Tag: White House

• Thursday, October 17th 2019 - 09:49 UTC

  Syria: Trump tells Turkish president: “Don't be a tough guy” and “Don't be a fool!”

  

  President Donald Trump told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in a letter about Turkey's incursion into Syria, “Don't be a tough guy” and “Don't be a fool!”

• Tuesday, October 8th 2019 - 09:49 UTC

  Trump must hand over eight years of tax returns to prosecutors, rules federal judge

  

  A federal judge on Monday said US President Donald Trump must hand over eight years of tax returns to Manhattan prosecutors, forcefully rejecting the president's argument that he was immune from criminal investigations.

• Wednesday, September 11th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Trump fires hyper hawk Bolton; “foreign policy remains unchanged”, Pompeo

  

  Donald Trump on Tuesday announced the firing of hawkish national security adviser John Bolton, a move widely seen as boosting the president's push to negotiate with US foes in Afghanistan, North Korea, and other trouble spots.

• Friday, September 6th 2019 - 08:56 UTC

  During Ivanka Trump's visit to Argentina, US announces US$ 400 million investment

  

  The United States has approved a US$400 million highway investment in Argentina as President Donald Trump's eldest daughter Ivanka Trump visits the country on a wider tour of the region.

• Wednesday, September 4th 2019 - 09:10 UTC

  Bio-fuel controversy: Trump caught between farmers and the oil industry

  

  The American Petroleum Institute on Tuesday urged the Trump administration to reject proposals floated by U.S. farmers and ethanol producers to boost ethanol demand, the latest development in the clash over bio-fuel policy.

• Wednesday, August 21st 2019 - 09:48 UTC

  The word that begins with “R” that scares Donald Trump

  

  United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday insisted that recession - a potentially dangerous blow to his re-election next year - is not in the cards. But he indicated he's preparing just in case.

• Wednesday, July 31st 2019 - 09:57 UTC

  Trump after a trade deal with Brazil, but Brasilia says any tariffs agreements must include Mercosur members

  

  President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he will pursue a U.S. trade agreement with Brazil, suggesting a friendly relationship with President Jair Bolsonaro could help lower trade barriers between the two biggest economies in the Americas.

• Saturday, July 27th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  US will not weaken the value of the dollar, says Trump's top economic advisor

  

  The US government will not intervene to weaken the value of the dollar, despite persistent concerns about actions by other countries to influence their currencies, a top White House economic aide said on Friday.

• Tuesday, July 23rd 2019 - 09:36 UTC

  Trump and Congress agree to suspend the debt limit until after the 2020 election

  

  US President Donald Trump said on Monday that a “compromise” bipartisan budget agreement has been reached that will boost federal spending by US$320 billion and suspend the debt limit beyond the next presidential election.

• Monday, July 8th 2019 - 10:10 UTC

  UK takes distance from Ambassador Darroch's leaked memos on Trump; “we're not big fans of the UK envoy” says US president

  

  US President Donald Trump hit back on Sunday and the UK launched an inquiry after leaked memos revealed Britain's ambassador in the US had described the president and his White House as “inept” and “uniquely dysfunctional”.