Trump news: President faces fresh corruption allegations, as senior Republican condemns ‘carefully staged’ Barr criticism

President who rejected super-rich donations headlining $580,600-per-couple Florida fundraiser

Trump is jetting out to Mar-a-Lago this evening where he will attend a Palm Beach fundraiser over the weekend at which the top tickets are going for a whopping $580,600 (£445,640) per couple, according to The Washington Post.

The event is being hosted by Florida billionaire Nelson Peltz, includes speeches, photo opportunities and a steak-and-ice-cream dinner and will be at least the 48th such gathering he has attended since October 2017, according to The Post.

This from the man who, as a candidate in 2016, pledged to reject big money donations and drain the swamp (as recently as yesterday).

“You’ve got to wonder now if the Trump presidency is the continuation of the kind of oligarchy that many people think is taking over in America, or whether or not it is a corrective measure like many people thought it would be,” comments Nick Penniman of pressure group Issue One.

Ranking Armed Forces Committee Republican slams Trump's latest border wall cash grab as unconstitutional

Texas congressman Mac Thornberry, the leading Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, has attacked Trump for planning to divert a further $3.8bn (£2.9bn) in Pentagon funding to pay for his US-Mexico border wall.

"The re-programming announced today is contrary to Congress's constitutional authority, and I believe that it requires Congress to take action. I will be working with my colleagues to determine the appropriate steps to take," he said in a statement responding to the Defense Department's announcement.

"Congress has the constitutional responsibility to determine how defense dollars are spent. We take the Pentagon's recommendations seriously during our deliberations, but the final decisions are contained in the bills passed by Congress and signed into law."

Kamala Harris and Joaquin Castro issue resolution demanding Trump adviser Stephen Miller resign

The California senator and Texas congressman have teamed up to denounce the president's senior adviser on thwarting immigration, issuing a resolution calling him a "white nationalist" and condemning his continued presence in the White House.

This comes after a former Breitbart journalist, Katie McHugh, accused Miller of sending over thousands of white supremacist talking points as inspiration for stories in 2016, which she turned over to the Southern Poverty Law Center in November.

Michael Bloomberg paying Fyre Festival promoters and influencers to make fun of him with memes

The New York billionaire is having a mixed time of it out on the campaign trail.

Yesterday, Trump memorably called him "a 5'4 mass of dead energy" before he hit back with the superb response below:

While his late entry to the Democratic 2020 race meant he missed the debacle that was the Iowa caucus, he has otherwise had to spend lavishly on advertising to get his message across - and face fierce opposition for buying his way into the contest in the process.

He's also being haunted by his stop-and-frisk policy as New York mayor, with local progressive Alexandria Ocasio Cortez the latest to attack him over it and interactions with the public like the following hardly helping:

His social media campaign has at least been interesting - who could forget the meatball tweet? - but the story below, reported by Andrew Naughtie, smacks of desperation indeed.

Just how tall is 'mini Mike' Bloomberg?

Here's Chris Riotta to answer an important question about the candidate in the wake of Trump's repeated slurs against his stature.

Trump claims he 'so far' has not asked Barr to intervene in Stone case

Trump says he has not asked his attorney general to intervene in the sentencing of his disgraced friend Roger Stone "so far" -- but insisted he had the right to do so if he chose.

Phil Thomas reports.

American children are using Trump's words to bully classmates, report finds

Children across the US are using the president's divisive rhetoric to bully their classmates, a report has found.

The Washington Post reviewed articles throughout Trump's presidency that reference elementary, middle or high school bullying and found students using the president's inflammatory statements, which are often described as racist or xenophobic, to bully.

The newspaper analysed 28,000 articles starting from the beginning of 2016 for its research relating to bullying in the classroom. It found Trump's words, chants at his campaign rallies and even his last name were used by students and staff members to harass other people in more than 300 reported incidents.

Danielle Zoellner reports.

Trump says he would vote for a gay presidential candidate

One of the more unexpected answers from Trump's interviews with Geraldo Rivera yesterday was his indiciation that he would support a gay presidential candidate.

Here's Darren Richman for Indy100.

Trump Jr tried to call Michael Bloomberg a racist and got the most incredible response

The president was not the only one who got burned attacking the former New York City mayor on Twitter yesterday.

Here's Greg Evans on the 20-part incineration of Don Jr by Bloomberg's senior adviser Tim O'Brien.

Boris Johnson delays plans for US visit after angry phone call with Trump

Britain's prime minister is understood to have cancelled plans for a spring visit to the United States amid tensions with Donald Trump over the decision to allow Chinese firm Huawei a role in the UK's 5G network.

Downing Street denied that Boris is delaying the trip over the Huawei decision, which reportedly sent Trump into a furious rage during a recent telephone call.

Lizzy Buchan reports.