Obama didn't notify members of Congress about the trade until it was happening, but the deal, involving the U.S., Qatar and the Taliban, likely took weeks to engineer.

'If that’s what we have to do to get this thing passed, I would be open to it,' he said. 'But I don’t think that’s a wise thing to do.'

Republican White House hopeful Marco Rubio is facing demands to call off a fundraiser at the Highland Park, TX, home of developer Harlan Crow because of its collection of Nazi memorabilia.

'He is a very sensitive person. He doesn't like to be criticized. He responds to criticism very poorly,' Rubio told NPR, after Trump hammered him as 'a kid' who 'shouldn't even be running in this race.'

New York businessman Donald Trump remains the front-runner in the Republican presidential race, while Ben Carson has solidified his hold on second place.

Odds makers are giving both Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush better odds to win the Republican nomination than the current GOP frontrunner Donald Trump.

Last week the Russian president called the GOP front-runner a 'very outstanding' and 'unquestionably talented' man who was the 'absolute leader of the presidential race.'

Donald Trump is bashing Marco Rubio's new high-profile supporter, Congressman Trey Gowdy, calling Gowdy a 'loser' for the hearings he led that were supposed to wound Hillary Clinton.

'She lied to our faces. No one in the mainstream media has the courage to call her out for it. If I am our nominee, voters will be reminded of it time and time again,' Rubio pledged in New Hampshire.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio may soon be the new target of critics who contend he is not a U.S. citizen and therefore ineligible for the presidency.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said Thursday his presidential campaign wasn't involved in research behind the infamous dirty dossier, as President Trump predicted the donor will be revealed.

The debate on US mass shootings, gun control, the NRA and its contributions were brought into focus this month after the Florida school massacre. Here is all the information on the NRA.

Sen. Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican, said he was uncomfortable with how the FBI's former deputy director, Andrew McCabe, was fired on Friday.

'I don't think they did anything wrong,' the Republican senator from Florida said of the FBI's surveillance activities, speaking on Sunday in an interview with Jake Tapper on CNN.

Republican Sen. Marco Rubio is encouraging President Donald Trump to let the Russia investigation play out.

He may have had his ups and downs on the pitch this season, but Neymar is laughing all the way to the bank as it's revealed he is the world's highest-earning athlete under the age of 30.

US Open 2019 gets underway this week. Sportmail provides you with all the US Open tee times for the first and second round at Pebble Beach, California.

Former champion Jordan Spieth arrived at this week's US Open confident that his struggles on the course are firmly behind him after a string of three consecutive top-10 finishes.

It's Hot or Not time again as Sportsmail's Ian Ladyman reveals what's been making him feel warm and what's been leaving him cold this week.

The third round of the US Open takes place at Pebble Beach in California on Saturday. Here are all the tee times and pairings as the main contenders look to make their move.

The US Open reaches it climax at Pebble Beach in California on Sunday. England's Justin Rose sits just one shot off the lead held by American Gary Woodland heading into the final day.

Michael Heup, an employee at North Carolina-based business Bitty & Beau's, took to the White House stage for the event about the Paycheck Protection Program.

President Trump signed a stimulus package that included a $600 boost to weekly unemployment benefits, until July 31. This increase added to state benefits gives an average weekly payment of $978.

COMMENT: I'm certainly glad to see Dave Kitson making a move for the position. This is an institution in desperate need of modernisation and Kitson has been there, done that as a player.

Latest figures from the US Department of Agriculture reveal that wholesale American beef now costs a staggering $357.38 per 100 pounds amid nationwide food shortages. 

President Donald Trump retweeted a conservative supporter Thursday who predicted the economy will be doing so well by summer Democrats will accuse him of 'hyping' the coronavirus outbreak.

President Trump said Joe Biden 'should respond and answer' to sexual assault allegations made by a former Senate staffer that are currently dragging down the Democrat's presidential campaign.

Unsealed FBI documents from 2017 reveal a plan to close an investigation of former national security advisor Mike Flynn due to a lack of 'derogatory' evidence.

The World Health Organization said it was hoping for an invitation from Beijing to take part in its probe into how the coronavirus originated in animals, then jumped to humans.

Downing Street said today there are 'questions that need to be answered' about the origin of coronavirus after Donald Trump claimed it may have originated in a Chinese laboratory.

Moderna Inc has been greenlit by the FDA to conduct a trial of its vaccine. The company has received $483million in funding from the government to carry it out.

Dr. Deborah Birx called the crowds who gathered this week in the Michigan state capitol without masks 'devastatingly worrisome.'

President Trump was asked by a supporter Sunday night why he didn't comport himself in a more professional fashion when having his back and forths with the press.

President Trump endorsed the Republican opponent of 'squad' member, Rep. Ilhan Omar, in a Monday morning tweet.

Donald Trump vowed Monday to bring back his widely-viewed coronavirus briefings, but said they will be limited to one or two a week instead of the daily briefings he held over the last two months.

US president Donald Trump wasn't the only fight fan impressed with this week's YouTube video of Mike Tyson engaged in a ferocious sparring session.

President Trump had a message for the families of the 70,000-plus Americans who are now dead from COVID-19.

The leader of the failed Venezuela coup struck on the idea after enlisting a billionaire backer and meeting with Donald Trump's bodyguard.

Donald Trump is again insisting the southern border wall be painted black so it will attract the sun and be hot to the touch - deterring those considering climbing over the wall.

The Justice Department on Wednesday released a mostly-unredacted version of a memo outlining the scope of Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

Former Green Beret Jordan Goudreau's old friend Drew White told DailyMail.com that Goudreau he had a contract with the US State Department to 'protect oil interests in Venezuela'.

The House Intelligence Committee on Thursday released the transcripts of interviews with key Trump world figures during the Russia probe, putting out 57 documents after a declassification delay.

More than 6,000 tablets of hydroxychloroquine have been seized by the Australian Border Force since January.

The footballer turned boxer has weighed in on rumours of a $1million blockbuster brawl which was floated by Melbourne Boxing promoter Brian Amatruda.

KIERAN GILL AT THE LONDON STADIUM: For Dina Asher-Smith, finishing second on Sunday to Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce served as a reality check ahead of her assault on Doha.

Dina Asher-Smith ran her fastest 200 metres of the season to finish second behind brilliant Bahamian Shaunae Miller-Uibo at the Diamond League meeting in Zurich.

To Darren Campbell, the smile is the giveaway. To many on the outside it typifies the perceived wisdom that Asher-Smith fits that girl-next-door mould, but it represents something else.

The BBC list features women from several fields, including climate change activist Greta Thunberg, British athletics star Dina Asher-Smith and US congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

England cricket hero Ben Stokes, football ace Raheem Sterling and athletics star Dina Asher-Smith lead the nominees for the 2019 Sports Personality of the Year award.

The BBC unveiled their six-strong shortlist for this year's Sports Personality of the Year on Monday. The public will vote on December 15 with the winner crowned in Aberdeen that night.