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The new White House communications director unleashed a vulgar tirade targeting colleagues in a phone call with a reporter.
Politico reports that senators want to move to the next stage in the process and may pass a bill they don't like.
The press secretary took questions from reporters at 1:45 p.m. Eastern.
WalletHub evaluated the level of education in the population of 150 metropolitan areas across the country.
"I’m letting my guard down," the former secretary of State says in the book's introduction.
President Trump has disparaged Attorney General Jeff Sessions repeatedly in the last week, potentially as a preamble to his dismissal.
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Trump will appear twice publicly on Wednesday. Watch those events here.
President Trump has fervently urged his party to pass some sort of health care legislation for him to sign.
With Anthony Scaramucci in charge of White House communications, the briefings are back on camera — for now.
The president made the announcement on Twitter Wednesday morning.
The Daily Beast spoke with several of the attorney general's allies to glean his reaction to the president's recent attacks.
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Dangerous chemicals tied to cancer, problems in pregnancy and child development issues are found in drinking water across the country.
Speaker Paul Ryan said the sanctions package, which also covers Iran and North Korea, is historic.
Republicans want to push forward with something — anything — on health care, and this is their chance.
While Republicans call the Arizona senator back for a vote, it's still not clear what bill leadership wants to pass.
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“They’re not supposed to do that,” Trump said to White House interns of reporters' aggressive questioning.