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President Donald Trump is in the midst of a 17-day stay away from Washington at Trump National Golf Course in Bedminster, New Jersey. Trump seems desperate to make clear that he is working on this vacation, not just taking time away from the job. But, is he? I reached out to CNN White House super-producer Kevin Liptak for some answers. Our email exchange, edited lightly for flow, is below. The most amazing thing to me? Trump wants to be buried at Bedminster!

A new CNN poll that looks at President Donald Trump's backing among his core supporters has some disturbing signs for him, CNN Political Director David Chalian says.

House Democrats want to know how many taxpayer dollars are flowing to Trump Organization businesses or affiliated ones.

An Iranian drone came within 100 feet of a US Navy F/A-18 attempting to land on the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday, according to two US defense officials with knowledge of the incident. The officials said the drone forced the US aircraft to take evasive action.

For Democrats hoping to turn President Donald Trump's unpopularity into an opportunity to take control of the House next year, this Orange County community is ground zero.

Goodbye climate change. Hello "weather extremes."

Congressional Republicans' failure to pass a health care bill is starting to hit them where it hurts: Their pocketbooks.

The numbers in the new CNN poll are striking: six in 10 people don't believe President Trump is "honest and trustworthy."

On Monday night, the New York Times published a draft copy of a report from 13 government agencies that affirms climate change is real and human actions are having an effect on the warming of the planet.

One of the most vulnerable Republican senators seeking re-election in 2018 officially has a GOP primary opponent.

Most Americans say they feel "uneasy" about the possibility of conflict with North Korea, with only a third of those surveyed having confidence in President Donald Trump's ability to handle the situation, a CBS News poll released Tuesday shows.

The Trump administration can claim a genuine foreign policy win, marked by deft diplomacy on two continents, following the passage of the most punitive UN sanctions ever imposed against North Korea.

President Trump's approval ratings are dismal in the new CNN national poll. Ditto his trust ratings. And the numbers around whether his first six months on office have been a success or a failure. And virtually every other number in the poll.

Veteran American diplomat David Satterfield is expected to become the new acting Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs beginning next month, replacing Stuart Jones, who is leaving the department, senior State Department officials confirmed to CNN.

Six months into his presidency, Donald Trump's overall approval rating stands at its lowest point in CNN polling, while three-quarters of Americans say they can't trust most what they hear from the White House.

The voters who carried Donald Trump to victory in Arizona increasingly see the President as just another politician -- and one who is running out of time to deliver on his campaign promises.

It was a little after 3 p.m. on Saturday here, the third day of the Democratic Socialists of America biannual convention, and it was time to vote. But the murmurs on the floor were growing louder and soon the problem became apparent. The student section of DSA, the Young Democratic Socialists, was absent.

There's a long list of reasons why Republicans' plan to overhaul the nation's tax system is going to be complicated this fall.