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Donald Trump plans to end birthright citizenship with an executive order

President Trump said he plans to issue an executive order ending birthright citizenship, saying he's tired of waiting on others to tackle illegal immigration.

October 30, 2018

Sarah Huckabee Sanders blasts reporters blaming Trump for violent acts: ‘Outrageous’

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday rebuked reporters who attempted to blame President Trump's tone for inciting the deadly shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue and the pipe bomb scare.

October 29, 2018

Trump to visit Pittsburgh after synagogue massacre

President Trump will visit Pittsburgh on Tuesday to console victims of the synagogue massacre and their families, the White House announced, while rebuking the news media for blaming the president's rhetoric in the attack.

October 29, 2018

Donald Trump uses economy as Republican campaign advantage

The sizzling economy underpins President Trump's final blitz for Republicans in the midterms, with dire warnings that the jobs boom and higher wages will slip away if Democrats seize Congress.

October 28, 2018

Donald Trump calls for death penalty in anti-Semitic killings

President Trump on Saturday called for the death penalty for those who kill in the name of anti-Semitism and other hateful ideologies.

October 27, 2018

Donald Trump calls for unity after synagogue attack: ‘No tolerance for anti-Semitism in America’

In response to the deadly shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue, President Trump on Saturday called for Americans to unite in condemning anti-Semitism and all forms bigotry and prejudice.

October 27, 2018

Josh Hawley dings Claire McCaskill: ‘Her argument and frustration is with the voters’

After a heated debate with Sen. Claire McCaskill, Republican challenger Josh Hawley said Friday that her beef wasn't with him but with Missouri voters.

October 26, 2018

Trump Iran crackdown praised during 1983 Beirut bombing anniversary event

While marking the 35th anniversary of a horrific Hezbollah bombing in Beirut, President Trump thrilled the military crowd in attendance by extolling his crackdown on Iran.

October 25, 2018

Sen. Claire McCaskill campaign ad boasts she’s ‘not one of those crazy Democrats’

In the final stretch of a tight Senate race in increasingly red Missouri, Sen. Claire McCaskill turned against her own party in a new campaign radio ad that declares she is "not one of those crazy Democrats."

October 25, 2018

Donald Trump warns illegal immigration onslaught threatens repeat of Europe’s refugee crisis

President Trump on Monday warned that a soft stance on illegal immigration risked subjecting the United States to the same kind of refugee crisis that is roiling Europe.

October 24, 2018

Donald Trump scores wins over Russia on economy, national security

President Trump's often-criticized effort to forge better relations with Russia has morphed into a confrontational stance that this week scored economic and national security wins.

October 23, 2018

Migrant caravan falls flat as midterm elections issue despite Donald Trump’s efforts

President Trump is working hard to make the U.S.-bound migrant caravan into an election issue, but so far it's not resonating broadly with voters or forcing Democrats to play defense.

October 22, 2018

Midterm ‘barnburner’: Both parties’ voters energized, Donald Trump’s job-approval up, poll shows

A record share of voters in both parties are paying close attention to the midterm elections, helping drive up President Trump's job-approval score and possibly undercutting predictions of a "blue wave," a new poll found.

October 22, 2018

Donald Trump’s Space Force ignites merchandise sales

President Trump's plan for a military Space Force has not gotten off the ground yet, but it already has launched a merchandising craze of Space Force-themed T-shirts, coffee mugs, spiral notebooks and throw pillows.

October 21, 2018

Donald Trump mulls plan to fix ‘both sides’ of migrant caravan crisis

President Trump said Saturday that he had a plan to fix the immigration and humanitarian crisis on display in the migrant caravan headed for the U.S., but said he's keeping it under wraps until after the election.

October 20, 2018

Donald Trump scolded by White House Correspondents’ Association for praising attack on journalist

The White House Correspondents' Association on Friday rebuked President Trump for commending a congressman for assaulting a newspaper reporter and throwing him to the ground.

October 19, 2018

Democrats behind migrant caravan, Donald Trump suggests

President Trump said it wasn't a coincidence that the caravan was timed to reach the U.S. border close to the Nov. 6 elections.

October 18, 2018

John Kelly, John Bolton get into heated argument outside Oval Office

Top White House officials got into a heated argument Thursday outside the Oval Office, clashing over the recent surge in illegal immigrants crossing the border, said a source. White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly and National Security Adviser John R. Bolton were at the center of the argument, but at some point Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen got involved.

October 18, 2018

Gun control advocates fund abortion midterm ads

Gun control has receded so far into the background of the midterm congressional elections that Everytown for Gun Safety, a major player in gun control, is spending its money on ads covering abortion, health care and the Republican tax bill.

October 17, 2018

Donald Trump asks Cabinet agencies to cut 5 percent from budgets

President Trump asked his Cabinet secretaries Wednesday to cut their budgets by 5 percent, mindful that the government reported a $117 billion increase in the federal deficit just three weeks ahead of the midterm elections.

October 17, 2018