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President Donald Trump greets German Chancellor Angela Merkel outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Donald Trump greets Germany’s Angela Merkel at the White House

President Trump welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House Friday for meetings expected to focus on trade and security, although hanging over the talks were Mr. Trump's harsh campaign rhetoric that she "ruined" her country.

March 17, 2017
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Donald Trump budget: Nixing after-school program becomes flashpoint

President Trump's budget quickly encountered opposition Thursday from education advocates over the proposed elimination of an after-school program, despite the long track record of the more than $1 billion spent annually on the initiatives not affecting youth outcomes.

March 16, 2017
President Donald Trump speaks at the American Center for Mobility, Wednesday, March 15, 2017, in Ypsilanti Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Donald Trump pledges more action to boost U.S. auto industry

Standing in front of a crowd of auto industry workers and executives in Michigan, President Trump said Wednesday that his rollback of regulations and get-tough trade policies are beginning to usher in "a new future of American automobile leadership."

March 15, 2017
President Trump's management style doesn't translate well to governing. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump pushes back against reports of chaotic White House, touts accomplishments

President Trump campaigned on his reputation as a successful businessman, promising voters he would run the government like one of his enterprises. But his management of the executive branch since taking office has been plagued by difficulties marshaling White House staff and problems with rollouts of his extreme vetting policy and his federal hiring freeze.

March 9, 2017
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks from the balcony of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, in this Feb. 5, 2016, file photo. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

WikiLeaks publishes thousands of what it says are CIA documents

WikiLeaks published thousands of purported CIA documents Tuesday that claim to show intimate details of the agency's cyberespionage effort, including malware that turns iPhones, Android cell phones and Samsung smart TVs into bugs and spy cams.

March 7, 2017
President Trump signs a revised travel ban on March 6 that temporarily halts entry to the U.S. for people from six Muslim-majority nations who are seeking new visas, allowing those with current visas to travel freely. (White House)

Donald Trump signs new extreme vetting order

President Trump signed a new executive order Monday that temporarily bans visitors from six Middle East and African countries while the administration creates an extreme vetting program, taking pains to remove the pitfalls of the original order and the perception that it's a "Muslim ban."

March 6, 2017
President Donald Trump, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, his daughter Ivanka and Janayah Chatelier, 10, left, listen to Landon Fritz, 10, during a tour of Saint Andrew Catholic School, Friday, March 3, 2017, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump touts vouchers at Catholic school in Florida

President Trump pushed his plan for a school voucher program Friday while touring St. Andrews Catholic School in Orlando, Florida, where a large number of students benefit from a state tax-credit program that works similar to vouchers.

March 3, 2017