He wanted his aides to tell diplomats, “I’m sorry ... he is out of control ... you don’t know the man,” or that he’s a ...

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A 1974 law requires the president to spend the appropriations passed by Congress or seek its permission to suspend funding.

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MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell describes how Donald Trump’s late-night purge of 18 independent inspectors general violates a law ...

Trump vowed to rid the Justice Department of what he says is partisan bias. Ex-officials say he's using retaliation and ...

Trump has made a series of recent statements expressing frustration or skepticism toward Taiwan. He repeatedly accused Taiwan ...

Donald Trump's anticipated return to the Oval Office is influencing global politics. His unpredictable diplomacy is reshaping ...

Trump and Nixon are far from the only presidents to rake in money for inaugurations. Twelve years after Nixon's $4 million ceremony, Ronald Reagan set a record with a $20 million swearing-in that ...

President Donald Trump’s administration issued a memo Monday ordering widespread federal assistance to be temporarily paused, ...

Trump is leading a revolution. The Democrats are still acting like he won the election because of the price of eggs. This is just depressing.