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Trumps light National Christmas Tree in 97th annual ceremony

President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump lit the National Christmas Tree near the White House Thursday night, marking a tradition dating back to 192

December 5, 2019

Donald Trump said impeachment won’t hurt his legacy

President Trump said Thursday he is "not at all" worried about impeachment tarnishing his legacy.

December 5, 2019

GOP report: Trump Ukraine actions ‘entirely prudent’

House Republicans rained on Democrats' impeachment parade Monday by releasing a report that picks apart the case against President Trump as an unproven smear campaign generated by disgruntled bureaucrats, as the president criticized Democrats for moving forward with impeachment while he is attending a key NATO conference overseas.

December 2, 2019

Donald Trump slams Democrats for holding impeachment hearing during his overseas trip

President Trump criticized congressional Democrats Monday for pursuing their impeachment "hoax" while he's departing the U.S. for a NATO conference in London.

December 2, 2019

Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, says U.S. shouldn’t block aid for a ‘strategic partner’

The president of Ukraine is saying that the U.S. shouldn't block its aid as an ally, but he never spoke with President Trump about a "quid pro quo" deal to conduct investigations.

December 2, 2019

Donald Trump to ‘restore’ tariffs on steel and aluminum from Argentina and Brazil

President Trump said Monday he will slap tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Argentina and Brazil, accusing those countries of hurting U.S. farmers through currency manipulation.

December 2, 2019

Joe Sestak ends campaign for Democratic nomination

Former Rep. Joe Sestak of Pennsylvania ended his longshot campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination Sunday after failing to attract enough support to qualify for any televised debates.

December 1, 2019

Far-right white nationalists fracturing Donald Trump’s conservative base

Far-right white nationalists rallying around 21-year-old YouTube personality Nicholas Fuentes are causing an uncomfortably visible rift in President Trump's conservative base.

November 28, 2019

Donald Trump tweets photo of himself as Rocky Balboa in the ring

President Trump showed Wednesday he's ready for a partisan slugfest.

November 27, 2019

Donald Trump unlikely to participate in impeachment hearing, White House says

The White House cast serious doubt Wednesday on the likelihood of President Trump participating in next week's House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearing, saying the president has done "nothing wrong."

November 27, 2019

Donald Trump says he beat ‘Deep State’ with pardons for soldiers accused of war crimes

President Trump campaigned Tuesday night on the popularity of his grants of clemency for three U.S. soldiers accused of war crimes, telling a Florida "homecoming" rally that he fought Washington's bureaucracy and won.

November 26, 2019

Rudy Giuliani not directed to probe Ukraine, Donald Trump tells Bill O’Reilly

President Trump on Tuesday denied directing personal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani to dig for dirt on his political rivals.

November 26, 2019

Trump pardons Thanksgiving turkey, jokes that Schiff has subpoenaed the bird

Like his predecessors, President Trump had fun with the traditionally tongue-in-cheek ceremony of pardoning of the national Thanksgiving turkey on Tuesday -- joking that the bird remained calm even under threat of a subpoena from House Democrats.

November 26, 2019

Justice Department asks to halt McGahn testimony while it appeals court decision

The Justice Department asked a federal judge Tuesday to stop former White House counsel Don McGahn from testifying in the House Democrats' impeachment probe of President Trump.

November 26, 2019

White House, Capitol briefly on lockdown due to airspace violation

The White House and the Capitol were on lockdown briefly Tuesday morning after an airspace violation in Washington.

November 26, 2019

White House says it will appeal ruling on Don McGahn testimony

Top White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said Tuesday that a judge's ruling to force former White House Counsel Don McGahn to testify in the House impeachment inquiry "may not be sustainable."

November 26, 2019

Trump says he’s sticking up for ‘warriors’ in Gallagher case

President Trump said Monday he intervened in the case of Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher because he wants to "stick up for the warriors," as opposed to what he characterized as the Obama administration's leniency for deserter Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl and former soldier Chelsea Manning, who was convicted of military espionage.

November 25, 2019

Melania Trump receives White House Christmas tree, delivered by horse-drawn carriage

The White House Christmas tree was delivered Monday on a horse-drawn carriage, with first lady Melania Trump greeting the arrival at the North Portico on a sun-splashed day as a Marine Band played Christmas music.

November 25, 2019

Trump says he still supports embattled Mick Mulvaney

President Trump said Monday he still has confidence in acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, who's taking much of the criticism for the Ukraine affair and other matters.

November 25, 2019

Conan, the hero dog, honored by Trump at the White House

Conan the military dog received a hero's welcome at the White House on Monday for his role in the Special Forces raid that killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi last month in Syria.

November 25, 2019