North Korea mocks Donald’s Trump’s ‘weird’ tweets

North Korea has condemned US President Donald Trump as a leader who frequently tweets "weird articles of his ego-driven thoughts" and "spouts rubbish" to give his assistants a hard time. North Korea has condemned US President Donald Trump as a leader who frequently tweets "weird articles of his ego-driven thoughts" and "spouts rubbish" to give his assistants a hard time.

Andrew Degrandpre & Alex Horton

President Donald Trump was expected to announce an increase of a few thousand troops in Afghanistan Monday night, taking the reins of a conflict where today 8,500 personnel are mostly focused on buttressing their Afghan counterparts in the face of Taliban and Islamic State gains. The Defense Department, the State Department, the U.S. Agency for International Development and other agencies have spent $714 billion of war and reconstruction funding since the invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001 to bolster education programs, improve infrastructure and increase the competency of Afghan security forces.

Trump calls for unity and love. Then he gets angry

President Donald Trump opened his political rally in Phoenix with calls for unity and an assertion that “our movement is about love.” Then he erupted in anger. He blamed the media for the widespread condemnation of his response to violence at a Charlottesville, Virginia, protest organized by white supremacists.

Match US troop strength to win war in Afghanistan, Trump urges allies

Donald Trump has called on Nato to increase troops and funding for the war in Afghanistan "in line with our own". In an address to the nation from Fort Myer, near Washington DC, on Monday night, the third US president to oversee what is America's longest war said sudden withdrawal would have "predictable and unacceptable" results.

Trump calls on global allies to increase troops and funding for the…

Trump calls on global allies to increase troops and funding for the war in Afghanistan 'in line with our own' Donald Trump has said he is confident that Nato allies such as Britain will increase troops and funding for the war in Afghanistan "in line with our own". Donald Trump has said he is confident that Nato allies such as Britain will increase troops and funding for the war in Afghanistan "in line with our own".

Mitch McConnell Says ‘Most News Is Not Fake,’ Rejecting Trump’s Refrain

Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has been waging a war against the traditional news media, undermining reporters and news outlets at every turn with his oft-repeated "fake news" trope . But at least one prominent Republican leader is speaking up in opposition to Trump's claim.

Trump commits US to fight on in Afghanistan; no speedy exit

President Donald Trump speaks at Fort Myer in Arlington Va., Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, during a Presidential Address to the Nation about a strategy he believes will best position the U.S. to eventually declare victory in Afghanistan. WASHINGTON - Reversing his past calls for a speedy exit, President Donald Trump recommitted the United States to the 16-year-old war in Afghanistan Monday night, declaring U.S. troops must "fight to win."

Cosby hires Michael Jackson’s lawyer for retrial

Bill Cosby has hired Michael Jackson's former lawyer to represent him at his November retrial on sexual assault charges in Pennsylvania. Cosby's spokesman announced yesterday that the 80-year-old comedian is bringing in Tom Mesereau to lead a retooled defense team.

Speaker Paul Ryan at CNN town hall: Trump ‘messed up’ Charlottesville reaction

President Donald Trump checks hands with House Speaker Paul Ryan before a meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, on June 6, 2017 in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump checks hands with House Speaker Paul Ryan before a meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, on June 6, 2017 in Washington, D.C. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said Monday that he was disappointed with President Donald Trump's failure to denounce white supremacists in the wake of violence at a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, but Ryan said he would not endorse an effort to formally censure Trump for his response. "I do believe he messed up in his comments on Tuesday," Ryan said during a town hall on CNN.

Afghan ambassador gives Trump ’10 out of 10′ for strategy speech

Afghanistan's government has applauded US president Donald Trump's strategy, praising its focus on needs and conditions instead of timelines. Afghanistan's government has applauded US president Donald Trump's strategy, praising its focus on needs and conditions instead of timelines.

President Donald Trump leaves for vacation in Bedminster, New Jersey, …

President Donald Trump, admitting he came into office wanting to pull all U.S. troops out of Afghanistan, said Monday he had changed his mind and had approved an open-ended military commitment to prevent terrorist safe havens there. In a televised prime-time speech Monday night before an audience of troops at Fort Myer, across the Potomac River from Washington in Virginia, the president told the nation that the "immense" security threats from South Asia dictated that the United States remain involved after nearly 17 years in Afghanistan.

Nation’s political split on display at Trump Phoenix visit

The nation's political split over President Donald Trump is expected to be on full display Tuesday as hard-core backers of the Republican president flood into the Phoenix Convention Center and police brace for protests from opponents outside. The rally organized by the Trump campaign will also be a test of the president's support among his base and elected Arizona Republicans, some of whom won't show up because of the possible damage he can do to their own political standing.

Trump returns to Arizona _ and a chaotic political landscape

Donald Trump was just a few weeks into his candidacy in 2015 when he came to Phoenix for a speech that ended up being a bigger moment in his campaign than most people realized at the time. Trump savaged his critics and the media, vowed to fine Mexico $100,000 for each immigrant entering the country illegally, talked tough on trade, promised to return America to its winning ways and borrowed a line from Richard Nixon in declaring, "The silent majority is back."

Rand Paul protests Trump’s Afghanistan troop increase

A leader of the GOP's non-interventionist wing says it's a "terrible idea" to send any more American troops to Afghanistan. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky issued a statement ahead of a prime-time address by President Donald Trump to unveil his updated Afghanistan policy.

Collins unsure if Trump will be 2020 GOP nominee

Sen. Susan Collins, a moderate Republican, said Monday that she was unsure whether President Donald Trump would be her party's nominee for president again in 2020. Collins, speaking on MSNBC, also said she was uncertain whom she would back for president during the next election cycle.

Paul Ryan: Leaders must push beyond “passions of moment”

The nation's leaders "have an obligation" to steer the country past "the passions of the moment," House Speaker Paul Ryan said Monday in remarks that didn't explicitly criticize President Donald Trump's handling of this month's deadly clash in Charlottesville, Virginia. The written statement by Ryan, R-Wis., came six days after Trump used a news conference to say "both sides" were to blame for the Charlottesville violence, in which neo-Nazis and other right-wing groups clashed with counter-protesters.