The president orders aides to try to identify the author, and issues an extraordinary demand that The New York Times reveal the person’s name to the government.
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Trump pleased that North Korean leader still has faith in him despite broken-off talks
South Korean officials who met with Kim Jong Un say he wants to resume working with the U.S. president on mending relations, and that Kim is frustrated by skepticism over his willingness to denuclearize.
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Trump fumes over NYT op-ed; top officials swiftly deny role
The president says on Twitter that The New York Times must, ‘for National Security purposes, turn him/her over to government at once!’
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Kavanaugh stresses independence but won’t discuss White House subpoenas
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh repeatedly stressed the importance of judicial independence on the second day of his confirmation hearing Wednesday.
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Trump, others dispute Woodward’s book’s description of unhinged leader
Bob Woodward’s portrayal of Trump in a new book has set off a firestorm in the White House with its descriptions of current and former aides calling Trump an “idiot” and a “liar.”
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Kushner Cos. amassed more than a half-million dollars in unpaid fines
Many of the hundreds of violations over the past five years took place while President Trump’s son-in-law was running the family real estate company.
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EPA’s internal watchdog finds no reason for $3.5 million in extra security for former chief
Scott Pruitt, who resigned his job as head of the EPA this summer, faced a barrage of criticism from both sides of the political aisle for millions in additional spending on security, travel and perks.
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Woodward book says Trump aide privately called him ‘idiot’
Bob Woodward quotes an exasperated Chief of Staff John Kelly doubting Trump’s mental faculties, declaring during one meeting, “We’re in Crazytown.”
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Deep divides on display in chaotic opening day of Kavanaugh confirmation hearing
While Brett Kavanaugh says he would not judge cases based on his own views, Democrats call for a delay in the confirmation and protesters disrupt the proceedings.
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Coal country to pay a price under Trump’s planned clean-air rollback
Mining jobs could be saved if the president eases Obama-era pollution restrictions, but the EPA says more deaths and illness will result.