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Jamie Ruppert of White Haven, Pa. is a swing voter who picked Donald Trump in the 2016 election. Nearly 100 days into his presidency she gives Trump a grade of C+ to B- but she still hopes for an A near the end of his time in office.

Nearly 100 Days In, Trump Voter In One Rust Belt County Shares Concerns

8:07am April 23, 2017

by Jeff Brady

Jamie Ruppert of Pennsylvania supports President Trump, but says she'd give his first few months in office a B- or C+. He "stepped up" for the people of Syria, she says, but failed at health care.

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Budget Director Mick Mulvaney speaks about President Trump's budget proposal for the coming fiscal year during the daily press briefing at the White House on March 16.

Trump Lifting Federal Hiring Freeze

12:00am April 12, 2017

by Brian Naylor

The White House Office of Management and Budget also calls on federal agencies and the public to come up with ideas to overhaul government services.

Under a rarely used law, lawmakers have voted to repeal more than a dozen regulations enacted in the last six months of the Obama administration.

Republicans Are Using An Obscure Law To Repeal Some Obama-Era Regulations

10:52am April 09, 2017

by Brian Naylor

The Congressional Review Act has allowed the Republican-controlled Congress and President Trump to repeal nearly a dozen regulations enacted in the last six months of the Obama administration.

President Trump suffered a major defeat when the GOP health care legislation failed to be brought for a vote in the House on Friday. What transpired endangers all of Trump's agenda moving forward.

Trump's Agenda May Be Doomed Unless He Learns That 'Little' Stuff Matters

10:25am March 27, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

The president showed little interest in policy details. If he continues to focus superficially on getting a win instead of learning, Republicans warn that his priorities will continue to be derailed.

President Obama signs the Affordable Care Act on March 23, 2010. Since then, the bill has been a battering ram for Republicans. But they're struggling to replace it under President Trump.

Obama: 'America Is Stronger Because Of The Affordable Care Act'

5:44pm March 23, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

The former president celebrated the seventh anniversary of his signing of the Affordable Care Act on the day Republicans had planned to start the process of gutting it in celebration.

Traffic flows past Trump Tower in New York in November 2016. The Trump administration wants more time to produce evidence that then-President Barack Obama ordered surveillance on Donald Trump during last year's election. Trump says his predecessor ordered

Trump Administration Asks For More Time To Provide Proof That Obama Wiretapped Trump

7:28pm March 13, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The House Intelligence Committee had requested any applications for surveillance of Trump or his associates made under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Obama has said the claim is baseless.

Louise Mensch, founder of the political site Heat Street and a former member of Parliament, wrote about the FBI's investigation into activities by Trump campaign figures with ties to Russia.

To Boost Trump Wiretap Claims, White House Leans On Unlikely Source

4:18pm March 09, 2017

by David Folkenflik

The White House has cited Louise Mensch's reporting to substantiate President Trump's claim that former President Barack Obama had ordered a wiretap on him. But Mensch never said that.

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President Trump with Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell (left) and House Speaker Paul Ryan (right) at the White House. All three will have to sell the new health care plan to skeptical factions.

4 Challenges Trump And Republicans Face When It Comes To Health Care

2:45pm March 07, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

The long-awaited GOP health care plan is out. President Trump and Republicans might have an easier time passing it than Obama eight years ago, but health care is complicated and not an easy sell.

President Trump and former President Barack Obama walk out prior to Obama's departure during the 2017 presidential inauguration.

Obama Criticizes Trump's Immigration Ban, Is 'Heartened' By Protests

4:23pm January 30, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

The former president is "heartened by the level of engagement" and "fundamentally disagrees with the notion of discriminating against individuals because of their faith or religion," a statement said.

President Donald Trump signs executive orders at the Department of Defense on Friday.

This Week In Trump's 'Alternative Facts'

9:57pm January 29, 2017

The new administration's push-back on verifiable facts is unprecedented and shows that the Trump we saw on the campaign trail hasn't changed once he took the oath of office. And it's only been a week.