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White House nudges Congress to hurry up tax reform

The White House pushed Congress for action on tax reform Tuesday, saying simplifying the tax code and cutting tax rates will jump-start the economy.

June 20, 2017

Donald Trump wants health care bill with ‘heart’

The White House said Tuesday that President Trump wants to make sure the health care bill being drafted in Congress has "heart" and improves the health care system for all Americans.

June 20, 2017

Sean Spicer leaving White House podium for behind-the-scenes role

White House press secretary Sean Spicer is leaving the briefing room podium to take a more behind-the-scenes job managing the President Trump's communications strategy, according to officials, as a long-planned communications shake-up takes shape.

June 20, 2017

Trump rolls back Obama admin’s Cuba policy: ‘Will not be silent in the face of communist oppression’

President Trump announced a dramatic reversal Friday of the Obama administration's Cuba policy, restoring restrictions on U.S. travel to the island and new prohibitions on financial transactions that benefit the communist regime's military.

June 16, 2017

Donald Trump’s deregulation boosts manufacturing confidence

The only area where President Trump has chalked up big wins on his economic agenda so far has been the rollback of what he calls "job-killing regulations," but that has been enough to quickly bolster confidence across the manufacturing sector and help revive the coal industry.

June 15, 2017

Trump not source of hot rhetoric, White House says: ‘Quite a bit of attacking against the president’

The White House said Thursday that President Trump was doing his part to tone down political rhetoric and was heeding his call for unity after a gunman attacked Republican lawmakers.

June 15, 2017

Donald Trump looks for unity after Steve Scalise shooting

President Trump said Thursday that he hoped the shock and horror over the shooting of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who remained in critical condition at a Washington hospital, would bring unity to the painfully divided country.

June 15, 2017

Donald Trump launches apprenticeship program, promises ‘great,’ ‘high-paying’ jobs

President Trump launched an initiative Thursday to expand apprenticeships and vocational training programs, saying putting more Americans back to work required giving them the skills for the "jobs of the future."

June 15, 2017

Donald and Melania Trump visit Steve Scalise at Washington hospital

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump visited wounded House Majority Whip Steve Scalise at the hospital Wednesday night, bringing him flowers.

June 14, 2017

Donald Trump condemns shooter’s ‘brutal assault,’ offers nation’s prayers for victims

President Trump gave voice Wednesday to the the nation's shock and grief, saying the entire country was praying for Rep. Steve Scalise and others wounded in the shooting at a practice of the Republican congressional baseball team.

June 14, 2017

James Hodgkinson identified as gunman in shooting of Scalise, aide and two police officers

James T. Hodgkinson -- the 66-year-old gunman who attacked Republicans preparing for a baseball game Wednesday morning -- posted anti-Trump rants online, defended the political philosophy of Sen. Bernard Sanders and was an outspoken critic of GOP policies.

June 14, 2017

Rep. Ron DeSantis: Before shooting, man asked if Republicans or Democrats were on field

Rep. Ron DeSantis, who left the practice just prior to the shooting, said a man at the scene asked him if those on the field were Republicans or Democrats.

June 14, 2017

Donald Trump tours tech college, readies job-training initiative

President Trump toured a technical college in Wisconsin Tuesday, promoting a plan for more apprenticeships and other alternatives to a four-year degree that he said will help more Americans find good-paying jobs.

June 13, 2017

Donald Trump slams Dems for not helping to fix Obamacare ‘catastrophe’

Standing with two families victimized by Obamacare, President Trump shamed Democrats for not joining Republicans working to fix the health care law that he called a "catastrophe."

June 13, 2017

Donald Trump pushes Obamacare replacement, blasts ‘obstructionist Democrats’

President Trump on Tuesday blasted Democrats for failing to help replace Obamacare, saying the health care law was in a "death spiral" after another 2 million people dropped off the insurance rolls.

June 13, 2017

Donald Trump to welcome Moon Jae-in, South Korea’s president, at the White House

President Trump will host South Korean President Moon Jae-in for a two-day visit in Washington, D.C., later this month, the White House announced Tuesday.

June 13, 2017

Pulse massacre one year later sees push for anti-hate legislation

On the one-year anniversary of the most deadly mass shooting in U.S. history, the country's largest civil rights group called for unity and legislation that protects the LGBT community.

June 12, 2017

Secret Service says it doesn’t have White House tapes: Report

The U.S. Secret Service said Monday that it doesn't have any tape recordings from President Trump inside the White House, according to a report, casting doubt on the existence of audio recordings of the president's conversations before he fired FBI Director James B. Comey.

June 12, 2017

Donald Trump set to rally in Iowa

President Trump will hold a rally next week in Iowa, his campaign announced Monday.

June 12, 2017

White House mum on possible Comey tapes

The White House refused Monday to divulge any new details about President Trump's promise to address questions about whether there were audio recordings of his conversations with then-FBI Director James B. Comey.

June 12, 2017