US president says 'small number' of US soldiers deployed near Syria's borders with Jordan and Israel; second group remains to secure oil fields

Convoy crosses Tigris River en route to Arbil, capital of the autonomous Kurdistan Region; NYT reports Trump leaning toward keeping contingent of about 200 troops in eastern Syria

Pelosi also leads congressional delegation to country as US looks to drawdown troops and get peace talks with Taliban back on track

After WH chief of staff draws fire for acknowledging administration held up aid to Ukraine, he now says president 'still considers himself to be in the hospitality business'

Mick Mulvaney says president was 'honestly surprised by the level of pushback' against choice of Doral for next year's G7 gathering

Tweet posts missive written in the style of Trump's 'don't be a fool' letter to Erdogan, claiming it was 'found in the archives'

At rallies where he warms crowds up , cries of '2024' underscore his rising stardom; 'He's the future,' says one rally goer, 'and I can't wait to vote for him someday too'

Defense Secretary Mark Esper says American pullout will take several weeks and all forces will be sent to western Iraq to continue fight against Islamic State

In four weeks since House launched inquiry into president, he has taken steps in various fields repeatedly testing loyalty of his stalwart Republican allies

Steven Menashi nomination battle for 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals has touched raw nerves on immigration, feminism, LGBTQ rights and nationalism