Hope Hicks, one of US President Donald Trump's longest-serving and most trusted aides, is resigning from her job as White House communications director, a blow to the president, whose inner circle has been depleted by firings and clouded by scandal.

US President Donald Trump urges governors not to be afraid of the nation’s most powerful gun lobby as they seek to beef up school safety after last week’s deadly mass shooting in Parkland, Florida.

Students galvanised by the deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school confront lawmakers with demands to restrict sales of assault rifles, while President Donald Trump suggests arming teachers as a way to stop more US rampages.

US President Donald Trump visits a Florida hospital to offer comfort to those wounded in a mass school shooting, after the FBI admitted it mishandled a tip about the troubled teen behind the massacre that left 17 dead.

People dressed up as US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un cause a commotion when they appear in the stands at the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony before swiftly being shown out by security staff.

US President Donald Trump has ordered Pentagon and White House officials to begin planning a military parade in Washington similar to the Bastille Day parade he witnessed in Paris in July, the Washington Post reports.

US President Donald Trump may have realized his "America First" policy risks leaving the US alone on trade, but analysts are skeptical

In response to a request for a Van Gogh artwork to adorn the walls of the president and first lady's private residence in the White House, The Guggenheim Museums and Foundation offers a fully functioning, 18-karat gold toilet instead.

US President Donald Trump last June ordered Special Counsel Robert Mueller fired but backed down after the White House counsel threatened to resign rather than follow his directive, The New York Times reports citing four people told of the matter.

Hundreds of thousands of federal workers are to wake up on Monday with the US government still shut down and the Senate expected to try again to restore federal funding, if only temporarily, and work on resolving a dispute over immigration.

Hundreds of thousands of women and their male supporters turn out for the second Women's March, a nationwide series of protests against US President Donald Trump marking the end of his tumultuous first year in office.

US President Donald Trump defends his proposed wall along the US southern border, saying his position “has never changed or evolved”, and that Mexico would pay for the barrier “directly, or indirectly”.

US President Donald Trump passed a test for signs of dementia and is in overall excellent health, but needs to shed weight by cutting calories, fats and carbohydrates and starting a daily exercise routine, the White House physician says.

The Palestinian president railed at President Donald Trump in a fiery, two-hour-long speech, saying “shame on you” for his treatment of the Palestinians and warning that he would have no problem rejecting what he suggested would be an unacceptable peace plan.

US President Donald Trump insists “I‘m not a racist” in response to reports that he had described immigrants from Haiti and African countries as coming from “shithole countries.”

A lawyer for President Trump orchestrated a $130,000 payment to a pornographic-film actress in October 2016 to prevent her from going public with claims of a consensual sexual encounter with Trump, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Russia says Washington will be making a grave mistake by pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal, adding that Moscow will work hard to keep the landmark agreement alive.

Iran says it will retaliate against sanctions imposed on its judiciary head by the United States as President Donald Trump stepped up efforts to 'fix' a nuclear deal between Tehran and major powers.

US President Donald Trump cancels a trip to London scheduled for next month to open a new embassy, blaming Barack Obama for selling off the old one for “peanuts” in a bad deal.

President Donald Trump questions why the United States would want to have immigrants from Haiti and African nations, referring to some as “shithole countries,” according to two sources familiar with the comments.