Trump accuses NYT of foiling US attempt to kill Baghdadi

US President Donald Trump today accused The New York Times of "foiling" American attempt to kill the self-proclaimed leader of ISIS Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump accused The New York Times of "foiling" American attempt to kill the self-proclaimed leader of ISIS Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Trump slams Washington Post, others in Twitter rant

Washington, July 23 US President Donald Trump fired off a series of tweets, including ones slamming two Washington Post stories earlier this week. Trump on Saturday blasted one Post story on Friday evening that cited unnamed current and former US officials as saying Russia's ambassador to Washington Sergey Kislyak told his superiors that he discussed campaign-related matters with then-Senator Jeff Sessions, a key Trump ally who is now the US Attorney General.

Ann McFeatters: What we’ve learned from 6 months of Trump

It's strange how six months can feel like six exhausting years when they've produced nothing but a string of nonsensical superlatives. As Donald Trump celebrates the first eighth of his ridiculous "amazing, stupendous, unsurpassed" presidency, we mere mortals are left to ponder what we have learned.

Trump fires off volley of angry tweets on Russia probe

Hours before he was to help commission a new aircraft carrier at a patriotic ceremony on the Virginia coast, President Donald Trump fired off a volley of early morning tweets that again showed how furious he remains over multiple investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. The tweets were unusual in their breadth and scope, even for Trump, given the wide variety of topics he touched on as Saturday dawned.

President Donald Trump gestures during a speech aboard the nuclear…

Congressional Democrats announced Saturday that a bipartisan group of House and Senate negotiators have reached an agreement on a sweeping Russia sanctions package to punish Moscow for meddling in the presidential election and its military aggression in Ukraine and Syria. Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the No.

An Engineer’s Guide to the Artificial Intelligence Galaxy

An Engineer's Guide to the Artificial Intelligence Galaxy Commencement Speech, Engineering School of Columbia University. May 15, 2017 Kai-Fu Lee Commencement Speech, Engineering School of Columbia University May 15, 2017 Class Day By Dr. Kai-Fu Lee Founder & CEO, Sinovation Ventures President, Sinovation Ventures Artificial Intelligence Institute Thank you, Class of 2017.

Trump Jr., Manafort may be interviewed privately by senators

President Donald Trump's eldest son and his former campaign chairman won't be forced to testify publicly next week and are instead discussing being privately interviewed by a Senate committee investigating Russia's meddling in the 2016 election, the panel said. The Senate Judiciary Committee initially called for Donald Trump Jr. and Paul Manafort to appear at a public hearing Wednesday.

Donald Trump: ‘the U.S. President has the complete power to pardon’

President Trump claimed Saturday he has "the complete power to pardon," publicly responding for the first time to recent news reports suggesting he's seeking pardons for individuals being investigated by prosecutors probing Russia 's role in last year's White House race, including relatives, staffers and himself. "While all agree the U.S. President has the complete power to pardon, why think of that when only crime so far is LEAKS against us.

Spicer’s leaving White House, not necessarily TV screens

He won't be behind a podium at the White House, but it's unlikely Sean Spicer will disappear from television. Spicer quit as White House press secretary Friday, ushered out with the wish that "I hope he goes on to make a tremendous amount of money" from Anthony Scaramucci, President Donald Trump's new communications director.

The Latest: Trump complains on Twitter about ‘illegal leaks’

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., center, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, leaves after a closed-door meeting of that panel on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 20, 2017. The Senate intelligence committee has scheduled perhaps the most high-profile testimony involving the Russian meddling probes since former FBI Director James Comey appeared in June.

Scaramucci apologises for describing Trump as hack politician

Washington, Jul 22 President Donald Trump's new communications director Anthony Scaramucci, who once described him as a "hack politician" during the presidential campaign, has apologised and admitted it as one of his biggest mistakes. Scaramucci, who had initially supported Republican candidates Scott Walker and then Jeb Bush, called Trump a "hack politician" during a Fox Business appearance in 2015.

Report: Russian ambassador discussed policy with AG Sessions

Russia's ambassador to Washington discussed Russian policy with Jeff Sessions during the White House race in 2016, according to a report. Russian ambassador discussed policy with Sessions during White House race, report says Russia's ambassador to Washington discussed Russian policy with Jeff Sessions during the White House race in 2016, according to a report.

Sean Spicer unlikely to disappear from television

He won't be behind a podium at the White House , but it's unlikely Sean Spicer will disappear from television. Spicer quit as White House press secretary Friday, ushered out with the wish that "I hope he goes on to make a tremendous amount of money" from Anthony Scaramucci, President Donald Trump 's new communications director.

Anthony Scaramucci is the communications director for the…

Anthony Scaramucci's first appearance behind the White House podium could hardly have gone more differently than Sean Spicer's. Where Spicer struggled to defend the indefensible - President Donald Trump's inauguration crowd size - Scaramucci came in on a day of chaos at the White House and painted a picture of relative calm .

James Clapper: Trump is ‘making Russia great again’

James Clapper: Trump is 'making Russia great again' Former officials describe Trump's 'disparagement' of intel community as 'shameful' Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2vK3ydW President Donald Trump's legal team is evaluating potential conflicts of interest among members of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigative team James Clapper, the former director of national intelligence, says there was no court order to monitor Donald Trump's phones. ASPEN, Colo.