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Roger Stone known as combative longtime Trump friend who taunted prosecutors

Roger Stone, indicted Friday by special counsel Robert Mueller in the Russia probe, is a pugnacious longtime Republican operative and friend of President Trump who takes credit for helping Mr. Trump to reach the White House.

January 25, 2019

Donald Trump’s approval rating falls to 34 percent

President Trump said he isn't caving. But his support is eroding.

January 24, 2019

Joe Biden defends ‘sin’ of praising GOP lawmaker in big-money speech

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden defended himself Thursday against what he called the "sin" of praising a Republican lawmaker last fall in a speech that earned him $200,000.

January 24, 2019

Wilbur Ross: I don’t ‘quite understand why’ federal workers are going to shelters

Liberals slammed two of President Trump's top economic advisers and daughter-in-law Lara Trump Thursday for seeming to minimize the plight of unpaid federal workers during the shutdown, likening their comments to the callous quip "let them eat cake" often attributed to Marie Antoinette.

January 24, 2019

Wilbur Ross: U.S., China ‘miles and miles’ away from trade deal

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Thursday that the U.S. and China have "miles and miles" of negotiations ahead to resolve a trade war before higher tariffs are due to kick in on March 1.

January 24, 2019

Donald Trump works to hold GOP base before Senate vote

President Trump rallied support among conservatives Wednesday for his border wall, as business leaders and even some in the White House expressed growing concern about the economic impact of the partial government shutdown.

January 23, 2019

Donald Trump works to hold GOP base on eve of Senate vote on border compromise

President Trump rallied support among conservatives Wednesday for his stance on a border wall, as business leaders and even some in the White House expressed growing concern about the economic impact of the partial government shutdown.

January 23, 2019

Nancy Pelosi revokes Trump invitation for State of the Union

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that she will refuse to allow President Trump to deliver his State of the Union address at the Capitol next week, sending the White House scrambling for other options -- and dragging the shutdown showdown to "petty" new depths.

January 23, 2019

Trump tells Pelosi he’ll give State of Union address in House chamber as planned

President Trump told House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Wednesday he will deliver the State of the Union address next week in the House chamber, rejecting her request to delay the speech due to the partial government shutdown.

January 23, 2019

Sean Spicer blames antics of ‘B-rate’ journalists for lack of White House press briefings

Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer blamed grandstanding "B-rate" reporters Wednesday for President Trump's decision to eliminate televised press briefings at the White House.

January 23, 2019

Business Roundtable warns shutdown doing damage to U.S. economy

A top White House economic adviser said Wednesday the U.S. economy could show no growth in the first quarter if the partial government shutdown extends through March.

January 23, 2019

Black Hebrew Israelites leader says MAGA hats are ‘no better than Klan hoods’

A New York-based leader of the black protest group that taunted Covington Catholic students at the Lincoln Memorial said the youths' Make America Great Again hats are "no better than Klan hoods."

January 23, 2019

Florida officials urge Trump to allow lawsuits to reclaim seized Cuban properties

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and GOP lawmakers urged President Trump in a meeting Tuesday to allow thousands of Cuban-Americans to take legal action to reclaim property seized in Cuba by the communist dictatorship there.

January 22, 2019

Mike Pence declares U.S. support for Venezuelan opposition leader on eve of protests

On the eve of nationwide protests in Venezuela, Vice President Mike Pence declared official U.S. support Tuesday for opposition leader Juan Guaido and called on Venezuelans to "raise your voices" against socialist President Nicolas Maduro.

January 22, 2019

Mike Pompeo tells Davos forum that ‘new winds are blowing’ worldwide

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that President Trump's "disruption" of the old world order, combined with Britain's decision to leave the European Union and the election of a Trump-style president in Brazil, are good for the global economy.

January 22, 2019

Trump seeks walk-through for State of Union address in Congress: Report

President Trump has asked congressional officials for a walk-through of a State of the Union address, in a sign that he might work around House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's withdrawn invitation.

January 22, 2019

Navient pushes back against Consumer Financial Protection Bureau deception claims

The nation's largest student loan servicer is pushing back in court against the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's claims that it deceived hundreds of thousands of borrowers, arguing that the bureau can't even find one person harmed.

January 21, 2019

Martin Luther King’s son slams Mike Pence for comparing Donald Trump with his father

The son of Martin Luther King Jr. criticized Vice President Mike Pence on Monday for comparing President Trump to the late civil rights leader.

January 21, 2019

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Donald Trump discuss Kurds, Syria

President Trump spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Sunday about a "negotiated solution" for Syria, where the withdrawal of U.S. troops has alarmed Kurdish allies of America who are considered terrorists by the Turks.

January 20, 2019

Trump offers immigration compromise to Democrats for wall funding in bid to end shutdown

President Trump offered Democrats a deal to end the 29-day-old government shutdown Saturday by extending protections for hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants in return for $5.7 billion in border wall funding.

January 19, 2019