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Russia's consulate general in San Francisco, as seen at the end of last year.

In 'Spirit Of Parity,' U.S. Orders Russia To Close Consulate, 2 Annexes

3:54pm August 31, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The State Department declaration requires closures in San Francisco, New York and Washington, D.C., in retaliation for a Kremlin order expelling 755 U.S. diplomatic staff. The deadline is Saturday.

Democratic candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates, Schuyler VanValkenburg canvasses a street last month in Henrico, Va. VanValkenburg is part of a surge of Democratic candidates running in Virginia this fall.

Shut Out Of Power In D.C., Democrats Try To Make Inroads In Virginia This Fall

12:40pm August 31, 2017

by Mallory Noe-Payne

Elections in Virginia this fall are the first big test for state-level Democrats in the Trump era and whether they can use the president's unpopularity to gain ground in the state legislature.

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President Trump participates in a tax overhaul kickoff event at the Loren Cook Company in Springfield, Mo., on Wednesday.

Politics & Government

Trump Hits The Road To Promote Tax Cuts (Details To Come)

5:29pm August 30, 2017

by Scott Horsley

President Trump argued for tax cuts on Wednesday in Springfield, Mo. It's the beginning of what aides say will be a concerted push for a tax overhaul, but details are still vague.

President Donald Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, listens to a question during a meeting with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto in the Oval Office on Monday. Tillerson, when asked Sunday whether Trump's respo

Are Trump's Foreign Policy Stumbles First-Year Growing Pains Or A Reason For Worry?

5:21pm August 30, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

University of Virginia historians say tumult isn't unexpected in the first year of a new administration. But there are questions about whether the Trump administration is prepared to handle crises.

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President Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Tuesday.

Trump's Texas Visit Highlights Federal Response Effort

7:10pm August 29, 2017

by Scott Horsley

The president said he waited to visit until he could do so "without causing disruption." He sidestepped Houston and instead stopped in Corpus Christi, where Harvey made landfall, and then in Austin.

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk Tuesday from Marine One to board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base for a trip to Texas to get an update on Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.

Can Trump Show A Nation He Cares?

2:44pm August 29, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

The president heads to Texas on Tuesday to survey the damage from Hurricane Harvey. It will be a test of his young presidency to show empathy and competence in responding to a historic storm.

Former Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio, seen in 2010, was pardoned by President Trump on Friday.

After Arpaio, 4 Answers To Questions About How Pardons Are Supposed To Work

6:24pm August 28, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

President Trump has used his pardon power to forgive one of his most loyal political allies, former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio. On Monday, Trump told reporters, "I stand by my pardon of Sheriff Joe."

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Human rights and LGBT-rights organizations filed two federal lawsuits against President Trump and members of his administration on Monday.

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2 Lawsuits Challenge Trump's Ban On Transgender Military Service

2:49pm August 28, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The plaintiffs include transgender people who are currently serving in the military and transgender people who wish to serve but are no longer able to do so because of the ban.

In Trump World, The Brand Is All, And His Brand Includes The Wall

5:25pm August 26, 2017

by Ron Elving

These were the issues that helped catapult Trump in 2016 over 16 Republican rivals with better credentials. So no wonder he believes the letters of his own name make a better brand than G-O-P.

Chants of "White lives matter!" "You will not replace us!" and "Jews will not replace us!" rang out on Aug. 11 as several hundred white nationalists and supremacists carried torches through the University of Virginia.

National

U.N. Panel Urges U.S. Government To Reject Racial Hatred And Violence

6:28pm August 23, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

An anti-racism panel denounced the U.S. response to "horrific events" in Charlottesville, Va. It did not mention President Trump by name but referred to "failure at the highest political level."