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Among the subjects President Donald Trump apparently didn't discuss with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore - the regime's human rights abuses, its exports of missile technology and its mistreatment of U.S. prisoners - there's one more: its long record of dangerous cyberattacks against sensitive targets in the U.S. and allied nations. Experts warn that the country's hacking skills have become increasingly sophisticated and dangerous in recent years.
Critics of a Trump administration policy that separates children from their parents when they are detained after crossing the US border are demanding changes to the policy, as this protest in Los Angeles. WASHINGTON: Nearly 2,000 minors were separated from their parents or adult guardians who illegally crossed into the United States over a recent six-week period, officials said on Friday , as debate raged over how to end the deeply controversial practice.
In this March 22, 2018, file photo, White House Director of Legislative Affairs and Assistant Marc Short speaks in the Brady press briefing room at the White House in Washington. Short has told staff that he'll be leaving the position this summer.
On June 8, during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the G-7 summit in Quebec, President Donald Trump made a joke about leaving the summit early. Goodwill between them has been rare since then.
President Donald Trump and members of his administration have repeatedly said Democrats are to blame for children and parents being separated at the U.S. border. "The Democrats forced that law upon our nation.
Moscow does not rule out a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump this summer, RIA news agency reported on Friday, citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. WASHINGTON/MOSCOW: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday it was possible he could meet Russian President Vladimir Putin this summer, and Moscow did not rule out a meeting.
President Donald Trump declared Friday he thinks the Russia probe is "very biased" and has reservations about being interviewed by special counsel Robert Mueller, raising more questions on whether he will consent to an interview as part of the investigation. Trump said in an impromptu interview with Fox News on the White House North Lawn that he "would like to talk" to Mueller, but the probe "seems to be very biased."
WASHINGTON: Republican efforts to debate immigration legislation next week in the U.S. House of Representatives were in turmoil on Friday after President Donald Trump blasted one of two delicately crafted proposals that had a better chance of passing. House Speaker Paul Ryan's leadership team cancelled plans on Friday to build support for a draft bill protecting 1.8 million "Dreamers" from deportation and allowing them a path to citizenship.
Trump slaps steep tariffs on hundreds of Chinese products Trump leveled major tariffs Friday on more than $30 billion in Chinese-made goods. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2tapZt7 The Dept.
Seth Meyers and Trevor Noah joked about the former FBI director during their late night shows Thursday after the Justice Department's inspector general released a report earlier that day about Comey's handling of the Hillary Clinton email probe during the 2016 election. Although the report made it clear that, if anything, Comey helped Trump by re-opening the Clinton investigation before the election, Meyers focused on the "infuriating" detail about Comey's own email use.
President Donald Trump said Friday he would not sign a "moderate" immigration bill being finalized by House Republicans, igniting confusion on Capitol Hill over a GOP bill that Trump's allies believed had his support.
There is something refreshing about having the Republican Party's cowardice out in the open, acknowledged by its own members. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker, R-Tenn., speaks to reporters after meeting with Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 13, 2018.
Donald Trump has disputed findings by the Justice Department that former FBI director James Comey's handling of the Hillary Clinton email probe was not politically motivated. The department's inspector general report, while critical of the FBI and Mr Comey personally, did not find evidence that political bias tainted the investigation of Mrs Clinton's email practices in the months and days leading up to Mr Trump's election.
President Donald Trump said Friday he did the nation "a great service" by firing James Comey as FBI director and he cited an internal Justice Department report that found Comey was "insubordinate" in his handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation. Trump's comments came in his first tweets since the department's inspector general released its 500-page report that also rebuked FBI officials for exchanging anti-Trump text messages during the 2016 campaign.
Korea, the long-forgotten war fought by a long-forgotten generation, is, thanks to President Donald Trump, finally back on the front burner. As part of the denuclearization deal, the North Korean leader committed to the recovery and repatriation of the remains of some 6,000 U.S. soldiers killed in North Korea.
Some of President Donald Trump's closest confidants have urged him to pardon Michael Milken, the 1980s "junk bond king" who has unsuccessfully sought for decades to reverse his securities fraud conviction, according to people familiar with the matter. The idea of a Milken pardon is being supported by Anthony Scaramucci, the financier who briefly directed White House communications; Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin; and Trump son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner, the people said.
Each week, USA TODAY's OnPolitics blog takes a look at how media from the left and the right reacted to a political news story, giving liberals and conservatives a peek into the other's media bubble. This week, commentators debated the significance of President Donald Trump's historic meeting with North Korean despot Kim Jong Un in Singapore.
Deep in the heart of Trump country, Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt is being met with protests by farmers and ethanol producers concerned that he is undermining the industry with his strong support of oil and gas. Their unhappiness is being broadcast on billboards, at rallies and in meetings the EPA chief is holding during a tour of heartland states, and comes as Pruitt battles a series of allegations of ethical misconduct back in Washington.
On the western edge of the Florida Everglades sits 4 square miles of gator-infested swampland, and a private firm is making big money selling it off. The Panther Island Mitigation Bank isn't another Florida land boondoggle, but rather is part of a federal system designed to restore wetlands across the United States.
Some of President Donald Trump's closest confidants have urged him to pardon Michael Milken, the 1980s "junk bond king" who has unsuccessfully sought for decades to reverse his securities fraud conviction, according to people familiar with the matter. The idea of a Milken pardon is being supported by Anthony Scaramucci, the financier who briefly directed White House communications; Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin; and Trump son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner, the people said.