United States President Donald Trump mocked "little" billionaire and former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg on Friday, saying his potential opponent for the 2020 election would fail if he joined the race.

Trump dismisses 'little' Michael Bloomberg's likely White House run

The White House blockade of the Democratic-led impeachment enquiry of President Donald Trump seemed likely to hold firm on Friday, as congressional officials said they expected two administration officials to rebuff a request to testify.

White House's blockade of impeachment probe likely to hold firm before open hearings

US House impeachment investigators on Tuesday summoned President Donald Trump's acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney for a deposition, saying he has "substantial first-hand knowledge" of Trump's efforts to pressure Ukraine.

Trump chief of staff summoned to testify in impeachment probe

A top ally of President Donald Trump admitted he told a Ukraine official that US military aid was contingent on Kyiv investigating Trump's Democratic rival Joe Biden, testimony released Tuesday showed.

Top Trump ally admits tying Ukraine aid to Biden investigation

A White House lawyer suspected of involvement in the Ukraine scandal refused to testify Monday in the congressional impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump, as three other witnesses were also expected no-shows.

White House lawyer and three other witnesses are 'no-show' at impeachment probe

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday stepped up recent US rhetoric targeting China's ruling Communist Party, saying Beijing was focused on international domination and needed to be confronted.

Pompeo says US must confront China's Communist Party

A senior White House official testified on Tuesday he was so alarmed by hearing US President Donald Trump ask Ukraine's president to investigate a political rival, Democrat Joe Biden, that he reported the matter to a White House lawyer.

White House official Vindman raises US national security concern over Trump's call to Zelensky

Democrats in Congress, answering Republican complaints that their impeachment investigation of US President Donald Trump is being conducted in secret, plan a vote on Thursday on how to make their inquiry public, a significant new stage in the probe.

Democrats set to vote on on how to make Trump impeachment probe public

US Representative Katie Hill, who is under investigation by the House ethics committee over an alleged relationship with a congressional staffer, said on Sunday that she was resigning from Congress.

US Representative Katie Hill, facing ethics probe, resigns from Congress

According to reports, the U.S. military has conducted an operation in which ISIS chief or leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dead. U.S. President Donald Trump to make a major announcement from the White House today.

Is ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dead?

President Donald Trump doesn't like what he reads in two of America's biggest newspapers, The New York Times and Washington Post, so he won't be getting them any longer.

Didn't renew our subscription! Trump cancels America's biggest newspapers

Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said on Sunday he had not offered to resign for indicating last week that US President Donald Trump had sought a political favor from Ukraine in exchange for military aid, comments he has since retracted.

White House's Mick Mulvaney did not mull quitting over 'quid pro quo' flap

U.S. President Donald Trump will host next year's Group of Seven economic summit of developed world leaders at one of his own properties, the Trump National Doral golf resort near Miami, a White House official said on Thursday.

U.S. to host 2020 G7 summit at Trump's own luxurious resort near Miami

A top White House official admitted Thursday that President Donald Trump had tied military aid for Ukraine to Kiev undertaking an investigation that would help Trump politically, adding ammunition to Democrats' impeachment probe.

White House admits Donald Trump tied Ukraine aid to political effort

President Donald Trump's Twitter attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi following an acrimonious White House meeting appears to have backfired spectacularly. Trump tweeted a picture of the encounter Wednesday showing a standing Pelosi pointing at the president while he and everyone else in the room were seated, with the caption "Nervous Nancy's unhinged meltdown!

Donald Trump's Twitter photo attack backfires as Nancy Pelosi owns it

Asian markets rose Thursday but investors moved cautiously as they sifted through conflicting reports about the outlook for upcoming China-US trade talks. Global investors have been broadly upbeat in recent weeks that the meeting in Washington between top-level representatives would see at least some progress.

Asia markets rise as dealers nervously await start of trade talks

Rihanna is all pepped up for her upcoming 'visual autobiography' to hit markets soon, but before that happens, the singer got candid about her views on the US President Donald Trump calling him an "ill human".

Donald Trump is the most mentally-ill human being in America: Rihanna

A defiant White House declared war Tuesday against the impeachment investigation of Donald Trump, blasting the process as partisan, illegitimate and unconstitutional and saying neither the president nor his administration will cooperate.

Trump impeachment enquiry lacks legitimate constitutional foundation: White House

High-level US-China trade negotiations will resume this week in Washington, the White House announced Monday, a hopeful sign after a summer of deteriorating relations.

US-China trade talks to resume Thursday: White House

US troops in northern Syria will no longer be near the border with Turkey, nor will they support Ankara's "long-planned operation" into the country, the White House said on Sunday.

American troops to withdraw as Turkey launches Syria operation: White House

After a brief surge during his first years in office, and despite his lofty promises, the American manufacturing rebound has begun to crumble under President Donald Trump.

As US factories falter, White House insists economy like 'a rock'

America's jobless rate tumbled in September to its lowest level in 50 years, according to government data released Friday, delighting the White House even though it may not assuage recession fears as President Donald Trump's trade wars persist.

US unemployment falls to 50-year low of 3.5% in September

US President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation suspending entry of immigrants who will not be covered by health insurance within 30 days of entering the United States or do not have the means to pay for their healthcare costs themselves.

Donald Trump suspends entry of immigrants who cannot pay for healthcare

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