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Trump struggles to mount clear closing argument against Biden, careening toward Election Day with disjointed message

The Washington Post

October 15, 2020

Less than three weeks before Election Day, President Trump’s lack of a consistent and coherent closing argument is alarming some Republicans, raising fears among his allies that his undisciplined approach to campaigning could render him a one-term pr
Trump makes $1.8 trillion economic relief offer, but deal with Pelosi remains elusive

The Washington Post

October 10, 2020

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin made an over $1.8 trillion offer to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) Friday in a renewed search for an economic relief deal, but agreement remained elusive as Pelosi said her terms still weren’t met.
Invincibility punctured by infection: How the coronavirus spread in Trump’s White House

The Washington Post

October 3, 2020

The ceremony in the White House Rose Garden last Saturday was a triumphal flashback to the Before Times — before public health guidelines restricted mass gatherings, before people were urged to wear masks and socially distance.
Trump seemed to defy the laws of science and disease. Then, the coronavirus caught up with him.

The Washinton Post

October 3, 2020

President Trump contracted the novel coronavirus after months in which he and people around him — his aides, his children, even his golf-club members — avoided taking basic steps to prevent the virus’s spread, like wearing masks and avoiding large in
Early surge of Democratic mail voting sparks worry inside GOP

The Washington Post

September 30, 2020

Of the more than 9 million voters who requested mail ballots through Monday in Florida, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Maine and Iowa, the five battleground states where such data is publicly available, 52 percent were Democrats.
Trump appears to secure a Senate majority for his Supreme Court pick, even before naming one

The Washington Post

September 23, 2020

Trump said he would name his nominee Saturday from among five female judges and lawyers the White House describes as “textualists and originalists.” Some Republicans have announced support without knowing the nominee’s identity.
Trump says he will announce Supreme Court pick by end of week after meeting with a top candidate for Ginsburg seat

The Washington Post

September 22, 2020

Trump continued to seek advice from senior White House officials, key Senate Republicans and conservative leaders about his Supreme Court choice, who if confirmed would cement a conservative majority on the court for years.
Ten days: After an early coronavirus warning, Trump is distracted as he downplays threat

The Washington Post

September 17, 2020

A detailed review of the 10-day period from late January, when Trump was first warned about the scale of the threat, and early February — when he acknowledged to author Bob Woodward the extent of the danger the virus posed — reveals a president who t
Campaign of contrasts: Trump’s raucous crowds vs. Biden’s distanced gatherings

The Washington Post

September 9, 2020

This contrast continued Tuesday, when Trump flew to Florida and North Carolina, addressing crowds in both places, while Biden’s camp announced by 9:30 a.m. that he would make no public appearances all day.
Trump again suggests voting in person after mailing a ballot, calling system untrustworthy

The Washington Post

September 5, 2020

President Trump again urged people to vote in person after mailing their ballot in a Friday night call with North Carolina supporters, doubling down on messaging that sent alarmed election officials scrambling this week to warn that purposefully voti
Biden blames Trump for coronavirus-related school closures, calls education gap a ‘national emergency’

The Washington Post

September 3, 2020

Joe Biden on Wednesday sought to channel the frustrations of students, parents, and teachers around the country by squarely blaming President Trump for school districts' inability to fully reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic.
New Trump pandemic adviser pushes controversial ‘herd immunity’ strategy, worrying public health officials

The Washington Post

September 1, 2020

One of President Trump’s top medical advisers is urging the White House to embrace a controversial “herd immunity” strategy to combat the pandemic, which would entail allowing the coronavirus to spread through most of the population to quickly build
Trump’s suggestion of deploying law enforcement officials to monitor polls raises specter of voting intimidation

The Washington Post

August 22, 2020

President Trump has revived the idea of using law enforcement officers to patrol polling places, invoking tactics historically used to scare voters of color.
Republicans consider South Lawn of the White House for Donald Trump’s convention speech

The Washington Post

August 5, 2020

The decision to stage the most high-profile political event of Trump’s reelection campaign at the national seat of presidential power would be just the latest break by Trump in presidential norms, which have historically drawn clear lines between off
As Trump leans into attacks on mail voting, GOP officials confront signs of Republican turnout crisis

The Washington Post

August 4, 2020

President Trump’s unfounded attacks on mail balloting are discouraging his own supporters from embracing the practice, according to polls and Republican leaders across the country, prompting growing alarm that one of the central strategies of his cam
Republican convention in Jacksonville will be scaled back next month

The Washington Post

July 16, 2020

The Republican Party will hold a scaled-back convention in Jacksonville, Fla., next month that includes a mix of outdoor and indoor venues, according to a letter sent to delegates.
Trump’s attacks on mail voting are turning Republicans off absentee ballots

The Washington Post

July 8, 2020

President Trump’s relentless attacks on the security of mail voting are driving suspicion among GOP voters toward absentee ballots — a dynamic alarming Republican strategists, who say it could undercut their own candidates, including Trump himself.
White House does not plan any immediate response over intelligence reports on Russian bounties targeting U.S. troops

The Washington Post

July 2, 2020

The White House is not planning an immediate response to intelligence reports of Russian bounties given to Taliban-linked militants to kill U.S.
Some Trump allies push for campaign shake-up to revive president’s imperiled reelection bid

The Washington Post

June 29, 2020

Some Trump advisers and allies are privately pushing for sweeping changes to the campaign, including the idea of a major staff shake-up and trying to convince the president to be more disciplined in his message and behavior.
A second senior economist is abruptly leaving the White House amid ongoing economic crisis

The Washington Post

June 25, 2020

Tomas J. Philipson, acting chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, will leave his post by the end of June, White House spokesman Judd Deere said in an email.
In new book, Bolton belatedly says Trump attempted to use military aid to pressure Ukraine on political investigations

The Washington Post

June 18, 2020

For months, as the nation was convulsed by the impeachment of President Trump, his critics held out hope that the congressional proceedings would unearth a high-level witness with first-person testimony about Trump’s efforts to use his office to try
Trump pushing officials to speed up already-ambitious coronavirus vaccine timeline

The Washington Post

June 17, 2020

President Trump, faced with multiple crises and falling poll numbers less than five months before the presidential election, is prodding top health officials to move faster on a historically ambitious timeline to approve a coronavirus vaccine by year
Officials familiar with Lafayette Square confrontation challenge Trump administration claim of what drove aggressive expulsion of protesters

The Washington Post

June 15, 2020

During the nearly two weeks since authorities charged at peaceful protesters to push them from D.C.
Trump to restart rallies in upcoming weeks, campaign says

The Washington Post

June 9, 2020

President Trump is expected to restart his raucous “Keep America Great” rallies in upcoming weeks, his campaign said Monday, following several months off the trail amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Talking past the pandemic: Trump attempts to shift focus from deadly virus to jobs, law and order

The Washington Post

June 6, 2020

Minutes before a news conference Friday in which President Trump declared victory over the coronavirus pandemic by touting historic job growth, White House aides moved chairs that had been six feet apart and placed them right next to one another in t
Trump mobilizes military, threatens to use troops to quell protests across U.S.

The Washington Post

June 2, 2020

President Trump militarized the federal response to protests of racial inequality that have erupted in cities across America late Monday, as authorities fired tear gas at people protesting peacefully near the White House to disperse crowds moments be
Trump’s May days: A month of distractions and grievances as nation marks bleak coronavirus milestone

The Washington Post

June 1, 2020

As the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus pandemic climbed toward the bleak milestone of 100,000 and nearly one-sixth of the nation’s workers were unemployed, President Trump’s mind on May 18 was elsewhere.
Breaking precedent, White House won’t release formal economic projections this summer that would forecast extent of downturn

The Washington Post

May 28, 2020

White House officials have decided not to release updated economic projections this summer, opting against publishing forecasts that would almost certainly codify an administration assessment that the coronavirus pandemic has led to a severe economic
Democrats consider satellite events as local concerns grow about big party conventions amid coronavirus outbreak

The Washington Post

May 23, 2020

Democrats have begun to discuss expanding the footprint of their August nominating convention with multiple satellite events held across the presidential battleground map, an option reflecting stepped-up local warnings about holding traditional mass
Democrats consider satellite events as local concerns grow about big party conventions amid coronavirus outbreak

The Washington Post

May 23, 2020

Democrats have begun to discuss expanding the footprint of their August nominating convention with multiple satellite events held across the presidential battleground map, an option reflecting stepped-up local warnings about holding traditional mass
Democrats consider satellite events as local concerns grow about big party conventions amid coronavirus outbreak

The Washington Post

May 23, 2020

Democrats have begun to discuss expanding the footprint of their August nominating convention with multiple satellite events held across the presidential battleground map, an option reflecting stepped-up local warnings about holding traditional mass
Democrats consider satellite events as local concerns grow about big party conventions amid coronavirus outbreak

The Washington Post

May 23, 2020

Democrats have begun to discuss expanding the footprint of their August nominating convention with multiple satellite events held across the presidential battleground map, an option reflecting stepped-up local warnings about holding traditional mass
Democrats consider satellite events as local concerns grow about big party conventions amid coronavirus outbreak

The Washington Post

May 23, 2020

Democrats have begun to discuss expanding the footprint of their August nominating convention with multiple satellite events held across the presidential battleground map, an option reflecting stepped-up local warnings about holding traditional mass
Democrats consider satellite events as local concerns grow about big party conventions amid coronavirus outbreak

The Washington Post

May 23, 2020

Democrats have begun to discuss expanding the footprint of their August nominating convention with multiple satellite events held across the presidential battleground map, an option reflecting stepped-up local warnings about holding traditional mass
Democrats consider satellite events as local concerns grow about big party conventions amid coronavirus outbreak

The Washington Post

May 23, 2020

Democrats have begun to discuss expanding the footprint of their August nominating convention with multiple satellite events held across the presidential battleground map, an option reflecting stepped-up local warnings about holding traditional mass
Reopening guidance for churches delayed after White House and CDC disagree

The Washington Post

May 21, 2020

Guidance for reopening houses of worship amid the coronavirus pandemic has been put on hold after a battle between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the White House, which was resistant to putting limits on religious institutions, ac
Trump sets goal of hundreds of millions of coronavirus vaccine doses by January, but scientists doubt it

The Washington Post

May 16, 2020

President Trump formally unveiled an initiative Friday afternoon aimed at making hundreds of millions of doses of a coronavirus vaccine broadly available by year’s end — a goal that many scientists say is unrealistic and could even backfire by shortc
Trump flouts coronavirus protocols as security experts warn of need to protect president from a lethal threat

The Washington Post

May 9, 2020

President Trump on Friday continued to eschew key public health guidelines from his own administration — meeting with Republican lawmakers and World War II veterans without a face mask — while expressing confidence that he is protected from the coron
Top Republican fundraiser and Trump ally named postmaster general, giving president new influence over Postal Service

The Washington Post

May 7, 2020

A top donor to President Trump and the Republican National Committee will be named the new head of the Postal Service, putting a top ally of the president in charge of an agency where Trump has long pressed for major changes in how it handles its bus
U.S. officials crafting retaliatory actions against China over coronavirus as President Trump fumes

The Washington Post

May 1, 2020

Senior U.S. officials are beginning to explore proposals for punishing or demanding financial compensation from China for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, according to four senior administration officials with knowledge of internal planning.
Trump presented with grim internal polling showing him losing to Biden

The Washington Post

April 30, 2020

President Trump’s advisers presented him with the results of internal polling last week that showed him falling behind former vice president Joe Biden in key swing states in the presidential race, part of an effort by aides to curtail Trump’s freewhe
White House aides torn over trade hawk’s proposal as President Trump weighs action on China

The Washington Post

April 29, 2020

A debate over an executive order to boost American production of medical supplies has gripped the White House, as President Trump weighs how to confront China over the coronavirus outbreak without exacerbating the economic crisis sparked by the pande
White House is reviewing expanded guidance on reopening society

The Washington Post

April 27, 2020

The White House is finalizing expanded guidelines to allow the phased reopening of schools and camps, child-care programs, certain workplaces, houses of worship, restaurants and mass transit, according to documents under review by administration offi
Trump floats another bogus coronavirus cure — and his administration scrambles to stop people from injecting disinfectants

The Washington Post

April 25, 2020

The federal government scrambled Friday to stave off a potential wave of public health emergencies sparked by President Trump’s dangerous suggestion that injecting bleach or other household disinfectants into the body might cure people of the novel c
Under Trump, coronavirus scientists can speak — as long as they mostly toe the line

The Washington Post

April 23, 2020

The remarkable spectacle provided another illustration of the president’s tenuous relationship with his own administration’s scientific and public health experts, where the unofficial message from the Oval Office is an unmistakable warning: Those who
Trump’s attempt to enlist businesses in reopening push gets off to rocky start

The Washington Post

April 16, 2020

President Trump’s attempt to enlist corporate executives in a push to reopen parts of society amid the coronavirus pandemic got off to a rocky start Wednesday, with some business leaders complaining the effort was haphazard and warning that more test
CDC, FEMA have created a plan to reopen America. Here’s what it says.

The Washington Post

April 15, 2020

A team of government officials — led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — has created a public health strategy to combat the novel coronavirus and reopen parts of the country.
Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia faces blowback as he curtails scope of worker relief in unemployment crisis

The Washington Post

April 11, 2020

The Labor Department is facing growing criticism over its response to the coronavirus pandemic as the agency plays a central role in ensuring that the tens of millions of workers affected by the crisis get assistance.
Trump administration pushing to reopen much of the U.S. next month

The Washington Post

April 10, 2020

The Trump administration is pushing to reopen much of the country next month, raising concerns among health experts and economists of a possible covid-19 resurgence if Americans return to their normal lives before the virus is truly stamped out.
‘What do you have to lose?’: Inside Trump’s embrace of a risky drug against coronavirus

The Washington Post

April 7, 2020

As he stares down a pandemic, economic collapse and a political crisis of his own, President Trump thinks he may have found a silver bullet: hydroxychloroquine.
Giuliani, a familiar voice in Trump’s ear, promotes experimental coronavirus treatments

The Washington Post

April 6, 2020

Rudolph W.
Unafraid to call out Trump, Hogan emerges as lead GOP voice for urgent action on pandemic

The Washington Post

April 6, 2020

The Republican has emerged as chief spokesman for the nation’s governors, offering a message equal parts sobering and hopeful: This pandemic, he says, is worse and will last longer than anyone imagines, and America will get through it together.
The U.S. was beset by denial and dysfunction as the coronavirus raged

The Washington Post

April 4, 2020

The country has adopted an array of wartime measures never employed collectively in U.S.
Governors plead for medical equipment from federal stockpile plagued by shortages and confusion

The Washington Post

April 1, 2020

States including Oklahoma and Kentucky have received more of some equipment than they requested, while others such as Illinois, Massachusetts and Maine have secured only a fraction of their requests.
Trump pushes to open parts of country as governors in hard-hit states warn more needs to be done to combat pandemic

The Washington Post

March 27, 2020

Tensions between President Trump and governors from states hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic are rising at a time when the White House is pushing to loosen restrictions on social distancing in parts of the country due to concerns that they are
Trump versus the scientists: The president’s tug-of-war with experts over coronavirus policy

The Washington Post

March 25, 2020

The high-stakes theater playing out between Trump and one of his top public health officials underscored a tense dynamic in the White House: a squadron of scientists and health experts — including Birx and infectious disease expert Anthony S.
Trump says he may soon push businesses to reopen, defying the advice of coronavirus experts

The Washington Post

March 24, 2020

President Trump, under growing pressure to rescue an economy in free fall, said Monday that he may soon loosen federal guidelines for social distancing and encourage shuttered businesses to reopen — defying public health experts, who have warned that
U.S. intelligence reports from January and February warned about a likely pandemic

The Washington Post

March 21, 2020

U.S.
Infighting, missteps and a son-in-law hungry for results: Inside the Trump administration’s troubled coronavirus response

The Washington Post

March 16, 2020

The administration’s struggle to mitigate the coronavirus outbreak has been marked by infighting and blame-shifting, misinformation and missteps, and a slow recognition of the danger.
For Trump, the coronavirus crisis is all about the numbers — and they don’t look good

The Washington Post

March 12, 2020

During weeks of briefings and discussions over the escalating coronavirus, President Trump has repeatedly fixated on one thing above all: the numbers.
Trump pitches payroll tax cut through election to skeptical GOP senators

The Washington Post

March 11, 2020

President Trump told GOP senators Tuesday he wants to dramatically reduce the payroll tax through at least the end of the year, a plan that could deliver a massive — but expensive — boost to many businesses and voters as he heads into the November pr
From tweet eruptions to economic steps, Trump struggles for calm amid market meltdown and coronavirus crisis

The Washington Post

March 10, 2020

President Trump confronted one of the most perilous days of his presidency Monday by first erupting in a barrage of commentary that failed to calm the cratering financial markets, struggling to inspire confidence that his administration could stop th
Coronavirus case at CPAC brings outbreak closer to Trump, threatening to upend his routine amid reelection bid

The Washington Post

March 9, 2020

A growing sense of concern and uncertainty about the reach of the novel coronavirus has begun to take hold in the White House, after an attendee at a recent political conference where President Trump spoke tested positive for covid-19, the disease ca
Pence seizes control of coronavirus response amid criticism of his qualifications

The Washington Post

February 28, 2020

Vice President Pence tried to project a sense of steady control over the government’s response to the coronavirus Thursday, even as he faced fresh questions about his qualifications for the role and criticism over his handling of an HIV outbreak whil
White House struggles to contain public alarm over coronavirus

The Washington Post

February 26, 2020

The rosy sheen that Trump, Kudlow and other White House officials have tried to express about the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak has now collided with reality: The coronavirus is spreading, quickly, to more countries.
Post Trump-Barr divide worsens as the president bucks a request to stop tweeting, and the Justice Dept. declines to charge ex-FBI official McCabe

The Washington Post

February 15, 2020

The Justice Department on Friday revealed that it would not charge former acting FBI director Andrew McCabe, a longtime target of President Trump’s wrath, exacerbating the angry divide between Trump, his attorney general and federal law enforcement o
Former White House chief of staff John Kelly takes issue with Trump for ousting Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, among other things

The Washington Post

February 14, 2020

Former White House chief of staff John F. Kelly laid bare an array of misgivings Wednesday night about President Trump’s policies and actions, including his ouster of Lt. Col.
Trump seeks to bend the executive branch as part of impeachment vendetta

The Washington Post

February 13, 2020

President Trump is testing the rule of law one week after his acquittal in his Senate impeachment trial, seeking to bend the executive branch into an instrument for his personal and political vendetta against perceived enemies.
Trump barges in on Democratic primary races, seeking to steal the spotlight

The Washington Post

February 11, 2020

President Trump, who held a campaign rally here just hours before the first-in-the-nation primary, has inserted himself into the Democrats' nominating contest with a fervor that exceeds his predecessors — many of whom were reluctant to directly
Trump lambastes his critics as he moves to target perceived enemies over impeachment

The Washington Post

February 7, 2020

President Trump is preparing to push out a national security official who testified against him during the impeachment inquiry after he expressed deep anger on Thursday over the attempt to remove him from office because of his actions toward Ukraine.
Bolton’s lawyer contends his book does not contain classified material and asks White House for expedited review so he can testify if called

The Washington Post

January 30, 2020

An attorney for John Bolton has pushed back against the White House’s assessment that his book manuscript contains classified material and asked for an expedited review of a chapter about Ukraine in case the former national security adviser is called
White House works to contain damage from allegations in forthcoming Bolton book

The Washington Post

January 28, 2020

President Trump and his allies are moving to undermine the credibility of former national security adviser John Bolton, while also preparing to fight his ability to testify during the Senate impeachment trial, according to White House aides and outsi
Trump expands legal team to include Alan Dershowitz, Kenneth Starr as Democrats release new documents

The Washington Post

January 18, 2020

With his Senate trial to begin in earnest next week, President Trump has added some high-profile lawyers to his legal team, including Harvard law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz and former independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr.
How Giuliani’s outreach to Ukrainian gas tycoon wanted in U.S. shows lengths he took in his hunt for material to bolster Trump

The Washington Post

January 16, 2020

The previously untold story of how Giuliani and his associates reached out to the Ukrainian tycoon — whom the former New York mayor had previously blasted publicly for alleged ties to organized crime — shows the lengths Giuliani went to in his campai
‘Four embassies’: The anatomy of Trump’s unfounded claim about Iran

The Washington Post

January 14, 2020

“I can reveal I believe it probably would’ve been four embassies,” he said in an interview Friday with Fox News Channel. Based on what is known so far, Trump’s statement was at best an unfounded theory and at worst a falsehood.
After days of dire threats, Trump’s tone shifts in the wake of Iran’s retaliation

The Washington Post

January 8, 2020

For five straight days, President Trump warned, sometimes in all-caps, that he would retaliate against any Iranian attack on U.S. forces. He pledged to deploy the most “brand new beautiful” weaponry.
Killing of Soleimani follows long push from Pompeo for aggressive action against Iran, but airstrike brings serious risks

The Washington Post

January 6, 2020

The secretary also spoke to President Trump multiple times every day last week, culminating in Trump’s decision to approve the killing of Iran’s top military commander, Maj. Gen.
Trump’s lawyer and the Venezuelan president: How Giuliani got involved in back-channel talks with Maduro

The Washington Post

December 30, 2019

The international call came in September 2018, after months of rising tension between the United States and Venezuela, a key strategic player in South America.
Trump urges Rep. Van Drew, anti-impeachment Democrat, to switch parties

The Washington Post

December 14, 2019

Rep. Jeff Van Drew (N.J.) met with President Trump on Friday, a meeting confirmed by a Trump administration official and a congressional official with knowledge of the White House conversation.
As impeachment tide swirls around Trump, Giuliani drops anchor in Ukraine

The Washington Post

December 7, 2019

Even as the House of Representatives began drafting charges against President Trump this week, his private attorney, who many believe is partly responsible for leading Trump on the path to his likely impeachment, made an audacious trip to the country
Phone logs in impeachment report renew concern about security of Trump communications

The Washington Post

December 6, 2019

President Trump has routinely communicated with his personal lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, and other individuals speaking on cellphones vulnerable to monitoring by Russian and other foreign intelligence services, current and former U.S.
Trump press secretary faces backlash over claim that Obama aides left ‘you will fail’ notes

The Washington Post

November 20, 2019

The White House is facing fresh allegations of dishonesty after press secretary Stephanie Grisham claimed without evidence that aides to former president Barack Obama left behind disparaging messages around the White House on the day President Trump
White House and Pentagon prepare for Trump to issue pardons in war-crimes cases, officials say

The Washington Post

November 15, 2019

President Trump is expected to intervene in three military justice cases involving service members charged with war crimes any day, issuing pardons or otherwise clearing them of wrongdoing and preventing the U.S.
White House infighting flares amid impeachment inquiry

The Washington Post

November 12, 2019

The White House’s bifurcated and disjointed response to Democrats’ impeachment inquiry has been fueled by a fierce West Wing battle between two of President Trump’s top advisers, and the outcome of the messy skirmish could be on full display this wee
Giuliani associates pressed past president of Ukraine to announce Biden investigation in exchange for state visit

The Washington Post

November 9, 2019

Two associates of Rudolph W.
Trump and McConnell fall short in Kentucky — but remain steady allies in Washington

The Washington Post

November 7, 2019

McConnell was instrumental in persuading Trump to aid Bevin earlier this year, warning him that a Republican loss in conservative Kentucky would be interpreted as a sign of political weakness ahead of 2020.
Giuliani Associate Lev Parnas is willing to comply with House Impeachment Inquiry, his attorney says

The Washington Post

November 5, 2019

An attorney for Lev Parnas, an associate of Rudolph W.
Mulvaney allies to try to stonewall Democrats’ impeachment inquiry, officials say

The Washington Post

November 4, 2019

One of acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney’s top allies is preparing to deliver what President Trump wants but has failed to achieve so far in the impeachment inquiry: unquestioning loyalty from administration staff.
Republicans storm closed-door impeachment hearing as escalating Ukraine scandal threatens Trump

The Washington Post

October 24, 2019

Republicans’ defense of President Trump grew more frantic and disjointed Wednesday, with House members storming a closed-door meeting, delaying the testimony of an impeachment witness as the GOP grappled with a growing abuse-of-power scandal centered
Trump reversed course on hosting G-7 at his club after learning that impeachment-weary Republicans were tired of defending him

The Washington Post

October 21, 2019

President Trump was forced to abandon his decision to host next year’s Group of Seven summit at his private golf club after it became clear the move had alienated Republicans and swiftly become part of the impeachment inquiry that threatens his presi
In admitting then denying quid pro quo, Mulvaney turns harsh impeachment spotlight on himself

The Washington Post

October 19, 2019

Mulvaney’s performance the day before continued to reverberate Friday as Republican lawmakers, the Justice Department, Trump’s personal attorney, conservative media figures and several White House officials panned the news conference or distanced the
Trump says he is replacing McAleenan as acting homeland security secretary

The Washington Post

October 12, 2019

President Trump said late Friday that he is replacing Kevin McAleenan, the acting homeland security secretary, after a tenure in which McAleenan reduced border crossings and shepherded major Trump administration immigration policies but clashed with
Barr’s review of Russia investigation wins Trump’s favor. Those facing scrutiny suspect he’s chasing conspiracy theories.

The Washington Post

October 7, 2019

Attorney General William P.
Trump told Russian officials in 2017 he wasn’t concerned about Moscow’s interference in U.S. election

The Washington Post

September 28, 2019

President Trump told two senior Russian officials in a 2017 Oval Office meeting that he was unconcerned about Moscow’s interference in the 2016 U.S.
Seven days: Inside Trump’s frenetic response to the whistleblower complaint and the battle over impeachment

The Washington Post

September 26, 2019

After news broke that a phone call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was at the center of an explosive whistleblower complaint, Trump was largely undaunted.
White House prepares gun proposals, but where Trump stands is unclear

The Washington Post

September 14, 2019

The White House is preparing to roll out its plan to reduce gun violence next week, even as President Trump remains conflicted behind the scenes on what provisions he will ultimately support and Senate Republicans continue to say they will consider o
Hurricane Trump brings winds of uncertainty to federal storm response

The Washington Post

September 7, 2019

Staffers at the Department of Homeland Security were at work on the response to Hurricane Dorian this week when their boss, acting secretary Kevin McAleenan, popped up on cable television news channels sitting next to President Trump in the Oval Offi
‘What I said was accurate!’: Trump stays fixated on his Alabama error as hurricane pounds the Carolinas

The Washington Post

September 6, 2019

He posted nine tweets and five maps about Alabama and the big storm. He defended a doctored hurricane map that had been altered with a black Sharpie to include the state.
Bolton sidelined from Afghanistan policy as his standing with Trump falters

The Washington Post

August 31, 2019

As the president’s top aides prepared for a high-stakes meeting on the future of Afghanistan earlier this month, one senior official was not on the original invite list: national security adviser John Bolton.
‘Take the land’: President Trump wants a border wall. He wants it black. And he wants it by Election Day.

The Washington Post

August 28, 2019

President Trump is so eager to complete hundreds of miles of border fence ahead of the 2020 presidential election that he has directed aides to fast-track billions of dollars’ worth of construction contracts, aggressively seize private land and disre
Sixty-eight minutes in Biarritz: A glimpse into Trump’s unorthodox mind

The Washington Post

August 27, 2019

The U.S. president’s news conference here was presaged by an aide saying Trump would answer anything if the first two questions stayed on topic.
The month a shadow fell on Trump’s economy

The Washington Post

August 23, 2019

Top White House advisers notified President Trump earlier this month that some internal forecasts showed that the economy could slow markedly over the next year, stopping short of a recession but complicating his path to reelection in 2020.
France tries to orchestrate a no-drama G-7 summit, but Trump is the X factor

The Washington Post

August 23, 2019

Like an annual holiday gathering where the main goal is to get through the day without a family explosion, one of France’s main objectives as host of this weekend’s Group of Seven summit is to minimize the chances that President Trump will blow it up
The Adviser Who Scripts Trump’s Immigration Policy

The Washington Post

August 19, 2019

At President Trump’s speeches and rallies, Stephen Miller often can be found backstage, watching the teleprompter operator. As other White House staffers chat or look at their phones, Miller’s attention remains glued to the controls.
Trump claims strong congressional support for strengthening background checks for gun buys, at odds with GOP statements

The Washington Post

August 10, 2019

President Trump expressed confidence Friday that he could rally recalcitrant Republicans around legislation strengthening background checks and persuade the nation’s powerful gun lobby to drop its long-standing opposition to such measures, tasks that
During El Paso hospital visit, Trump compared his and O’Rourke’s crowd sizes at political rallies, video shows

The Washington Post

August 9, 2019

President Trump grew angry with aides on Air Force One on Wednesday for failing to allow cameras to record his visits to hospitals treating the victims from two mass shootings, complaining that he was not receiving credit for the trips and his foes w
Teleprompter Trump meets Twitter Trump as the president responds to mass slayings

The Washington Post

August 6, 2019

That unifying message stood in stark contrast to more than 2½ years of name-calling, demonizing minorities and inflaming racial animus, much of it carried out on Twitter.
White House races to come up with health-care wins for Trump’s campaign

The Washington Post

August 1, 2019

White House advisers, scrambling to create a health-care agenda for President Trump to promote on the campaign trail, are meeting at least daily with the aim of rolling out a measure every two to three weeks until the 2020 election.
‘Looking for a reason to attack’: How Trump seized on a Fox News broadcast to go after Cummings

The Washington Post

July 30, 2019

President Trump was already seething about Rep. Elijah E. Cummings. He was frustrated that the oversight committee Cummings (D-Md.) chairs authorized a subpoena last week that could sweep up emails from his daughter and son-in-law.
‘This is tough stuff’: At Texas detention facility, Pence sees hundreds of migrants crammed with no beds

The Washington Post

July 13, 2019

When Vice President Pence visited a migrant detention center here Friday, he saw nearly 400 men crammed behind caged fences with not enough room for them all to lie down on the concrete ground.
British ambassador to the U.S. Kim Darroch resigns after Trump criticism

The Washington Post

July 10, 2019

After several days of intense criticism by President Trump, who called the British ambassador to Washington a “pompous fool” and said his administration would no longer work with him, Kim Darroch on Wednesday resigned his post.
Park Service diverts $2.5 million in fees for Trump’s July Fourth extravaganza

The Washington Post

July 3, 2019

The National Park Service is diverting nearly $2.5 million in entrance and recreation fees primarily intended to improve parks across the country to cover costs associated with President Trump’s Independence Day celebration Thursday on the Mall, acco
Trump asks for military tanks on the Mall as part of grandiose July Fourth event

The Washington Post

July 1, 2019

National Park Service acting director P.
Facing negative polls and internal tensions, Trump plans to launch reelection bid with Orlando rally

The Washington Post

June 18, 2019

As President Trump prepares to formally launch his reelection bid Tuesday, his allies are trying to tamp down headlines that depict his campaign as trailing top Democrats, beset by withering leaks and unable to keep internal tensions from spilling in
White House blocked intelligence agency’s written testimony saying climate change could be ‘possibly catastrophic’

The Washington Post

June 8, 2019

White House officials barred a State Department intelligence agency from submitting written testimony this week to the House Intelligence Committee warning that human-caused climate change could be “possibly catastrophic.” The move came after State o
Confidential draft IRS memo says tax returns must be given to Congress unless president invokes executive privilege

The Washington Post

May 22, 2019

A confidential Internal Revenue Service legal memo says tax returns must be given to Congress unless the president takes the rare step of asserting executive privilege, according to a copy of the memo obtained by The Washington Post.
No ‘do-over’ on Mueller probe, White House lawyer tells House panel, saying demands for records, staff testimony will be refused

The Washington Post

May 16, 2019

The White House’s top lawyer told the House Judiciary Committee chairman Wednesday that Congress has no right to a “do-over” of the special counsel’s investigation of President Trump and refused a broad demand for records and testimony from dozens of
‘I don’t see him crying uncle’: Trump believes China tariffs will help him win reelection

The Washington Post

May 15, 2019

President Trump is telling advisers and close allies that he has no intention of pulling back on his escalating trade war with China, arguing that clashing with Beijing is highly popular with his political base and will help him win reelection in 202
McGahn refused request by White House to say Trump did not obstruct justice after Mueller report’s release

The Washington Post

May 11, 2019

President Trump sought to have former White House counsel Donald McGahn issue a public statement last month that he did not believe the president had engaged in criminal conduct when he sought to exert control over the Russia investigation — a reques
A frustrated Trump questions his administration’s Venezuela strategy

The Washington Post

May 9, 2019

President Trump is questioning his administration’s aggressive strategy in Venezuela following the failure of a U.S.-backed effort to oust President Nicolás Maduro, complaining he was misled about how easy it would be to replace the socialist strongm
White House invokes executive privilege to bar former counsel from turning over documents to Congress

The Washington Post

May 8, 2019

The White House on Tuesday invoked executive privilege to bar former White House counsel Donald McGahn from complying with a congressional subpoena to provide documents to Congress related to special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation.
Trump’s bipartisan infrastructure plan already imperiled as Mulvaney, GOP lawmakers object to cost

The Washington Post

May 4, 2019

A $2 trillion infrastructure deal outlined this week by President Trump and top Democrats is already losing momentum, as the president’s own chief of staff is telling people inside and outside the administration that the effort is too expensive and u
White House complained to Barr about contents of special counsel report after its release

The Washington Post

May 3, 2019

The White House last month lodged a formal complaint with the Justice Department over the findings of special counsel Robert S.
As security officials prepare for Russian attack on 2020 presidential race, Trump and aides play down threat

The Washington Post

April 30, 2019

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Trump says he is opposed to White House aides testifying to Congress, deepening power struggle with Hill

The Washington Post

April 24, 2019

President Trump on Tuesday said he is opposed to current and former White House aides providing testimony to congressional panels in the wake of the special counsel report, intensifying a power struggle between his administration and House Democrats.
Trump blames McGahn after Mueller paints damning portrait with notes from White House aides

The Washington Post

April 20, 2019

President Trump seethed Friday over the special counsel’s portrayal of his protracted campaign to thwart the Russia investigation and directed much of his ire at former White House counsel Donald McGahn, whose ubiquity in the report’s footnotes laid
Mueller laid out ‘thorough and compelling’ case of obstruction, but Barr decided Trump wasn’t guilty of a crime

The Washington Post

April 19, 2019

In his report into Russian interference in the 2016 election, special counsel Robert S.
Trump moves to resist House inquiries, setting up fight over congressional subpoena powers

The Washington Post

April 17, 2019

President Trump’s attorneys and the White House are moving to resist a growing number of congressional requests for information, increasing the likelihood of a protracted legal fight that could test the power of congressional subpoenas.
Trump says he is giving ‘strong considerations’ to releasing immigrant detainees in ‘sanctuary cities’

The Washington Post

April 13, 2019

President Trump moved aggressively Friday to take ownership of an internal White House plan to release immigrant detainees into “sanctuary cities” that his aides had sought to minimize a day earlier by saying it was shelved months ago after only info
Four Senate Republicans signal opposition to Trump’s plan to put Herman Cain on Federal Reserve Board, all but sinking nomination

The Washington Post

April 12, 2019

A swift defection of at least four Senate Republicans has all but doomed Herman Cain’s chances of winning a seat on the Federal Reserve’s board of governors, a striking rebuke to President Trump in his drive to remake the powerful U.S. central bank.
Twelve days of chaos: Inside the Trump White House’s growing panic to contain the border crisis

The Washington Post

April 10, 2019

The goal, White House aides said, is to create a more assertive agency, but some administration officials are privately concerned that Trump, influenced by senior adviser Stephen Miller, a border hawk, will hire only “yes men” who will not stand up t
Trump removes Secret Service director as purge of DHS leadership widens

The Washington Post

April 9, 2019

President Trump continued to dismantle the leadership of the nation’s top domestic security agency Monday, as the White House announced the imminent removal of U.S. Secret Service Director Randolph D.
Trump’s barometer for success following Russia investigation’s end — TV ratings

The Washington Post

March 30, 2019

After President Trump vowed to take credit for shutting down the government over border wall funding during a televised Oval Office meeting with Democratic leaders in December, West Wing aides sprung into overdrive to clean up the mess.
A Mueller mystery: How Trump dodged a special counsel interview — and a subpoena fight

The Washington Post

March 29, 2019

It was March 2018, nearly 10 months into his Russia investigation, when special counsel Robert S.
Trump pressures wary Republicans to produce replacement for health-care law

The Washington Post

March 28, 2019

President Trump is pressuring Republicans to produce a replacement for the Affordable Care Act, a request the GOP considers unrealistic in a divided Congress and politically perilous ahead of the 2020 elections.
Mueller’s punt on obstruction question throws issue into the political arena

The Washington Post

March 25, 2019

Special counsel Robert S.
For Trump, attacking McCain is a way to appeal to his political base

The Washington Post

March 22, 2019

Republican leaders gasped again this week at President Trump’s conduct, expressing horror at his scathing criticism of John McCain, the late Arizona senator and former GOP presidential nominee.
White House ignores House panels’ requests for documents, Democrats say

The Washington Post

March 20, 2019

The White House has ignored more than a dozen letters requesting documents from House Democratic chairmen investigating President Trump since the party took control in January, Democrats say, setting up a clash that could escalate into subpoenas or e
Trump response to New Zealand massacre highlights his combative history with Muslims

The Washington Post

March 19, 2019

After a gunman left 50 dead in an anti-Muslim massacre at two mosques in New Zealand, President Trump did not condemn the white supremacy extolled by the alleged shooter, nor did he express explicit sympathy with Muslims around the globe.
Trump’s massive reelection campaign has 2016 themes — and a 2020 infrastructure

The Washington Post

March 11, 2019

President Trump and his advisers are launching a behemoth 2020 campaign operation combining his raw populist message from 2016 with a massive data-gathering and get-out-the-vote push aimed at dwarfing any previous presidential reelection effort, acco
‘He signed his Bible!’: Trump gets hero’s welcome in tornado-ravaged Alabama

The Washington Post

March 9, 2019

President Trump toured a swath of tornado-ravaged Alabama Friday by helicopter and SUV, inspecting the devastation of a rural neighborhood where 23 were killed in tornadoes last weekend — with houses stripped to their foundations, branches twisted on
‘He tells me he didn’t know’: Trump defends Kim Jong Un over death of Otto Warmbier

The Washington Post

February 28, 2019

President Trump on Thursday defended North Korean leader Kim Jong Un over the death of American college student Otto Warmbier, whose family says he was “brutally tortured” while imprisoned in North Korea and died in 2017 after being flown back to Uni
As Trump meets Kim in Vietnam, he’s undermined and distracted by Michael Cohen

The Washington Post

February 27, 2019

On President Trump’s first full day here Wednesday, he sought to project American power.
‘We fell in love’: Trump and Kim shower praise, stroke egos on path to nuclear negotiations

The Washington Post

February 25, 2019

His intelligence chiefs warn that North Korea is unlikely to surrender its nuclear weapons. His advisers fret that a breakthrough could prove elusive and that he might make an impulsive concession to score headlines.
‘Off the rails’: Inside Trump’s attempt to claim victory in his border wall defeat

The Washington Post

February 15, 2019

After three weeks of pained negotiations to keep the federal government open, President Trump almost blew the whole thing up again on Thursday.
‘A watershed moment’: Trump faces crossroads amid mounting threats on all sides

The Washington Post

February 4, 2019

When President Trump delivers his annual State of the Union address on Tuesday, a Democrat will be seated at the rostrum over his shoulder for the first time.
‘Want to see the Lincoln bedroom?’: Trump relishes role as White House tour guide

The Washington Post

January 28, 2019

When President Trump brings senators, New York friends or other guests to the Oval Office, he occasionally opens a door near his desk summoning them to follow.
‘Prisoner of his own impulse’: Inside Trump’s reversal to end shutdown without wall

The Washington Post

January 26, 2019

His poll numbers were plummeting. His FBI director was decrying the dysfunction. The nation’s air travel was in chaos. Federal workers were lining up at food banks.
Trump backs off national emergency to build border wall as shutdown becomes longest ever

The Washington Post

January 12, 2019

President Trump cast fresh doubt Friday on whether he would declare a national emergency to build a wall along the southern border, leaving lawmakers waiting for the president’s next move as the government shutdown became the longest in U.S. history.
Trump-Erdogan phone call set in motion the tumult over Syria, Mattis

The Washington Post

December 22, 2018

When he spoke to President Trump on the telephone a week ago Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s agenda had not changed from when they met two weeks earlier at the Group of 20 summit in Argentina.
Trump-Erdogan phone call set in motion the tumult over Syria, Mattis

The Washington Post

December 22, 2018

When he spoke to President Trump on the telephone a week ago Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s agenda had not changed from when they met two weeks earlier at the Group of 20 summit in Argentina.
'A tailspin': Under siege, Trump propels the government and markets into crisis

The Washington Post

December 21, 2018

President Trump began Thursday under siege, listening to howls of indignation from conservatives over his border wall and thrusting the government toward a shutdown. He ended it by announcing the exit of the man U.S.
Trump turns down Meadows for White House chief of staff, removing leading contender

The Washington Post

December 13, 2018

President Trump on Wednesday told Rep.
'This has spiraled downward': Democrats introduce Trump to divided government

The Washington Post

December 12, 2018

In his first two years in office, President Trump operated without a clear check on his power.
‘There was no Plan B’: Trump scrambles to find chief of staff after top candidate turns him down

The Washington Post

December 11, 2018

President Trump had no Plan B. After announcing the exit of his chief of staff, John F.
Trump slams Fed chair, questions climate change and threatens to cancel Putin meeting in wide-ranging interview with The Post

The Washington Post

November 28, 2018

President Trump placed responsibility for recent stock market declines and this week’s announcement of General Motors plant closures and layoffs on the Federal Reserve during an interview Tuesday, shirking any personal blame for cracks in the economy
Ivanka Trump used a personal email account to send hundreds of emails about government business

The Washington Post

November 20, 2018

Ivanka Trump sent hundreds of emails last year to White House aides, Cabinet officials and her assistants using a personal account, many of them in violation of federal records rules, according to people familiar with a White House examination of her
Trump speaks with CIA about Khashoggi killing, says there will be a report by Tuesday

The Washington Post

November 19, 2018

President Trump on Saturday said he had spoken with CIA Director Gina Haspel on the agency’s finding that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and that there will be a “very full report” on the matt
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination

The Washington Post

November 17, 2018

The CIA has concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul last month, contradicting the Saudi government’s claims that he was not involved in the killing, according to people
Five days of fury: Inside Trump's Paris temper, election woes and staff upheaval

The Washington Post

November 14, 2018

As he jetted to Paris last Friday, President Trump received a congratulatory phone call aboard Air Force One.
Trump vows executive order to end birthright citizenship, a move most legal experts say would run afoul of the Constitution

The Washington Post

October 31, 2018

President Trump is vowing to sign an executive order that would seek to end the right to U.S.
Trump and Republicans settle on fear — and falsehoods — as a midterm strategy

The Washington Post

October 23, 2018

President Trump has settled on a strategy of fear — laced with falsehoods and racially tinged rhetoric — to help lift his party to victory in the coming midterms, part of a broader effort to energize Republican voters with two weeks left until the No
CIA director flies to Turkey amid growing controversy over Jamal Khashoggi killing

The Washington Post

October 23, 2018

CIA Director Gina Haspel departed for Turkey on Monday amid a growing international uproar over Saudi Arabia’s explanation of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to people familiar with the matter.
Amid global outrage over Khashoggi, Trump takes soft stance toward Saudis

The Washington Post

October 18, 2018

As gruesome details of Jamal Khashoggi’s alleged killing and dismemberment at the hands of Saudi operatives trickled into the public domain this week, calls sounded in capitals around the globe for immediate retaliation to the apparent human rights a
Defending Kavanaugh, Trump laments #MeToo as 'very dangerous' for powerful men

The Washington Post

September 27, 2018

President Trump on Wednesday placed himself at the center of the anguished national debate over sexual assault, suggesting in his defense of embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett M.
Trump Holds His Fire as Advisers Urge Him Not to Dismiss Rosenstein

The Washington Post

September 24, 2018

Advisers to President Trump are counseling him against firing Deputy Attorney General Rod J.
With Trump Muted, White House Leans on Kavanaugh to Defend Himself

The Washington Post

September 18, 2018

President Trump’s routine reaction to allegations of sexual assault is to deny, retaliate and repeat.
Trump Creates Political Storm with False Claim on Puerto Rico Hurricane Death Toll

The Washington Post

September 14, 2018

As Hurricane Florence churned toward the Carolinas, President Trump on Thursday diverted attention from the government’s preparations for the monster storm to his personal grievances over last year’s Hurricane Maria by falsely claiming a conspiracy t
Ryan, McConnell try to coax Trump away from shutdown — using props and flattery

The Washington Post

September 8, 2018

The top two Republicans in Congress arrived at the White House this week armed with props aimed at flattering and cajoling President Trump out of shutting down the government at the end of this month.
Ryan, McConnell try to coax Trump away from shutdown — using props and flattery

The Washington Post

September 8, 2018

The top two Republicans in Congress arrived at the White House this week armed with props aimed at flattering and cajoling President Trump out of shutting down the government at the end of this month.
Trump Turns McCain's Death into Another Political Firestorm About Trump

The Washington Post

August 28, 2018

It’s the standard Washington protocol — a member of Congress dies, and the flags over official buildings are flown at half-staff. That’s what happened when John McCain died Saturday.
Trump Recently Sought His Lawyers' Advice on Possibility of Pardoning Manafort, Giuliani Says

The Washington Post

August 24, 2018

President Trump recently asked his lawyers for their advice on the possibility of pardoning Paul Manafort and other aides accused of crimes, his lawyer said Thursday.
‘How do you spin a fact?’ White House grapples with response to Cohen, Manafort convictions.

The Washington Post

August 23, 2018

President Trump was in a foul mood on Tuesday as he boarded the short flight to his rally in West Virginia and incensed by the wall-to-wall news coverage of his former associates who were convicted in federal courts hours earlier, according to three
Omarosa Manigault Newman Releases Recording Made in White House Situation Room

The Washington Post

August 13, 2018

Omarosa Manigault Newman, the fired White House aide seeking publicity for her new memoir about her time in the Trump administration, said in an interview Sunday that the way Chief of Staff John F.
'Nothing Bodes Well': Lackluster Election Results Spark Debate Over Trump's Midterm Role

The Washington Post

August 9, 2018

A new round of lackluster showings by Republican candidates reignited a debate Wednesday within the GOP over whether President Trump will be a drag on the party’s chances in November and should stay out of some of the country’s most hotly contested r
White House Drafting Sanctions Order to Punish Foreign Interference in U.S. Elections

The Washington Post

August 9, 2018

The White House is drafting an executive order that would authorize President Trump to sanction foreigners who interfere in U.S.
Trump’s Putin fallout: Inside the White House’s tumultuous week of walk backs

The Washington Post

July 21, 2018

Executive time began early on Thursday, just after sunrise. Feeling exasperated and feisty as he awoke in the White House residence, President Trump fired off his grievances on Twitter about how the media had been covering his Helsinki summit.
‘Very much counter to the plan’: Trump defies advisers in embrace of Putin

The Washington Post

July 17, 2018

Administration officials had hoped that maybe, just maybe, Monday’s summit between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin would end differently — without a freewheeling 46-minute news conference in which Trump attacked his own FBI on fo
‘Whiplash’: Inside Trump’s NATO ambush, a signature spectacle casting allies as bit players

The Washington Post

July 13, 2018

The NATO summit was concluding on course here Thursday, with European leaders pleased that their unruly American counterpart had been surprisingly well behaved, if not truly conciliatory.
Trump says he will raise election meddling with Putin at summit

The Washington Post

July 12, 2018

President Trump pledged Thursday that he will “of course” raise the issue of Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election at his summit next week with the country’s leader, Vladimir Putin, but he insisted that there was little he could do if — as expected
Giuliani works for foreign clients while serving as Trump’s attorney

The Washington Post

July 10, 2018

Rudolph W.
Ahead of NATO and Putin summits, Trump’s unorthodox diplomacy rattles allies

The Washington Post

July 7, 2018

President Trump will land in Europe next week amid fears that he will blow up a key summit focused on Europe’s defense and then offer concessions to NATO’s main adversary, Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Senate, House GOP at odds over rare rebuke of Trump on national security

The Washington Post

July 5, 2018

GOP lawmakers went to the White House last month to hear President Trump’s case for lifting U.S. sanctions on the Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE.
Pruitt aides reveal new details of his spending and management at EPA

The Washington Post

July 3, 2018

Two of Scott Pruitt’s top aides provided fresh details to congressional investigators in recent days about some of his most controversial spending and management decisions, including his push to find a six-figure job for his wife at a politically con
Arguments, confusion, second-guessing: Inside Trump’s reversal on separating migrant families

The Washington Post

June 23, 2018

The White House’s hastily crafted executive order to end child separations spurred confusion and fights within the federal government, and second-guessing from the president who had demanded the order in the first place.
Trump defiant as crisis grows over family separation at the border

The Washington Post

June 19, 2018

The Trump administration’s move to separate immigrant families at the border and detain children apart from their parents spiraled into a humanitarian and political crisis Monday as the White House struggled to contain the growing public outcry.
Trump cites as a negotiating tool his policy of separating immigrant children from their parents

The Washington Post

June 16, 2018

President Trump has calculated that he will gain political leverage in congressional negotiations by continuing to enforce a policy he claims to hate — separating immigrant parents from their young children at the southern border, according to White
‘Why can’t we just do it?’: Trump nearly upended summit with abrupt changes

The Washington Post

June 15, 2018

Some of the most intense drama surrounding President Trump’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un came not across the negotiating table, but in the days and hours leading up to Tuesday’s historic meeting — a behind-the-scenes flurry of commoti
Pruitt enlisted security detail in picking up dry cleaning, moisturizing lotion

The Washington Post

June 8, 2018

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt asked members of his 24/7 security detail to run errands for him on occasion, including picking up his dry cleaning and taking him in search of a favorite moisturizing lotion, according to tw
Trump fixates on pardons, could soon give reprieve to 63-year-old woman after meeting with Kim Kardashian

The Washington Post

June 6, 2018

President Trump has become fixated on his ability to issue pardons, asking his aides to compile a list of candidates and stirring dissent in the West Wing with his mercurial and seemingly celebrity-driven decisions.
Trump’s legal team readies for fraught showdown with Mueller, even as president declares broad powers

The Washington Post

June 5, 2018

Despite President Trump’s declarations that he has expansive powers that could blunt the special-counsel investigation, his legal team is preparing for the possibility of a presidential interview, or a legally precarious subpoena battle over such a
Trump tweets regret for picking Jeff Sessions, but advisers say he’s unlikely to fire him

The Washington Post

May 31, 2018

President Trump said Wednesday that he wished he had picked someone other than Jeff Sessions to be attorney general, renewing a familiar line of attack against the top U.S.
Giuliani says Trump won’t sit for Mueller interview unless all FBI source documents can be reviewed

The Washington Post

May 30, 2018

President Trump’s lawyer Rudolph W.
‘The only one’: In new West Wing season, Trump calls the shots and aides follow

The Washington Post

May 29, 2018

The White House communications director’s job has been vacant for exactly two months. But in practice, it has been filled since the day Hope Hicks said farewell to her unofficial replacement — President Trump himself.
‘We’re closed!’: Trump vents his anger over immigration at homeland security secretary

The Washington Post

May 25, 2018

President Trump began berating Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in the Oval Office earlier this spring, according to administration officials, griping about her performance and blaming her for a surge in illegal border crossings.
Trump personally pushed postmaster general to double rates on Amazon, other firms

The Washington Post

May 19, 2018

President Trump has personally pushed U.S.
‘Bigger than Watergate’: Trump joins push by allies to expose role of an FBI source

The Washington Post

May 18, 2018

President Trump’s allies are waging an increasingly aggressive campaign to undercut the Russia investigation by exposing the role of a top-secret FBI source.
Mueller’s team told Trump’s lawyers the special counsel cannot indict a sitting president, Giuliani says

The Washington Post

May 17, 2018

Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s team told President Trump’s lawyers recently that prosecutors do not believe they can charge a sitting president with a crime under Justice Department guidelines, Trump lawyer Rudolph W.
Trump’s ZTE tweet sows confusion before trade talks with China

The Washington Post

May 15, 2018

Senior U.S. officials struggled Monday to explain and act on President Trump’s abrupt decision to rescue Chinese telecom giant ZTE — a move that caught many of them by surprise.
‘I’m crushing it’: How Michael Cohen, touting his access to President Trump, convinced companies to pay millions

The Washington Post

May 10, 2018

President Trump had been sworn into office, and his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, saw a golden opportunity.
Gina Haspel, nominee to head CIA, sought to withdraw over questions about her role in agency interrogation program

The Washington Post

May 7, 2018

Gina Haspel, President Trump’s nominee to become the next CIA director, sought to withdraw her nomination Friday after some White House officials worried that her role in the interrogation of terrorist suspects could prevent her confirmation by the S
Inside Melania Trump’s complicated White House life: Separate schedule, different priorities

The Washington Post

May 7, 2018

Donald and Melania Trump’s remarkably separate daily routines begin with him getting up around 5:30 a.m., watching cable news shows and tweeting.
As a willing warrior for Trump, Sarah Sanders struggles to maintain credibility

The Washington Post

May 5, 2018

The West Wing shouting match was so loud that more than a dozen staffers heard it.
‘The gloves may be coming off’: Shake-up of Trump legal team signals combative posture toward special counsel

The Washington Post

May 3, 2018

President Trump’s growing desire for his lawyers to more forcefully counter the ongoing special counsel investigation drove yet another shake-up of his legal team on Wednesday, putting the White House on war footing with federal prosecutors examining
‘Ready, shoot, aim’: President Trump’s loyalty tests cause hiring headaches

The Washington Post

April 30, 2018

Attorney General Jeff Sessions, then the star of President Trump’s early Cabinet, was assembling his staff and picked Sarah Isgur Flores as his top spokeswoman.
Ronny Jackson withdraws as Trump’s nominee to lead Veterans Affairs

The Washington Post

April 26, 2018

Ronny L.
Sessions told White House that Rosenstein’s firing could prompt his departure, too

The Washington Post

April 21, 2018

Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently told the White House he might have to leave his job if President Trump fired his deputy, Rod J.
Razor-thin Senate majority, bloody primary fights hamstring GOP

The Washington Post

April 20, 2018

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is scrambling to reassert control over a Republican Party hamstrung by a razor-thin governing majority and riven by increasingly bloody primary fights.

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