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Praising Robert E. Lee as a "great general" is just the latest example of the president waxing poetic about the Confederacy. LEWIS CENTER, OH - AUGUST 04: President Donald Trump speaks at a rally to show support for Ohio Republican congressional candidate Troy Balderson on August 4, 2018 in Lewis Center, Ohio.
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All eyes are on the commonwealth today as President Donald Trump prepares to rally in Richmond in an effort to boost the election chances of Congressman Andy Barr. The event is expected to kick off around 7 p.m. inside Alumni Coliseum on the campus of Easter Kentucky University.
In this Oct. 11, 2018, file photo President Donald Trump talks with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. The disappearance of U.S. resident Jamal Khashoggi after visiting a Saudi consulate in Turkey has thrust the Trump administration's large number of diplomatic vacancies back into the spotlight.
More than a week after a prominent Saudi dissident and Washington Post columnist went missing, President Donald Trump has spoken to Saudi officials "at the highest level" to press them on his disappearance, he said Wednesday. Trump declined to comment on whether he would hold the Saudis responsible, saying, "I have to find out who did it."
Supporters of President Donald Trump cheer as he arrives for a campaign rally, Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, in Lebanon, Ohio. Supporters of President Donald Trump cheer as he arrives for a campaign rally, Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, in Lebanon, Ohio.
Congress is heading toward a postelection showdown over President Donald Trump's wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, as GOP leaders signal they're willing to engage in hardball tactics that could spark a partial government shutdown and the president revs up midterm crowds for the wall, a centerpiece of his 2016 campaign and a top White House priority. Trump is promising voters at rallies across the country that Republicans will bring tougher border security in campaign speeches that echo those that propelled him to office two years ago.
Kanye West hugs Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on Oct. 11, 2018. When Kanye West condemned a Republican president after Hurricane Katrina smashed New Orleans, Democrats and their media biscuit eaters weren't all that upset.
President Donald Trump soaked up the grandeur of Saudi Arabia on his first foreign stop as president last year and envisioned huge benefits for the United States in building closer ties with the repressive and oil-rich desert kingdom. Now, the White House relationship with Riyadh is imperiled over the mysterious disappearance of a Saudi writer, and the situation is creating friction between the Trump administration and members of Congress demanding to know if the columnist for The Washington Post was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Turkey.
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President Donald Trump took a victory lap in Ohio on Friday, touting a "really historic week for America" that began with the installation of his second Supreme Court justice and concluded with the release of an American detained in Turkey. Jocular and boastful, Trump barnstormed - in what was a barn on a rural fairgrounds - for Ohio's gubernatorial and congressional candidates, but, as he often does, spent much of the hour-plus speech touting his own track record.
Registration will allow you to post comments on StamfordAdvocate.com and create a StamfordAdvocate.com Subscriber Portal account for you to manage subscriptions and email preferences. FILE - This combination of June 10, 2018, file photos show Minnesota congressional candidates from left, Republican Jim Hagedorn and Democrat Dan Feehan posing before a parade in Waterville, Minn.
In the latest shake-up for President Donald Trump's turbulent administration, U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley abruptly announced on Oct. 9 she is resigning at the end of the year, raising fresh questions about the Trump team and about the outspoken diplomat's own political ambitions. The news blindsided some key U.S. allies and many congressional Republicans involved in foreign policy matters.
FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2015, file photo, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi speaks during a press conference in Manama, Bahrain. The disappearance of Khashoggi, during a visit to his country's consulate in Istanbul on Oct. ... The United States has asked Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the U.S. to return from a trip home with information on missing writer Jamal Khashoggi.
During a meeting with President Trump and Jared Kushner, West spoke for 10 minutes and said he said he had been misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder. Kanye West goes on 10-minute soliloquy, references Superman cape and swears during White House visit During a meeting with President Trump and Jared Kushner, West spoke for 10 minutes and said he said he had been misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder.
As Hurricane Michael pounded the Southeast on Wednesday, Trump took shelter at the campaign rally in Penn... . President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Erie Insurance Arena, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, in Erie, Pa.
Senate Democrats briefly turned the chamber... . Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks after the Democratic policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018 in Washington.
Obama had billed the Trans-Pacific Partnership as a chance for the US to write the rules of trade in the world's fastest-growing region - while also curtailing China's influence It was one of US President Donald Trump's very first acts: to pull out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a sweeping 12-nation trade agreement that had been the centrepiece of President Barack Obama's strategic "rebalance" toward Asia. Trump had charged that such deals hurt American manufacturing, and on January 23, 2017, he signed the withdrawal order in the Oval Office.
The Donald Trump of rap music visited the Kanye West of politics, the president's former right-hand man switched parties and tensions rose over the disappearance of a journalist living in the U.S. The bromance between Kanye West and President Donald Trump budded further on Thursday when the rapper visited the White House for lunch with Trump, Jared Kushner and Ivanka and [ checks notes ] Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown? Sure. Beforehand, West held court in Trump's office for 10 minutes , leaping between topics such as why he loves Make America Great Again hats and why Trump should fly in the "iPlane 1," a hydrogen-powered plane he wants to develop with Apple.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he saw no reason to cut off arms sales to Saudi Arabia because of the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, possibly setting up a clash with the U.S. Congress. Trump also said the United States may be closer to finding out what happened to Khashoggi, a prominent critic of Saudi policies who was last seen entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2. Turkish sources have said they believe Khashoggi was killed inside the building and his body removed, allegations that Riyadh dismisses as baseless.