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  • Trump gives Puerto Rico response a '10,' calls storm 'worse than Katrina'

    Gov. Ricardo Rossello met with the president at the White House.

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  • Obama steers clear of Trump in 1st campaign stop since leaving White House

    Obama's aides said he would stay away from criticizing the president.

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  • Obama avoids naming Trump in 1st campaign stop since leaving White House

    Obama's aides said he would stay away from criticizing the president.

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  • Bipartisan health bill offers hope for compromise but faces hurdles

    A bipartisan group of Senators signed on to a short-term fix to health care.

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  • McCain threatens to subpoena Trump's cybersecurity czar after he skips hearing

    McCain said his absence is "not an encouraging sign."

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  • John Kelly speaks at White House press briefing

    The retired general said he was "stunned" Florida's Rep. Frederica Wilson criticized Trump's phone call with soldier's widow.

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  • John Kelly 'stunned' at lawmaker's criticism of Trump's call to widow

    The president's chief of staff said he was "brokenhearted" by the comments by Rep. Frederica Wilson's comments.

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  • Trump's chief of staff offers emotional take on call to slain soldier's widow

    The chief of staff described the aftermath of his own son's death in 2010.

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  • Senators unveil bill to regulate online political ads

    Sens. Mark Warner and Amy Klobuchar hope to curb Russian meddling in U.S. elections with legislation.

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  • Tax-writing panel primes lawmakers for powerful, lucrative lives after Congress

    Capitol Hill's most powerful panel faces rapid turnover amid tax overhaul fight.

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• Oct 19

  • ANALYSIS: George W. Bush takes on Trump without even mentioning him by name

    It was a wholesale takedown of Trumpism – and it didn’t even mention “Donald Trump.” Former President George W. Bush today sought to reclaim the...

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• Oct 19

  • Bush appears to blast Trump without naming him

    The former president directly challenged bigotry and white supremacy.

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• Oct 19

  • Bush appears to blast Trump without naming him

    The former president rejected nativism and warned of a "crisis in confidence."

    Oct 19

• Oct 19

  • A timeline of Trump's battle with the courts to keep his travel ban alive

    The administration vows to continue its fight for a ban.

    Oct 19

• Oct 19

  • How Obama held the mother of a fallen soldier as she cried on his suit

    Trump claimed his predecessors did not call grieving families.

    Oct 19

• Oct 19

  • The Note: Will Obama stay above the fray amid Trump's patriotism challenge?

    President Obama is ready to break his relative political silence with events in both New Jersey and Virginia today.

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• Oct 19

  • The Note: Will Obama stay above the fray amid Trump's patriotism challenge?

    Obama will attend a campaign event in support of Ralph Northam.

    Oct 19

• Oct 19

  • Why US troops are in Niger

    Four U.S. soldiers died in an ambush in the country earlier this month.

    Oct 19

• Oct 18

  • Trump gives $25K to fallen soldier's father, months after promising to on call

    The president pledged a gift during a call with family, sent check months later.

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • Trump doesn't support bipartisan health care plan after all

    After the president slashed $7 billion in subsidies meant to help working-class families afford health insurance, he showed support for Congress'...

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• Oct 18

  • Government lawyers ask judge to toss lawsuit over Trump's businesses

    DOJ attorneys compared Trump to George Washington and Thomas Jefferson

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • 'Revenge of crazy town': Conservative commentator blasts Steve Bannon, Breitbart

    Charlie Sykes joined the "Powerhouse Politics" podcast.

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • Trump didn't know fallen soldier's name, kept calling him 'your guy': Congresswoman

    Wilson isn't changing her story after Trump suggested she would.

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • Russian internet trolls sought to co-opt unwitting American activists

    In some cases, those activists even received financial support.

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • 'The Briefing Room': Health care, taxes and Gold Star families

    ABC News' Powerhouse Political team analyzes today's White House press briefing, including the latest on health care, tax reform and Trump's recent...

    Oct 18

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• Oct 18

  • Trump denies telling widow of fallen soldier, 'He knew what he signed up for'

    Trump said Rep. Wilson "totally fabricated" his words to Sgt. Johnson's widow.

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • Senate Republican leaders scramble to get Trump on board with health care compromise

    President Trump halted the health subsidies to insurance companies last week.

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • Vice president's brother may be running for Congress

    The seat was represented by the vice president for more than 10 years.

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • WH: There are no recordings of the president's calls with families of fallen service members

    Press secretary Sarah Sanders said President Trump was "completely respectful" during a call to the widow of a slain service member.

    Oct 18

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• Oct 18

  • NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell: 'We believe everyone should stand'

    Goodell made the comments a day after the NFL's annual meeting.

    Oct 18

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• Oct 18

  • Trump bringing Kelly into fallen soldier controversy was hurtful, Panetta says

    The former defense secretary says Trump "made the focus about him."

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • We're not prepared for future election interference: Attorney general

    Jeff Sessions said, "We're not able to fully grasp the technical natures that are out there."

    Oct 18

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• Oct 18

  • Trump feuds with John McCain

    "The View" co-hosts weigh in on the back-and-forth between the president and Sen. McCain.

    Oct 18

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• Oct 18

  • AG Sessions says he has not been interviewed by special counsel in Russia probe

    The attorney general testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday.

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • 'Give me a break!': Attorney general after grilling from senator

    The contentious back-and-forth with Sen. Al Franken was over Attorney General Jeff Sessions' previous testimony that he never had contact with Russian...

    Oct 18

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• Oct 18

  • Analysis of Trump's meeting with Senate Finance Committee on tax overhaul

    In the briefing, Trump unveiled his tax plan, commented on health care and denied Rep. Frederica Wilson's account of comments he made to the widow of...

    Oct 18

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• Oct 18

  • Attorney general grilled over cutting federal money to Chicago

    The fiery exchange between Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Sen. Dick Durbin began over the rising murder rate in the city.

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• Oct 18

  • Attorney general says he has not been interviewed by special counsel team

    Jeff Sessions said he will cooperate with investigators if they ask to meet with him.

    Oct 18

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• Oct 18

  • Attorney general questioned about Trump's pardon of Sheriff Joe Arpaio

    Jeff Sessions said, "This pardon, I think, was well within the power of the president to do."

    Oct 18

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• Oct 18

  • House Democrats demand subpoena for Michael Flynn's White House records

    They expect to find “egregious conflicts of interest” in his overseas dealings.

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• Oct 18

  • Heartbreaking moment when fallen soldier's widow weeps over casket

    Sgt. La David Johnson was killed in Niger.

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • The Note: Spotlight turns to Sessions on Russia probe and Trump's executive privilege

    Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee today in an oversight hearing.

    Oct 18

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• Oct 18

  • The Note: Spotlight turns to Sessions on Russia probe and Trump's executive privilege

    Sessions will testify at a hearing held by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • Trump complains about threat of Columbus statues being torn down

    The president called the statues "heritage" and said they should remain.

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • Nancy Pelosi visits memorial for Las Vegas shooting victims

    The House Democratic leader paid her respects to the 58 victims who died.

    Oct 18

• Oct 17

  • Gold Star family slams Trump for 'selfish, divisive' actions

    Gold Star family slams Trump for "unbecoming behavior."

    Oct 17