to receive $25.7m from feds for securing Trump Tower

Heavily armed New York City Police officers stand outside the lobby of Trump Tower in New York City on April 26. NEW YORK - New York City is in line to receive the $25.7 million in federal funding it has been seeking for the cost of securing Trump Tower during the presidential transition, under a bipartisan budget deal struck by federal lawmakers ... (more)

Mnuchin: Trump has ‘no intention’ of releasing tax returns

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin right joined by National Economic Director Gary Cohn speaks in the briefing room of the White House in Washington Wednesday The Trump administration unveiled a plan Wednesday for deep cuts in business taxes as part of a major overhaul of the United States tax code in a bid to reinvigorate the world's largest economy. A copy of Trump's tax return from 2005 suggests that a tax cut similar to the one Trump is proposing could have lowered his tax obligation by potentially tens of millions of dollars in a single year.

Difficult legal path forward for Trump in sanctuary cities case

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks after signing the Antiquities Executive Order at the Department of the Interior in Washington, DC, U.S. April 26, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Even if President Donald Trump wins an appeal of a court ruling blocking his executive order on sanctuary cities, arguments made by the government in the case could permanently harm its efforts to cut off wide swaths of federal funding to targeted cities, some legal experts say.

Trump’s Supreme Court appointee Neil Gorsuch to be sworn in on Monday

U.S. Supreme Court nominee judge Neil Gorsuch smiles in reaction to a question as he testifies during the third day of his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. on March 22, 2017. Neil Gorsuch, U.S. President Donald Trump's Supreme Court appointee, is due to be sworn in on Monday morning with a formal appearance at the White House, marking the biggest triumph so far for the new administration.

Tillerson, Haley issue differing statements on future of Assad in Syria

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley delivers remarks at the Security Council meeting on the situation in Syria on Friday in New York. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Sunday appeared to offer differing views on the future of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Twitter case shows breadth of US power to probe anti-Trump statements

A 3D-printed logo for Twitter is seen in this picture illustration made in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina on January 26, 2016. An attempt by U.S. authorities to identify an anonymous critic of President Donald Trump on Twitter has set off alarm bells among Democratic and Republican lawmakers and civil liberties advocates fearful of a crackdown on dissent.

How is a ban on preexisting conditions preserved in the GOP replacement bill?

Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Demonstrators protest efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare outside the offices of Rep. Darryl Issa . "Congresswoman McSally is encouraged that the American Health Care Act includes provisions she fought for: It keeps in place coverage of pre-existing conditions, allows young adults to remain on their parents' insurance until age 26 and maintains the prohibition of putting lifetime caps on benefits."

House committee requests copies of any Trump eavesdropping orders

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes speaks to the media about President Donald Trump's allegation that his campaign was the target of wiretaps on Capitol Hill in Washington March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein A U.S. House of Representatives panel has asked the Justice Department for copies of documents which if they exist could shed light on President Donald Trump's allegation that the Obama administration wiretapped his election campaign.

Former US intelligence chief rejects Trump wiretap accusation

US President Barack Obama greets President-elect Donald Trump at inauguration ceremonies swearing in Trump as president on the West front of the US Capitol in Washington, US, January 20, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria/Files The former top US intelligence official rejected President Donald Trump's accusation that his predecessor, Barack Obama, wiretapped him even as the White House on Sunday urged Congress to investigate Trump's allegation.

‘Simply false’ – Obama’s response to Trump’s ‘bad guy’ phone-tapping tweet allegations

U.S. President Donald Trump accused predecessor Barack Obama on Saturday of wiretapping him during the late stages of the 2016 election campaign, but offered no evidence for an allegation which an Obama spokesman said was "simply false". President-elect Donald Trump, left, and President Barack Obama arrive for Trump's inauguration ceremony at the Capitol in Washington yesterday.

Exclusive: Trump says Republican border tax could boost U.S. jobs

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday spoke positively about a border adjustment tax being pushed by Republicans in Congress as a way to boost exports, but he did not specifically endorse the proposal. Trump, who has lashed out at U.S. companies for moving operations and jobs to countries such as Mexico, had previously sent mixed signals on the proposal at the heart of a sweeping Republican plan to overhaul the tax code.

Nine people flee U.S. border patrol to seek asylum in Canada

Family members are helped into Canada by Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers along the U.S.-Canada border near Hemmingford, Quebec. Nine asylum-seekers, including four children, barely made it across the Canadian border on Friday as a U.S. border patrol officer tried to stop them and a Reuters photographer captured the scene.

Senate confirms Mnuchin as Treasury secretary in 53-47 vote

Steven Mnuchin testifies before a Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be Treasury secretary in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts The U.S. Senate voted to confirm former banker and Hollywood financier Steven Mnuchin as Treasury secretary on Monday, installing the Trump administration's point-man on tax reform, financial de-regulation and economic diplomacy efforts.

How Trump’s abrupt immigration ban sowed confusion at airports, agencies

After immigration agents detained two Iraqis on Saturday at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, their lawyers and two U.S. representatives accompanying them tried to cross into a secure area - and were stopped themselves. A few minutes later, Heidi Nassauer, chief of passenger operations for U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the airport, was called over.

States discussing lawsuit over Trump immigration order

A group of state attorneys general are discussing whether to file their own court challenge against President Donald Trump's order to restrict people from seven Muslim-majority countries entering the United States, officials in three states told Reuters. Democrat attorneys general are expected to be a source of fierce resistance to Trump, much as Republican AGs opposed former President Barack Obama.

Two Men Charged in $81 Million Ponzi Scheme Involving Adele, ‘Hamilton’

Two men were hit with criminal charges stemming from a $81 million Ponzi scheme that revolved around on-demand tickets for Adele and 'Hamilton.' Two men were hit with criminal charges after being accused of running a $81 million Ponzi scheme that revolved around on-demand tickets for shows such as Adele and Hamilton .