Mick Mulvaney

US defence secretary Mark Esper says American troops leaving Syria will go to Iraq, to continue operations against Islamic State

The fight in Syria against IS, once spearheaded by American allied Syrian Kurds, will be undertaken by US forces, possibly from neighboring Iraq

Facing backlash over 'rat-infested Baltimore' remark, Trump steps up attack on black lawmaker, calls him 'racist'

Facing growing accusations of racism for his incendiary tweets, US president Donald Trump lashed out at his critics Monday and sought to deflect the criticism by labelling black congressman Elijah Cummings as 'racist'

White House aide Mick Mulvaney says it's 'absurd' to link Donald Trump with Christchurch shooter Brenton Tarrant

Mick Mulvaney, the acting chief of staff, described the New Zealand shooter as a "disturbed individual" and "evil person" and said it was unfair to cast the 28-year-old Australian "as a supporter of Donald Trump any more than it is to look at his, sort of his eco-terrorist passages in that manifesto and align him with Nancy Pelosi or Ms Ocasio-Cortez."

US interior secretary Ryan Zinke to leave Trump administration, replacement to be announced next week

The announcement on Ryan Zinke came just a week after another impending high-profile departure — that of Trump's chief of staff John Kelly — was made public.

US budget head Mick Mulvaney to replace John Kelly as chief of staff, says Donald Trump; first choice Nick Ayers rejected post

Mick Mulvaney, a conservative Republican former congressman, is currently head of the White House budget management office, which oversees federal spending and administers the federal budget.

Donald Trump wants grand military parade to be held in Washington on Veterans Day or US Independence Day

Earlier in February, Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to plan a grand parade to show "appreciation" for the armed forces, an unusual move aimed at showcasing the might of the world's most powerful military.

Donald Trump's budget plan to seek funds for wall along Mexico border, opioid treatment, infrastructure

Donald Trump will unveil his second budget on Monday - seeking to make good on his promise to bolster military spending and requesting funds for infrastructure, construction of a wall along the border with Mexico and opioid treatment programs.

Donald Trump gets into Twitter spat with senior Republican senator who called White House 'adult day care centre'

An enraged President Donald Trump and a prominent Republican senator who fears the country could be edging toward "chaos" engaged in an intense and vitriolic back-and-forth bashing on social media Sunday, a remarkable airing of their party's profound rifts.

Hurricane Harvey: White House seeks $14 billion for relief work after storm leaves trail of destruction

White House has sought a whopping $14 billion for the relief work in the aftermath of the trail of devastation left by the storms that claimed at least 50 lives

Donald Trump releases 2018 budget request: 'Takes a meat cleaver to the middle class,' says Chuck Schumer

President Donald Trump releases a 2018 budget request on Tuesday that includes huge Medicaid cuts and changes to anti-poverty programs as it strives to balance the budget within a decade, the White House said in previewing the plan.