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What it’s like to be President Trump’s White House photographer

By Elizabeth Flock

In one of her first-ever interviews, official White House photographer Shealah Craighead says she sees her role as to be a neutral observer, instead of shape the public perception of the president.

President Trump grudgingly signs Russia sanctions bill

By Vivian Salama and Richard Lardner, Associated Press

Dealt a striking congressional rebuke, Donald Trump grudgingly signed what he called a "seriously flawed" package of sanctions against Russia, bowing for the moment to resistance from both parties to his push for warmer ties with Moscow.

Michelle Obama says some people still ‘won’t see me for what I am because of my skin color’

By Associated Press

Obama spoke at an event for the Women's Foundation of Colorado in Denver on Wednesday night.

California lawmakers celebrate bipartisan cap-and-trade victory

By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press

California's signature initiative to fight global warming will get another decade of life after lawmakers from both parties joined Gov. Jerry Brown in extending the law credited with reducing the state's carbon footprint.

Senate GOP leaders hope for health care vote next week

By Alan Fram and Erica Werner, Associated Press

Republican leaders are hoping to stage a climactic vote on their health care bill next week, though internal rifts over divisive issues like coverage requirements and Medicaid cuts leave the timing and even the measure's fate in question.

GOP adds opioid money to struggling Senate health bill

By Alan Fram and Erica Werner, Associated Press

Top Republicans have agreed to add $45 billion for battling opioids abuse to their struggling health care bill, but the measure's fate remained uncertain as leaders confront an expanding chorus of GOP detractors.

President Trump trashes media, cheers GOP wins at $10 million fundraiser

By Julie Bykowicz and Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Republican donors paid $35,000 apiece to hear familiar a message from President Donald Trump: The media, particularly CNN, keep trying to take him down, and yet Republicans just keep on winning elections.

GOP leaders delay Senate health care vote. What happened?

By Lisa Desjardins

Senate Republican leaders had hoped to start the voting process for the Better Care Reconciliation Act on Wednesday. But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., pulled the 142-page bill — which would make sweeping changes to Medicaid and the Affordable…

Facing defections, Senate GOP leaders delay health care vote

By Alan Fram and Erica Werner, Associated Press

Senate leaders scrambled to rescue their health care bill, in deepening jeopardy as opposition from rebellious Republicans intensified.

In defense, Trump seeks to redefine meaning of obstruction

By Ken Thomas, Associated Press

President Donald Trump unleashed a series of tweets Monday in which he tried to place the blame for Russian meddling in U.S. politics and deflect charges of obstruction and collusion onto former President Barack Obama.