Barack Obama

Trump enlists Congress, ex-intel chief denies wiretapping

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Trump claimed in a series of tweets without evidence Saturday that his predecessor had tried to undermine him by tapping the telephones at Trump Tower.

Without citing evidence, Trump accuses Obama of wiretapping during race

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

President Donald Trump is accusing former President Barack Obama of having Trump's telephones "wire tapped" during the election without offering evidence.

Trump signs order loosening gun restrictions

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump has signed a resolution blocking an Obama-era rule that would have prevented an estimated 75,000 people with mental disorders from buying guns.

Trump orders review of Obama rule protecting small streams

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order mandating a review of an Obama-era rule aimed at protecting small streams and wetlands from development and pollution.

As Trump addresses Congress, poets pen a people’s view

By Elizabeth Flock

A week after President Donald Trump took office, hundreds of people gathered in their homes, schools and places across the country to share stories about how they saw the state of the nation. “Very sad,” some said. “Becoming aware.”…

Report warns of state money fallout from health law repeal

By Ben Nuckols and Ricardo Alonzo-Zaldivar, Associated Press

A sobering report to governors warns that federal spending cuts probably would create funding gaps for states and threaten many people with the loss of insurance coverage.

AP fact check: Did border agents have their hands tied under Obama?

By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press

Assertions from the White House that immigration-enforcement agents had their hands tied in the last administration are difficult to square with the massive deportations of Barack Obama's presidency.

What happens if Trump pulls the transgender bathroom guidance?

By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press

The Trump administration could revise or withdraw an Obama-era directive requiring public schools to let transgender students use bathrooms and locker rooms that match their chosen gender identity.

U.S. ‘has not yet reached the mountaintop,’ says new civil rights commission chair

By Laura Santhanam

For Catherine Lhamon, it’s been an eventful introduction to her new role as chair of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

Cracked and crumbling presidential busts patiently await a new home

By Joshua Barajas

The busts of the first 43 U.S. presidents, each standing at least 15 feet tall and weighing nearly 10 tons, are huddled on a property in rural Virginia.