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Trump confidant Roger Stone eager to testify in Russia probe

Former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone said Sunday that he is the victim of a smear by Democratic lawmakers.

March 26, 2017

White House: President Trump didn’t endorse Judge Jeanine’s call for ouster of Speaker Paul Ryan

White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus dismissed speculation that President Trump wants to oust House Speaker Paul D. Ryan over the failure to repeal and replace Obamacare.

March 26, 2017

Chuck Schumer, Senate minority leader, offers Democrat help to fix Obamacare if repeal off the table

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Sunday that Democrats are ready to work with President Trump to fix Obamacare if Republicans abandon their drive to repeal the law.

March 26, 2017

Jim Jordan, Ohio Republican: Freedom Caucus ‘did country a favor’ by keeping Obamacare

Rep. Jim Jordan said House conservatives may have done America "a favor" by derailing the Republican bill to repeal and replace Obamacare.

March 26, 2017

Donald Trump hits House Freedom Caucus on health care in tweet: ‘Democrats are smiling in D.C.’

President Trump blames the House Freedom Caucus and conservative groups for derailing the Republican bill to repeal and replace Obamacare.

March 26, 2017

Donald Trump could order spy agencies to hand over intercepts — but he hasn’t

President Trump has not used his authority to compel U.S. spy agencies to turn over transcripts of all intercepted communication that mention him or his associates in dealings with Russia, the White House confirmed Friday.

March 24, 2017

Rest of Trump agenda not tied to health care vote, says White House

The fate of the Republican health care bill won't affect the rest of President Trump's agenda, the White House said Friday.

March 24, 2017

FBI, NSA directors called back to give closed-door testimony to House Intel Committee

The House Intelligence Committee has asked FBI Director James B. Comey and NSA Director Adm. Michael Rogers to testify in closed session for the ongoing investigation into Russian interference in the presidential election and allegations of Obama administration surveillance of the Trump campaign.

March 24, 2017

Donald Trump’s handling of vast intelligence resources called into question

President Trump is supposed to be in command of the vast resources of the U.S. intelligence community, but so far he has shown himself unable — at least publicly — to use the authority to root out leakers or get to the bottom of alleged surveillance of his transition team.

March 23, 2017

White House decries Senate Democrats’ filibuster threat on Neil Gorsuch

The White House condemned Senate Democrats' announcement Thursday that they would filibuster Judge Neil Gorsuch's nomination to the Supreme Court, saying it was used solely on "partisanship."

March 23, 2017

Donald Trump has racist tendencies, but CBC sees areas of agreement

Leaders of the Congressional Black Caucus emerged from a meeting Wednesday at the White House to say they found some areas of agreement with President Trump on helping minority communities but still are not convinced he's not a racist.

March 22, 2017

Intel reports on Trump transition team could vindicate ‘wiretap’ claims

Revelations that Trump transition officials were "unmasked" and included in surveillance reports circulated within the Obama administration potentially confirm President Trump's allegations that his campaign was "wiretapped," House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes said Wednesday.

March 22, 2017

White House warns conservatives ‘no Plan B’ to nix Obamacare: ‘This is it’

The White House warned conservative lawmakers Wednesday that if they vote down the Republican health care bill there is "no Plan B" to repeal and replace Obamacare.

March 22, 2017

Donald Trump speaks with British PM Theresa May, offers support after ‘terror’ attack in London

President Trump spoke by phone Wednesday with U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May about the deadly attack outside the British Parliament in London and pledged the administration's full support to bring those responsible to justice, the White House said.

March 22, 2017

Trump transition officials ‘unmasked’ by intel community

Trump presidential transition officials had their communications monitored and "unmasked" by the intelligence community, offering the first major piece of evidence of suspected illegal activity by Obama officials against Donald Trump as president-elect.

March 22, 2017

Donald Trump sees momentum building for GOP health care bill

President Trump is convinced momentum is building for passage of the House GOP health care bill after meeting Tuesday with Republican lawmakers, despite persistent opposition from conservative groups, said the White House.

March 21, 2017

High school rape underscores Trump’s compassion for victims of illegal immigrant crimes: White House

The White House weighed in Tuesday on a rape of a 14-year old girl in a high school bathroom allegedly by two classmates were are illegal immigrants, saying the case was "tragic" and that the human side should not be overshadowed by politics.

March 21, 2017

Donald Trump renews NASA mission for human space travel, deep space exploration

President Trump put NASA on course for a mission to Mars and beyond Tuesday, signing a bill that authorized boosting the agency's current year budget to $19.5 billion and restoring its focus on manned space flights.

March 21, 2017

Donald Trump not backing down from ‘wiretap’ charge

President Trump was not backing down Monday from his claim that the Obama administration "wiretapped" Trump Tower during the campaigning, despite the FBI director testifying that there was no evidence, said the White House.

March 20, 2017

Donald Trump defends Angela Merkel meeting after it’s labeled ‘awkward’

President Trump on Saturday defended the success of his first face-to-face meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, dismissing a barrage of critical news accounts that describe it as "awkward."

March 18, 2017