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Fact check: Trump exaggerated economic boom in State of Union speech; economy healthy but not nearly one of the best
• 6 years agoThe Associated Press is fact-checking remarks from US president Donald Trump's State of the Union speech. Here's a look at some of the claims we've examined
Donald Trump turns State of the Union into 2020 political pitch, hails economy 'miracle', seeks end to 'partisan investigations'
Nikhila Natrajan • 6 years agoIt was so Trumpian. US president Donald Trump, profoundly weakened by looming legal and political peril and surrounded by a sea of freshman Democrats dressed in suffragette white, checked off the box on his second State of the Union (SOTU) calling for an end to "ridiculous partisan investigations" alluding to the Robert Mueller probe, "foolish wars" the "politics of revenge" and then insisting that he will "build the wall" along the US Mexico border.
In State of the Union speech, Donald Trump claims best job rates, highest wages under his administration; full text of address
Fp Staff • 6 years agoHere is the full text of Donald Trump's second state of the union speech
Donald Trump State of the Union promises epic political spectacle with 'optimism' spin: How to watch, what to track
Fp Staff • 6 years agoUS President Donald Trump’s second State of the Union (SOTU) is likely to be as close as possible to a political rally burnished by the veneer of a historic setting despite White House spin that Trump will call for "optimism and unity".
Donald Trump State of the Union speech will call for 'unity' but after 2 years of bitter, personal attacks, nobody is buying in
• 6 years agoAfter two years of bitter partisanship and personal attacks, President Donald Trump will call for unity and cross-party cooperation in Washington during Tuesday's State of the Union address, a message likely to ring hollow with emboldened Democrats eager to block his push for a border wall.
Donald Trump’s greatest fear comes true: Former fixer Michael Cohen to testify publicly in US Congress 7 February before going to jail
Nikhila Natrajan • 6 years agoTelevision reality star turned US president Donald Trump will be face to face with his worst fears via the same medium he obsesses about: must-watch television that may well rival Super Bowl ratings. Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen will testify publicly in US Congress on 7 February about Trump dirt that has already hit the ceiling as White House lawyers up for what's turning out to be a terrible year for the US president.
Robert Mueller considers new charges against Paul Manafort as Donald Trump family members become central figures in Russia probe
• 6 years agoRobert Mueller, the special counsel in the Russia investigation, is still considering filing new charges against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort after his plea deal fell apart over allegations of lying to investigators, prosecutors said Friday.
Michael Cohen's new plea deal with Robert Mueller poses the greatest danger to Donald Trump: All you need to know
Nikhila Natrajan • 6 years agoThe timing of the Cohen guilty plea is a strategic masterstroke in the wider arc of the sprawling investigation. It shows that Mueller waited until the very last moment, ensured Trump's answers were in before Cohen turned up for this guilty plea. For someone who said he'd "take a bullet for Donald Trump", Cohen has turned the gun on the US president.
Rattled by Michael Cohen guilty plea, Donald Trump White House braces for Paul Manafort case Friday as Robert Mueller endgame closes in
• 6 years agoDonald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort’s case comes up in a Washington DC court Friday barely 48 hours after news broke that he has gone rogue on his co-operation agreement with special counsel Robert Mueller who is investigating a range of alleged Russian involvement in the Trump 2016 campaign.
Donald Trump's answers to Robert Mueller begin leaking to media; Russia probe bombshell may be in sight
Nikhila Natrajan • 6 years agoThe contents of two of US President Donald Trump written answers to special counsel Robert Mueller were revealed in a CNN newsbreak Wednesday. CNN is reporting, citing sources, that Trump told Mueller that Roger Stone did not tell him about WikiLeaks, nor was he told about the 2016 Trump Tower meeting between his son Donald Trump Jr, campaign officials and a Russian lawyer who promised dirt on Hillary Clinton.