Trump pulling all US troops from Syria, declaring IS defeat
President Donald Trump is pulling all 2,000 U.S. troops out of Syria, officials announced Wednesday as the president suddenly declared victory over the Islamic State, contradicting his own experts' assessments and sparking surprise and outrage from his party's lawmakers who called his action rash and dangerous.
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Holiday lights spell out 'TRUMP IS A TRAITOR' overlooking Lake of the Isles
The resident responsible says reaction from passersby has been nothing but positive.
Trump eager to sign sweeping criminal justice bill approved by Senate
The bill, hailed by conservatives and liberals alike, would give judges more discretion when sentencing some drug offenders and would boost prisoner rehabilitation efforts.
Judge delays Flynn sentencing, 'not hiding disgust' at crime
A federal judge Tuesday abruptly postponed the sentencing of President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, declaring himself disgusted and disdainful of Flynn's crime of lying to the FBI and raising the unexpected prospect of sending the retired Army lieutenant general to prison.
Trump Foundation reaches deal to dissolve amid lawsuit
President Donald Trump's charitable foundation reached a deal Tuesday to go out of business, even as Trump continues to fight allegations he misused its assets to resolve business disputes and boost his run for the White House.
Trump administration moves to ban bump stocks
The Trump administration Tuesday banned bump stocks, the firearm attachments that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire like machine guns and were used during the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
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After judge's ruling against 'Obamacare,' what happens now?
A federal judge's ruling would, if upheld, wipe away the entire Affordable Care Act, the health care overhaul championed by President Barack Obama and twice sustained by the Supreme Court.
MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski apologizes for homophobic comment
President Trump attacked MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski on Thursday for using a homophobic slur on the air and tweeted that if a conservative person had said it, "that person would be banned permanently from television."
Trump threatens shutdown in wild Oval Office encounter with Democrats
President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders bickered over funding for his promised border wall and offered a grim preview of life in Washington the next two years under divided government.
Trump administration proposes major rollback of water rules
The Trump administration proposed withdrawing federal protections for countless waterways and wetlands across the country Tuesday, making good on President Donald Trump's campaign pledge to weaken landmark Obama-era water rules long opposed by some developers, farmers and oil, gas, and mining executives.
After CIA briefing, senators lay blame on Saudi crown prince
Breaking with President Donald Trump, senators leaving a briefing with CIA Director Gina Haspel on Tuesday said they are even more convinced that Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman was involved in the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
House GOP campaign arm targeted by 'unknown entity' in 2018
Thousands of emails were stolen from aides to the National Republican Congressional Committee during the 2018 midterm campaign, a major breach exposing vulnerabilities that have kept cybersecurity experts on edge since the 2016 presidential race.
At Capitol, Bush saluted as 'gentle soul,' 'great man'
The nation's capital embraced George H.W. Bush in death Monday with solemn ceremony and high tributes to his service and decency, as the remains of the 41st president took their place in the Capitol rotunda for three days of mourning and praise by the political elite and everyday citizens alike.
NYPD finds English couple's engagement ring that fell through sidewalk grate
Who says the British are reserved? A couple who lost an engagement ring down a Times Square utility grate, returning home thinking it was gone forever, are effusive in their praise for the New York City police officers who found it in the muck 8 feet under.
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On this Trump trip, low drama, signs of acceptance
President Trump's foreign trips have tended to be drama-filled affairs, but on this one, for the often-undisciplined leader, the whirlwind trip was an unusual moment of calm.
Senate defies Trump, showing anger with Saudis for Khashoggi
Defying President Donald Trump, senators sent a strong signal Wednesday that they want to punish Saudi Arabia for its role in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. By a bipartisan 63-37 vote, the Senate opted to move forward with legislation calling for an end to U.S. involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen.
US waived FBI checks on staff at growing teen migrant camp
The Trump administration has put the safety of thousands of teens at a migrant detention camp at risk by waiving FBI fingerprint checks for their caregivers and short-staffing mental health workers, according to an Associated Press investigation and a new federal watchdog report.
Defeated Republican Rep. Mia Love delivers rebuke to Trump
The first and only black Republican woman in Congress delivered a sharp rebuke Monday to President Donald Trump and her party's relationship with African-Americans in her first remarks since her midterm defeat.
Trump's call to troops rails against court, migrants
President Donald Trump used a Thanksgiving Day call to troops deployed overseas to pat himself on the back and air grievances.
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