Tag: Sean Spicer White House spokesman

• Saturday, July 22nd 2017 - 11:53 UTC

  Trump revamps communications office: names a hedge fund banker and Fox Business hand

  

  United States President Donald Trump has triggered a shake-up by appointing Wall Street financier Anthony Scaramucci as his White House communications director. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer quit, reportedly in response to the move, which was announced on 21 July. He had been partially filling the communications role since the previous incumbent Michael Dubke resigned in May.

• Friday, March 10th 2017 - 07:53 UTC

  States' legal challenges to Trump's revised travel ban keep mounting

  

  Legal challenges against President Donald Trump's revised travel ban mounted Thursday as Washington State said it would renew its request to block the executive order and a judge granted Oregon's request to join the case.

• Thursday, January 26th 2017 - 19:49 UTC

  Mexican wall and migration dispute escalates: Peña Nieto cancels White House visit

  

  Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has cancelled next week's trip to Washington to meet US President Donald Trump. His decision comes a day after the new US president unveiled his plan to build a wall along the Mexico-US border and insisted the US would recoup the costs for the barrier from Mexico, which has strongly objected.