Trump once called Rep. Trey Gowdy’s Benghazi hearings a ‘disaster,’ suggesting they fell short of producing enough damaging evidence against Hillary Clinton.
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Trump wants new aircraft carriers to go back to steam-power catapults
He slams the catapult launch system on the USS Gerald Ford, the new, high-tech supercarrier slated to become the crown jewel of the U.S. Navy.
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Trump, China reach preliminary trade agreements on beef, poultry
The 10-part agreement also appears to pave the way for U.S. firms to export liquid natural gas to China.
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Analysis: President Trump says he invented an 84-year-old phrase. But, why?
As is so often the case, the central question is: Was he joking?
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Acting FBI director, and even Trump, contradict White House on firing of James Comey
The shifting accounts of the decision to fire Comey, whom Trump derided as a ‘showboat,’ add to a mounting sense of chaos in the West Wing.
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Presence of Russian photographer in Oval Office raises alarms
Former intelligence officials say a listening device or other surveillance equipment could be brought into the Oval Office while hidden in cameras or other electronics.
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Trump seeks new FBI director as Comey’s firing grips Washington
The quest for a temporary director may pass over Comey’s deputy, Andrew McCabe, who ascended to the post Tuesday.
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Comey increasingly angered Trump with high profile on Russia probe
Before he fired the FBI director, the president was infuriated that Comey was paying too much attention to Russia and not enough to leaks to journalists.
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Arrested journalist says he was only trying to get answers from Tom Price
West Virginia reporter Dan Heyman was charged Tuesday with willful disruption of state government processes.
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After Trump fired Comey, his staff scrambled to explain why
The chaotic scene at the White House last night featured a staff uncertain of how to make sense of the president’s abrupt action.