Trumpa s new security advisor differs from him on Russia, other key issues

U.S. President Donald Trump has shown little patience for dissent, but that trait is likely to be tested by his new national security adviser, Army Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster. A military intellectual whose ideas have been shaped more by experience than by emotion, more by practice than by politics, and more by intellect than by impulse may also find himself in political terrain that may be as alien, and perhaps as hostile, to him as the sands and cities of Afghanistan and Iraq were.

Letter: National Guard story invents controversy where there’s none

Letter: National Guard story invents controversy where there's none Saw your front page article about the National Guard being used to round up illegals. Check out this story on azcentral.com: http://azc.cc/2luyA5S Donald Trump and John McCain have been sparring publicly from the beginning of Trump's campaign for presidency, which began in June 2015.

‘Not a scintilla of evidence’ of wrongdoing by Planned Parenthood:…

Planned Parenthood South Austin Health Center is seen in Austin, Texas, U.S. on June 27, 2016. REUTERS/Ilana Panich-Linsman/File Photo A federal judge on Tuesday ruled Texas officials cannot cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, allowing the organization to continue providing reimbursed services - at least temporarily - to the 12,500 Texas Medicaid patients who rely on it.

Under Trump, Obamacarea s Medicaid enrollments may actually go up

Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events A woman holding an Obamacare sign in front of a medical center in Miami on Nov. 27, 2016. One of the biggest early surprises under the Trump administration is that the long-standing Republican campaign against Obamacare seems to be shifting from "demolish it" to "fix it ."

Senator says he’ll hold a town hall – if there’s – no booing’

Senator says he'll hold a town hall - if there's 'no booing' Protesters track Sen. Dean Heller and U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei to luncheon instead. Check out this story on ydr.com: http://usat.ly/2m9QPk6 A month into Trump's presidency, protests continue over his immigration policies, Cabinet selections and the GOP's push to repeal the Affordable Care Act RENO, Nev.

‘Don’t repeal Obamacare, improve it’: Republicans face wrath…

Republicans members of Congress, away from Washington for the Presidents Day week, are getting an earful as constituents have come out in force to voice displeasure for some of the party's policy positions, particularly the plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa held an event on Tuesday in which constituents voiced concerns about losing coverage if the law better known as Obamacare is repealed.

GOP members of Congress meet with protests at town halls

Cleone Hermsen, of Carroll, Iowa, expresses her criticism while listening to Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, during a veterans roundtable event at Maquoketa City Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, in Maquoketa, Iowa. Iowa's U.S. senators were met Tuesday with overflow crowds who pointedly questioned them about President Donald Trump's actions during his first month in office and other issues.

Chaffetz: President ‘absolutely’ wants to take action on Bears Ears

President Donald Trump "absolutely" wants to take action to change the Bears Ears National Monument designation made by his predecessor, said Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah. "I hope it is rescinded.

Judge blocks Texas cutting Medicaid to Planned Parenthood

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Texas can't cut off Medicaid dollars to Planned Parenthood over secretly recorded videos taken by anti-abortion activists in 2015 that launched Republican efforts across the U.S. to defund the nation's largest abortion provider. An injunction issued by U.S. District Sam Sparks of Austin comes after he delayed making decision in January and essentially bought Planned Parenthood an extra month in the state's Medicaid program.

President Trump Can’t Stop Talking About the Election

But President Trump has taken the practice farther than most, reminiscing about his unexpected campaign win and recounting his exact Electoral College margin at unexpected times. "I also want to thank Senator Tim Scott for joining us today - friend of mine, a great, great senator from South Carolina," he said.

Voters Shame Cowardly Reps with Town Halls Hosted by Cardboard Cut-Outs

A cardboard cut-out of Rep. Roger Williams leans against the microphone at the mock town hall in Austin, Texas, on Sunday. As people flood town halls during the Congressional recess to register their outrage over President Donald Trump's right-wing agenda, many members of Congress are apparently attempting to duck the public outcry by refusing to hold any town halls at all.

1,000 protesters greet Mitch McConnell at Kentucky speech

Nearly a thousand people have crowded behind a chain link fence to try to catch Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's attention as he made his first stop on a tour of Kentucky during the congressional recess. The protesters on Tuesday chanted, "No ban, no wall, Mitch McConnell take our call," a reference to the senator's clogged voicemail system during the first month of Donald Trump's presidency.

McCain steps up Trump criticism

Now that he has returned to the Senate for another six years, Sen. John McCain is back to being a president's biggest headache on Capitol Hill. The Arizona Republican bashed President Donald Trump's White House as an "administration in disarray" while attending a security conference in Munich.