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Trump criticized for delay of condolences for Green Berets killed in Niger

President Trump said Monday that he had personally penned letters to the family members of four American special forces soldiers killed in Niger, but he came under intense criticism for the nearly two-week delay.

October 16, 2017

Trump chides Hillary Clinton for defending NFL’s national anthem kneelers: ‘Please run again!’

President Trump scoffed Monday at Hillary Clinton's defense of NFL players kneeling for the national anthem, saying that kind of thinking is what cost her the presidential election.

October 16, 2017

Donald Trump blasts Senate Republicans: ‘Not getting the job done’

President Trump on Monday scolded Senate Republicans for "not getting the job done" and endorsed a push by ally Stephen K. Bannon to force out GOP leaders.

October 16, 2017

Trump on Las Vegas shooter: ‘Wires crossed pretty badly in his brain’

President Trump on Monday blamed a mental malfunction with causing the Las Vegas shooter to carry out the most deadly mass shooting in U.S. history.

October 16, 2017

Donald Trump opens door to welfare reform

President Trump said Monday that he's eyeing another major government reform -- this time tackling welfare.

October 16, 2017

Donald Trump touts moves to protect religious freedom: ‘We don’t worship government, we worship God’

President Trump told a group of social conservative activists Friday that he's keeping his pledge to stop Washington from meddling in people's faiths.

October 13, 2017

Trump tax plan helps minorities, says black GOP organizer

President Trump is getting a grass-roots boost for his tax reform plan in the Democratic stronghold of Philadelphia.

October 12, 2017

Donald Trump says tax reform is economy’s ‘rocket fuel’

President Trump promised an audience packed with truckers Wednesday that tax cuts will create jobs and raise wages, moving to blunt the chief criticism that the Republicans' proposed tax reforms are a giveaway to the wealthy at the expense of the middle class.

October 11, 2017

Donald Trump sells tax reform plan in Pennsylvania: ‘Rocket fuel for our economy’

President Trump promised an audience packed with truckers Wednesday that tax cuts will create jobs and raise wages, moving to blunt the chief criticism that Republicans' proposed tax reforms would be a giveaway to the wealthy at the expense of the middle class.

October 11, 2017

Donald Trump loses political capital in Pennsylvania

President Trump's coalition in Pennsylvania that has begun to fray at the edges. His core supporters remain enthusiastic, but his base is shrinking and eroding his political capital in a state he narrowly won.

October 10, 2017

Stock market ignores Donald Trump distractions, rallies on strong economy

The stock market has rallied and roared since Americans for the first time sent a billionaire businessman to the White House, with the Dow Jones industrial average setting 62 record-high closings since the Nov. 8 presidential election.

October 9, 2017

White House cites First Amendment in nixing Obamacare contraceptive mandate

President Trump's decision to end Obamacare's contraceptive mandate was based on his belief in First Amendment protection of religious freedom, the White House said Friday.

October 6, 2017

Trump keeps America, world guessing about ‘calm before the storm’

President Trump on Friday played up his cryptic comments about the U.S. military enjoying a "calm before the storm," saying that America will soon find out what he was talking about.

October 6, 2017

NRA backs ‘bump stock’ ban, Donald Trump open to restrictions

President Trump and the National Rifle Association got behind the push for outlawing "bump stocks" Thursday, giving rare momentum to gun control legislation in response to the Las Vegas massacre.

October 5, 2017

Chuck Schumer dares Donald Trump to stand up to the NRA

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Thursday challenged President Trump to stand up to the National Rifle Association by backing a ban on "bump stocks" and other new gun-control laws.

October 5, 2017

Stephen Paddock, Las Vegas shooter, targeted jet fuel tanks, possibly other targets: Investigators

Las Vegas mass murderer Stephen Paddock also shot into jet fuel tanks at the airport across from his hotel room at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, possible attempting to set off a massive explosion, according to a report.

October 5, 2017

Donald Trump says he has ‘total confidence’ in Rex Tillerson

President Trump said Wednesday that he had "total confidence" in Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and didn't believe a report that the top diplomat called him a "moron" and considered quitting.

October 4, 2017

Donald Trump invites Las Vegas shooting victims to White House

Investigators kept searching for a motive in the Las Vegas massacre by questioning the gunman's girlfriend Wednesday, as President Trump jetted to the city to console victims and commend the heroes who rushed to their aid.

October 4, 2017

Gun shops brace for run on ‘bump stocks’

Firearm dealers expect a run on "bump stocks," rapid-fire adaptions for rifles that had been gathering dust on store shelves until political talk of a ban began because the devices were used in the Las Vegas massacre.

October 4, 2017

Donald Trump on Las Vegas massacre: Investigators ‘learning a lot more’

President Trump said Wednesday that investigators in Las Vegas are "learning a lot more" about the shooting that left at least 58 people dead at a weekend country music festival.

October 4, 2017