White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders says former CIA Director John Brennan and others have "politicized and in some cases monetized their public service and security clearances."
White House stenographers are meant to record every public utterance made by a president, but "everything changed" with the Trump administration, says Beck Dorey-Stein.
Growing up, young residents in the region didn't sense much of a divide between the two countries. But crossing the border these days, says Kenia Guerrero, 23, of Mexico, "You are sometimes afraid."
The city hosted the Democratic National Convention that renominated Barack Obama in 2012. President Trump won North Carolina in 2016, a swing state key to his victory.
President Trump boasts that he's tougher on Russia than any other president. His administration has adopted some tough policies, even though Trump's rhetoric is almost always friendly toward Moscow.
Activists aimed to bring one balloon to the president's backyard; they overshot their fundraising goal and now say they will create more than one replica.
Presidents usually don't comment directly on Fed policy. But President Trump broke with that tradition Thursday, saying, "I'm not thrilled" about the Fed's interest rate increases.
The White House asserted that Trump believes Russia is still targeting the U.S., despite his apparent answer to a reporter's question. Trump also told CBS he holds Putin personally responsible.
Some Russian commentators and politicians rejoiced after Monday's meeting between the two leaders, with one columnist even calling it "another small miracle."