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Kate Steinle ‘Kate’s Law’: Congress gets another chance to pass immigration legislation

Kate's Law has been introduced in Congress, giving lawmakers another run at legislation to impose a mandatory minimum five-year prison term on foreigners who re-enter the U.S. after being deported.

January 6, 2017

Democrats demand more information on Trump Cabinet picks to snarl nominations

Left without the power to filibuster, Democrats are settling on another strategy to derail President-elect Donald Trump's nominees: Demand more information.

January 5, 2017

Donald Trump takes on Toyota for building cars in Mexico

President-elect Donald Trump took aim Thursday at Toyota for plans to build cars in Mexico for sale in U.S., expanding his crusade to save American automobile industry jobs to a Japanese company.

January 5, 2017

Confirmation hearings for Trump nominees loom in Senate

Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees began to blanket Capitol Hill this week, holding private meetings with senators as Republican-run committees schedule a slew of confirmation hearings next week, hoping to trample Democrats' opposition.

January 4, 2017

Donald Trump picks Jay Clayton to chair SEC

President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday the nomination of Wall Street lawyer Jay Clayton as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

January 4, 2017

Donald Trump says delayed intelligence briefing on Russian hacking ‘very strange’

President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that an intelligence briefing on the Russian hacking allegations had been postponed until Friday, calling the delay "very strange."

January 3, 2017

Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees aided in confirmation process by Republican unity

Some of Donald Trump's most bitter critics among Senate Republicans are warming to the idea of giving the president-elect his choice of Cabinet members, further complicating Democrats' plans to impede the confirmation process.

January 3, 2017

Charles Schumer says he regrets using ‘nuclear option’

As he assumed the post of Senate minority leader, Sen. Charles E. Schumer said Tuesday that he now regrets using the "nuclear option" that changed the chamber's rules to allow confirmation of Cabinet nominees with 51 votes instead of 60 votes.

January 3, 2017

Trump calls Vladimir Putin ‘very smart’ for not retaliating over U.S. sanctions

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday hailed Russian President Vladimir Putin as "very smart" for not retaliating against a new round of U.S. sanctions against the former Cold War foe.

December 30, 2016

Charles Rangel at peace leaving Capitol Hill amid political strife: ‘It’s time to get out’

As he packed up his offices on Capitol Hill one final time, Rep. Charles B. Rangel reflected on the divisions in Washington and the political strife cleaving the American electorate.

December 29, 2016

Donald Trump’s color-blind Cabinet: Ability, not diversity, is key

A top adviser to Donald Trump on diversity issues is offering no apologies for the preponderance of white men filling the Cabinet and key jobs in the new administration, insisting that the lack of minorities reflected the president-elect's color-blind approach to hiring decisions.

December 27, 2016

Donald Trump’s Rust Belt voters have high expectations, not blind allegiance

Joe Wilshire never voted in a presidential election, never thought it made a difference, until he cast his ballot for Donald Trump and helped deliver a blow to "the bureaucracy" that he says has been running the U.S. into the ground.

December 25, 2016

Donald Trump to golf with Tiger Woods in Florida

President-elect Donald Trump is scheduled to kick off the holiday weekend Friday with a round of golf with Tiger Woods at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, according to a report in Golf Digest.

December 23, 2016

Democrats accuse Trump nominees of ‘slow walking’ disclosures as confirmation fights loom

Senate Democrats sounded alarms Thursday that President-elect Donald Trump's nominees are "slow walking" ethics and financial disclosures, setting the stage for confirmation fights next month and prompting Republican to charge Democratic counterparts with imposing unprecedented levels of scrutiny.

December 22, 2016

Sean Spicer named White House press secretary by Donald Trump

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday announced members of the White House communications office, with Republican National Committee spokesman Sean Spicer taking the lead as press secretary.

December 22, 2016

Sean Spicer named as Trump’s White House press secretary

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday announced members of the White House communications office, with Republican National Committee spokesman Sean Spicer taking the lead as press secretary.

December 22, 2016

Donald Trump sides with Israel against U.N. resolution, calls for veto of anti-settlement demand

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday called on the Obama administration to veto the United Nations Security Council draft resolution demanding an immediate halt to Israeli settlement building on occupied territory Palestinians want for a state.

December 22, 2016

Donald Trump presses Lockheed, Boeing on plane contracts

President-elect Donald Trump pressured two of the country's biggest aerospace companies to cut costs on their government contracts, winning a commitment from Boeing to lower the price tag on a new Air Force One but finding the going tougher with Lockheed Martin and the F-35 fighter jet.

December 21, 2016

Donald Trump names Carl Icahn as advisor on regulatory reform

President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that billionaire investor Carl Icahn has agreed to serve as a special advisor on regulatory reform.

December 21, 2016

Boeing CEO makes amends with Donald Trump, promises new Air Force One will be ‘affordable’

After meeting Wednesday with Donald Trump, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg said he would find a way to lower the price for a new Air Force One fleet, the cost of which the president-elect earlier complained was "out of control."

December 21, 2016