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President Donald Trump’s speech before Congress drew strong reactions from Republicans and Democrats alike, with Republicans praising it as an impressive presentation of his agenda, and Democrats continuing to harshly criticize Trump’s policies. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who is currently at work with the Senate trying to enact Trump’s agenda through a budget reconciliation…

The White House is turning up the heat on Senate Democrats for using delaying tactics to block President Donald Trump’s executive branch nominees, even as Trump trails recent presidents in the number of appointments so far. “These numbers show the Democrats’ true colors,” @SHSanders45 says. The president so far has nominated 197 persons for administration…

Senate Democrats have President Donald Trump’s attention with their historic level of procedural delays to stall the seating of judges and start dates for nominees to key executive branch posts. Trump fired off a tweet Monday aimed at Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., complaining about 193 nominees awaiting consideration by Senate committees, while 127…

President Donald Trump said he could build a wall along the southern border without Congress, but prefers a negotiated deal—one that he’s willing to keep part of the government closed to get, even if it takes months. “I could do it if I wanted,” Trump said Friday of completing a barrier at the U.S.-Mexico border,…

President Donald Trump asked supporters who gathered in Washington to “go home” late Wednesday afternoon after a large group broke into the Capitol building and overwhelmed Capitol Police.  “This was a fraudulent election, but we can’t play into the hands of these people,” Trump said in a prerecorded video, recorded outside the White House and…

Former President Donald Trump has completely rewritten his convention speech in light of the attempt to kill him and will call Thursday night for a new effort at national unity at the Republican National Convention. In an exclusive interview with the Washington Examiner a day after his right ear was grazed by a sniper’s bullet Saturday evening,…