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Richard V. Spencer, former Marine aviator, is Trump pick for Secretary of the Navy

President Trump announced Friday that he was sending up a new nomination for secretary of the Navy, picking investment banker and former Marine Corps Capt. Richard V. Spencer for the job.

June 3, 2017

Trump supporters plan ‘Pittsburgh Not Paris’ rally in Washington

President Trump's supporters plan to hold a "Pittsburgh Not Paris" rally Saturday in front of the White House to demonstrate support for his decision to pull out of the Paris climate change agreement, countering expected protests by Democrats and liberal activists.

June 2, 2017

White House touts jobs trends: ‘A lot of positive signs’

The White House said Friday that job trends overall show President Trump's economic agenda is paying off, despite a dip in hiring last month.

June 2, 2017

Trump keeps U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, says promise ‘delayed’ not broken on move to Jerusalem

President Trump has signed a waiver to keep the U.S. Embassy in Israel in Tel Aviv, the White House announced Thursday, backing off from a campaign pledge to move it to Jerusalem.

June 1, 2017

Reince Priebus, Kellyanne Conway among those granted ethics waivers from Donald Trump

President Trump has approved 14 ethics waivers to White House staff, including four to former lobbyists allowing them to work on their areas of expertise, officials announced Wednesday as the posted extensive details of their decision making online.

May 31, 2017

White House clams up about Russia investigations

The White House adopted a new stance Wednesday for dealing with questions about the Russia investigation, clamming up and directing all inquires to President Trump's outside lawyer.

May 31, 2017

White House says ‘covfefe’ isn’t gibberish: ‘Small group of people know exactly what he meant’

The mystery surrounding President Trump's late night tweet of "covfefe" deepened Wednesday when White House press secretary Sean Spicer said that a small group of people knew what it meant.

May 31, 2017

David Shulkin, VA secretary: Agency ‘clearly broken,’ urges action by Congress

Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin said Wednesday that the agency is "still in critical condition" with patients waiting too long for services and a bureaucracy unable to fire poorly performing employees.

May 31, 2017

Jeff Flake rallies NAFTA support as Donald Trump eyes trade deal rewrite

Sen. Jeff Flake launched a campaign Wednesday in his home state of Arizona to build support for the North American Free Trade Agreement, a trade deal that President Trump says he wants to rip up if he can't renegotiate a better deal for the U.S.

May 31, 2017

Donald Trump takes on Kathy Griffin’s bloody head video: ‘Sick!’

President Trump on Wednesday scolded comedian Kathy Griffin for video of herself holding bloody decapitated head of a Trump dummy, saying the image disturbed his children.

May 31, 2017

Vladimir Putin calls election meddling charge a ‘fiction’ by defeated Democrats

Russian President Vladimir Putin called allegations of interference in the U.S. presidential election a "fiction" created by Democrats as an excuse for their defeat at the ballot box.

May 30, 2017

White House says ‘full steam ahead’ on Donald Trump’s agenda

The White House said Tuesday that President Trump's agenda is "moving full steam ahead," despite frustration with the pace of Congress and the president's tweet earlier in the day urging the Senate to abolish the filibuster.

May 30, 2017

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is right, can’t fully count on others for security, White House says

The White House voiced agreement Tuesday with Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel's remark that her country can no longer depend on others for security, which spurred criticism in the U.S. news media that President Trump had strained relations with European allies.

May 30, 2017

Sean Spicer clashes with White House press corps over ‘fake news’

White House press secretary Sean Spicer clashed with reporters over 'fake news" Tuesday, saying President Trump and his staff are frustrated with news reports that are "patently false."

May 30, 2017

White House praises Michael Dubke, communications director who quit

White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus downplayed the announcement Tuesday that President Trump's communications director had resigned, praising Michael Dubke for his service and ongoing commitment to the president's agenda.

May 30, 2017

Donald Trump urges Senate to end filibuster, advance his agenda

President Trump on Tuesday urged Senate Republicans to abolish the filibuster in order to advance his stalled agenda in Congress, saying Democrats would do it if they had the chance.

May 30, 2017

Donald Trump bats back ‘Fake News’ about Russia, Germany

President Trump fired back at critics in the news media Tuesday, dismissing the brouhaha over Russia and strained relations with Germany.

May 30, 2017

Block Grant cuts wanted by Trump face bipartisan opposition

President Trump's budget, which slashes spending on social programs, is chock full of tough sells, and one of the toughest is a proposal to scrap Community Development Block Grants, which pump $3 billion a year into redevelopment projects throughout the country and is popular on both sides of the aisle.

May 29, 2017

Donald Trump declares ‘total confidence’ in Jared Kushner

President Trump came to the defense of son-in-law Jared Kushner and vouched "total confidence" in the top White House aide amid reports he attempted to set up back-channel communications with Russia during the transition.

May 29, 2017

Donald Trump on the spot at G-7 summit for calling Germany ‘very bad’

President Trump began the last leg of his foreign trip Friday beating back a report that he said Germany was "very bad" for flooding the U.S. with automobiles.

May 26, 2017