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- Sep 23
Ambassador Haley: 'I've never heard' Cabinet consider invoking 25th Amendment
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley is interviewed on "This Week" ahead of the United Nations General Assembly.
Sep 23
- Sep 23
Bill targets 'Kushner loophole' allowing false filings
A New York City councilman plans to introduce a bill to close the so-called "Kushner loophole" that fails to check if landlords file false documents with the city
Sep 23
- Sep 22
Did Rosenstein suggest to secretly record Trump?
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who oversees the Russia investigation, now under scrutiny after he allegedly suggested secretly recording the president to expose dysfunction in the West Wing.
Sep 22
- Sep 22
Will Trump fire Rosenstein? What impact can Ford's testimony mean for Kavanaugh?
Political commentator Cokie Roberts and political analyst Matthew Dowd discuss the current political heat revolving around Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Judge Brett Kavanaugh.
Sep 22
- Sep 18
Trump admin proposes lowest cap ever for refugee admissions amid historic global need
A historically low number of refugees were admitted in fiscal year 2018.
Sep 18
- Sep 14
Federal court ponders next steps in DeVos for-profit suit
A federal court has ruled it was "arbitrary and capricious" for Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to delay an Obama-era rule meant to protect students swindled by for-profit colleges
Sep 14
- Sep 13
Federal court rules against DeVos in for-profit fraud case
A federal court has ruled that it was "arbitrary and capricious" for Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to delay an Obama-era rule meant to protect students swindled by for-profit colleges
Sep 13 - Sep 13
Bob Woodward on 'Fear,' his new book that has President Trump enraged
Woodward's new book claims to take the reader inside the White House during key moments of the Trump presidency.
Sep 13
- Sep 11
Bolton: International Criminal Court 'already dead to us'
America's long-running reluctant relationship with the International Criminal Court came to a crashing halt as decades of U.S. suspicions about the tribunal and its global jurisdiction spilled into open hostility and threats
Sep 11
- Sep 10
Trump admin preparing for second summit with Kim Jong Un: White House
The White House said Kim sent a "very warm, very positive" letter to Trump.
Sep 10
- Sep 10
Omarosa on Trump admin 'knowingly' lying to American people
The former Trump aide on why she believes Trump's staff knowingly lied to America.
Sep 10 - Sep 10
US shutting down the PLO office in Washington
National Security Advisor John Bolton discussed the Trump administration's closure of the PLO office at a speech before the conservative Federalist Society.
Sep 10 - Sep 10
Omarosa says she has a theory on New York Times op-ed
The former Trump aide joins "The View" to explain her theory on the anonymous author.
Sep 10 - Sep 10
Book excerpt: Omarosa Manigault Newman's 'Unhinged: An Insider's Account of the Trump White House'
An excerpt of Omarosa Manigault Newman's new book, "Unhinged: An Insider's Account of the Trump White House."
Sep 10 - Sep 5
Sarah Sanders takes on the Woodward book backlash
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders talks to "GMA" about the new Bob Woodward book and comments on what the White House called fabricated stories.
Sep 5 - Sep 4
Trump steams at Attorney General Jeff Sessions, reigniting his attacks
Trump found it too hot outside to play golf, but inside the White House he again unleashed a fresh round of sharp criticism on his Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Sep 4 - Aug 31
The summer of disappearing White House press briefings
Trump spokeswoman Sarah Sanders spent just 4 hours at the podium in summer 2018.
Aug 31 - Aug 31
Trump won't say if Sessions' job is safe past November: Report
The president offered the comments about Attorney General Jeff Sessions in a new interview.
Aug 31 - Aug 29
The Briefing Room: Top White House lawyer leaving administration
White House counsel Don McGahn expected to leave after SCOTUS vote, Trump says.
Aug 29 - Aug 29
Lawmakers urge Trump administration to sanction China over Muslim crackdown
Several members of Congress on calling on the Trump administration to sanction China over human rights abuses against Muslim ethnic minorities in a new bipartisan letter.
Aug 29 - Aug 27
Kushner real estate firm fined $210,000 for allegedly falsifying documents to boot tenants
Regulators said Kushner Companies had 42 violations at 17 buildings.
Aug 27 - Aug 25
Trump renews attack on Attorney General Jeff Sessions, claiming 'real corruption goes untouched'
The president also repeated his assertion he knew nothing about the Trump Tower meeting.
Aug 25 - Aug 23
Sessions hits back at Trump: Won't be influenced by 'political considerations'
The attorney general made his strongest pushback on the president.
Aug 23 - Aug 23
Trump's nominee for science advisor pledges to protect scientists from political meddling
President Trump's nominee to lead the office that advises the president on science said he will work to keep politics out of science in the federal government.
Aug 23 - Aug 22
The White House agenda
It’s a quiet day at the White House one day after President Trump’s former campaign manager was found guilty on eight counts of fraud and his former lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty in a New York court.
Aug 22 - Aug 22
Larry Kudlow says he 'didn't know' birthday party guest was publisher of white nationalist commentary
Larry Kudlow says he "didn't know" the controversial publisher's history.
Aug 22 - Aug 21
EPA's response to Obama climate policy could allow more pollutants that 'adversely affect' health
Trump ordered the EPA last year to reconsider The Clean Power Plan.
Aug 21 - Aug 20
Trump taunts former CIA director to sue over revoked security clearance
In a tweet, the president called John Brennan "the worst CIA Director in our country's history."
Aug 20 - Aug 19
Trump adviser John Bolton on possibly privatizing US war in Afghanistan: I'm 'always open to new ideas'
Bolton said possibility of using private military contractors up to president.
Aug 19 - Aug 18
3 reality TV shows and a presidential administration: A look at Trump and Omarosa's relationship
Trump and Omarosa have now hit a low point after the tapes and her new book.
Aug 18 - Aug 17
Federal court reinstates clean water rule delayed by Trump administration
A federal judge in South Carolina has issued an injunction to block the Trump administration's move to delay a clean water rule intended to block pollution.
Aug 17 - Aug 17
Trump administration to take 'smarter, more aggressive' approach to prevent wildfires
The Trump administration announced that it will take a new, more aggressive approach to manage federal lands in a way that will reduce the risk of damage from wildfires.
Aug 17 - Aug 15
White House says it values diversity, won't disclose numbers
Pressed by reporters Wednesday for a specific number, Sarah Sanders said: "I'm not going to go through and do a count."
Aug 15 - Aug 14
Omarosa claims ex-Trump aides' silence costs $15,000. Here's what campaign records show
Campaign finance records show several former aides to President Donald Trump have received payments of roughly $15,000 per month from campaign or party accounts.
Aug 14 - Aug 13
FBI fires agent over anti-Trump texts as White House reacts to Omarosa allegations
Trump returns to Washington, D.C., the day after white nationalist rally marking anniversary of Charlottesville clashes.
Aug 13 - Aug 12
GOP strategist: Trump has 'surrounded himself by people that are unfit'
The "This Week" Powerhouse Roundtable debates the week in politics.
Aug 12 - Aug 12
Kellyanne Conway on accusation Trump is racist: 'None of us would be there if that were true'
Conway also said she's never heard Trump say a racial slur.
Aug 12 - Aug 10
White House slams Omarosa Manigault Newman's new book as 'riddled with lies and false accusations'
The former "Apprentice" villain and White House staffer releasing a new book.
Aug 10 - Aug 10
President Trump tweets about NFL protests
Trump: "Players are at it again- taking a knee when they should be standing proudly for the national anthem."
Aug 10 - Aug 9
Trump administration overrides endangered species protections to access water California's firefighters say they don't need
The Trump administration announced that the federal government is prioritizing water used to protect endangered fish species to combat wildfires in California.
Aug 9 - Aug 7
Broadway stars, Rosie O'Donnell to bring music and protest to the White House
Broadway stars gather at Lafayette Park to sing show tunes as part of a protest.
Aug 7 - Aug 2
Sanders refuses to say media is not 'enemy of the people'
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders repeatedly refused to say the press is not an "enemy of the people."
Aug 2 - Aug 2
Special counsel tells Trump legal team he wants to talk to president: Sources
Robert Mueller wants to ask him about obstruction of justice among other topics and wants the interview in person and in writing, sources close to the White House Say.
Aug 2 - Aug 1
Democrats call on acting EPA chief to distance himself from Scott Pruitt
Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler testified in a Senate hearing for the first time since taking over at the agency.
Aug 1 - Aug 1
Sanders defends Trump's comment that you need an ID to buy groceries
Sarah Sanders said Trump was defending the "integrity of our election systems."
Aug 1 - Aug 1
White House sanctions Turkey officials over imprisoned American pastor
"We believe he's a victim of unfair and unjust attention by the government of Turkey," White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said.
Aug 1 - Aug 1
Democrats call on acting EPA chief to distance himself from Scott Pruitt
Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler testified in a Senate hearing for the first time since taking over at the agency.
Aug 1 - Aug 1
Trump's ex-press secretary forced to decide between 'loyalty' and 'truth'
Sean Spicer appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" where the host asked him: Which is "more important: loyalty or the truth?"
Aug 1 - Aug 1
Trump's ex-press secretary Sean Spicer tries to dodge question ranking 'loyalty' and 'the truth'
Kimmel asked Spicer which is “more important: loyalty or the truth?”
Aug 1 - Jul 31
President Trump asks John Kelly to stay on as chief of staff through 2020
Kelly is marking one year on the job this week.
Jul 31