President Trump said Thursday he never told Michael Cohen to break election laws in 2016, declaring his innocence a day after his former lawyer was sentenced to three years in prison for campaign-finance violations and other crimes. Published December 13, 2018
President Trump said Thursday that federal prosecutors added campaign-finance violations in the case against former lawyer Michael Cohen "to embarrass me." Published December 13, 2018
President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to create a new White House council for promoting private investment in "opportunity zones" in more than 8,700 distressed communities across the U.S., aiming to expand prosperity to neglected zip codes. Published December 12, 2018
President Trump and congressional Democratic leaders ripped off the bandage over their raw, partisan disagreements Tuesday in open bickering that offered a glimpse of the divided government to come in the next two years. Published December 11, 2018
President Trump told Democratic leaders Tuesday he would be "proud" to shut down the government if he doesn't get the $5 billion in border wall funding he's demanding in a year-end spending bill. Published December 11, 2018
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that senators will vote on a slimmed-down criminal justice reform bill before Congress shuts down for the year, delivering what could be a major victory to President Trump. Published December 11, 2018
President Trump said Tuesday that people are beating down his door to become the next White House chief of staff, pushing back against news reports that he's having trouble filling the high-pressure post. Published December 11, 2018
A key Republican opponent of a prison-reform bill backed by President Trump said Tuesday that supporters of the measure should kill provisions allowing certain federal inmates out of prison before they complete their sentences. Published December 11, 2018
Conservative Rep. Mark Meadows of North Carolina became the first person to express interest publicly in the White House chief of staff job Monday, saying he would be honored if President Trump chose him to replace the departing John F. Kelly. Published December 10, 2018
President Trump was close to naming a new White House chief of staff Sunday to replace the departing John F. Kelly, as the president braces for the culmination of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe, a new Democratic House majority and the 2020 re-election campaign. Published December 8, 2018
President Trump and one of his top lawyers said Saturday that special prosecutor Robert Mueller's court filings still haven't tied the president to any collusion with Russia. Published December 8, 2018
President Trump said Friday he will nominate William P. Barr as attorney general and State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert as ambassador to the United Nations, prominent moves on a day of staff shakeups that is expected to include the departure of White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly. Published December 7, 2018
White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly is expected to leave his job within days, CNN reported Friday. Published December 7, 2018
Stocks recovered in a late rally Thursday after nearly wiping out all gains for the year, capping a tumultuous trading day that reflected investors' persistent jitters over the U.S. trade war with China and fears of a weakening global economy. Published December 6, 2018
President Trump marked Hanukkah Thursday evening at a White House reception that included eight survivors of the Holocaust. Published December 6, 2018
China said Wednesday that it is "confident" of reaching a trade deal with the U.S., and President Trump expressed optimism that Beijing will meet its promises to him, a day after Mr. Trump's threat of more tariffs caused stock markets to plummet. Published December 5, 2018
President Trump said Wednesday that China is confirming his announcement of a pause in its trade war with the U.S. Published December 5, 2018
The leader of Concerned Women for America called for the resignation of Labor Secretary Alex Acosta Wednesday, citing his former role as a prosecutor in a plea deal for pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Published December 5, 2018
Skepticism mounted Tuesday about President Trump's impromptu trade agreement with the president of China, as Mr. Trump threatened new penalties against Beijing if the deal falls through. Stock markets plummeted. Published December 4, 2018
President Trump met with three German automakers at the White House Tuesday amid negotiations to create more U.S. jobs and possibly avoid tariffs on imported cars. Published December 4, 2018
