U.S. president Donald Trump ordered a senior White House official to pressure the Justice Department to block a merger between AT&T and Time Warner in 2017, according to a report in the New Yorker.  Continue reading →

U.S. President Donald Trump says he never abandoned plans for a concrete border wall, contradicting comments from outgoing chief of staff John Kelly. Continue reading →

John Kelly said in an exit interview with the Los Angeles Times that Trump abandoned the notion of “a solid concrete wall early on in the administration.” Continue reading →

The Trump administration averaged just over two departures of senior officials a month in 2018. Continue reading →

U.S. President Donald Trump has a personal rapport with Mick Mulvaney, and he fits the bill for someone who will let Trump be Trump. Continue reading →

In a follow-up, the president said that a new secretary of the interior would be announced by the end of the week. Continue reading →

Mick Mulvaney was formerly the director of the Office of Management and Budget and will replace John Kelly as the White House chief of staff in 2019. Continue reading →

The decision leaves the president’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer as two top possibilities for the position. Continue reading →

U.S. President Donald Trump is weighing at least four people to serve as his next chief of staff, after plans for an orderly succession for departing John Kelly fell through. Continue reading →

Nick Ayers is no longer expected to be named the president’s chief of staff. A White House official said the two parties could not reach an agreement on how long the placement would last. Continue reading →