President Donald Trump passed the buck to one of his most loyal Cabinet members over a controversial firing decision. Republican Sen. Joni Ernst called Trump, 80, in April to complain about the firing of former Army chief of staff Gen.

Trump ordered American flags lowered nationwide for one week in honor of Dolly Parton, calling her death "a true loss for millions of people."

Polls are closed in South Carolina, where Mr. Trump has gone to great lengths to help Senator Darline Graham, the sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, in her campaign to take over his seat for a full term. She faces a hard-line conservative opponent, Representative Ralph Norman, in a runoff for the Republican Senate nomination.

As if there was any doubt, Republicans’ midterm convention will be the Donald Trump show, with the president appearing at both nights of the event in Dallas next month. Trump and Vice President JD Vance are both set to headline respective nights, with Vance to speak on Wednesday night and Trump on Thursday.

The charges against Major Jason Watson are believed to be the first time in U.S. military history that a major has been charged under Article 88.

The majority wrote that federal agencies' arguments for the changes are "fairly reduceable to the excuse 'the President made us do this.'"

President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning denied that the White House had sought to interfere with the French language spoken in Quebec, as the two countries trade jabs over who is at fault for the trade war.