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Undermining the narrative President Donald Trump has aggressively promoted of his success as a "self-made" billionaire-the platform upon which he has built his success as a business mogul as well as his campaign for president in 2016-the New York Times released an explosive in-depth report on Tuesday detailing schemes which allowed Trump to avoid paying taxes on wealth that was transferred from his parents to himself and his siblings. Trump has for years been fond of telling audiences that through hard work and financial know-how he was able to transform a single $1 million loan from his father, Fred Trump, into a $10 billion fortune-a tale that made him a popular figure with those who voted for him in 2016.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday afternoon suggested it would "not be acceptable" if his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh were found to have lied to Congress. "I don't think you should lie to Congress and there have been a lot of people over the last year that have lied to Congress," Trump told reporters gathered on the White House lawn.
"Early reviews of President Donald Trump's new trade pact with Mexico and Canada are positive a The refreshed version of NAFTA will include increased labor protections for workers, increased standards for duty-free auto shipments, increased access to the Canadian dairy market for US farmers, and a slight tweak to the deal's dispute-resolution system." "Stocks surged Monday as Canada and the U.S. reached a trade deal that also includes Mexico, and key changes at the top of major corporations boosted investor sentiment."
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump , continuing his tour of states he carried in the 2016 election, is traveling to Pennsylvania on Tuesday. He is scheduled to address the National Electrical Contractors Association, which is holding its annual conference in Philadelphia this week.
SEPTEMBER 27: U.S. President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn after he landed at the White House September 27, 2018 in Washington, DC. President Trump has returned from the United Nations General Assembly meeting.
Democrats are raising new questions about the truthfulness of US supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's sworn testimony to the US senate. The move marks a shift in tactics against US president Donald Trump's choice for the highest court in America as all sides await the results of the FBI's background investigation into sexual misconduct allegations.
Chelsea Manning has compared life in the US to her time in prison because of surveillance systems, cameras and the presence of police. In her first public appearance in the UK, the whistle-blower said her idea of freedom outside jail had not transpired.
With a wave and tweet, first lady Melania Trump headed for Africa on Monday on her first big solo international trip, aiming to make child well-being the focus of a five-day, four-country tour that will take her to every corner of the vast and impoverished continent. The first lady opens her first-ever visit to Africa on Tuesday in Ghana in the West, followed by stops in Malawi in the South, Kenya in the East and Egypt in the Northeast.
The White House has given the FBI clearance to interview anyone it wants to by Friday in its investigation of sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The new guidance was issued to the FBI over the weekend in response to Democratic and news media claims that the scope of the probe was too narrow.
President Donald Trump hailed his revamped North American trade agreement with Canada and Mexico as a breakthrough for U.S. workers on Monday, vowing to sign it by late November. But it still faces a lengthy path to congressional approval after serving for two decades as a political football for American manufacturing woes.
Donald Trump took over the once pro-trade Republican Party in July 2016 calling NAFTA "a disaster" and "the worst trade deal maybe ever signed anywhere." His victory in the presidential election later that year put Canada on notice-NAFTA's days were numbered.
President Donald Trump is back in Tennessee, trying to push U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn's Senate bid over the finish line. Trump headlined a high-dollar, closed-door fundraiser for Blackburn in Johnson City before appearing at a packed rally at the Freedom Hall Civic Center.
Iowa trade and commodity experts say the last-minute trade agreement among North America's three largest nations is a step forward in terms of solving overall trade tensions.
Donald John Trump Kavanaugh polling: FBI on the hot seat Kanye West criticizes 13th Amendment on Twitter Feinstein calls on White House, FBI to release scope of Kavanaugh investigation MORE and congressional Republicans are moving to defang a looming fight over the scope of the FBI's investigation into sexual assault allegations that have thrown Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination into limbo. The scope of the probe - which the White House and Senate Republicans agreed to after pressure from moderates - was threatening to become a flashpoint in the Supreme Court fight and the latest headache for Republicans, who have faced weeks of curveballs on a nominee they once believed was a lock for confirmation.
Retired Justice Anthony Kennedy, who authored the Supreme Court's money-in-politics decision in Citizens United v. FEC , is very worried about the future of democracy.
FILE PHOTO: Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appears with U.S. President Donald Trump at a roundtable on immigration and the gang MS-13 at the Morrelly Homeland Security Center in Bethpage, New York, U.S., May 23, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Democrats believe they stand to benefit if President Donald Trump fires Rod Rosenstein, the U.S. Justice Department official who oversees the Russia probe, before November's elections.