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A firefighter looks out from the window of a damaged apartment in Trump Tower in New York on Saturday.

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Man Who Died In Trump Tower Fire Tried To Sell Apartment, Friend Says

10:46am April 09, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Todd Brassner, 67, who died Saturday, reportedly told his friend that he wanted out of the building, which had become "an armed camp" since Trump's 2016 election.

A 2017 file photo of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. Democrats have called for Pruitt's resignation over a variety of spending scandals but President Trump and key Republicans have rallied to his defense.

What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger: Why Scott Pruitt May Be Here To Stay

9:55am April 09, 2018

by Ron Elving

If Pruitt's slavish devotion to deregulation has boosted his stock with Trump, it has also endeared him to an array of conservative activists and organizations who have been looking for heroes.

President Trump's tweets delight supporters who say they find him honest, funny and refreshing. But his tweets distract and dismay his detractors, alienate many of his allies and misdirect much of the media.

Politics & Government

Analysis: In Trump's Twitter Feed, A Tale Of Sound And Fury

1:31pm April 07, 2018

by David Folkenflik

Trump's tweets delight supporters who say they find him honest, funny and refreshing. But his tweets distract and dismay his detractors, alienate many of his allies and misdirect much of the media.

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CIA Director Mike Pompeo testifies on worldwide threats during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Feb. 13, 2018. Pompeo, President Trump's pick to lead the State Department, has portrayed the fight against terrorism as an epic holy

Trump's National Security And State Department Picks Alarm American Muslims

1:12pm April 06, 2018

by Tom Gjelten

Even as President Trump is warming relationships with Muslim nations in the Middle East, he is antagonizing U.S. Muslims with his choice of a new national security adviser and secretary of state.

A lawyer for Stephanie Clifford, who performs under the stage name Stormy Daniels, says their "case just got a whole lot better" after the president's remarks.

Politics & Government

Trump Denies Knowledge Of Hush Money To Porn Actress

8:45pm April 05, 2018

by Scott Horsley

The president says he was unaware that his attorney paid $130,000 shortly before the 2016 election to silence a woman who says she had a sexual relationship with Trump.

President Trump holds up a signed presidential memorandum aimed at what he calls Chinese economic aggression in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on March 22, 2018.

Trump Administration Identifies Chinese Tariff Targets

6:55pm April 03, 2018

by Scott Horsley

The Trump administration has published a list of Chinese exports it plans to hit with steep tariffs, in response to allegedly unfair treatment of U.S. technological know-how.

Left to right: Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis, Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite and U.S. President Donald Trump, hold a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House Tuesday.

Trump Calls For Military Forces On U.S.-Mexico Border

5:23pm April 03, 2018

by Scott Horsley

President Trump says he's been talking with Defense Secretary James Mattis about using military troops to help secure the U.S. border with Mexico.

A video from the sports website Deadspin shows local TV news anchors reciting, in unison, a script from Sinclair Broadcast Group denouncing "fake stories."

Video Reveals Power Of Sinclair, As Local News Anchors Recite Script In Unison

6:41pm April 02, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Sinclair Broadcast Group owns more than 190 local TV stations across the country. The company recently began instructing local anchors to read a script denouncing "fake" news.

A container ship waits to be unloaded at the Port of Oakland in California. President Trump says the trade deficit that the U.S. runs with other nations must be slashed for the well-being of the country.

America Has A Large Trade Deficit, But Economists Aren't Too Concerned About It

11:53pm March 28, 2018

by Jim Zarroli

President Trump says the trade deficit that the U.S. runs with other nations must be slashed for the well-being of the country. But analysts say the deficit provides other benefits to the economy.

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A 2017 congressional committee report singled out this picture of Donald Rumsfeld as one example of the high cost of official portraits. Unveiled in 2010, after Rumsfeld's tenure as secretary of defense had ended, this official image — Rumsfeld's second

Congress Takes A Brush To The Budget, Barring Federal Funds For Portraits

5:50pm March 28, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

President Trump signed the Eliminating Government-funded Oil-painting Act, or EGO Act, into law Tuesday, permanently banning the use of federal funds for painted images of government officials.