Donald Trump
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Trump Can Take Payments From Foreign Governments, U.S. Says
EghtesadOnline: George Washington did it, so Donald Trump can too. That’s the Justice Department’s take on why the 45th president isn’t violating the U.S. Constitution by accepting payments for…
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Singled Out by Trump, Qatar Hires Former Top Law Man to Lobby
EghtesadOnline: Qatar, blockaded by its neighbors and singled out for supporting terror in recent days by U.S. President Donald Trump, hired former Attorney General John Ashcroft’s firm as its…
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Trump Affirms U.S. Commitment to Defend NATO Nations If Attacked
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump publicly reaffirmed his commitment to NATO’s mutual defense provision, countering suggestions he previously made that he might not deploy U.S. troops to…
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Trump Plans First Meeting as President With Putin in July, Official Says
EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump will hold his first meeting as president with Russian President Vladimir Putin in July at the annual Group of 20 summit of leaders of major economies in Germany,…
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Trump's Top Social Media Aide Reprimanded for Attacking Amash
EghtesadOnline: The aide who manages President Donald Trump’s social media accounts was reprimanded after one of his own tweets was found to violate a law prohibiting federal employees from using…
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Comey Leaves Trump Under a Crippling ‘Cloud’ of Investigations
EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump’s White House had feared the worst from former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony -- the revelation of what one close associate called a "salacious bomb" that would…
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Trump Says He Backed Saudi-Led Diplomatic Isolation of Qatar
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump said he backed a Saudi Arabia-led movement to isolate Qatar over its funding of extremist groups, once again sending conflicting signals about the U.S.…
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Trump's blocking of Twitter users violates U.S. Constitution: rights institute
EghtesadOnline: A free-speech institute on Tuesday sent a letter to President Donald Trump demanding the prolific tweeter unblock certain Twitter users on grounds the practice violates the First…
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Sessions Has Suggested Resigning as Tensions Grow With Trump
EghtesadOnline: U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions had suggested in the past several weeks he might resign amid a widening rift with President Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with…
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Trump Takes Sides in Persian Gulf Rift, Backs Isolation of Qatar
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump threw his weight behind the Saudi-led diplomatic isolation of Qatar, calling it just punishment for the country’s financial support for Islamic extremists…
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Traders See a Buying Opportunity in Qatar Turmoil
EghtesadOnline: Now that U.S. President Donald Trump has thrown his support behind the Saudi-led effort to isolate Qatar, investors say the resulting market shock could create a buying opportunity…
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Trump Says Arab Leaders Accused Qatar of Funding Extremism
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump said Mideast leaders he met last month accused Qatar of financing extremism, remarks that analysts say may deepen Doha’s isolation as it faces unprecedented…
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Trump's 'been clear to me' to try to rebuild Russia ties: Tillerson
EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump told his top diplomat that the dispute over probes into links between his inner circle and Russia should not undermine U.S. efforts to rebuild relations…
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Paris climate agreement won’t fall apart with US withdrawal: Iran VP
EghtesadOnline: The head of Iran's Department of Environment (DoE), Massoumeh Ebtekar, says US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate deal will not lead to the collapse…
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Paris deal withdrawal shows US irresponsibility vis-à-vis intl. community: Iran
EghtesadOnline: Iran says the United States will become more isolated in the world in the wake of President Donald Trump’s decision to pull Washington out of the Paris agreement on climate change.
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Trump Turns Twitter Fury on His Own Presidential Decisions
EghtesadOnline: Add Donald Trump to the list of people frustrated with the decisions Donald Trump has made as president.
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Google and Facebook Join Cities in Challenging Trump on Climate
EghtesadOnline: Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Microsoft Corp. and Facebook Inc. are among dozens of companies that pledged their support for policies combating climate change following President Donald…
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Trump Risks Diplomatic Fight With U.K. After Targeting London Mayor With ‘Pathetic’ Tweet
EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump risked provoking a diplomatic row with one of the U.S.’s closest allies, and embarrassing Prime Minister Theresa May ahead of a general election, as he amplified…
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May Condemns Trump’s Attack on Khan as She Backs London Mayor
EghtesadOnline: Prime Minister Theresa May said she thought Donald Trump was "wrong" to attack London Mayor Sadiq Khan in the wake of Saturday’s terror attack in London.
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Macron Trolls Trump to Establish International Role, Win Votes
EghtesadOnline: French President Emmanuel Macron has found a way to establish himself on the international scene: give Donald Trump a taste of his own trolling. Oh, and it’s not bad for domestic…
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Putin Downplays Interaction With Ex-Trump Adviser Flynn at Moscow Dinner
EghtesadOnline: Russian President Vladimir Putin said he barely interacted with Donald Trump’s former national security adviser at a dinner in Moscow in 2015, an event where the two were seated…
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Trump’s London Tweets Shock U.K. But Can’t Distract From Comey
EghtesadOnline: Heading into a crucial week for his presidency, Donald Trump seized on the deadly London terror attacks to settle scores and promote his own agenda, turning to a tactic that helped…
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Putin Says He’s Not Aware of Kushner’s Russia Channel Proposal
EghtesadOnline: President Vladimir Putin said he’s unaware of any proposal from Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, to set up a secret line of communications between the incoming…
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Rice Says No Evidence Trump Travel Ban Would Make U.S. Safer
EghtesadOnline: There’s no evidence President Donald Trump’s travel ban, struck down in the courts and awaiting Supreme Court review, would make the U.S. safer from the kinds of attacks carried…
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Why Tiny Qatar Angers Saudi Arabia and Its Allies: QuickTake Q&A
EghtesadOnline: Saudi Arabia and three of its Arab allies cut diplomatic ties with Qatar on Monday, furious with what they see as the tiny emirate’s tolerant attitude toward Iran and Islamist…
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Mattis Fails to Ease Asia's Concerns About Trump
EghtesadOnline: The first question asked of U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis at a Singapore security conference this weekend began just by thanking him for taking the job. It was a compliment…
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Trump Filed for Extension on 2016 Tax Returns, NBC Reports
EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump filed for an extension to submit his 2016 tax returns, NBC News reported Saturday citing a White House official, the latest reminder that the billionaire president…
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Trump Uses London Attack to Criticize Mayor, Promote Ban
EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump took to Twitter to criticize London’s mayor and renew his calls to ban travel from some Muslim-majority countries, after a terror attack that killed…
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World pledges to save 'Mother Earth' despite Trump's snub to climate pact
EghtesadOnline: China and Europe pledged on Friday to unite to save what German Chancellor Angela Merkel called "our Mother Earth", standing firmly against President Donald Trump's decision to…
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Special counsel Mueller to probe ex-Trump aide Flynn's Turkey ties
EghtesadOnline: Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating possible ties between the Trump election campaign and Russia, is expanding his probe to assume control of a grand jury investigation…