Donald Trump

The writer is a Harvard professor of constitutional lawIf, as Alexander Pope reflected in 1711, “to err is human, to forgive, divine,” then the US Constitution’s pardon power — the prerogative of forgiveness — should be beyond reproach. Instead, a godless US president who appears incapable of forgiveness has seemingly…

President Donald Trump reiterated his support for $2,000 direct payments to Americans in a tweet on Friday. "Why would politicians not want to give people $2000, rather than only $600?" he wrote. It's still unclear if Trump will sign or veto the stimulus relief package, which has been flown out…

US President Donald Trump plays golf at the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, in November. Photo: AP Reporters were told the president would ‘continue to work tirelessly for the American people’ even though there were no events on his public schedule Trump earlier upended a massive spending bill…

Less than a month before Joe Biden is set to take office, Trump still refuses to recognise the result of what he called a “rigged election”Read More

US President Donald Trump gestures as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Photo / APUS President Donald Trump has gone on something of a pardoning spree since his election defeat, using his final weeks in office to help dozens of convicted criminals – including…

Attorney Sidney Powell speaks to the press about various lawsuits related to the 2020 election, inside the Republican National Committee headquarters on November 19, 2020 in Washington, DC. On Friday, Powell told Howie Carr that she has "a lot" of evidence to support her claims of voter fraud. Drew Angerer/Getty…

People gather in support of President Donald Trump and in protest the outcome of the 2020 presidential election at freedom plaza on December 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. Violent actions by pro-Trump militia members could give Trump reason to invoke federal control. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Pentagon and Washington-area military leaders…

Words matter. But numbers tell stories, too. Presidential historians and others will plumb them as they assess outgoing US President Donald Trump’s legacy, Trump's presidency is reflected in a broad range of numbers representing everything from the US death toll during the coronavirus pandemic to the miles of his “big,…

World23 Dec, 2020 06:54 AM4 minutes to readUS President Donald Trump blasts Covid-19 relief bill passed by Congress. Video / @realDonaldTrumpAPBy: Kevin Freking, Andrew Taylor and Lisa MascaroUS President Donald Trump late Tuesday (US time) threatened to torpedo the US Congress' massive Covid-19 relief package in the midst of a…

US President Donald Trump today pardoned 15 people, including Republican allies, a 2016 campaign official ensnared in the Russia probe and former government contractors convicted of killing and injuring civilians in a 2007 massacre in Baghdad.Trump also commuted the sentences of five others. While it is not unusual for presidents…