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A statue of Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger B. Taney — author of the Dred Scott ruling in 1857 that reaffirmed slavery and denied citizenship to blacks — was removed last month from Maryland's State House grounds. (Associated Press/File)

Larry Hogan, Maryland governor, stirs debate over statue removal

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican leading one of the country's most liberal states, won rare applause from the left but riled some of his conservative base with his decision to back the recent removal of a Civil War-era statue from the State House grounds.

September 3, 2017
Ildefonso Guajardo (right), Mexico's secretary of economy, is trying to work with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement. “Is there a possibility we could hit an impasse that we can’t overcome? That cannot be discounted,” Mr. Guajardo said this week. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump’s trade deal tactics scare negotiators

President Trump has rattled Mexico and Canada with his bare-knuckle negotiating style and threats to tear up the North American Free Trade Agreement as they enter the second round of talks Friday to redo the three-way trade deal.

August 31, 2017
President Donald Trump speaks at Fort Myer in Arlington Va., Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, during a Presidential Address to the Nation about a strategy he believes will best position the U.S. to eventually declare victory in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump gives pay raise to military, federal workers

President Trump has used his executive authority to give uniformed service members and federal civilian employees a pay raise next year, notifying Congress of the move in two letters Thursday.

August 31, 2017
President Donald Trump speaks as he participates in a tour of the Texas Department of Public Safety Emergency Operations Center, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump sticking to tax reform plan, despite criticism

President Trump isn't backing off his plan to slash tax rates for every American when he delivers a speech Wednesday aimed at mustering public support for a massive overhaul of the tax code, said White House officials, despite widespread resistance to tax cuts for the wealthy.

August 30, 2017
Storm clouds of partisan politics are brewing over the Senate, which President Trump is pressuring to eliminate filibuster rules. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump’s case against filibuster gains support

President Trump's persistent demand for the elimination of the Senate filibusters didn't garner any public support from the Republicans who run the chamber, but behind the scenes, the president's allies are starting to argue that it isn't a crazy idea or institutional heresy.

August 27, 2017

Donald Trump wants ‘clean’ debt ceiling increase

President Trump wants Congress to send him a "clean" bill to raise the government's debt ceiling, the White House said Thursday, adopting the longtime position of the Democratic Party and bucking conservatives who traditionally demand new curbs on spending in exchange for authorizing more debt.

August 24, 2017
In this July 19, 2017, photo, Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz. walks to his seat as he attends a luncheon with other GOP Senators and President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington. When President Trump takes the stage this week at a rally in Phoenix, Arizona, the state’s junior senator will be nowhere to be seen. But Trump is likely to save some choice words for Sen. Flake (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Sen. Jeff Flake downplays feud with President Trump

Sen. Jeff Flake said Thursday that he's eager to work with President Trump on border security and a wide range of issues, extending a olive branch after Mr. Trump thrashed him on his home turf in Arizona.

August 24, 2017