Contradictions add up during Trump’s Saudi visit

As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump railed against President Barack Obama for failing to utter the words "radical Islamic terrorism." He accused the foundation run by Bill and Hillary Clinton of corruption for accepting charitable contributions from Saudi Arabia and chastised first lady Michelle Obama for not covering her head during a visit to the Kingdom.

Human rights concerns prove no obstacle in Trump-Saudi ties

On his first overseas visit, President Donald Trump presided over a nearly $110 billion sale of military equipment to Saudi Arabia that made clear his administration did not see the kingdom's human rights record or its devastating war in Yemen as an obstacle to restoring ties that had been strained under his predecessor. The military agreement with Saudi Arabia, effective immediately, could expand up to $350 billion over 10 years.

In Saudi visit, Trump offers contradictions from campaign

As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump railed against President Barack Obama for failing to utter the words "radical Islamic terrorism." He accused the foundation run by Bill and Hillary Clinton of corruption for accepting charitable contributions from Saudi Arabia and chastised first lady Michelle Obama for not covering her head during a visit to the Kingdom.

The Latest: Trump calls on Muslim leader to combat extremism

President Donald Trump called on Middle Eastern leaders to combat a "crisis of Islamic extremism" emanating from the region, casting the fight against terrorism as a "battle between good and evil," not a clash between the West and Islam. Trump spoke Sunday during a meeting of more than 50 Arab and Muslim leaders in Saudi Arabia.

Did China kill CIA informants during Obamaa s presidency?

The Chinese government "systematically dismantled" CIA spying operations in China starting in late 2010 and killed or imprisoned at least a dozen CIA sources over the next two years, The New York Times reported Saturday. The newspaper cited 10 current and former U.S. officials, who described the intelligence breach during President Barack Obama's administration as one of the worst in decades.

Health care bill could get a short term fix in the Senate

Washington is fixated on President Donald Trump's firing of FBI chief James Comey and burgeoning investigations into possible connections between Trump's presidential campaign and Russia. But in closed-door meetings, Senate Republicans are trying to write legislation dismantling President Barack Obama's health care law.

Saudis welcome Trump with gold medal, receive arms package24 min ago

President Donald Trump basked in Saudi Arabia's lavish royal welcome as he left behind, at least temporarily, the snowballing controversies dogging him in Washington. Trump rewarded his hosts with a USD 110 billion arms package aimed at bolstering Saudi security and a slew of business agreements.

Obama Holdouts In Trump Administration Hiding Hillary Emails For YEARS [VIDEO]

Judicial Watch's President Tom Fitton is astounded: The Trump officials he finds working on Freedom of Information cases he files are still, typically, Obama holdovers. Those holdovers, he told The Daily Caller News Foundation, are telling Judicial Watch it will be years before it can get former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's emails.

Keating Concerned with One of Trump’s Top Picks for FBI Director

Former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman gives a 'thumbs-up' as he leaves the West Wing of the White House in Washington Wednesday Besides being Connecticut's US senator for 14 years, Lieberman unsuccessfully ran for the presidency, was Al Gore's running mate and was considered a vice presidential possibility when Sen. According to media reports , the Trump administration is considering four candidates to replace fired FBI Director James Comey. Frank Keating , former FBI official Richard McFeely and acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe .

White House Staffers Reportedly Held ‘Intervention’ to Get Trump to Tweet Less

Wall Street Journal put out an article on Friday night which reports that aides held an "intervention" where they warned Trump not to tweet out any more incendiary or unsubstantiated messages. Indications suggest that Trump's aides were worried that the president's social media habits could eventually "paint him into a corner" that would legally and politically hurt him.

Saudi King Confident Trump Can Solve Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Foreign Minister Says

The king of Saudi Arabia told President Donald Trump on Saturday that he's optimistic about the U.S. leader's ability to broker peace between Israelis and Palestinians, according to Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir. At a press conference alongside Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Jubeir said Trump and King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud had a " very, very good and very wide-ranging conversation" that covered United States-Saudi relations, common concerns about Iran and combating extremist groups, the Syrian civil war and the Saudi war in Yemen.

Saudi Arabia hopes Trump will restore natural order in Middle East

After touching down in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh, US President Donald Trump was awarded a gold medal, the country's highest civilian honour, by Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz. Then the White House announced arms deals worth approximately $147 billion - nearly $US110 billion - and King Salman tweeted that the visit would, "strengthen our strategic cooperation, lead to global security and stability".

Roger Stone: Trump’s Saudi award ‘makes me want to puke’

As President Donald Trump celebrated what he called a "tremendous" first day in Saudi Arabia, his onetime campaign adviser and longtime confidante Roger Stone expressed nothing but aversion for the Gulf nation and parts of the President's trip. In a litany of tweets, Stone berated Saudi Arabia as "the enemy" and slammed Trump for accepting the Order of Abdulaziz from King Salman bin Abdulaziz.

The Latest: Senate GOP pushes ahead on health overhaul

Graphic shows process of health care overhaul bill moving through Congress; 3c x 4 inches; 146 mm x 101 mm; WASHINGTON - The Latest on Congress' efforts to press ahead with efforts to work out a replacement for 'Obamacare." : Senate Republicans are using closed-door meetings to try to write legislation dismantling President Barack Obama's health care law.

Ap Fact Check: Trump claims on Russia probe arena t adding up

Some things aren't adding up in President Donald Trump's account of the investigation into his campaign's relationship with Russians, an inquiry he says "I respect" yet considers a "witch hunt." The matter vastly overshadowed anything else said and done by the administration over the past week.

The Latest: Trump receives Saudi’s highest civilian honor

Casey D. Eaton, Commander, 89th Airlift Wing, Andrews Air Force Base prepares to board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Friday, May 19, 2017, for his firs... The king placed the Collar of Abdulaziz Al Saud around Trump's neck at a ceremony at the Royal Court in Riyadh. The host of the event declared that Trump was being honored for "his quest to enhance security and stability in the region and around the world."