Trump’s courtiers bring chaotic and capricious style to White House

Two weeks in, the new administration resembles the court of a Renaissance king, with favorites infighting and Steve Bannon a Cardinal Richelieu in cargo pants After 15 days of chaotic activity when he made heads spin around the world, President …

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A Reality Check of Trump’s first week in office

Washington (CNN)It’s been a busy week for President Donald Trump as he settles into the presidency. Here’s a look at some of the more eye-opening statements of the week: Crime in the city During the Republican Party retreat in Philadelphia …

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WH: No mention of Jews on Holocaust Remembrance Day because others were killed too

Washington (CNN)The White House statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day didn’t mention Jews or anti-Semitism because “despite what the media reports, we are an incredibly inclusive group and we took into account all of those who suffered,” administration spokeswoman Hope …

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What Britons wanted from May’s Trump meeting

(CNN)Britain and America, it is often said, are two nations divided by a common language. Ahead of Prime Minister Theresa May’s presser with President Donald Trump on Friday — the first for Trump having a foreign head of government — …

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Transatlantic tango: Trump and May take their turn at the special relationship

Theresa Mays audience with Trump at the White House continues an age-old dance between prime minister and president, which has seen its ups and downs Sir Kim Darroch, British ambassador to the US, rarely misses an opportunity to point out …

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As Trump muzzles Parks Service, unverified ‘alternative’ accounts flourish

(CNN)It began with one account. Subsequent to the National Park Service tweeted pictures comparing the size of US President Donald Trump’s inauguration using the bigger bunch at Barack Obama’s, incoming government officials ordered the account to avoid posting. An “alternative” …

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Netherlands moves on abortion funding after Trump reinstates ‘gag rule’

(CNN)The Dutch federal government states it wishes to assist establish a global abortion fund to assist households throughout the world after United States President Donald Trump renewed the so-called Mexico City policy. On Monday, Trump signed an executive order , …

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