Politics

Trump says chief of staff Susie Wiles has early stage breast cancer but will keep working through treatment

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

The Republican president says Wiles plans to begin treatment immediately but makes no suggestion she's pulling back on her work as one of his closest advisers.

Republican in Congress resist calls for Iran war hearings, creating a new standoff with Democrats

By Stephen Groves, Associated Press

Some Democrats are threatening this week to force a series of votes on the war, hoping that the efforts to gum up the Senate's voting schedule will prod Republicans to action.

What to expect in the Illinois state primary

By Robert Yoon, Associated Press

Topping the ballot is the race to succeed Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin.

A politically charged awards season ends with calls for peace at the Oscars

By James Pollard, Associated Press

Political organizers suggested that celebrities found their political voices more this cycle than in recent years.

'I'll knock the hell out of it.' Trump warns U.S. could attack Kharg Island again in call with PBS News

By Liz Landers

The comments came during a three-minute phone call Monday morning with PBS News' Liz Landers, while the president was attending what he described as a “very important meeting” on the Iran war.

Trump's mass deportation agenda is at a crossroads as DHS changes leadership

By Lisa Mascaro, Rebecca Santana, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press

But all indications are that Trump's mass deportation operation is not stalling out but intensifying.

Trump says he's demanded countries help 'protect their own territory,' police Iran's Strait of Hormuz

By Sam Metz, Will Weissert, Julia Frankel, Cara Anna, Associated Press

The president declined to name the countries the administration is negotiating with to protect of the strait.

WATCH: Trump 'strongly' encourages other countries to help U.S. protect Strait of Hormuz

By Associated Press

The president said at an event at the White House on Monday that “numerous countries” have told him “they’re on the way” to help police the strait but he complained about their reluctance.

Trump side-stepped diplomacy on road to war in Iran. He's now asking China and others for help

By Will Weissert, Bill Barrow, Associated Press

With the Iran war’s economic consequences unfurling rapidly, President Trump is cajoling allies and other global powers to help mop up the mess.

AP analysis: Two weeks into war with Iran, Trump has been knocked back on his political heels

By Will Weissert, Associated Press

President Donald Trump has grown more agitated with news coverage and has failed to explain the Iran war — or how it will end — in a way that resonates with the American public.