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Trump staff to boycott White House Correspondents Dinner

White House staff will follow President Trump's lead and boycott the White House Correspondents Dinner, according to the sponsoring group's chief. Published March 28, 2017

Walter Jones calls for Devin Nunes to recuse himself in Russia probe

Numerous Democrats have called for Rep. Devin Nunes to recuse himself from the Intelligence committee's Russia-election probes. And now one Republican has joined them. Published March 28, 2017

Adolfo Sanchez-Reyes, father of Rockville rape suspect, arrested by immigration officials

In another possible example of the "Trump effect," U.S. immigration officials have reportedly arrested the illegal-immigrant father of one of the two boys suspected in the rape of a Rockville High School student. Published March 27, 2017

Trump tweets confidence of deal with Democrats on Obamacare replacement

President Trump took to Twitter to project sanguine confidence on health care, saying he is confident Democrats will help replace Obamacare. Published March 27, 2017

Donald Trump attacks Hillary Clinton uranium deal on Twitter as pressure mounts for Russia probe

As pressure mounted Monday night on the House intelligence committee over its Republican chairman and the Russia probe, President Trump took to Twitter to change the subject to Hillary Clinton. Published March 27, 2017

Susan Collins opposes Republican Obamacare replacement bill

One of the Senate's moderate Republicans said Thursday that she opposes the Obamacare replacement bill now making its way through the House. Published March 16, 2017

IRS documents may detail Obama tea party targeting uncovered

There are 7,000 previously unacknowledged IRS documents that could contain information about the targeting of tea party groups, the agency has reportedly admitted in a court filing. Published March 9, 2017

Jon Huntsman accepts post as ambassador to Russia

Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. has reportedly accepted an offer from President Trump to be the U.S. ambassador to Russia. Published March 8, 2017

North Korea, Malaysia bar others nationals from leaving

Malaysia and North Korea are now effectively in a mutual hostage situation as each nation Tuesday barred the others' nationals from leaving. Published March 6, 2017

Trump tweets support of Jeff Sessions, blames Democratic partisanship

Published March 2, 2017

Donald Trump postpones state visit to Britain

President Trump has reportedly agreed to delay his state visit to Britain, partially in response to all the protests it engendered. Published February 28, 2017

Iran’s Asghar Farhadi wins Oscar, skips ceremony to protest Trump ban

Iran won the best foreign-film at Sunday night's Oscars, but the director wasn't there to accept the prize. And he was not happy about that. Published February 26, 2017

Alessandro Bertolazzi praises immigrants in Oscars speech in hit on Trump

Published February 26, 2017

Jimmy Kimmel blasts Trump as racist in Oscars opener

Jimmy Kimmel opened Sunday's Academy Awards show by acknowledging the political divide, and promptly called President Trump a racist. Published February 26, 2017

Ben Taub Hospital on lockdown after shots fired: Reports

A hospital in Houston has been placed on lockdown and patients wheeled outside on gurneys in response to reports of gunshots being fired. Published February 21, 2017

Milo Yiannopoulos resigns from Breitbart News

Gay provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has resigned his position at Breitbart News, just days after an interview resurfaced in which he defended underage pederasty. Published February 21, 2017

Milo Yiannopoulos loses Simon & Schuster book deal

Milo Yiannopoulos lost a second gig Monday afternoon over his remarks defending underage pederasty, when Simon & Schuster cancelled plans to publish a book by the gay conservative provocateur this summer. Published February 20, 2017

IRS weakens enforcement of Obamacare individual mandate: Report

The IRS is no longer requiring that tax returns indicate that a person has health insurance under Obamacare -- a move that Reason magazine called a major blow to the law's individual mandate. Published February 14, 2017

A Tribe Called Quest, Busta Rhymes turn Grammys into anti-Trump rant

On a night when most of the Grammy performers avoided or only glanced at politics, a late performance by the rap stars A Tribe Called Quest and Busta Rhymes went full liberal-politics preaching. Published February 12, 2017

Elizabeth Warren blasts Jeff Sessions as purveyor of “racial hatred”

Sen. Elizabeth Warren's personal attacks on Jeff Sessions caused her to be silenced on the Senate floor. But she immediately took the attacks to Twitter on Wednesday night. Published February 8, 2017