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.

Investigate Russian ties

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NYT: Intercepted communications showa

The New York Times reported that law enforcement and intelligence agencies intercepted calls and phone records showing Donald Trump's presidential campaign aides, as well as other associates, having repeated contact with senior Russian intelligence officials in the year before the election. The report names four people close to Trump - including Michael Flynn, who recently stepped down as national security adviser - in the FBI's inquiry into links between Trump associates and the Russian government.

Trump’s baptism of fire, travel ban shot down

In more than three turbulent weeks at the White House, President Donald Trump has moved quickly to take a string of controversial initiatives. However, he has suffered some stinging setbacks, from a court block of his bar on entry of people from seven Muslim-majority countries to the resignation of his national security adviser.

Theresa May to talk to Donald Trump after state visit to UK confirmed

Theresa May will speak to US President Donald Trump later as the Government insisted he would be extended the "full courtesy" of a state visit to Britain later this year, despite a 1.85-million strong petition against it. The Prime Minister will have a telephone call with the president, whose administration has been rocked by the resignation of national security adviser Michael Flynn.

Flynn exit leaves Trump national security team in turmoil

White House national security adviser Michael Flynn resigned Monday amid a snowballing controversy over whether he lied about his contacts with a Russian official, throwing President Donald Trump's security team into turmoil just weeks into his term. Flynn's resignation came as Trump struggles to cement his national security apparatus as the president and his cabinet officials are preparing for a series of meetings and summits with foreign leaders in the coming months, starting this week in Europe.

Texas woman gets eight years in prison for voting

A permanent U.S. resident living in Texas has been sentenced to eight years in prison for illegally voting, a punishment that will probably result in the woman's deportation after she completes her sentence. On Wednesday, a Tarrant County , Tex., jury convicted 37-year-old Rosa Maria Ortega on two felony charges of illegal voting, for casting a ballot as a noncitizen in 2012 and 2014.

Taking a page from the tea party, the Indivisible movement grows

In the days after the election of President Donald Trump, some former Democratic congressional staffers generated a Google document that quickly become a guide for politically active progressives nationwide. The 26-page document - now known as the Indivisible Guide - cited strategies used by the so-called tea party to block former President Barack Obama's agenda and set forth how those same tactics could be used by progressives under the new administration.

Now Flynn iffy on sanction-talk timing

President Donald Trump's national security adviser addressed U.S. sanctions against Russia in his conversations with the country's ambassador while President Barack Obama was still in office, a new report said, contradicting previous claims that the matter was not discussed. A Trump administration official told The Associated Press that Michael Flynn "can't be certain" that sanctions did not come up in his discussions with the Russian ambassador.

Kremlin Denies Trump’s National Security Adviser Discussed Sanctions with Russian Ambassador

The Kremlin has denied that President Donald Trump's national security adviser, Michael Flynn, discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia with Moscow's ambassador to the U.S. ahead of Trump's inauguration. President Vladimir Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, confirmed that phone calls between Flynn and Russia's Washington ambassador, Sergey Kislyak, had taken place, but said reports that they had discussed sanctions were "wrong."

Pentagon journal explores what would happen if a president called for Muslim internment camps

The scholarly journal of the Pentagon's top general published an essay that examines what someone in his position should do if a president ordered the establishment of Muslim internment camps, one day before President Trump signed an executive order restricting immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries. The article appears in the most recent issue of Joint Force Quarterly under the headline "The Viability of Moral Dissent by the Military."

Trump’s Conventional Foreign Policy

Things have not been dull since President Donald Trump took office almost three weeks ago, but something that has been little noticed is the increasing traditionalism of some parts of his foreign policy. Certainly, his order to suspend visas for citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries was explosive, but in point of fact, whether people from Yemen can come to the United States is not a central issue in U.S. foreign policy.

Unpredictable Trump foreign policy may test US spy alliances

Donald Trump's unpredictable foreign policy could hamper long-standing U.S. intelligence-sharing partnerships as countries react to a president who seeks closer ties to Russia and is unafraid to offend American allies by cracking down on immigration or getting angry with friendly leaders. Veteran spies say intelligence relationships are built to weather storms between political leaders.