Donald Trump
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Trump Warns of Potential U.S. 'Military Option' in Venezuela
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump said he’s considering a military option in response to the political and economic crisis in Venezuela, raising the specter of a U.S. intervention in Latin…
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Trump and Xi Say North Korea Must Stop Provocative Behavior
EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping agreed that North Korea must stop provocative behavior, reiterating their mutual commitment to the denuclearization of the Korean…
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Trump's War of Words With North Korea Doesn't Spook CPPIB
EghtesadOnline: The escalating war of words between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is having little impact on the investment decisions of Canada Pension Plan…
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What War Between North Korea and the U.S. Might Look Like
EghtesadOnline: With the window closing fast for the U.S. to stop Kim Jong Un from obtaining a nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile, North Korea watchers are starting to analyze…
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White House Says Trump's Putin Comments Were Sarcastic
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump said he was not being serious when he thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for ordering a drastic reduction in the number of U.S. diplomatic employees…
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Renovations Underway at the White House
EghtesadOnline: The White House is undergoing a major face-lift while President Donald Trump is out of town.
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Trump Warns North Korea He Would Strike to Stop Threats to U.S.
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has gotten away with provocations and threats for too long and suggested he’s ready to hit the reclusive regime with…
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Trump Hands McConnell a Daunting To-Do List to Regain His Favor
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump laid out a path for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to get back in his good graces: replace Obamacare, overhaul the U.S. tax code and find a way…
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Trump and Kim's War of Words Has Asia on Edge as Stocks Fall
EghtesadOnline: The escalating war of words between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent Asian markets tumbling as the region braced for more provocations from…
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Trump's Tweets Aside, Here's What to Watch on North Korea Crisis
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump warns the U.S. is “locked and loaded,” while Kim Jong Un’s regime says it could launch missiles toward U.S. territory in the Pacific as soon as next week.
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Trump to Send Kushner to Middle East for Israel-Palestine Talks
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump is dispatching a team led by his son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner to Israel in pursuit of a Middle East peace deal.
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New Chief of Staff Reins in White House Aides-and Trump's Tweets
EghtesadOnline: On his fifth day on the job as Donald Trump’s new chief of staff, John Kelly gathered about 200 White House aides for a meeting where he spelled out in blunt terms the way things…
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Trump Keeps Scaring Investors Away From Iran
EghtesadOnline: Iran hoped that agreeing to curtail its nuclear program would encourage foreign firms to pour tens of billions into the country. But the flood of major investment has not materialized—…
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Leaked Trump Transcripts Show Fraught Relationships With World Leaders
EghtesadOnline: Leaked transcripts of phone conversations between Donald Trump and two world leaders show the U.S. president relentlessly focused on his political image and underscore some of…
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Trump’s Sanctions Reboot Ushers In a ‘New Normal’ for Russia
EghtesadOnline: As Russia hunkers down for “decades” of U.S. sanctions, the chill in geopolitics is threatening to turn into a deep freeze for an economy retooling after the crash in oil prices.
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Turnbull Says He’s Disappointed Phone Call With Trump Was Leaked
EghtesadOnline: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull expressed disappointment over the leak of a full transcript of his terse phone call with President Donald Trump, even while saying ties…
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Trump Notifies UN of Paris Exit While Keeping Option to Return
EghtesadOnline: The Trump administration began the formal process to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, but says it’s willing to "re-engage" if terms more favorable to the U.S. are met.…
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Intelligence Leaks Targeted by Sessions Echoing Trump's View
EghtesadOnline: U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said he’s stepping up efforts to investigate and prosecute leaks of classified information with help from a new counterintelligence unit at…
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Trump Seeks to Rally Political Base as Mueller Probe Accelerates
EghtesadOnline: As a special counsel investigation into his campaign accelerates, President Donald Trump and his allies are trying to rally his political base with warnings that any outcome other…
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Senior Iranian official: Trump‘s signing of sanctions attempt to destroy JCPOA
EghtesadOnline: A senior Iranian nuclear negotiator says the signing of fresh anti-Iran sanctions by US President Donald Trump is an attempt to destroy the country's nuclear deal with world powers.
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Trump signs Russia sanctions bill, Moscow calls it 'trade war'
EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump grudgingly signed into law new sanctions against Russia on Wednesday, a move Moscow said amounted to a full-scale trade war and an end to hopes for…
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In rare bipartisan display, Democrats back Trump on China trade probe
EghtesadOnline: Three top Democratic senators, in a rare show of bipartisanship, on Wednesday urged U.S. President Donald Trump to stand up to China as he prepares to launch an inquiry into Beijing's…
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Trump, frustrated by Afghan war, suggests firing U.S. commander: officials
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump's doubts about the war in Afghanistan has led to a delay in completing a new U.S. strategy in South Asia, skepticism that included a suggestion that the…
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Angry and inspired: Democrats train new wave of candidates
EghtesadOnline: The 100 Democratic women who packed into a suburban Maryland conference room recently for a one-day training on how to run for political office were more than activists eager…
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Trump Blames Congress as Russia Attacks His Sanctions ‘Weakness’
EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump blamed Congress for worsening relations with Russia, which accused the U.S. president of caving in to his legislators by signing a law that could keep sanctions in…
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Rouhani Starts Second Term With Trump’s Shadow Hanging Over Tehran
EghtesadOnline: Hassan Rouhani this week officially starts his second term at the helm of Iran’s government, with the optimism of his landslide victory in May now eclipsed by a deepening standoff…
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Wray confirmed by Senate to lead FBI after Comey firing
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed former Justice Department lawyer Christopher Wray as FBI chief, nearly three months after the agency's previous director, James Comey, was…
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Trump administration sends conflicting signals on Russia sanctions
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump grudgingly accepted new congressional sanctions on Russia, the top U.S. diplomat said on Tuesday, remarks in contrast with those of Vice President Mike…
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Tillerson says he and Trump disagree over Iran nuclear deal
EghtesadOnline: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson acknowledged on Tuesday that he and President Donald Trump disagree over the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, and said the two men discuss how to…
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Trump ‘Weighed In’ on Son's Statement on Meeting Russian Lawyer
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump was involved in crafting a statement released by his son about a meeting he had with a Russian lawyer, a White House spokeswoman said, providing an account…