Trump to host Merkel at White House in mid-March

Chancellor Angela Merkel is planning to hold her first meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington on March 14, the White House and a German government source said Friday.White House deputy spokeswoman Sarah Sanders confirmed the date of the meeting and said a joint press conference was likely.Separately, government spokesman Steffen Seibert said that "we are not denying" reports of the planned meeting.