US First Lady Melania Trump has dismissed speculation about the state of her marriage, saying her husband’s alleged extra-marital affairs are not her “concern or focus” because she has better things to do. In an interview with ABC News, she said…
Melania: #MeToo victims must show proof (CNN)
First lady Melania Trump said victims who make accusations of sexual misconduct “need to have really hard evidence” in a recently taped interview, echoing a statement she made in October 2016 amid allegations against her husband. “If you accuse (someone)…
Kanye West to lunch with Donald Trump this week (BBC)
Kanye West is to meet US President Donald Trump on Thursday, the White House has confirmed. The two men are expected to discuss prison reform, gang violence and “manufacturing resurgence” in the US. The meeting will take place less than…
Trump: Kavanaugh sex assault claims were ‘all made up’ (BBC)
US President Donald Trump has said the sex assault claims made against his new Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh were a “hoax” and “all made up”. The Republican president condemned Democratic calls to impeach the judge as an “insult to…
Brett Kavanaugh confirmed to US supreme court (Guardian)
The US Senate has voted to confirm judge Brett Kavanaugh to the supreme court, handing Donald Trump a major victory and America a bench expected to tilt to the right for the next generation. The vote was almost a foregone…
Brett Kavanaugh: Hundreds arrested in Supreme Court protest (BBC)
Hundreds of protesters against US President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee have been arrested in Washington as the pick inched closer to winning confirmation. Republicans declared that an FBI report had exonerated Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault allegations. But Democrats…
Trump mocks Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony (BBC)
President Donald Trump has mocked the testimony of Christine Blasey Ford against his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh at a rally in Mississippi. “What neighbourhood was it in? I don’t know,” Mr Trump said. “But I had one beer. That’s…
Merkel warns Trump against destroying UN (Guardian)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday warned US President Donald Trump against “destroying” the United Nations. “I believe that destroying something without having developed something new is extremely dangerous,” Merkel said at a regional election campaign event in Bavaria. The…
Under pressure, Trump orders FBI Kavanaugh probe, causing week delay (Reuters)
President Donald Trump, under intense pressure from moderates in his own party over his Supreme Court nominee, on Friday ordered an FBI investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Brett Kavanaugh at the request of Senate Republicans, a move that will…
China doesn’t want me to win upcoming polls, Trump says (Punch)
US President Donald Trump accused China on Wednesday of working against his Republican Party in upcoming midterm polls, saying Beijing wanted to see him suffer an electoral blow because of his hard line on trade. “Regrettably we found that China…