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Some conservatives say the public would support President Trump if he revokes the special $12,000 Obamacare subsidy that members of Congress receive each year courtesy of taxpayers. (Associated Press/File)

Conservatives urge Donald Trump to revoke Obamacare subsidy for Congress

Top conservatives challenged President Trump on Monday to revoke the special $12,000 Obamacare subsidy members of Congress receive each year courtesy of taxpayers, saying the best way to force lawmakers back to the bargaining table is to force them to fully obey the struggling law.

July 31, 2017
John F. Kelly, President Trump's new chief of staff, is a no-drama, politically incorrect retired Marine general who has a habit of speaking his mind — and getting things done. (Associated Press/File)

John Kelly joins White House to control chaos

John F. Kelly was just 12 weeks into his tenure as head of Homeland Security, and the carping from Capitol Hill had already swirled out of control. Berated by lawmakers who said President Trump's travel ban was racist and his deportation agents were out of control, he fired back.

July 30, 2017
President Donald Trump is seen in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, June 19, 2017. A new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that most Americans say the federal courts were acting properly when they blocked President Donald Trump’s travel ban from going into effect. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump to sign Russia sanctions bill

President Trump will sign the Russia sanctions bill, the White House said late Friday, saying that he managed to win important changes to the legislation and is now satisfied with it.

July 28, 2017
Russian President Vladimir Putin answers questions during a news conference after his talks with and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto in Savonlinna, Eastern Finland, on Thursday, July 27, 2017. President Putin pays a working visit to Finland to discuss bilateral and international issues with his Finnish counterpart and to commemorate Finland's 100-year independence. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia to expel U.S. diplomats in retaliation for new sanctions

Russia moved Friday to expel American diplomats and kick U.S. personnel out of several locations in Moscow, retaliating after Congress a day earlier wrote into law stiff economic sanctions against top Russian officials and important industries.

July 28, 2017
In this March 30, 2017, file photo, Workers use a crane to lift a segment of a new fence into place on the U.S. side of the border with Mexico, where Sunland Park, New Mexico, meets the Anapra neighborhood of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

House votes to support Trump border wall

The House approved $1.6 billion Thursday to fund the first installment of President Trump's border wall, surmounting Democrats' unanimous opposition and giving the White House a significant though potentially short-lived victory.

July 27, 2017
Attorney General Jeff Sessions boards his plane at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Thursday, July 27, 2017. With his future as the nation's top prosecutor in doubt after a week of blistering public scorn from the president, Sessions is traveling to El Salvador to seek ways to stamp out the brutal street gang MS-13. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Activists try to head off recess replacement for Jeff Sessions

Activists are calling on the Senate to hold pro forma sessions throughout August to deny President Trump recess appointment powers, fearful that he might take any opening to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions and impose a new Justice Department chief who would derail the Russia investigation.

July 27, 2017
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 25, 2017, following a House GOP Caucus. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Paul Ryan to Donald Trump: Lay off Robert Mueller

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Thursday that President Trump would be wise to leave the Russia investigation alone, saying special counsel Robert Mueller should be allowed to finish his job.

July 27, 2017
The exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington is seen here on March 22, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

IRS hires suspected tax cheats, fraudsters: Audit

The IRS rehired hundreds of employees who had previously left the agency under clouds of suspicion -- including four who were being investigated for cheating on their own taxes -- according to a new audit Thursday that found the agency still struggling to correct the longstanding problem.

July 27, 2017
Rescue personnel search for victims as they traverse the flooded city of New Orleans after the onslaught of Hurricane Katrina in this Aug. 30, 2005, file photo. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)

New Orleans bilks federal taxpayers of $2 billion in Hurricane Katrina repairs: Audit

New Orleans is taking federal taxpayers for a $2 billion ride in Hurricane Katrina spending, the inspector general who oversees the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Thursday, concluding that the city is charging the government for repairs that had nothing to do with the 2005 hurricane and flooding that devastated the Gulf Coast.

July 27, 2017