President Trump made a "brave" decision to call families of four fallen members of the military this week, said White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, adding that he was "stunned" that a member of Congress called the president's words insensitive.
For the past nine years, George W. Bush has largely stayed out of presidential politics. That changed in a big way today. Bush didn't use President Trump's name, but his target became clearer as the speech progressed.
Ten soldiers and civilians who have been trained to deter sex offenses or help victims have been charged, convicted or investigated over the past year in connection with sexual assault, Army officials confirmed to The Post.
When Amazon made a surprise announcement last month that it planned to open a second headquarters with even more jobs, it set off an unprecedented race among cities to lure the tech giant their way. Amazon said it ultimately would need 8 million square feet in a second region, making it the biggest economic development target experts can remember in decades.
The compendium of information about Trump, much of it unproven, was produced by a former British intelligence agent last year, mostly before Trump won the 2016 election.
The Russian leader used a major speech to list the Kremlin's grievances against the U.S. Russian Kremlin watchers had expected Vladimir Putin to announce his candidacy.
The father of Army Sgt. Dillon Baldridge told The Post that President Trump called him and offered him $25,000 out of his personal account a few weeks after his son was killed in Afghanistan in June.
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions was the personification of a hostile witness whenever a Democratic lawmaker questioned him during a contentious five-hour oversight hearing.
The president made his comments during a meeting with Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló. "You responded immediately," Rosselló said when asked by Trump, "Did we do a great job?"
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit said the pregnant 17-year-old may go to an abortion clinic Thursday for counseling but cannot terminate the pregnancy before the court has a chance to rule on the case.
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