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US "Saddened" Over Saudi Journalist's Death, No Mention Of Action

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday October 20, 2018

The White House said Friday it was "saddened" after Saudi Arabia said missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi died in a fistfight in its consulate, but made no mention of action against the US ally.

Indian-American Awarded At White House For Combatting Human Trafficking

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Friday October 19, 2018

An Indian-American woman has been honoured with a Presidential award by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for her extraordinary contribution towards combatting human trafficking in Houston.

Trump Seems Eager To Contain Fallout From Journalist's Disappearance

World News | Anne Gearan, The Washington Post | Wednesday October 17, 2018

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman did most of the talking as he received Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday for what the White House had billed as a hard-nosed effort to get answers in the case of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

How Portrait Of Trump Drinking Diet Coke With Lincoln Reached White House

World News | Avi Selk, The Washington Post | Tuesday October 16, 2018

Previously spotted in D.C. gift shops and jigsaw puzzle boxes, a fantasy print of Donald Trump entertaining Abraham Lincoln while every other Republican president in history watches now hangs outside the Oval Office.

Bill Clinton Was Right In Not Resigning, Says Hillary On Lewinsky Affair

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday October 15, 2018

Hillary Clinton has said her husband Bill's affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky was not an abuse of power and he was right to not resign from the US presidency in the wake of the scandal.

Trump Says He Is "Comfortable" As President Despite Political Battles

World News | Reuters | Monday October 15, 2018

President Donald Trump said in an interview broadcast on Sunday that he was "comfortable" in the White House after almost two years in office, despite political storms over immigration, tariffs and his nomination of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

Trump's Son-In-Law Likely Paid Little Or No Income Tax For Years: Report

World News | Reuters | Sunday October 14, 2018

Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and a senior White House adviser, likely paid little or no federal income taxes between 2009 and 2016, the New York Times reported on Saturday, citing confidential financial documents.

Melania Trump Talks #MeToo, Her Marriage, Her Fashion In A Rare Interview

World News | Emily Heil, The Washington Post | Saturday October 13, 2018

Melania Trump gave a rare insight into her White House life during an interview on ABC's "20/20," taped during her visit last week to Africa, in which she addressed an array of topics, including the #MeToo movement, her husband's alleged infidelities, and her efforts to rein in her husband's notorious Twitter habits.

"I Love This Guy": Rapper Kanye West Hugs Donald Trump

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday October 12, 2018

Does rap megastar Kanye West support Donald Trump? He loves him -- and proved it Thursday by suddenly striding from his chair at a surreal White House meeting to hug the president.

US Says Trade Deal Negotiations With India Have Started

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 11, 2018

Discussions with "very valuable ally" India on a trade deal has started, the White House said Thursday, days after President Donald Trump insisted that New Delhi has reached out to his administration on this.

Melania Trump Says There Are People In The White House She Doesn't Trust

World News | John Wagner, The Washington Post | Thursday October 11, 2018

First lady Melania Trump said in an interview broadcast Thursday that there have been people in her husband's White House whom she doesn't trust, including some who still work there.

Rapper Kanye West To Meet Donald Trump Over Lunch At The White House

World News | Reuters | Wednesday October 10, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump will host one of his most famous fans at the White House, musician Kanye West, to talk about prisons, jobs and what to do about violence in Chicago, the White House said on Tuesday.

Haley Poses A Potential Threat To Trump Even If She Doesn't Run In 2020

World News | Ashley Parker, Philip Rucker, The Washington Post | Wednesday October 10, 2018

Nikki Haley's abrupt and unexpected resignation from President Donald Trump's administration secured her membership in a singular club - the rare former White House official who leaves Trump's orbit as a political force who could pose a potential threat to the president.

''Something Doesn't Smell Right'': The Timing Of Nikki Haley's UN Exit

World News | Aaron Blake, The Washington Post | Wednesday October 10, 2018

Trump and Haley held a quickly arranged media availability Tuesday morning in the White House, shortly after Axios Jonathan Swan of Axios broke the news of her impending exit.

Trump Says He Would Consider Former Adviser Dina Powell For UN Envoy

World News | Reuters | Wednesday October 10, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would consider selecting Goldman Sachs executive and former White House adviser Dina Powell as the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, and he shot down speculation he would tap his daughter Ivanka for the post.