World / Politics Mar 4, 2021

Trump weighing 2024 presidential run without Mike Pence, allies say

Privately, the former president is taking stock of who he believes stood with him at the end of his term and who didn’t, according to insiders.

World / Politics Feb 19, 2021

Trump’s children lean against 2022 races, muting talk of dynasty

Donald Trump says he’s open to running again in 2024, but there are no immediate plans underway to turn the family into a political dynasty like the Kennedys or the Bushes.

World / Politics Jan 12, 2021

Trump and Pence signal president won’t resign

The president and vice president agreed in a meeting Monday to work together for the remainder of their term, according to a senior administration official.

World / Politics Jan 11, 2021

Trump plans defiant final week as many Democrats urge his ouster

The president and some allies believe Democrats are overreaching by trying to once again impeach him over Wednesday’s mob at the Capitol.

World / Politics Nov 29, 2020

Trump comes to grips with his loss while fundraising off outcry

U.S. President Donald Trump is aware his fight to overturn the election is winding down, according to people familiar with the matter, but he isn’t ready to end the effort as he fundraises off the furor, directing much of the proceeds to his political ...

World / Politics Nov 6, 2020

Trump team pursues contradictory strategy as U.S. continues to count votes

Donald Trump’s chances of winning now rest on an attempt to stop vote counting where he thinks he’s ahead, while demanding the tallies continue where he’s losing.

World Nov 2, 2020

Trump’s dismissal of COVID-19 risk paved way to White House outbreak

The story of the president’s inability to fend off the virus inside one of the most secure locations on earth is a microcosm of his administration’s wider failure.

World May 10, 2020

Mike Pence on a mission to promote optimism in face of pandemic

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence would not be deterred. His press secretary, Katie Miller, had tested positive for the new coronavirus early Friday. Air Force Two sat on the tarmac of Joint Base Andrews outside Washington later in the morning, engines running, as six aides ...

World / Politics | ANALYSIS Sep 19, 2019

Robert O'Brien, Trump's new national security adviser, seen as an arbiter rather than a confrontationalist

Donald Trump's selection of top hostage-affairs official Robert O'Brien as his new national security adviser sends a clear signal the president is seeking to turn the page from the confrontation and controversy that defined John Bolton's tenure in the job. Bolton regularly picked ideological fights ...