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Donald Trump delays China tariff March 1 deadline

President Trump on Sunday said the U.S. has made "substantial progress" in trade talks with China, and he will no longer increase tariffs on Chinese imports on March 1.

February 24, 2019

Donald Trump says July 4 ‘Salute to America’ set for Lincoln Memorial

President Trump on Sunday said he plans to make good on his pledge to piggy back on Washington's Independence Day celebrations by staging -- and addressing -- a new event at the Lincoln Memorial.

February 24, 2019

Lindsay Walters, deputy White House spokeswoman, to leave in April

Lindsay Walters, a deputy press secretary for President Trump, will depart the administration in mid-April for a job at a major public relations and consulting firm, the White House said Monday.

February 19, 2019

Donald Trump sets ‘Space Force’ in motion; new entity to be housed under Air Force

President Trump signed a directive Tuesday setting in motion a scaled-down version of his Space Force to be housed within the Air Force, though it may one day become a co-equal branch of the military.

February 19, 2019

Trump touches base with Asian leaders ahead of Kim Jong-un summit

President Trump spoke by phone with the South Korean president Monday to discuss his looming summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Vietnam.

February 19, 2019

‘Anti-vaxxers’ drive measles outbreak; CDC seeks new ways to immunize Americans

With "anti-vaxxers" driving a measles outbreak in Washington state and other barriers to vaccines leaving 6 percent of children unprotected, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it's time to find new ways to get Americans immunized.

February 18, 2019

Donald Trump calls on military to turn on Nicolas Maduro, decries socialism

President Trump urged Venezuela's military leaders Monday to turn on leader Nicolas Maduro, casting the struggle in the troubled South American nation as a major test of whether the world can rid itself of a socialist stumbling block.

February 18, 2019

Donald Trump’s approval rating up after State of Union

President Trump got a rare gift from his State of the Union speech: a significant bump in public approval. Now his challenge is to make it last.

February 17, 2019

Heather Nauert withdraws from consideration for U.N. post

State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert has withdrawn herself from consideration to become U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, the department said Saturday.

February 16, 2019

Donald Trump praises use of death penalty for drug traffickers

President Trump revived his praise of foreign nations that use the death penalty to crack down on drug trafficking Friday, suggesting in a speech on border security it's a better way to deal with addiction than study groups who "eat lunch" and "waste a lot of time."

February 15, 2019

Trump gained 4 lbs., but in good health overall: Personal doctor

President Trump may have gained four pounds since last year but he remains in "very good health overall," his personal doctor said Thursday.

February 14, 2019

Ivan Duque, Colombian president, and Donald Trump discuss Venezuela at White House

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump greeted Colombian President Ivan Duque and his wife at the White House on Wednesday, kicking off a visit that will give the leaders a chance to discuss mutual concerns such as the crisis in Venezuela and drug addiction.

February 13, 2019

Democrats roll out bill to let Americans buy into Medicare at 50

Amid the hype over "Medicare for all," Democrats' likely health-care path in the new Congress is more akin to "Medicare for more" -- allowing people 50 and older to buy into the government's health insurance program for seniors.

February 13, 2019

Andrew Cuomo airs ‘SALT’ concerns with Trump

President Trump listened to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo complain Tuesday about a provision in the GOP tax overhaul that's walloping higher earners in the Empire State, the White House said, but the president feels the Democratic governor should consider slashing state taxes as a path to relief.

February 12, 2019