WHITE HOUSE — The White House chief of staff revealed to reporters Friday that it was determined months ago there was no need for dozens of officials to have top secret clearances. John Kelly said he made “immediate changes” after arriving as chief of staff when he noticed, in terms …

NEW YORK — The Securities and Exchange Commission late last year dropped its inquiry into a financial company that a month earlier had given White House adviser Jared Kushner’s family real estate firm a $180 million loan. While there’s no evidence that Kushner or any other Trump administration official had …

KINGSTON, Ont.—A freight train derailment east of Kingston, Ont., has caused hours of delays for rail passengers in the province and led to cancellations of several Via routes out of Toronto. Trains travelling between Toronto and Montreal or Ottawa have been delayed by at least six hours, Via Rail said. …