President Donald Trump's new press secretary, Sean Spicer, greeted reporters on Thursday with a "Happy Groundhog Day," and followed it with a White House briefing that clocked in at just 25 minutes. The next day, he ended his briefing after 30 minutes.
A conservative former Justice Department official who argued a President's executive authority includes the use of torture during George W. Bush's administration said that he has "grave concerns" about how President Donald Trump is approaching his new job.
"Smart!" That's what President Trump or one of his aides wrote on Facebook a few days ago, linking to a story by a Middle Eastern blogging site. But the anonymously-sourced story is unproven. Multiple governments have denied it. It's the kind of story that the president might decry as "fake news," were it not beneficial to him.
A prolific Republican super PAC pushing President Donald Trump's Cabinet took down its website temporarily Monday after hackers got in and retitled sections "Make America S****y Again" and scrawled "Black Lives Matter" across the video section.
Republican Rep. Chris Collins has distanced himself from comments made by President Donald Trump that seemed to equate the US and Russian governments morally, telling CNN's Alisyn Camerota that he "would not have used those words."
Elliott Abrams, a neoconservative Republican insider, is emerging as President Donald Trump's choice be Deputy Secretary of State -- a pick that could test Trump's willingness to work with members of a foreign policy establishment that didn't back him during the campaign, according to sources familiar with the situation.
Martellus Bennett told reporters following the New England Patriots' historic Super Bowl win Sunday that he will not accompany his teammates to the White House, where they are set to be honored by President Donald Trump later this year.
Republican Sen. Ben Sasse took issue with President Donald Trump's characterization of a "so-called judge," who is temporarily thwarting his immigration and refugee ban.
Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley says President Trump Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch is on the "far extreme right" and slammed congressional Republicans for what he said was the "theft" of a Supreme Court seat.
Football fans compared the New England Patriots' historic comeback against the Atlanta Falcons to President Donald Trump's unexpected win against Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in the 2016 general election.
Donald Trump vowed as a candidate to kill Obamacare in short order. But more than two weeks into his presidency, some Republicans are starting to ask: What happened to repealing the law quickly?
President Donald Trump says the roll out of his "wonderful" health care policy proposal could take until next year, but Americans can expect tax cuts in 2017.
Senate Democrats may not be able to block any of President Donald Trump's Cabinet picks, but this week they will continue to lean on every procedural maneuver available to delay and debate some of the President's more controversial nominations.
Growing mistrust of traditional news outlets has emboldened President Donald Trump and his aides to challenge journalists and promote the administration's own version of facts and events, a veteran journalist warns.
As their progressive base rages against President Donald Trump, the candidates vying to lead the Democratic Party are all abiding by a simple rule: First, do no harm.
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