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Wilbur Ross announces investigation into imported aluminum

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced Wednesday that the Trump administration was launching a new investigation into imported aluminum, looking at the impact a flood of imports has on U.S. economic and defense security.

April 26, 2017
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, right, joined by National Economic Director Gary Cohn, speaks in the briefing room of the White House, in Washington, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. President Donald Trump is proposing dramatically reducing the taxes paid by corporations big and small in an overhaul his administration says will spur economic growth and bring jobs and prosperity to the middle class. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Donald Trump presents sweeping tax reform plan

The White House announced the outlines of an ambitious tax reform plan Wednesday that envisions deep cuts in the rates paid by American families and businesses -- and top aides warned naysayers against doubting President Trump's ability to get it done.

April 26, 2017
President Donald Trump greets Education Secretary Betsy DeVos before signing the Education Federalism Executive Order, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump to pull feds out of K-12 education

President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to start pulling the federal government out of K-12 education, following through on a campaign promise to return school control to state and local officials.

April 26, 2017
President Trump insisted that "the wall is going to get built." (Associated Press)

Donald Trump’s border wall concession clears way for spending bill

Congressional negotiators closed in on a spending deal Tuesday after President Trump backed off his demand for border wall funding, saying he doesn't need an immediate infusion of cash for the project, clearing the way for Capitol Hill to hash out a bill that avoids an end-of-week government shutdown.

April 25, 2017
FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2017 file photo, then-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn speaks during the daily news briefing at the White House, in Washington. The White House is refusing to provide lawmakers with information and documents related to President Donald Trump's first national security adviser's security clearance and payments from organizations tied to the Russian and Turkish governments. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

White House disowns embattled Michael Flynn

The White House on Tuesday attempted to put distance between President Trump and former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, who congressional investigators said has not shown that he followed the law in disclosing financial ties to Russia.

April 25, 2017
In this March 22, 2017, file photo, Antonio Reyes of Brownsville, Texas, stands by the U.S.-Mexico border fence near his home. Reyes said he's seen people scale the border fence that bisects his backyard and jump down in seconds. Sometimes they carry bales of what appear to be drugs. A higher wall is "still not going to stop them," he said. "They'll shotput it or whatever they have to do." (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)

Donald Trump says he hasn’t changed his position on border wall

President Trump said Tuesday on Twitter that he hadn't changed his stance on building a border wall, defending his apparent decision to remove funding for the project from budget negotiations to avoid a possible government shutdown this week.

April 25, 2017
Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin said President Trump will make an announcement on tax reform this week and that his plan "will be the most significant change to the tax code since Reagan." (Associated Press/File)

U.S. hits Syria with new sanctions

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin announced new sanctions Monday against Syria for its chemical weapon attack, targeting 271 Syrian individuals involved in the Bashar Assad regime's chemical weapons program.

April 24, 2017
President Trump is working with Mick Mulvaney (left), director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, and other members of his team to prepare for a government shutdown in case Congress can't reach a budget deal by the end of the week. (Associated Press/File)

Mick Mulvaney tries to ease shutdown fears

President Trump and his budget team are voicing confidence that a government shutdown will be averted before Friday's deadline, even as they methodically go through an Obama-era checklist of preparations for shuttering departments and agencies just in case Congress can't agree on a spending bill in time.

April 23, 2017
President Donald Trump held a joint press conference with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni on Thursday. Mr. Gentiloni urged Mr. Trump to play a bigger role in Libya after the defeat of the Islamic State. Mr. Trump disagreed saying, "I don't see a role in Libya." Later he said, "I see that as a primary role, and that's what we're going to do, whether it's in Iraq or in Libya or anywhere else." (Associated Press)

Paolo Gentiloni urges U.S. to play role in stablizing Libya

President Trump didn't sugar-coat it Thursday when contradicting Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni's argument that the U.S. should play a "very critical role" in stabilizing Libya after the defeat of the Islamic State there.

April 20, 2017
President Trump hands United Steel Workers International President Leo W. Gerard the pen he used to sign an executive memorandum on investigation of steel imports on Thursday. Commerce Secretary Wilbur L. Ross Jr. is on the left. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump orders steel dumping investigation

President Trump triggered an investigation of steel dumping Thursday to learn whether imports from China and other countries threaten U.S. national security, raising the possibility of new tariffs in his first trade move to defend a specific industry.

April 20, 2017