President Trump's sudden announcements to pull U.S. troops out of Syria and dramatically reduce combat forces in Afghanistan have Republicans wondering who will fill the void left by the late John McCain, a prominent authority on national security willing to speak for the nation’s military commanders.
President Trump made an unannounced trip Wednesday to Iraq, his first visit to troops in a combat zone as president that comes amid roiling criticism of his national security strategy.
President Trump, speaking with reporters during an unannounced trip to Iraq, said he planned on "going to the wall" for a "groundbreaking" event before his State of the Union address in late January.
President Trump and Democratic leaders appear no closer to a resolution five days into a partial government shutdown that has furloughed hundreds of thousands of federal workers.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is promising changes to how the agency handles the health of migrant children in U.S. custody, following the death of a second child in less than a month.
The Trump administration said Wednesday it will appeal a federal judge’s order blocking the White House’s immigration policy restricting asylum claims at the southern border.
Administration lawyers are citing the partial government shutdown as they ask judges to delay some cases, including a lawsuit on whether President Trump has profited illegally while in office.
Top White House economist Kevin Hassett on Wednesday said Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is not in danger of losing his job amid reports President Trump is considering ousting him.
Opinion | Both Democrats and Republicans should have shared concerns about the possible manipulation of the FBI by the policy interests of one party over another.
Opinion | The market experience in recent weeks reminded investors of the movie “Groundhog Day” in which a weatherman played by Bill Murray finds himself living the same day over and over again.
Both sides remain deeply divided over funding for a border wall, and furloughs of federal workers continue. House members have been told there will be no votes on Thursday, meaning the shutdown will probably last until at least Friday.
Even with negotiations resuming, the partial government shutdown may not end until Democrats and President Trump agree to disagree on what makes a border barrier a “wall.”
President Donald Trump is considering an executive order in the new year to declare a national emergency that would bar U.S. companies from using telecommunications equipment made by China’s Huawei and ZTE, three sources familiar with the situation told Reuters.
The last year was a 12-month champagne toast for the legal marijuana industry as the global market exploded and cannabis pushed its way further into the financial and cultural mainstream.
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