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White House grappling with fallout from aide's resignation

By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press

The White House attempted Sunday to soften President Trump's comments about the mistreatment of women while rallying around the chief of staff.

Senate to debate immigration, but Trump is the question mark

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

President Donald Trump's day-to-day turnabouts on the fate of the "Dreamer" immigrants has confounded both Democrats and Republicans.

ProPublica tool finds misleading political ads on Facebook

By PBS News Hour

Amid an investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, Facebook came under fire for its opacity on how it targets political ads. A few months ago, ProPublica released Political Ad Collector, a tool that crowdsources the job of…

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On drug costs, modest steps follow Trump's big promises

By Matthew Perrone, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

As a candidate, Trump advocated Medicare negotiations and he called for allowing consumers to import lower-priced medicines from abroad. But the White House strategy paper veers away from such dramatic steps.

Pennsylvania race to test how tax law plays with voters

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

The tax law has formed a defining fault line ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.

Trump accuses Democrats of playing politics with memo

By Jonathan Lemire and Chad Day, Associated Press

President Donald Trump is explaining his decision not to declassify a Democratic memo, saying the document is “very political” and needs heavy redactions.

Lobbying expenses spiked as Congress shaped tax overhaul

By Richard Lardner, Associated Press

Money spent on lobbying by corporations, trade associations and special interest groups spiked during the final three months of 2017.

Second White House staffer resigns after abuse allegations

By Associated Press

Speechwriter David Sorensen resigned Friday after the White House learned of the allegations against him, spokesman Raj Shah confirmed. Shah says Sorensen denies the allegations.

Trump says he won't declassify Democratic memo on Russia probe without revisions

By Associated Press

Citing national security concerns, the White House is formally notifying the House intelligence committee that President Donald Trump is "unable" to declassify a memo drafted by Democrats that counters GOP allegations about abuse of government surveillance powers.