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Donald Trump seeks unity with House Dems on economy, infrastructure plan and health care

President Trump extended an olive branch Wednesday to the new Democratic House majority, saying he's ready to work with them to sustain the "American economic miracle."

November 7, 2018

Trump takes credit for GOP gains in Senate: ‘Stopped the blue wave’

President Trump said Wednesday that Senate Republican gains in the midterms "defied history," as he took credit for putting his candidates over the top in key races.

November 7, 2018

Lindsey Graham sees ‘Kavanaugh Revenge’ in midterm results

Sen. Lindsey Graham on Wednesday dubbed the Senate midterm elections "Kavanaugh's Revenge."

November 7, 2018

Josh Hawley beats Claire McCaskill in Missouri Senate race

Republican Josh Hawley on Tuesday won the Senate race in Missouri, ousting Sen. Claire McCaskill who desperately tired to hold on to her seat by insisting she was "not one of those crazy Democrats."

November 6, 2018

Donald Trump declares midterm victory after Republicans expand Senate majority

President Trump declared victory for Republicans in the midterm elections Tuesday night.

November 6, 2018

Sharp political divide, rising hostility propel heavy voter turnout at polls

Americans stormed the polls Tuesday to send an angry message, driven by a sharp political divide that fuels hostility toward the other side.

November 6, 2018

Donald Trump rhetoric raises 2020 concerns

When the country reeled from a deadly synagogue shooting and a package bomb scare last month, President Trump pledged to "tone down" his harsh rhetoric on the stump -- but his rally crowds wouldn't let him.

November 6, 2018

Donald Trump regrets angry rhetoric of White House tenure

In a rare self-critique, President Trump says he regrets the harsh tone he struck during his first two years in office.

November 5, 2018

Kellyanne Conway, Sarah Sanders join Trump at Indiana Rally

President Trump got a rare assist on the stump Monday from White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and senior adviser Kellyanne Conway.

November 5, 2018

U.S. reimposes Iran sanctions in ‘maximum pressure’ campaign

The Trump administration on Monday reimposed sweeping sanctions on Iran, targeting its financial sector and oil industry to pressure the Islamic regime to cease nuclear weapon development and sponsoring terrorism.

November 5, 2018

Donald Trump feels ‘electricity’ for GOP in final days before midterms

President Trump plunged into his final two days of midterm campaigning Sunday with rallies in Georgia and Tennessee, saying the excitement of Republican voters is at a "fever" pitch.

November 4, 2018

Andrew Gillum Florida governor race sees no Black Lives Matter impact

Andrew Gillum is now on the cusp of winning Florida's governorship -- but BLM activism has been mostly disarmed as a political movement.

November 4, 2018

Josh Hawley targeted with dirty tricks in Missouri

Josh Hawley, the Republican candidate for Senate in Missouri, on Saturday, demanded an FBI probe of a dirty-tricks campaign mailer that wrongly accuses him of opposing gun rights.

November 3, 2018

Joe Manchin’s vote for Kavanaugh doesn’t spare him wrath of Trump

President Trump on Friday warned supporters in West Virginia not to be fooled by Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin's vote to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

November 2, 2018

Donald Trump says he’ll militarize border to stop migrant caravans in Washington Times interview

President Trump said Thursday he will militarize the border "in a heartbeat" ordering troops to go beyond logistical support and patrol the border alongside Border Patrol agents if his latest plans to crack down on the migrant caravans don't pan out.

November 1, 2018

Donald Trump says Nancy Pelosi subpoena threat ‘illegal’ in Washington Times exclusive interview

President Trump said Thursday that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's threat to weaponize committee subpoena power if Democrats win Congress is illegal and grounds for the administration to fight any subpoena all the way to the Supreme Court.

November 1, 2018

Trump says new campaign ad on migrant crime is not like ‘Willie Horton’

President Trump rejected Democrats' accusations Thursday that his latest campaign ad on illegal immigration is similar to the racially tinged Willie Horton ad of a past presidential campaign, and said his team has more potential ads highlighting brutal crimes by immigrants.

November 1, 2018

Heather Nauert top candidate for U.N. ambassador, Donald Trump says

President Trump confirmed Thursday that State Department spokesman Heather Nauert is a top candidate to replace U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, but said he's also considering other candidates.

November 1, 2018

Donald Trump blasts ‘birth tourism,’ migrant caravan at Florida rally

A combative President Trump returned to the campaign trail Wednesday night for a frenetic final push toward Election Day, warning Florida voters that Democrats will allow the U.S. to be inundated with caravans of migrants from Central America.

October 31, 2018

Donald Trump warns that voting Democrat will send stock market lower

President Trump on Tuesday called the big selloff on Wall Street a "little pause" in the economic boom, and he warned that voting Democrat in the midterms would send stocks lower.

October 30, 2018