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When President Donald Trump sought to bring comfort to this shell-shocked city Wednesday, the contrast with his paper-towel tossing visit to Puerto Rico Tuesday could not have been more stark.

Prior to resigning from his position as secretary of Health and Human Services, Tom Price vowed to reimburse taxpayers for $51,887.31 -- the cost of his seat on private flights.

Most members of Congress had never even heard of them before this week.

President Donald Trump is open to considering legislation that would ban "bump stocks" -- a firearm accessory used to more rapidly fire rounds -- but wants to hear more information on the matter before making a final determination.

Democrats are raising alarms that more than a quarter of eligible recipients under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program have not yet filed to renew their status ahead of Thursday's deadline.

The Interior Department employee who blew the whistle on the Trump administration for reassigning him from measuring climate change to a different department has resigned.

A federal judge in Virginia has thrown out multiple charges from a corruption conviction for former Democratic Rep. William Jefferson, and ordered his release from prison.

President Donald Trump dined with his former chief of staff Reince Priebus at the White House Thursday, CNN has learned.

Sen. Bob Menendez would not say Thursday whether he would quit his job if convicted on federal corruption charges and insisted his poll numbers "will rise" if he's acquitted.

Lisa Ann Markuson is on a 100-day, 17-syllable mission.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is very particular about the way he handles his job. Since taking the role, he's enlisted a 24/7 security detail, he's requested the construction of a soundproof booth in his office, and he prefers to work a three-day workweek and to meet with political allies.

Dolores Huerta's life and work show that a person doesn't need to be a politician to have a lasting impact on political and social issues. Huerta's life -- so far spanning more than six decades -- has been dedicated to activism on civil, labor and women's rights issues.

Congress is expected to take up another disaster aid package to help victims in Puerto Rico, Florida, Texas and the US Virgin Islands still struggling to recover from a string of devastating hurricanes.

A Democratic candidate for Congress called Rep. Elise Stefanik "a child" during a candidates' forum, months after he referred to the 33-year-old New York Republican as a "little girl."

On Thursday, President Donald Trump escalated his ongoing one-sided war with the media.

For all his political idiosyncrasies, when it comes to the prospect of tightened gun restrictions, President Donald Trump mostly sounds like a standard-issue Washington Republican.

A leading House Democrat called for leadership changes in her party Thursday, saying that it's "time to pass a torch to a new generation of leaders."

Republicans are blaming the Obama administration for failing to regulate bump fire stocks in 2010 -- but it's unclear whether the administration could have prevented the sale of the device that exacerbated the slaughter in Las Vegas earlier this week.