Trump news – live: President blasted for vetoing general’s appointment because he opposes torture, as Kellyanne Conway faces subpoena

Donald Trump is facing criticism on multiple fronts as the week begins, juggling conflict with Iran with outcry over the treatment of children in “filthy” border detention centres and the leaking of documents revealing he vetoed the appointed of a senior general over his opposition to the use of torture.After postponing the mass deportation of immigrants at the request of Democrats over the weekend, the president gave an interview to NBC’s Meet the Press in which he struggled with questions about possible Russian election hacking in 2020, the state of the US economy and the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.US secretary of state Mike Pompeo is meanwhile in Saudi Arabia to address tensions in the Middle East, threatening “significant” new sanctions against Tehran while expressing an interest in opening talks with the regime.Please allow a moment for our liveblog to load