Trump’s Culture War

In a series of tweets on Thursday, Trump called the Lost Cause statues under consideration for removal "beautiful" and expressed his disappointment "to see the history and culture of our great country being ripped apart." He also reiterated his warning that George Washington and Thomas Jefferson may be the next targets of the anti-statue Left.

GOP doubts and anxieties about Trump burst into the open

In this Aug. 15, 2017, photo, President Donald Trump points to members of the media as he answers questions in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York. Trump's racially fraught comments about a deadly neo-Nazi rally have thrust into the open some Republicans' deeply held doubts about his competency and temperament, in an extraordinary public airing of worries and grievances about a sitting president by his own party.

As the GOP voices outrage at Trump’s response to…

Ever since President Donald Trump issued an equivocating response to the violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia last weekend, over a dozen of the country's most prominent Republicans have denounced the president's remarks. "[The president] has not demonstrated that he understands what has made this nation great," Sen. Bob Corker, an influential Tennessee Republican, said Thursday, warning that without "radical changes" in the White House, the nation could end up in "great peril."

The Latest: Trump won’t back down on Confederate monuments

President Donald Trump isn't backing away from the racially charged debate over Confederate memorials, even lashing out at members of his own party. Trump tweeted his defense of monuments to Confederate icons - bemoaning rising efforts to remove them as an attack on America's "history and culture."

Trump lacks a stabilitya and a competencea for job, GOP lawmaker Bob Corker says

Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker on Thursday lambasted Donald Trump, saying the president is driving the United States toward "great peril" because he lacks the "stability" and "competence" for the country's highest office. In this July 27, 2017 file photo, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. is surrounded by reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Congress recessing, leaving much undone, tensions with Trump

Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, joined by, from left, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., speaks to re... WASHINGTON - Lawmakers scattered for their summer recess Thursday, leaving behind a slim record of achievements and a steaming President Donald Trump. The president is angry about what the Republican-led Congress couldn't do - repeal Obamacare - as well as one of the few things it did: approve a Russia sanctions bill he detests.

Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the Tennessee Republican…

Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the Tennessee Republican Party's Statesmen's Dinner at Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017. Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the Tennessee Republican Party's Statesmen's Dinner at Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017.

Analysis: Trump gets a major bill, and it’s Russia sanctions

The most consequential piece of legislation that the Republican-led Congress has delivered to President Donald Trump after seven months is a new package of financial penalties against Russia that he didn't want to sign into law.

Trump ready to sign Russia sanctions bill, Moscow retaliates

President Donald Trump will sign a package of stiff financial sanctions against Russia that passed Congress with overwhelming support, the White House said Friday. Moscow has already responded, ordering a reduction in the number of U.S. diplomats in Russia and closing the U.S. Embassy's recreation retreat.

Russia sanctions bill heads to Trump after Senate approval

The Senate voted decisively on Thursday to approve a new package of stiff financial sanctions against Russia, Iran and North Korea, sending the popular bill to President Donald Trump for his signature after weeks of intense negotiations. Never in doubt, however, was a cornerstone of the legislation that bars Trump from easing or waiving the additional penalties on Russia unless Congress agrees.

House, Senate Republicans reach deal to move sanctions bill

House and Senate Republicans have worked out a deal to move quickly on a package of new financial sanctions against Russia, Iran and North Korea, clearing the way for Congress to send the far-reaching legislation to President Donald Trump. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., chairman of Foreign Relations Committee, said in a statement late Wednesday that he and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy had reached an agreement that removed the last obstacle to passing the bill.

Russia sanctions bill hits another snag in the U.S. as EU raises concerns over impact on investments

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The Latest: Sanctions measure hits snag in Senate

The chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee is objecting to the House's decision to include penalties targeting Pyongyang in the bill. Speaking to reporters Wednesday, Sen. Bob Corker says he'd prefer to keep the North Korea sanctions in a separate measure that would be carefully considered by the Senate.

House expected to approve Russia sanctions bill limiting Trumpa s influence

The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote overwhelmingly on Tuesday for a bill that would slap new sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea, potentially complicating President Donald Trump's hopes of pursuing improved relations with Moscow. The bipartisan measure aims to punish Russia for its 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine and for alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.