WASHINGTON (AP) — An unrepentant President Donald Trump has been testing the limits of the nation's tolerance from the day he took office. Now he has cast off one of the few remaining voices...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new White House tell-all from journalist Bob Woodward, the election season's most-talked-about political book, officially went on sale Tuesday as several former aides of President Donald Trump sought to distance themselves from the depiction of a chaotic West Wing.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on journalist Bob Woodward's new book on President Donald Trump's administration (all times local):
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Former White House staff secretary Rob Porter says a new book from journalist Bob Woodward offers a "selective and often misleading portrait" of President Donald Trump and his administration.
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's not clear whether President Donald Trump has much to fear from "Fear" itself. But the book of that name has set off a yes-no war between author Bob Woodward and the president, using all the assets they can muster.
Notable firings and resignations from President Donald Trump's White House since he took office on Jan. 20, 2017.
__March 28: Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin
__March 22: National security adviser H.R. McMaster
— March 13: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson
— March 12: Special assistant and personal aide to the president John McEntee
— March 6: Economic adviser Gary Cohn
— Feb. 28: Communications director Hope Hicks
— Feb. 27: Deputy communications director Josh Raffel
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says there will "always be change, but very little" in the White House as he denies reports of an impending widespread administration overhaul.
But the president says he wants to "see different ideas" in his administration.
HONG KONG (AP) — Stocks turned higher on Thursday as investors seemed encouraged by U.S. President Donald Trump's pick for his new economic adviser.
KEEPING SCORE: France's CAC 40 gained 0.2 percent to 5,242 and Germany's DAX climbed 0.2 percent to 12,265. Britain's FTSE 100 edged up less than 0.1 percent to 7,134. Wall Street was poised to open slightly higher. Dow futures were up 0.1 percent but the S&P 500 futures were flat.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump confirmed Thursday that he has picked CNBC contributor Larry Kudlow as his top economic adviser and said the country is in line for a long run of upbeat financial news.
The United States "will have many years of Great Economic & Financial Success, with low taxes, unparalleled innovation, fair trade and an ever expanding labor force leading the way!" the president tweeted.
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Thursday as investors assessed President Donald Trump's pick for his new economic adviser amid lingering worries over a possible global trade war.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has chosen Larry Kudlow to be his top economic aide, elevating the influence of a longtime fixture on the CNBC business news network who previously served in the Reagan administration and has emerged as a leading evangelist for tax cuts and a smaller government.
Kudlow told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he has accepted the offer, saying the U.S. economy is poised to take off after Trump signed $1.5 trillion worth of tax cuts into law.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Notable firings and resignations from President Donald Trump's White House since he took office on Jan. 20, 2017.
— March 13: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson
— March 12: Special assistant and personal aide to the president John McEntee
— March 6, 2018: Economic adviser Gary Cohn
— Feb. 28, 2018: Communications director Hope Hicks
— Feb. 27, 2018: Deputy communications director Josh Raffel
WASHINGTON (AP) — Has President Donald Trump's romance with the Goldman Sachs crowd gone cold?
Top economic adviser Gary Cohn is only the latest Goldman figure to head for the White House exits, suggesting the influence of the oh-so-establishment banking powerhouse has been overwhelmed by the more nationalistic voices in the West Wing.
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the squabbling Trump White House, no insider is ever above rebuke and no one blacklisted beyond redemption. Trade adviser Peter Navarro, once barred from sending private emails and spotted skulking in West Wing hallways, has emerged from the chaos ascendant.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump had a laurel and a dig for one of his favorite "globalists" Thursday as he bid his top economic adviser farewell.
Noting that Gary Cohn was attending his last Cabinet meeting before leaving his position, Trump offered: "He's been terrific. He may be a globalist, but I still like him."
But Trump also said that Cohn was a "nationalist" in his own way because "he loves our country."
WASHINGTON (AP) — Not long ago, Gary Cohn was laying out an ambitious 2018 economic agenda for the Trump administration.
Fresh off the triumph of a sweeping new tax cut, President Donald Trump's top economic aide was crafting a priority list that would touch nearly every piece of the economy. There was a $200 billion infrastructure program. There were regulations to drop. There were welfare programs to overhaul, banking rules to amend, housing finance to revamp, a new farm bill to pass.
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the squabbling Trump White House, no insider is ever above rebuke and no one blacklisted beyond redemption. Trade adviser Peter Navarro, once barred from sending private emails and spotted skulking in West Wing hallways, has abruptly emerged from the chaos ascendant.
NEW YORK (AP) — "What does it mean for trade?" That question continued to guide Wall Street Wednesday, leading stocks to a mixed finish after President Donald Trump's top economic adviser resigned after opposing the administration's planned tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum.
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union says it's ready to retaliate against the U.S. over President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum — with counter-measures against iconic U.S. products like Harley Davidson motorcycles, Levi's jeans and bourbon.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump once presided over a reality show in which a key cast member exited each week. The same thing seems to be happening in his White House.
Trump's West Wing has descended into a period of unparalleled tumult amid a wave of staff departures, yet the president insists it's a place of "no Chaos, only great Energy!" The latest to announce his exit is Gary Cohn, Trump's chief economic adviser, who had clashed with the boss over trade policy.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Global stock markets mostly fell Wednesday after the surprise departure of President Donald Trump's top economic adviser, who was the administration's leading internal opponent of his planned tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum.
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
1. WHEN POLITICS IMITATES ART
Trump once presided over a reality show in which a key cast member exited each week. With the departure of chief economic adviser Gary Cohn, the same thing seems to be happening in his White House.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on reports of White House dysfunction (all times local):
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Top Trump economic adviser Gary Cohn is leaving the White House after breaking with President Donald Trump on trade policy.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Asian stock markets fell Wednesday after the surprise departure of President Donald Trump's top economic adviser, who was the administration's leading internal opponent of his planned tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Warning of economic fallout, congressional Republicans and industry groups pressed President Donald Trump on Tuesday to narrow his plan for across-the-board tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum. Trump appeared unmoved, declaring, "Trade wars aren't so bad."
The president said he planned to move forward with special tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, contending the U.S. has long been "mistreated" in trade deals.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top economic adviser Gary Cohn is leaving the White House after breaking with President Donald Trump on trade policy, the latest in a string of high-level departures from the West Wing.
The Conflict Leading up to Gary Cohn’s Departure
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:
1. TOP ECONOMIC ADVISER EXITING WHITE HOUSE
Gary Cohn, the latest in a string of high-level departures from the West Wing, has been the leading internal opponent to Trump's planned tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum.