The alleged debate over releasing them comes after Maxwell was transferred to a minimum-security prison without explanation.

President Trump was on the roof. As a confused group of reporters assembled below him on Tuesday morning, Mr. Trump strolled around on top of the White House, stopping somewhere above the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room — now only occasionally a venue for taking questions — to tell his audience that he was “taking a little walk” in service of his latest home improvement project: a large ballroom.

Then it took an unexpected and unusual turn when he appeared on the roof of the White House's West Wing. Late Tuesday morning, Trump emerged from a door connected to the State Dining Room and stepped onto the roof above the press briefing room and west colonnade that walls the Rose Garden.

President Donald Trump took a surprise trip to a place that might be a first for a president: the roof of the White House.

A new survey found that nearly half of all voters and 80 percent of Republicans have a favorable opinion of Trump, while just 13 percent view him unfavorably.

Hochul opens door to disbanding New York’s independent redistricting commission Asked whether New York’s independent redistricting commission should be disbanded or changed in some way, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said “yes” and said she was exploring options to redraw New York’s congressional map as soon as possible.

The bad news in last Friday’s jobs report may have been overshadowed when President Donald Trump fired the commissioner in charge of producing it. But economists haven’t forgotten about America’s job market – and they’re growing concerned.