Author: John Wagner
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Trump: ‘Certainly looks’ like writer is dead; vows severe response
ISTANBUL • President Donald Trump said Thursday that it appears that Jamal Khashoggi is dead and warned that his administration could consider “very severe” measures against Saudi Arabia, sharply raising pressures on the kingdom as it prepares its accounting of the journalist’s disappearance. Trump’s remarks reflect apparent shifting strategies and views in the White House…
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Turkish investigators search Saudi Consulate where journalist was last seen
ISTANBUL • Turkish investigators were permitted to search Saudi Arabia’s Consulate on Monday, 13 days after journalist Jamal Khashoggi vanished while visiting the mission, even as President Donald Trump dispatched Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to discuss the case with King Salman, the Saudi ruler. As pressure mounted on Saudi Arabia to disclose what it…
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Trump attacks Kavanaugh accuser from Colorado, saying she ‘has nothing’ and was ‘totally inebriated’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Tuesday attacked the second woman who has accused Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, dismissing her account because she was “totally inebriated and all messed up,” and accused Democrats of playing a “con game” in an attempt to…
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Trump says Kavanaugh ‘doesn’t deserve’ what is happening after sexual assault allegations
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he feels “terribly” for Judge Brett Kavanaugh, his Supreme Court nominee who could face off in a high-stakes hearing next week with a woman who has accused him of sexually assaulting her when they were teenagers. “I feel so badly that he’s going through this,” Trump said…
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McCain to halt treatment for brain cancer, family says
Sen. John McCain, who defied death in the skies over Vietnam, endured years of torture in enemy captivity and embarked on a storied political career that brought him to the precipice of the presidency, has ended medical treatment for the brain cancer he has fought for 13 months, his family said Friday. “John has surpassed…
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Trump and Sessions feud over the direction of the Justice Department
WASHINGTON • President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions engaged in a public war of words Thursday — more fallout over the Justice Department securing a guilty plea this week from Trump’s former lawyer and a guilty verdict against his former campaign chairman. The spectacle of the commander in chief feuding with the nation’s…
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Sessions defends himself from Trump’s criticism, will not be ‘improperly influenced by political considerations’
WASHINGTON – Attorney General Jeff Sessions pushed back forcefully Thursday against fresh criticism from President Trump, saying the Justice Department would not be “improperly influenced by political considerations.” The extraordinary statement came hours after Trump lashed out anew at Sessions, saying he had failed to take control of the Justice Department and was given his…
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Trump sounds optimistic tone about future North Korea talks, suggests June 12 summit could happen after all
WASHINGTON – A day after aborting a summit with North Korea’s leader, President Donald Trump sounded an optimistic note Friday about future negotiations, saying it is even possible that a meeting could take place on June 12 as originally planned. “We’ll see what happens. We are talking to them now,” Trump told reporters as he…
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Trump issues pardon to Scooter Libby, former chief of staff to Vice President Cheney
President Trump on Friday issued a pardon to Lewis “Scooter” Libby, a former chief of staff to Vice President Richard B. Cheney who was convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice in connection with the leak of a CIA officer’s identity. “I don’t know Mr. Libby,” Trump said in a statement, “but for years I…
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Trump would like to see a military parade on Veterans Day with ‘a lot of plane flyovers’
President Trump on Saturday night said he is hopeful that a military parade “with a lot of plane flyovers” can be staged in Washington on Veterans Day but acknowledged that the expense could be a concern. “We’ll see if we can do it at a reasonable cost, and if we can’t, we won’t do it,…