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October 17, 2018

Trump administration moves to open trade talks with UK, Japan, EU after NAFTA win

The Trump administration informed Congress Tuesday that it intends to open trade talks with the United Kingdom, European Union and Japan -- coming off a win for President Trump in renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

October 14, 2018

Trump: 'I think I know more about' NATO than Mattis does

President Trump repeatedly expressed ambivalence toward NATO in an interview with "60 Minutes" that aired Sunday, at one point saying he knew more about the alliance "from the standpoint of fairness" than Defense Secretary James Mattis did.

October 13, 2018

Trump warns of ‘severe punishment’ if Saudi Arabia behind writer’s disappearance

President Trump is warning that there will be “severe punishment” if Saudi Arabia is found to be responsible for the disappearance of a columnist inside a Saudi consulate -- as some in Congress call for the U.S. to sanction those responsible.

August 31, 2018

NAFTA talks rocked by media leak of off-record Trump comments on Canada

A media leak of off-record comments by President Trump has roiled the high-wire negotiations with Canada over the North American Free Trade Agreement.

August 31, 2018

Susan Rice mocks UK Prime Minister Theresa May for awkward dance moves: 'Somebody help her, please'

Obama-era diplomat Susan Rice on Thursday took a rather undiplomatic swing at UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s clunky dance moves in Africa, saying her groove “takes the cake.”

July 17, 2018

Trump says 'I'm not pro-Russia,' hits ex-CIA chief Brennan for calling Putin news conference 'treasonous'

President Trump denied that he was "pro-Russia" and slammed former CIA Director John Brennan in an interview with Fox News after the ex-intelligence chief described Trump's news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin as "treasonous."

July 17, 2018

A media firestorm as Trump seems to side with Putin over US intelligence

President Trump gave his detractors plenty of ammunition while standing beside Vladimir Putin.

July 16, 2018

Trump says Mueller probe has 'driven a wedge' between US and Russia, says Putin calls it a 'shame'

President Trump said Monday that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation had "driven a wedge between us and Russia" following his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

July 15, 2018

Trump says 'European Union is a foe' to US ahead of summit with Putin

President Trump said during an interview on CBS’s “Face The Nation” on Sunday that the “European Union is a foe” of the United States.

July 12, 2018

Trump slams May over 'very unfortunate' Brexit plan, says 'it will probably kill' US trade deal

President Trump criticized British Prime Minister Theresa May's handling of Brexit Thursday, telling The Sun newspaper that her plan was "very unfortunate" and would "probably" kill any possible trade deal between the U.S. and the U.K.