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Golfers and neighbors of Donald Trump's New Jersey course will have something more than just the president to look out for over the next few weeks. A tethered unmanned surveillance aircraft will be flying over the Bedminster area as part of a test while Trump is staying at his home on the golf course on a 17-day vacation that starts Friday, the Secret Service said in a privacy notice issued this week.
There's A LOT going on, so let's get straight to what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door . Federal investigators exploring whether Donald Trump's campaign colluded with Russians have seized on Trump and his associates' financial ties to Russia as one of the most fertile avenues for moving their probe forward, according to people familiar with the investigation.
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday vowed a tough crackdown on people revealing classified or sensitive national security information, threatening to jail leakers and branding such illicit acts a betrayal to fellow Americans. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly fumed about "illegal leaks" and even lashed out publicly at Sessions last week for taking what he called a "very weak" position on the issue.
President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, is revealing a brief advisory role with a firm related to a controversial data analysis company that aided the Trump campaign, The Associated Press has learned. The disclosure of Flynn's link to Cambridge Analytica will come in an amended public financial filing in which the retired U.S. Army lieutenant general also discloses income that includes payments from the Trump transition team, according to a person close to Flynn who spoke to AP on condition of anonymity Thursday to describe details of the filing made to the White House.
For President Donald Trump's ever-evolving communications staff, the force that drives their days often appears in a tweet. The subject matter might be difficult to predict, but the means by which it arrives can feel as certain as the very early rising sun.
New revelations about Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting in June 2016 with a Russian lawyer have rocketed the president's eldest son to the center of allegations of collusion with Russia. Here's a look back at the steady drip of disclosures and shifting statements from Trump Jr. and others involved -- which has triggered a mounting list of questions.
A grand jury has issued subpoenas in connection with a June 2016 meeting that included President Donald Trump's son, his son-in-law and a Russian lawyer, two sources said on Thursday, signalling an investigation is gathering pace into suspected Russian meddling in the 2016 US election. The sources added that US Special Counsel Robert Mueller had convened the grand jury investigation in Washington to help examine allegations of Russian interference in the vote.
Donald Trump's ambassador is heading to Canada: the United States Senate has swiftly confirmed Kelly Knight Craft, endorsing her nomination in time for her to begin work as major trade negotiations start. He applauded the appointment of his fellow Kentuckian, whom he knows through politics back in their home state, and whom he publicly endorsed during her congressional hearing two weeks ago.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he hopes for a "truly honest" outcome from the Russia investigation that has consumed the opening months of his presidency, and he challenged Democrats to either continue their "obsession with a hoax" or begin serving the interests of the American people. At a boisterous campaign rally in Trump-friendly West Virginia, Trump slammed the investigation as a "fake story that is demeaning to all of us and most of all demeaning to our country and demeaning to our Constitution."
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is switching parties to join Republicans as President Donald Trump plans a visit to the increasingly conservative state. Justice's plans were confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday by a Democratic Party official with knowledge of his plans.
New cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of the U.S. leaves the altar after he received the biretta, a four-cornered red hat, from Pope Benedict XVI during the Consistory ceremony in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican November 24, 2007. Pope Benedict, elevating 23 prelates from around the world to the elite rank of cardinal, made a pressing appeal on Saturday for an end to the war in Iraq and decried the plight of the country's Christian minority.
" Drain the swamp! " was a powerful rallying cry during Donald Trump's presidential campaign. The businessman promised to govern in the public interest, and end the revolving door between politics and lobbying.
Al Gore is back in theaters talking about climate change, and he's hoping some of his ideas will make it into people's homes as well. The former vice president stars in "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power," which is a follow-up to the 2006 Oscar-winning documentary about his efforts to combat climate change.
The United States of America allows for people who are registered voters to vote for a specific candidate without fear of being thrown in prison because of our choice. It means that we can choose to vote or not vote regardless of our race, religion, without fear of losing our job, without our income becoming the deciding factor of whether or not our vote should count, and that we don't have to tell anyone how we voted unless we choose to do so.
The proposed Keystone XL pipeline survived nine years of protests, lawsuits and political wrangling that saw the Obama administration reject it and President Donald Trump revive it, but now the project faces the possibility of death by economics. Low oil prices and the high cost of extracting Canadian crude from oil sands are casting new doubts on Keystone XL as executives with the Canadian company that wants to build it face the final regulatory hurdle next week in Nebraska.
Two phone calls described by President Donald Trump that didn't actually happen represent the latest chapter in a long-running series of disputes revolving around the president's rocky relationship with facts. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders on Wednesday found herself explaining that compliments Trump had described receiving in phone calls from the Mexican president and the Boy Scouts did happen - just not on the phone.
President Donald Trump has embraced legislation that would dramatically reduce legal immigration and shift the nation toward a system that prioritizes merit and skills over family ties. Trump joined with Republican Sens. David Perdue of Georgia and Tom Cotton of Arkansas to promote the bill, which so far has gained little traction in the Senate.
Things continue to heat up due to reports of a June 2016 meeting between President Donald Trump's eldest son and a lawyer connected to the Russian government. A congressional source informed CBS News that federal investigators are interested in obtaining the phone records and cell phone records pertaining to the June 2016 meeting between Donald Trump Jr., former campaign manager Paul Manafort, son-in-law Jared Kushner and a Russian lawyer connected to the Kremlin.
Following an announcement about legislation to overhaul the U.S. immigration system, President Donald Trump touted the record high of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, saying "we picked up four trillion dollars in net worth."
In this April 29, 20111, file photo, Attorney John Dowd walks in New York. Down, one of the key lawyers in President Donald Trump's corner navigated a popular United States senator through crisis, produced a damning investigative report that drove a baseball star from the game and, early in his career, took on organized crime as a Justice Department prosecutor.