“I have the absolute right to call a national emergency,” Trump said, adding: “I actually think we’ll do very well in the 9th Circuit … because it is an open-and-closed case.” . . ..…

West European leaders had hissy fits during the last several days over their displeasure with major elements of President Trump’s foreign policy. The growing split burst out into the open during the recent annual security conference in Munich, Germany, where Vice President Mike Pence laid..…

As Steven Erlanger and Katrin Bennhold put it in The New York Times the rift between Europe and the United States is now open and angry:, . ... But in the last few days of a prestigious annual security conference in Munich, the rift between Europe and the Trump administration became..…

See Rift Between Trump and Europe Is Now Open and Angry in the New York Times. . ... Trump sees traditional allies as economic rivals and leadership as diktat. ..…

Three days later, on January 18, the justices announced that they would not hear oral argument in the evidentiary dispute on February 19 after all, but they left open the possibility that they could return the case to their calendar later in the term. . One week later, the Trump..…

Trump could not realistically do on his own: force into the open some of the government’s most sensitive investigative files — including secret wiretaps and the existence of an F.B.I. informant — that were part of the Russia inquiry. . . . ... The president opens a new front..…

Citing a report by the New York Times, the committee identified Barrack as a “trusted gatekeeper” able to open talks with the Saudis and Emiratis. Barrack also reportedly served as a conduit between former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and the crown prince of Saudi Arabia. . ..…

Racing against the clock, Democratic and Republican negotiators came to an agreement last week to keep the government open. The deal did not include funds for Trump's wall but did include about $1.37bln in funding for physical barriers.  . ..…

“As I predicted, 16 states, led mostly by Open Border Democrats and the Radical Left, have filed a lawsuit in, of course, the 9th Circuit,” Trump said, referring to the San Francisco-based federal appeals court. ..…

Sixteen US states sued President Donald Trump's Monday over his decision to declare emergency to fund wall on the border with Mexico, saying the move violated the constitution... ..…

Justice Department has not commented on the lawsuit, except the president on Twitter described the lawsuit as being led by Open Border Democrats and Radical Left.. The watchdog group Public Citizen sued Trump Friday in federal court in District of Columbia on behalf of Texas landowners..…