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Graham-Durbin DACA deal hits GOP roadblock in Congress

Congressional leaders have ruled out allowing a vote on the bipartisan Gang of Six immigration deal, backing President Trump but leaving Congress with no clear pathway to a deal on illegal immigrant Dreamers and putting the government closer to a partial shutdown.

Donald Trump blames Democrats for shutdown showdown

President Trump laid the groundwork Monday to blame Democrats if the government careens into a partial shutdown at the end of this week, saying their decision to turn their back on him in ongoing negotiations is a recipe for failure.

Donald Trump hits Sen. Dick Durbin for killing DACA deal

President Trump on Monday slammed Senate Minority Whip Richard J. Durbin for sabotaging the DACA deal and causing a possible government shutdown this week.

Donald Trump, Melania Trump extend ‘deepest sympathies’ to California mudslide victims

President Trump was briefed Monday on the mudslide disaster in California that has claimed at least 20 lives in Santa Barbara County, the White House said.

As immigration deal unravels, Donald Trump blames Democrats

President Trump said Sunday that immigration negotiations appear to have broken down and Democrats are to blame, saying they have refused to meet his demands to increase border security and reform a flawed legal system.

Donald Trump denies racism allegations

President Trump is hunkered down at his Mar-a-Lago Club for one of the most racially charged Martin Luther King Jr. holidays in recent memory, with hatred mostly directed at the president himself.

Donald Trump sees federal role in preventing false missile alarm

Donald Trump ups pressure on Democrats in DACA negotiations

President Trump said Sunday he was ready to strike a deal on DACA but Democrats won't do it, again raising the stakes in a budget standoff over immigration that threatens a government shutdown this week.

Donald Trump denies racism allegations

President Trump denied accusations Sunday night that he's racist and refuted allegations that he called African nations "sh--hole countries" during a meeting with lawmakers.

Tom Cotton hits Dick Durbin’s ‘sh—hole’ story: ‘A history of misrepresenting’

Sen. Tom Cotton said Sunday that Senate Minority Whip Richard J. Durbin is spreading a false story about President Trump.

Trump says Democrats don’t want DACA fix, want government shutdown

President Trump on Sunday accused Democrats of purposely blowing up a deal to fix DACA and potentially causing a government shutdown this week.

Donald Trump accuses Wall Street Journal of ‘fake news’ over misquote about Kim Jong-un

President Trump on Sunday added the Wall Street Journal to his list of "Fake News" offenders, saying the newspaper intentionally misquoted him.

Trump blasts Democrats as ‘all talk and no action’ on fixing DACA

President Trump on Saturday blamed Democrats for blowing up the deal to protect "Dreamers" from deportation.

Donald Trump denies saying ‘sh—hole countries’ in private DACA talks

President Trump on Friday denied saying the U.S. doesn't need people coming from "sh--hole countries" Haiti and El Salvador, a comment he reportedly made in private that has been denounced by Democrats and Republicans as racist.

Donald Trump embraces prison reforms: ‘We can help break this vicious cycle’

President Trump presided over a roundtable discussion on prison reform Thursday, vowing to advance an agenda that's both tough on crime and strong on rehabilitation and re-entry for offenders.

Donald Trump ready for medical exam: ‘I think it’s going to go very well’

A day before undergoing his first medical checkup as commander in chief, President Trump said Thursday that he expects a clean bill of health.

White House hails destruction of Libya’s chemical weapons, calls on Syria to do the same

The White House on Thursday commended Libya for destroying the chemical weapon stockpile left by deposed dictator Moammar Gadhafi and called on similar action from Syria.

Kevin Cramer passes on U.S. Senate run in North Dakota

Rep. Kevin Cramer on Thursday bucked expectations and announced he wouldn't challenge Sen. Heidi Heitkamp in this year's North Dakota Senate race.

Donald Trump offers scaled-back border wall as Democrats soften resistance

Senate Democrats on Wednesday backed off their red line over President Trump's proposed border wall, saying they saw a deal in sight that could include permission to build more fencing as part of a broad agreement to legalize illegal immigrant "Dreamers."

Dianne Feinstein accepts ‘Sneaky’ nicknaming from Trump: ‘It doesn’t particularly bother me’

Sen. Dianne Feinstein shrugged off being labeled "sneaky" by President Trump in a Wednesday tweet, saying she's not the first one to suffer his name-calling.