WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nick Ayers, Donald Trump’s top choice to be his next chief of staff, is no longer in the running and the U.S. president is now considering at least two other candidates, sources[…]

U.S. President Donald Trump waves to the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington before his departure for the annual Army-Navy college football game in Philadelphia, U.S., December 8, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri[…]

‪Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff, Nick Ayers listens during a working lunch with U.S. President Donald Trump, the Vice President and governors in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, U.S.,[…]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump could face impeachment and jail time if hush money payments reported by his former lawyer are proven to be campaign finance violations, Democratic lawmakers said on Sunday. FILE[…]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nick Ayers, in talks with President Donald Trump to become his new White House chief of staff, is a 36-year-old political whiz-kid who could help with the looming re-election campaign, but critics[…]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump would make a “terrible mistake” if he pardoned his former campaign Chairman Paul Manafort after charges brought as a result of the federal probe into Russian election interference,[…]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI launched investigations of four Americans in July 2016 into whether they helped Russia’s alleged efforts to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, former FBI Director James Comey said in[…]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Saturday that White House Chief of Staff John Kelly will leave his job at the end of the year, extending the historically high turnover in the top[…]

Former FBI Director James Comey speaks to the media after giving a private deposition to the House Judiciary and House Government and Oversight committees on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 7, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts[…]

‪Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff, Nick Ayers listens during a working lunch with U.S. President Donald Trump, the Vice President and governors in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, U.S.,[…]

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to White House Chief of Staff John Kelly after an event with reporters in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. October 10, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan[…]

(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday renewed his call to end a federal probe into Russian election meddling, describing the investigation as a “witch hunt” a day after U.S. prosecutors detailed a previously[…]

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the implementation of the decision to open all ground combat units to women on Capitol Hill[…]

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn after returning to the White House in Washington, U.S., December 7, 2018. REUTERS/Jim Young (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday prosecutors[…]

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors said on Friday President Donald Trump directed his personal lawyer to make illegal hush payments to two women ahead of the 2016 election, and also detailed a previously unknown[…]

FILE PHOTO: Protesters gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court, while the court justices consider case regarding presidential powers as it weighs the legality of President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban targeting people from Muslim-majority countries,[…]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former FBI Director James Comey testified about former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s emails behind closed doors on Friday before House of Representatives lawmakers and said he believed the session could have[…]

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors on Friday asked a judge to sentence U.S. President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, to a “substantial” prison term for paying an adult film star hush money[…]

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors on Friday asked a judge to sentence Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, to a “substantial” prison term for paying an adult film star hush money[…]

FILE PHOTO: Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort arrives for arraignment on a third superseding indictment against him by Special Counsel Robert Mueller on charges of witness tampering, at U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S.[…]

FILE PHOTO: Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort arrives for arraignment on a third superseding indictment against him by Special Counsel Robert Mueller on charges of witness tampering, at U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S.[…]

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors on Friday asked a judge to sentence Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, to a “substantial” prison term for paying an adult film star hush money[…]

Former FBI Director James Comey speaks to the media as he departs after giving a private deposition to the House Judiciary and House Government and Oversight committees on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 7,[…]

Former FBI Director James Comey speaks to the media as he departs after giving a private deposition to the House Judiciary and House Government and Oversight committees on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 7,[…]

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen exits Federal Court after entering a guilty plea in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 29, 2018. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors[…]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to name the Army’s top general, Mark Milley, as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday, in a[…]

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 20, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst – RC1BF6CAAF00 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S.[…]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In another senior staff shake-up inside his often turbulent administration, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he has picked the two people he wants to be the next U.S. attorney general[…]

FILE PHOTO: Mark Harris attends a debate between the four top-polling Republican candidates in North Carolina for the U.S. Senate, at Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina April 22, 2014. REUTERS/Davis Turner/File Photo (Reuters) –[…]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Justice Department ethics office has received requests for advice and issued guidance about Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker’s role in the special counsel investigation into Russian meddling in the[…]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday sounded an optimistic note about trade negotiations with China as two of his top economic advisers downplayed friction from the arrest of a senior executive of[…]

U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 6, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top two Democrats in the U.S. Congress on[…]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to name the Army’s top general, Mark Milley, as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday, in a[…]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In another senior staff shake-up inside his often turbulent administration, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he has picked the two people he wants to be the next U.S. attorney general[…]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller is expected on Friday to provide new details on how two of President Donald Trump’s closest former aides have helped or hindered his probe into possible collusion[…]

U.S. President Donald Trump walks to speak to the press before departing the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 7, 2018. REUTERS/Jim Young WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump signed a[…]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In another staff shake-up of his often turbulent administration, President Donald Trump said on Friday he had picked the two people he wants to be the next U.S. attorney general and next[…]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Friday he had chosen former U.S. Attorney General William Barr to once again lead the Justice Department, a role that would put him in charge of the[…]

FILE PHOTO: Spokesperson Heather Nauert (L) speaks as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo dialogues with reporters in his plane while flying from Panama to Mexico, October 18, 2018. Brendan Smialowski/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo WASHINGTON[…]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Trump on Friday lashed out at Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into possible collusion between Russia and Trump’s 2016 election campaign, and suggested Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein had a[…]

FILE PHOTO: White House chief of staff John Kelly listens as U.S. President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House in Washington. U.S., May 17, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Files WASHINGTON[…]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller will provide new details on Friday on how two of President Donald Trump’s closest former aides have helped or hindered his investigation into possible collusion between Russia[…]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Trump on Friday lashed out against the federal investigation into possible collusion between Russia and Trump’s 2016 election campaign, and publicly suggested Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein had a conflict[…]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller will provide new details on Friday on how two of President Donald Trump’s closest former aides have helped or hindered his investigation into possible collusion between Russia[…]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will nominate State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, two White House officials said on Thursday, tapping someone with no prior policy or political[…]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will nominate State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, two White House officials said on Thursday, tapping someone with no prior policy or political[…]

WASHINGTON/OTTAWA (Reuters) – President Donald Trump did not know about plans to arrest a top executive at Chinese telecoms giant Huawei in Canada, two U.S. officials said on Thursday, in an apparent attempt to stop[…]

FILE PHOTO: Spokesperson Heather Nauert (L) speaks as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo holds a dialogue with reporters in his plane while flying from Panama to Mexico, October 18, 2018. Brendan Smialowski/Pool via REUTERS/File[…]

FILE PHOTO: Spokesperson Heather Nauert (L) speaks as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo holds a dialogue with reporters in his plane while flying from Panama to Mexico, October 18, 2018. Brendan Smialowski/Pool via REUTERS/File[…]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. general said on Thursday that it was “inexplicable” that technology giants like Alphabet Inc’s Google did not want to work with the Pentagon even as they seek out business[…]