WASHINGTON — For nearly 100 days, President Donald Trump has rattled Washington and been chastened by its institutions. He’s startled world leaders with his unpredictability and tough talk, but won their praise for a surprise strike on Syria. He’s endured the steady drip of investigations and a seemingly endless churn of public personnel drama. “It’s […]
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Transcript of AP interview with President Donald Trump
A transcript of an Oval Office interview Friday with President Donald Trump by AP White House Correspondent Julie Pace. Where the audio recording of the interview is unclear, ellipses or a notation that the recording was unintelligible are used. AP: I do want to talk to you about the 100 days. TRUMP: Good. AP: I […]
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Tom Brady will miss Patriots’ visit to White House
In this Feb. 5, 2017, file photo, New England Patriots’ Tom Brady raises the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Atlanta Falcons in overtime at the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game, in Houston. Brady will not join his New England Patriots teammates when the Super Bowl champions visit the White House on Wednesday, April […]
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Ivanka Trump’s biz prospers as politics mixes with business
SHANGHAI — On April 6, Ivanka Trump’s company won provisional approval from the Chinese government for three new trademarks, giving it monopoly rights to sell Ivanka brand jewelry, bags and spa services in the world’s second-largest economy. That night, the first daughter and her husband, Jared Kushner, sat next to the president of China and […]
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Donald Trump to sign executive orders targeting trade abuses
President Donald Trump awaits the arrival of Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen at the White House in Washington on Thursday, March 30, 2017. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump talked tough on trade on the campaign trail, vowing to renegotiate a slew of major deals and to label China a currency manipulator on “Day One.” […]
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White House proposes $18 billion cuts to fund border wall, Pentagon spending
WASHINGTON — The White House is calling for immediate budget cuts of $18 billion from programs like medical research, infrastructure and community development grants to help pay for the border wall that President Donald Trump repeatedly promised would be financed by Mexico. Like President Donald Trump’s 2018 budget, which was panned by Democrats and Republicans […]
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Jared Kushner agrees to speak to Senate panel about Russia
White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner arrives Jan. 24, 2017, for a meeting between President Donald Trump and automobile leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s son-in-law has volunteered to answer questions before the Senate Intelligence Committee about arranging meetings with the Russian ambassador and other […]
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Donald Trump to tap Jared Kushner to streamline government
Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law, listens during a meeting with small business leaders at the White House on Jan. 30. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to unveil a new White House office on Monday with sweeping authority to overhaul the federal bureaucracy and fulfill key campaign promises — such as […]
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Rep. Devin Nunes reignites Trump surveillance controversy
WASHINGTON — The House intelligence committee chairman privately apologized to his Democratic colleagues on Thursday, yet publicly defended his decision to openly discuss and brief President Donald Trump on typically secret intercepts that he says swept up communications of the president’s transition team in the final days of the Obama administration. GOP Rep. Devin Nunes’ decision […]
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Photo of Kellyanne Conway kneeling on Oval Office couch draws debate
President Donald Trump, right, meets with leaders of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. Also at the meeting are White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, left, and Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway, on the couch. WASHINGTON (AP) — Photos […]