Prospect of NAFTA rewrite gives US farmers a case of jitters

U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed to redo the No... . In this Tuesday, April 4, 2017, photo, Blake Hurst, a corn and soybean farmer and president of the Missouri Farm Bureau, right, talks with his son Dallas Hurst, left, and his brother Brooks Hurst, center, on his farm in Westboro... .

Worldwide effort set to keep Trump happy on 1st trip abroad

When President Donald Trump sits down for dinner in Saudi Arabia, caterers have ensured that his favorite meal - steak with a side of ketchup - will be offered alongside the traditional local cuisine. At NATO and the Group of 7 summits, foreign delegations have gotten word that the new U.S. president prefers short presentations and lots of visual aids.

Worldwide effort set to keep Trump happy on first trip abroad

A giant billboard bearing portraits of U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia's King Salman is seen on a main road in Riyadh, on May 19, 2017. A giant billboard bearing portraits of U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia's King Salman is seen on a main road in Riyadh, on May 19, 2017.

Staunch conservative lawmaker tipped to be new US ambassador in Prague

Not Donald Trump's first, Czech born, wife Ivana Trump, but a staunch conservative lawmaker now appears to be the front runner to be the next US ambassador to the Czech Republic. A bigger contrast with the previous incumbent under former president Barack Obama could hardly be found.

Biden disses Clinton: ‘I never thought she was a great…

Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Hillary Clinton greets Vice President Biden on the tarmac at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport in Avoca, Pa., on Aug. 15, 2016. Appearing at the SALT hedge fund conference in Las Vegas, the possible 2020 presidential candidate weighed in on Hillary Clinton's 2016 candidacy in a way that Clinton supporters sure won't like.

Former Gov. Corzine’s big bet? Profiting on Trump chaos, report says

TRENTON -- The usually ultra-private and reclusive former Gov. Jon Corzine has resurfaced, according a report in the New York Times, starting a hedge fund designed to take advantage of the chaos swirling around Donald Trump's White House and into the financial markets. According to the New York Times, Corzine is " starting a hedge fund .

Trump embarks on his first big foreign trip amid turmoil in U.S.

This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To order presentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distribution to colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire about permissions/licensing, please go to: Trump is leaving Friday for his first foreign trip, to the Mideast and beyond, and aides had hoped the disarray at home would have been calmed if not resolved by takeoff time.

Trump says he’s ‘very close’ to naming an FBI director

Former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman gives a 'thumbs-up' as he leaves the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. The White House says President Donald Trump will be interviewing four potential candidates to lead the FBI.

Trump’s first foreign trip has high stakes at each stop

President Donald Trump accompanied by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, left, calls on a member of the media during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, May 18, 2017, in Washington. less President Donald Trump accompanied by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, left, calls on a member of the media during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, May 18, 2017, in ... more WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump 's maiden international trip, a five-stop marathon across the Middle East and Europe, has long loomed as a crucial first test abroad for the chaos-courting president.

‘This can’t continue for a whole lot longer’: Former…

Former senator of Pennsylvania and Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum delivered a stark warning for President Donald Trump, as his administration was hobbled by a barrage of damaging news reports over the last 10 days. "Unlike Democrats, who will never break with a president, no matter what they do - I mean I don't care, they can find him with a smoking gun and a picture, they wouldn't break with him - Republicans will," he said on CNN Friday night.

Trump to push for overhauling roads, bridges, air traffic

President Donald Trump is launching a major push for a $1 trillion overhaul of the nation's roads and bridges, a key item on his agenda that's been stymied in Congress and overshadowed by White House controversies. Trump plans a series of events this coming week to highlight his effort to modernize American infrastructure - the highway, waterway, electrical and airway systems on which the nation operates.

Trump to Muslims on first foreign trip: Drive out terrorists

President Donald Trump will use his first visit to the Middle East to call for unity in the fight against radicalism in the Muslim world, casting the challenge as a "battle between good and evil" and urging Arab leaders to "drive out the terrorists from your places of worship," according to a draft of the speech obtained by The Associated Press. Abandoning some of the harsh anti-Muslim rhetoric of his presidential campaign, the draft of the speech, slated to be delivered in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, envisions new partnerships with America's traditional allies in the Middle East.

NYT: Kushner Hands-on Broker of $110B Saudi Arms Deal

President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner personally intervened in a $100-billion-plus arms deal with Saudi Arabia making a call to press for a price cut on a radar system designed to shoot down ballistic missiles, The New York Times reported. According to the Times, at a May 1 meeting with a high-level delegation of Saudis, Kushner called Marillyn Hewson, the chief executive of Lockheed Martin, which makes the radar system, and asked if she could cut the price.

Which Trump will show up for presidenta s first foreign trip?

President Donald Trump's supporters see his overseas trip as a chance to escape the non-stop revelations related to Russia, but more likely he'll drag the controversy with him overseas - adding another dimension to an already tricky travel schedule. That has left foreign policy analysts wondering which Donald Trump is going to show up for his first foreign trip, which has him visiting five countries in the Middle East and Europe over nine days.