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Trump issues pardon to Scooter Libby, former chief of staff to Vice President Cheney
President Donald Trump issued a pardon Friday to Lewis "Scooter" Libby, offering forgiveness to a former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney who was convicted of perjury and...

“Untruthful slime ball”: Trump blasts former FBI director Comey as details emerge from scathing book
President Donald Trump on Friday lashed out at former FBI director James Comey on Twitter, calling him a "weak and untruthful slime ball" who deserved to be fired "for the...

Trump says missiles “will be coming” to Syria, taunts Russia for vowing to block them
The United States and Russia escalated a war of words over Syria on Wednesday, with President Donald Trump warning that U.S. airstrikes "will be coming" despite Russia's pledge to shoot...

Republican Gov. Rick Scott enters Senate race in Florida, setting up marquee contest
Florida Gov. Rick Scott, a close ally of President Donald Trump, formally entered the race for a U.S. Senate seat on Monday, kicking off a marquee contest against Sen. Bill...

Trump signs $1.3 trillion spending bill despite veto threat on Twitter
Just hours after threatening a veto, President Donald Trump said Friday afternoon that he had signed the sweeping $1.3 trillion spending bill passed by Congress early Friday and averted a...

Trump’s big infrastructure plan has a lot of detail on everything but how to pay for it
President Donald Trump is poised to unveil a long-awaited plan Monday that aims to stimulate $1.5 trillion in new spending on the country's ailing infrastructure over the coming decade, but...

Trump was speaking “tongue in cheek” when he said Democrats were “treasonous,” spokesman says
WASHINGTON - A White House spokesman said Tuesday that President Donald Trump was speaking "tongue in cheek" when he said it was "treasonous" for Democrats not to applaud good news...

Trump says his State of the Union viewership was the highest ever. The ratings say otherwise.
President Donald Trump on Thursday boasted that the viewership of his State of the Union speech was "the highest number in history" - a claim at odds with ratings figures...

Trump says his border wall views have “never changed,” contradicting Kelly
President Donald Trump publicly pushed back Thursday against a characterization by White House Chief of Staff John Kelly that the president's views on a southern border wall had "evolved" and...

Trump portrayed as uninformed, unprepared and lacking focus in unflattering new book
During his campaign and tumultuous first year in office, President Donald Trump demonstrated little knowledge of policy details. He was not interested in advice that conflicted with his instincts, and...