Trump defends Pelosi in her fight with freshmen Democrats

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is getting support from an unlikely source - the president - in her fight with freshmen Democrats.

Trump lashes out on Twitter ahead of social media 'summit'

President Donald Trump is lashing out at social media companies and the press ahead of a "Social Media Summit" he's hosting at the White House that will bring together mostly conservative groups.

Ocasio-Cortez, Pelosi feud tests party

They don't talk to each other much, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Texas billionaire Ross Perot dies at age 89

Texas businessman, philanthropist and former politician Ross Perot has died.

Night before Trump's inauguration was ‘very emotional': Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama in an interview Saturday evening said the night before President Trump’s inauguration in January 2017 was “very emotional.”

Trump defends Acosta but will look at Epstein plea deal

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would be looking "very closely" at Labor Secretary Alex Acosta's handling of a sex trafficking case involving now-jailed billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein. But he also seemed to stand by his Cabinet official, praising Acosta's performance on the job and saying he felt "very badly" for him.

Queens DA primary recount
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NYC Board of Elections workers on Tuesday began sorting ballots to prepare for the manual recount in the Queens DA Democratic primary race.

Queens DA Democratic primary recount starts Tuesday

A recount in the nationally watched Democratic primary for Queens district attorney is getting started this week.

Pelosi says Trump wants to make US 'white again'

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says President Donald Trump wants to add a citizenship question to next year's Census because he wants to "make America white again."

New tally flips results of Queens DA race, forcing recount

A primary for Queens district attorney that was already receiving national attention as a proxy for the national fight between different Democratic factions is taking another turn, with a tally of paper ballots reversing the initial results and the close margin forcing an automatic recount.

Michigan Rep. Justin Amash quitting Republican Party

Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan, the only Republican in Congress to call for impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, said Thursday he is leaving the GOP because he has become disenchanted with partisan politics and "frightened by what I see from it."

Trump insists he's not dropping citizenship question effort

President Donald Trump is insisting that he is not dropping efforts to include a citizenship question on the upcoming 2020 census, even as the U.S. Census Bureau has started the process of printing the questionnaire without the controversial query.

Katz takes 20-vote lead over Caban in Queens DA primary; recount triggered

Queens Borough President Melinda Katz has pulled ahead of public defender Tiffany Caban in the Democratic primary for Queens County district attorney—by just 20 votes.

Trump Facebook campaign ads use models to portray actual supporters

A series of Facebook video ads for President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign shows what appears to be a young woman strolling on a beach in Florida, a Hispanic man on a city street in Texas and a bearded hipster in a coffee shop in Washington, D.C., all making glowing, voice-over endorsements of the president.

Veterans will hand out USS John McCain shirts during Trump's ‘Salute to America' July 4 event

Two veteran organizations, VoteVets.org and Rags of Honor, are joining forces to distribute thousands of shirts featuring the USS John S. McCain during this year’s Fourth of July celebration in Washington D.C.

Trump campaign announces $105M fundraising haul, blowing past Dem candidates

The Trump campaign announced Tuesday that its re-election operation raised a whopping $105 million in the second quarter, a figure that blows past what the Democratic candidates have been pulling in.

Trump tweet-attacks New York governor and attorney general

President Donald Trump lashed out at New York's governor and attorney general Monday, accusing the Democrats of going after him in a "political Witch Hunt."