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Trump admin aims to start border wall by ‘the end of the summer’

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly both stood by the need for a physical border wall during their trip to the U.S.-Mexico border Friday.

April 21, 2017

Obama to give first public speech post-White House on Monday

Former President Barack Obama returns to public life next week with a speech at the University of Chicago, his first since leaving the White House.

April 21, 2017

Rodney Davis, GOP congressman: Details of new health bill unknown

Rep. Rodney Davis said Friday he's not sure what some Congress members are referring to when they talk about the new health care deal.

April 21, 2017

Kellyanne Conway: Donald Trump is ‘evaluating’ Iran nuclear deal

Kellyanne Conway said Friday that President Trump is "evaluating all such options" when it comes to possibly pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal.

April 21, 2017

Elijah Cummings: Democratic Party needs to have ‘a big tent’ of candidates

Rep. Elijah Cummings said Friday that Democrats need to have "a big tent" concept when it comes to rebuilding the party, something he hopes former President Barack Obama will help accomplish.

April 21, 2017

Maxine Waters stands by calls for impeachment, refusal to work with Donald Trump

Rep. Maxine Waters stands by her refusal to work with President Trump on any issue.

April 21, 2017

Dave Brat: New health care bill can be done in a week

Rep. Dave Brat said Friday the GOP can get the new health care bill done in a week.

April 21, 2017

Richard Blumenthal calls out Jeff Sessions’ comments on Hawaii as ‘really bizarre’

Sen. Richard Blumenthal said Friday that Attorney General Jeff Sessions' remarks on Hawaii were "really bizarre."

April 21, 2017

Pro-Trump group’s ads’ motives under question

A new slew of ads from a pro-Trump group thanking House Republicans for supporting the president has created some questions around the true motives of the ads.

April 20, 2017

Ronna McDaniel, RNC chairwoman: Donald Trump the ‘best messenger’ to Republican voters

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel said Wednesday that she'd like to see President Trump get more involved in the special election races, even as some say he might be a liability.

April 20, 2017

Tom Price: There’s a ‘plan B’ for Obamacare reform

Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price said Thursday there is a "plan B" for the GOP's plan to repeal and replace Obamacare.

April 20, 2017

Jason Miller, former Trump aide, defends Clinton camp against new tell-all book

A former Trump campaign aide defended the Clinton camp Thursday against a new tell-all book on the campaign, calling it "disrespectful."

April 20, 2017

Valerie Jarrett says election result was ‘gut-wrenching,’ and she’ll remain in the private sector

Valerie Jarrett, former senior adviser to then-President Barack Obama, said Thursday that the 2016 election result was "gut-wrenching," and she did not see the election results coming.

April 20, 2017

Donald Trump sees uptick in approval rating after Syrian airstrikes

President Trump saw positive movement in a new poll from Quinnipiac University.

April 20, 2017

Chris Van Hollen says Dems see possibility in Texas in 2018

Sen. Chris Van Hollen said Thursday that Texas is on the Democrats' radar for a possible Senate seat.

April 20, 2017

Sean Spicer to headline Va. fundraising event at Trump golf course

White House press secretary Sean Spicer is the featured speaker for a fundraising event at a Trump-owned property with the Virginia Republican Party next month.

April 19, 2017

Jeff Sessions: Border wall will ‘drive home’ Donald Trump’s immigration policy

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Wednesday that the border wall construction needs to "move rapidly" to keep down the number of illegal border crossings into the U.S.

April 19, 2017

Rep. Adam Schiff: House investigation of Russia has a ‘fresh start’ with Conaway

Rep. Adam Schiff says the House investigation into the Trump campaign's connections to Russia is going in the right direction again.

April 19, 2017

Khizr and Ghazala Khan endorse Tom Perriello in Virginia governor’s race

Khizr and Ghazala Khan, the Gold Star parents who got into a war of words with then-presidential candidate Donald Trump after their speech at the Democratic National Convention, on Wednesday endorsed Tom Perriello in the governor's race in Virginia.

April 19, 2017

Karen Handel welcomes Donald Trump to campaign with her

Karen Handel, the Republican candidate running in Georgia's 6th Congressional District, said Wednesday that it's "all hands on deck" heading into the runoff election in June and that she welcomes President Trump's support.

April 19, 2017