Trump supporters cheer his combative stance with the media

Critics of President Donald Trump saw in his Thursday news conference a combative, thin-skinned chief executive who continues to blame the media for the controversies roiling his administration. His supporters saw something else: A champion of Middle America who is taking on the establishment and making good on his campaign promises to put the country first.

Courts must act with intellectual honesty, political indifference

Over the past weekend, Trump administration officials offered harsh criticisms of the judicial interference with the enforcement of the president's immigration order. The Jan. 27 order suspended the immigration privileges of all refugees from Syria indefinitely and all immigrants from seven designated countries for 90 days.

Donald Trump’s raving attempt at shifting blame an autocrat’s outing

Washington: At the end of a week in which he misplaced his national security adviser, and found a replacement who bolted before his feet were nailed to the floor, Donald Trump declared the chaos he calls an administration "is running like a fine-tuned machine". And to the extent that it's not quite that, he's used a near-80 minute press conference to blame Barack Obama.

Clinton praises Oscar de la Renta as proud immigrant

Hillary Clinton used a ceremony Thursday honoring Oscar de la Renta to celebrate the contributions of immigrants like the Dominican-born fashion designer who come to America to pursue their dreams. Speaking at a U.S. Postal Service ceremony dedicating a series of 11 stamps honoring de la Renta, Clinton said the designer was an immigrant "and aren't we proud and grateful that he was?" "Let there be many, many more immigrants with the love of America that Oscar de la Renta exemplified every single day," she added.

Keystone XL developer renews effort to build in Nebraska

The developer of the Keystone XL pipeline said Thursday that it is once again seeking state approval for a route through Nebraska. The Canadian company's previous attempts to start construction in Nebraska have been thwarted by activists and some landowners who worry that it could damage property and contaminate groundwater supplies.

Trump names Acosta Labor nominee; Mulvaney sworn in as OMB chief

A former Donald Trump associate and campaign official is blaming the bumpy start of the billionaire's presidency on mixed loyalties in the White House. A former Donald Trump associate and campaign official is blaming the bumpy start of the billionaire's presidency on mixed loyalties in the White House.

US gov’t: Arrested Seattle ‘dreamer’ admitted gang ties

This undated photo provided by the law firm Public Counsel shows Daniel Ramirez Medina, 23, who was was brought to the U.S. illegally as a child but was protected from deportation by President Barack Obama's administration. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Medina on Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, at his father's home, even though he has a work permit under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Tea party gains voice in Trump’s Cabinet with budget chief

Vice President Mike Pence swears in Mick Mulvaney as Director of Office of Management and Budget in the White House complex in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, as Pamela West Mulvaney holds the Bible. Vice President Mike Pence swears in Mick Mulvaney as Director of Office of Management and Budget in the White House complex in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, as Pamela West Mulvaney holds the Bible.

Trump to tab Greenwich billionaire spy czar

Stephen Feinberg is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington in 2008. The Trump administration has asked the Feinberg, the founder of a New York-based private equity firm to lead a review of the U.S. intelligence community as President Donald Trump vows to crack down on what he describes as "illegal leaks" of classified information.

Ap Fact Check: Trumpa s messy case that he inherited a mess

President Donald Trump on Thursday made a messy case that he "inherited a mess" from his predecessor. Economic stats and territorial losses of Islamic State insurgents don't support his assertions about the problems handed to him on those fronts.

House Democrats escalate effort to obtain Trump tax returns

Congressional Democrats on Tuesday tried but failed to pressure Republicans into seeking President Donald Trump's tax returns, saying the scandal over Michael Flynn made it imperative to find out whether the president has business ties to Russia. A day after the Republican chairman of the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee dismissed the idea, the panel's Democrats proposed an amendment demanding that the committee ask the Treasury Department for copies of Trump's returns by March 1. "Unless this amendment is adopted, we will never see the president's tax returns while he's in office," Representative Sander Levin, a Michigan Democrat, told committee Chairman Kevin Brady at a public hearing.

The Latest: Trump denounces ‘Russian connection non-sense’

White House Press secretary Sean Spicer points as he answers questions from members of the media during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017. less White House Press secretary Sean Spicer points as he answers questions from members of the media during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 14, ... more In this Feb. 12, 2017, photo, National Security Adviser Michael Flynn boards Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., as he return to Washington with President Donald Trump.

WHO declares end to yellow fever outbreak in Congo, Angola

Kate Upton is once again Sports Illustrated's swimsuit queen, gracing the magazine's special issue with not one, but three different covers. As some cities reaffirm support for sanctuary policies that protect immigrants, Phoenix, with the 10th-largest population of immigrants living in the country illegally, is subjected to a 2010 state law that bars... As some cities reaffirm support for sanctuary policies that protect immigrants, Phoenix, with the 10th-largest population of immigrants living in the country illegally, is subjected to a 2010 state law that bars any Arizona city from becoming a sanctuary.

5 things for Wednesday, February 15, 2017: Trump and Russia, Kim Jong Un, Netanyahu

High-level advisers close to then-presidential nominee Donald Trump were in constant communication during the campaign with Russians known to US intelligence, multiple current and former intelligence, law enforcement and administration officials tell CNN. President-elect Trump and then-President Barack Obama were both briefed on details of the extensive communications between suspected Russian operatives and people associated with the Trump campaign and the Trump business, according to US officials familiar with the matter.

Surprise: Trump senior aides were in contact with Russian officials during campaign

It'll be really hard for Donald Trump to distance himself from Russia with all the reports coming in that detail his friendliness to one of America's biggest adversaries. Before the inauguration, Trump fought fiercely to dispel accusations that Russia may be in a position to blackmail him during his presidency.