Trump turns to executive powers in bid to force Congress into action

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters and members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Oct. 13, 2017. WASHINGTON - Frustrated with his inability to spur Congress to act on much of his agenda, President Trump is increasingly using his executive powers in a risky bid to gain leverage with lawmakers on an array of unfulfilled campaign promises.

Little has happened in 2 months since Trump declared opioid crisis an “emergency”

On the mid-August day when President Donald Trump first called the nation's opioid epidemic a "national emergency," plaudits from the state's congressional delegation were quick to follow. Sen. Sherrod Brown, DOhio, said the designation was overdue.

Alec Baldwin’s Trump tells Mike Pence to ditch NFL game, gay…

Saturday Night Live was back to its Donald Trump -inspired shenanigans this week, with Alec Baldwin returning to the fore to mock the president's involvement in a wide array of high-profile matters, ranging from the NFL "Take a Knee" protest controversy to his recent spat with Republican Senator Bob Corker . The cold open depicted Trump addressing a crowd in Harrisburg, Pa.

Pro-Trump states most affected by his health care decision

President Donald Trump speaks to the 2017 Value Voters Summit, Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, in Washington. Trump's decision to end a provision of the Affordable Care Act that has benefited an estimated 6 million Americans helps fulfill a campaign promise, but it also risks harming some of the very people who helped him win the presidency.

Trump’s lawyers: Courts have no say over his Twitter feed

President Donald Trump can block his critics from following him on Twitter without violating the First Amendment despite a lawsuit's claims that it violates the Constitution to do so, government lawyers say. Trial attorneys with the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington submitted papers late Friday to a New York federal judge, saying a lawsuit challenging Trump over the issue should be thrown out.

Trump leaves Republicans with heavy lift on Iran deal

Republicans demanded a major say on the Iran nuclear agreement two years ago and never got it from Democrat Barack Obama. Now that President Donald Trump has directed Congress to make the international pact more stringent, the GOP is finding that having that voice won't be easy.

GOP demanded say on Iran deal, but changing it won’t be easy

Republicans demanded a major say on the Iran nuclear agreement two years ago and never got it from Democrat Barack Obama. Now that President Donald Trump has directed Congress to make the international pact more stringent, the GOP is finding it won't be easy.

George Soros Funded A Study Of White Working-Class Voters Who Support Trump. Here’s What He Found

A recently-released research study sheds light on the values of white working-class voters in the United States and the reasons these voters strongly supported Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. The trio of researchers conducted the study by visiting four places between August 2016 and March 2017: Birmingham, Alabama; Dayton, Ohio; Tacoma, Washington; Phoenix, Arizona; and - for some reason - the New York City borough of Brooklyn.

FCC Chairman Pai Should Condemn Trump’s Attacks on Free Speech

At 10 months into Donald Trump's presidency, he's already in the running as the worst president in history: a bombastic fool with a loose grip on reality and an even looser grasp of the Constitution; a dangerous demagogue who uplifts White supremacists; a petulant man-child who uses his position of power to try and shut down opposing viewpoints. At first glance, Pai seems like an average Republican D.C.-insider type.

Trump and Putin Appear Bullet-holed in New ISIS Propaganda Video

ISIS fighters have released a new propaganda photo featuring the bullet-ridden faces of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin on shooting targets ISIS fighters have released a new propaganda photo featuring the bullet-ridden faces of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin on shooting targets. The image circulated by jihadists on social media is one of the first to feature Trump instead of previous US president Barack Obama.

Danger of war, Germany warns after Trump’s move on Iran nuclear deal

German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 21, 2017. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/Files BERLIN: If the United States terminates the Iran nuclear deal or reimposes sanctions on Tehran it could result in Iran developing nuclear weapons and raise the danger of war close to Europe, Germany's foreign minister said on Saturday .

If Trump ends Iran nuclear deal, it raises danger of war close to Europe, Germany warns

IF THE United States terminates the Iran nuclear deal or reimposes sanctions on Tehran it could result in Iran developing nuclear weapons and raise the danger of war close to Europe, Germany's foreign minister said. IF THE United States terminates the Iran nuclear deal or reimposes sanctions on Tehran it could result in Iran developing nuclear weapons and raise the danger of war close to Europe, Germany's foreign minister said.

US Republican Senator Bob Corker: – The greatest diplomatic activities we have are with China’

US Republican Senator Bob Corker stepped up his public feud with Donald Trump, saying the US president's undermining of his top diplomat was like castrating him in public. Corker told The Washington Post inan interview that Trump had undercut Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's efforts to enlist China in reining in North Korea's nuclear programme by denigrating the diplomat.