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.

US President Donald Trump will extend sanctions relief granted to Iran under its 2015 nuclear deal with the United States and other world powers, leaving the accord intact for now, a person familiar with the decision says.

Donald Trump is being urged by some top advisers not to bring back US economic sanctions on Iran this week, a move by the president that would effectively end a 2015 deal to limit Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.

US President Donald Trump would gladly face Oprah Winfrey as an opponent in the 2020 presidential race, a White House spokesman says after social media buzz from her speech at an awards show thrust her name into the political arena.

US President Donald Trump rejects an author’s accusations that he is mentally unfit for office and says his track record showed he is a “stable genius.”

Pakistan's Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Maleeha Lodhi condemns the United States (US) administration's aggressive remarks against Pakistan and says that Islamabad can "review its cooperation if it is not appreciated".

A day after Washington confirmed suspending $255 million of military aid to Pakistan, the White House says that further action against the country will be announced in the next 24-48 hours.

US President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski is accused by a singer of slapping her buttocks without her consent at a party in November.

Guatemala’s president announces on Christmas Eve that the Central American country will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, becoming the first nation to follow the lead of US President Donald Trump in ordering the change.

The President of the United States Donald Trump calls upon the Congress to pass a bill to reform the country’s immigration policy by ending chain migration and visa lottery systems.