Myanmar skirts ‘maximum pressure’ despite North Korea ties

In this March 18, 2018, file photo, Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi listens to the opening speech at the Leaders Plenary during ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Sydney, Australia. The Trump administration has slapped sanctions on companies across the globe to punish illicit trade with nuclear-armed North Korea, yet Myanmar, which is suspected of acquiring ballistic missile systems from the pariah state, has escaped the full force of the "maximum pressure" campaign.

A rebellion at the agency and investigations into his alleged spending abuses forced the move

President Donald Trump is planning to oust embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin amid an extraordinary rebellion at the agency and damaging government investigations into his alleged spending abuses, three administration officials told The Associated Press on Sunday. Two officials said an announcement on Shulkin could happen this week, subject to Trump's final decision as the White House focuses on possible replacements to head the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Stormy Daniels, in ’60 Minutes’ interview, says she had sex with Donald Trump once

In her long-awaited interview, Stormy Daniels told "60 Minutes" that she had sex with Donald Trump only one time in 2006 - despite the future president's repeated attempts to continue the affair. Stormy Daniels, a former porn star whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, told Anderson Cooper that she slept with the then-reality TV star after the two met at a celebrity golf tournament.

AP sources: Trump plans to oust Shulkin as VA secretary

President Donald Trump is planning to oust embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin amid an extraordinary rebellion at the agency and damaging government investigations into his alleged spending abuses, three administration officials told The Associated Press on Sunday. Two officials said an announcement on Shulkin could happen this week, subject to Trump's final decision as the White House hones in on possible replacements to head the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Report: Trump plans to oust Shulkin as VA secretary new

President Donald Trump is planning to oust embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin amid an extraordinary rebellion at the agency and damaging government investigations into his alleged spending abuses, three administration officials told The Associated Press on Sunday. Two officials said an announcement on Shulkin could happen this week, subject to Trump's final decision as the White House hones in on possible replacements to head the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The Latest: Catalan speaker calls for defense of freedoms

The lawyer for fugitive former Cat... . FILE - In this March 18, 2018 file photo Catalan's fugitive ex-president Carles Puigdemont, takes part in a panel titled "Self-Determination", at the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights, in ... .

Trump is staffing – or – casting from Fox

President Donald Trump's favorite TV network is increasingly serving as a West Wing casting call, as the president reshapes his administration with camera-ready personalities. Trump's new national security adviser, John Bolton, is a former U.N. ambassador, a White House veteran - and perhaps most importantly a Fox News channel talking head.

States: Federal money for opioid crisis a small step forward

The federal government will spend a record $4.6 billion this year to fight the nation's deepening opioid crisis, which killed 42,000 Americans in 2016. But some advocates say the funding included in the spending plan the president signed Friday is not nearly enough to establish the kind of treatment system needed to reverse the crisis.

2 lawyers not joining Trump legal team after all

President Donald Trump will not be adding two new lawyers to the legal team defending him in the special counsel's Russia investigation, one of the president's attorneys said Sunday. Trump attorney Jay Sekulow said in a statement that Washington lawyers Joseph diGenova and Victoria Toensing have conflicts that won't allow them to represent the president regarding special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.

Trump is staffing – or casting – his White House with Fox News

President Donald Trump's favorite TV network is increasingly serving as a West Wing casting call, as the president reshapes his administration with camera-ready personalities. Trump's new national security adviser, John Bolton, is a former U.N. ambassador, a White House veteran - and perhaps most importantly a Fox News channel talking head.

Sen. Tim Kaine: Trump Either ‘Lying’ or ‘Delusional’ on DACA

President Donald Trump is either "lying" or "delusional" by blaming Democrats for the lack of a fix for an Obama-era program protecting illegal immigrants brought to the country by their parents, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., said Sunday. In an interview on CNN's "State of the Union," Kaine said Trump could protect Dreamers "in the stroke of the pen in the next five minutes."

Trump defends $1.3T spending plan, points to military gains

A motorcade with President Donald Trump aboard passes a security checkpoint en route to the president's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Saturday, March 24, 2018. A motorcade with President Donald Trump aboard passes a security checkpoint en route to the president's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Saturday, March 24, 2018.

Trump may expel Russian diplomats in response to poisoning in Britain, officials say

President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington as he heads to Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, March 23, 2018. U.S. and European officials said Saturday that President Donald Trump is close to expelling 20 or more Russian diplomats in response to the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain.

Trump pick John Bolton warns of ‘a little shock therapy’ with China tariffs

Donald John Trump Parkland student encourages protesters to 'keep screaming at your own congressman' Seven most memorable moments from 'March for Our Lives' Trump considering expelling 20 Russian diplomats over chemical attacks: report MORE 's incoming national security adviser John Bolton said Sunday he hopes impending economic tariffs against China could be "a little shock therapy" for the country. Bolton pointed to Trump's announcement Thursday that the U.S. would impose up to $60 billion in tariffs against China over what he called its unfair trade practices.

Ex-NATO commander: ‘Buckle up’ for increased tensions under Bolton

Donald John Trump Parkland student encourages protesters to 'keep screaming at your own congressman' Seven most memorable moments from 'March for Our Lives' Trump considering expelling 20 Russian diplomats over chemical attacks: report MORE 's recent picks for key national security posts are likely to lead to heightened tensions abroad and a more aggressive foreign policy footing by the White House. "Look for a ramp up in tension on the Korean Peninsula, in our relationship with China, certainly against Iran," Stavridis said told radio host John Catsimatidis on AM 970 in New York.

Kathleen Parker: The dukes-out of hazard

Joe Biden gave Donald Trump a gift last week when he engaged the president of the United States in a verbal slugfest, saying that if the two men were in high school, he'd take Trump out back and teach him a lesson. But Trump, never one to let an insult pass - and always eager to deflect attention from the chaos engulfing him - responded in kind.

Can Isolationist Trump and Neocon NSC Pick Bolton really Get Along?

While U.S. President Donald Trump has previously denounced "regime change" and "nation-building," John Bolton, his choice for national-security adviser, has been a vocal proponent of American intervention abroad. In selecting former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton as his new national-security adviser, U.S. President Donald Trump has tapped a man whose foreign policy record stands at odds with central elements of Trump's stated vision of America's role in the world.