Donald Trump has quietly ordered a surge in immigration arrests that has seen more than 10,000 people detained in just five days. The clampdown marks a change of gear for a president, 80, whose high-profile enforcement operations last year descended into chaos and bloodshed.

The lawmakers’ report alleges that Trump allies worked to divert funds away from America250, a bipartisan effort to mark the nation’s semiquincentennial.

Hillary Clinton promoted her Onward Together merchandise branded "BUT HER EMAILS" the morning after former President Donald Trump's indictment related to mishandling of classified documents.

An artificially-generated President Theodore Roosevelt managed to get in a few barbs at Donald Trump on Wednesday as the 80-year-old president sought to appropriate some of the 26th president’s glory.

Trump news live: President demands ‘birthday’ drop in gas prices for 250th anniversary celebrations - President Donald Trump preparing to headline spectacular ‘America 250’ event in Washington, D.C.,

Traditionally, parties hold national conventions only during presidential election years, but Trump has pitched the September event as an opportunity to showcase his Administration's "achievements."

The president also brought in vast sums from licensing and legal settlements, according to his latest financial disclosure report.

The Supreme Court decision means the US president will now have to pay Carroll the $5m (£3.6m) in damages she had been awarded.

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