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FILE - In this April 15, 2017, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves during a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Koreas nuclear and missile programs have without doubt come at a severe cost. Even so, the North has managed to march ever closer to having an arsenal capable of attacking targets in the region and _ as demonstrated by its July 4 ICBM test launch _ the United States mainland. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

Trump administration to ban travel to North Korea

The Trump administration Friday announced a travel ban on Americans visiting North Korea, citing the danger of arrests and mistreatment following the death of university student Otto Warmbier after imprisonment in North Korea.

July 21, 2017
Attorney General Jeff Sessions attends a news conference to announce an international cybercrime enforcement action at the Department of Justice, Thursday, July 20, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Jeff Sessions staying put as attorney general — for now

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Thursday that he did not plan to step down after a public rebuke by President Trump, saying he continued to carry out the president's directives as the country's top law enforcement officer.

July 20, 2017
Opponents of President Trump's travel restrictions celebrated the high court's confirmation of the grandparent exclusion as "close relatives," which was also granted to uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews and cousins of U.S. citizens. (Associated Press/File)

Supreme Court allows strict enforcement of Trump refugee ban

The Supreme Court dealt President Trump a partial victory Wednesday in the legal battle over his travel ban, allowing the administration to restore strict limits on refugees that were blocked last week by a federal judge in Hawaii.

July 19, 2017
President Trump, having lunch Tuesday with troops from the Afghanistan War, told reporters, "It will be a lot easier, and I think we're probably in that position where we'll let Obamacare fail." (Associated Press)

Donald Trump sticks with call to let Obamacare fail

President Trump threatened Tuesday to let the Obamacare law collapse under its own weight and then urged Senate Republicans to eliminate legislative filibusters as a way to advance his agenda after their replacement health care bill derailed.

July 18, 2017
President Donald Trump tried on a Stetson hat during a "Made in America," product showcase featuring items created in each of the U.S. 50 states on Monday. Stetson is based in Garland, Texas. Unlike his predecessors, Mr. Trump also gets a lower rating for his personality than for his policies, according to a Gallup analysis released Monday. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump’s approval rating low despite economy

The economy is up, but President Trump's job approval numbers are down -- one of the many contradictions of the current administration and a clear indication that Americans remain dissatisfied with Washington politics.

July 17, 2017
FILE - In this April 15, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. Two House Democrats want to compel the Air Force to detail how much has been spent on trips that President Donald Trump has made to his Florida estate and other properties that he and his family own. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Watchdog group to release Mar-a-Lago visitor logs

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has won a court challenge demanding visitor logs to President Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida, and the watchdog group vowed Monday to publish the logs.

July 17, 2017
These combination of file photos shows South Korea's new President Moon Jae-in, left, waves in Seoul, South Korea on May 10, 2017 and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on April 15, 2017. Seven months ahead of the Pyeongchang Olympics, many in South Korea, including new liberal President Moon Jae-in, hope to use the Games as a venue to promote peace with rival North Korea. To do so, the North’s participation is essential, but an ongoing nuclear tension and a lack of winter sports athletes in North Korea could ruin the attempts at reconciliation. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Wong Maye-E, File)

South Korea offers military talks with North Korea

South Korea on Monday invited North Korea to participate in military talks, the first formal overture by newly elected President Moon Jae-in who promised an increased diplomatic outreach to the reclusive and volatile nuclear-armed regime to the north.

July 17, 2017
As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump vowed last year to leave Social Security untouched. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump’s Social Security promise halts fix to shortfall

As a candidate, Donald Trump bucked conservative orthodoxy and many in the Republican leadership with a sweeping promise to defend Social Security, but his hands-off policy as president isn't breaking the partisan standoff that likely dooms efforts to address the coming financial crisis in America's most popular safety net program.

July 11, 2017
Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump, right, and his son Donald Trump, Jr., watch as Eric Trump addresses the delegates during the third day session of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Wednesday, July 20, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Donald Trump applauds son amid new Russia flap

President Trump commended his eldest son Donald Trump Jr. for "his transparency" as he comes under fire for a meeting a Russian lawyer during the presidential campaign.

July 11, 2017