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President Donald Trump shakes hands with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto, as they participate in a news conference at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Finland to return Hopi remains taken in 1895

The Trump administration on Wednesday said Finland has agreed to return American Indian remains that were excavated from the Southwest and taken to northern Europe at the end of the 19th century.

October 2, 2019
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., left, listens as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., right, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019 (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump slams ‘Shifty’ Adam Schiff from Oval Office

President Trump said Wednesday he has a "duty to report corruption," hoping to explain his push to look into a 2020 Democratic rival during a now-famous phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

October 2, 2019
President Donald Trump participates in an Armed Forces welcome ceremony for the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, left, Monday, Sept. 30, 2019, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. From left are Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, Trump, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Gen. Joseph Dunford, former chairman. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump says Gen. Joseph Dunford helped him make 2015 decision to run

President Trump welcomed the new chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, Mark A. Milley, on Monday as he faces tough decisions on Iran and controversy in Ukraine, though first he publicly thanked the departing chairman for helping him make the decision to run for president in 2015.

September 30, 2019
President Trump says the whistleblower is acting out of political animus and can't be trusted. The complaint alleges a "quid pro quo" deal with the Ukrainian president, specifically military aid in exchange for information on a Democratic political opponent. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump blasts ‘secondhand’ whistleblower complaint

President Trump and his allies are deploying a new favorite word -- "secondhand" -- as they attempt to discredit a government official who blew the whistle on White House interactions with Ukraine, hoping the public will view Democrats' impeachment inquiry as a hasty mission built on hearsay.

September 29, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the InterContinental Barclay New York hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, in New York. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is right. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump offers trade on whistleblower transparency

President Trump on Wednesday said Congress should receive a whistleblower complaint about his conversations with Ukraine, so long as former Vice President Joseph R. Biden faces scrutiny, too.

September 25, 2019
President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the InterContinental Barclay New York hotel during the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 25, 2019. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Volodymyr Zelensky felt no pressure from Trump on controversial call

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that President Trump didn't pressure him during an infamous phone call, emboldening Mr. Trump to scold the media and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi while demanding credit for wins on the global stage.

September 25, 2019
President Donald Trump meets with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the InterContinental Barclay New York hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

U.S. and Japan ink ‘first stage’ of trade deal

The U.S. and Japan inked the first stage of what President Trump described as a "phenomenal new trade agreement," after months of negotiations, rounds of golf and high ceremony in Tokyo.

September 25, 2019
In this Feb. 14, 2019, file photo, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela. Maduro ordered on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019, Venezuela's military to hold exercises along the border with Colombia, accusing the neighboring nation's president of plotting an attack as tensions mount between the two South American countries. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

Donald Trump decries ‘tragedy of historic proportions’ in Venezuela

President Trump said Wednesday there's been a "tragedy of historic proportions" in Venezuela and spoke extensively about the crisis under strongman Nicolas Maduro, hoping to keep things on track in his first public appearance after details of his unusual conversation with the Ukrainian president were released.

September 25, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Iraqi President Barham Salih at the Lotte New York Palace hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump: Democrats ‘frozen with hatred and fear’

President Trump on Wednesday previewed his attacks on Democrats pursuing impeachment, saying they're incapable of doing anything productive and heading down a path on Ukraine that evokes the Russian-meddling saga.

September 25, 2019