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DALLAS — After backlash over President Donald Trump’s speech at Boy Scouts of America’s national gathering in West Virginia, the chief executive of Irving-based organization apologized Thursday for “political rhetoric that was inserted into the jamboree.” In a letter published online Thursday, Chief Scout Executive Michael Surbaugh said the group invited President Donald Trump because

Because he loves to chow down on delicious pizza and hamburgers, President Donald Trump is certainly not a member of the “elite” and can relate to the common man. At least that’s what new White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci claimed to a befuddled and questioning BBC reporter. Scaramucci, named to his post alongside the

Republican senators are warning that any effort to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions will be met with stiff resistance – with Sen. Lindsey Graham saying Thursday that “there will be holy hell to pay” if the attorney general is pushed out. President Trump has lashed out at Mr. Sessions repeatedly in recent days, saying he’s

In June, Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter and one of his most trusted advisers, tweeted her support for the LGBTQ community in recognition of LGBTQ Pride Month. The 35-year-old, who traded in her corporate life to become an official White House employee in March, said that she was “proud to support” her LGBTQ friends and

Long-awaited projects in Alaska – including the potentially life-saving King Cove road and oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge – are now in jeopardy as President Trump reportedly looks for revenge on the state and Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski in particular after her vote against the GOP health care bill earlier this week.

WASHINGTON — A knife fight for control of the West Wing broke into the open Thursday morning as President Donald Trump’s new communications director Anthony Scaramucci lashed out at White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus in a televised interview, accusing Priebus of leaking and standing in the way of Trump’s agenda. “The fish stinks

WASHINGTON—After Senate Republicans agreed to open debate Tuesday to overhaul the Affordable Care Act, they quickly shot down what was once their leading proposal for repealing and replacing Obamacare. Republicans rejected their revised bill, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, despite having added a provision from Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, favored by conservatives and another from

A video of a black teenager being harassed by a security officer in Harris County, Houston, Texas, went viral as soon as it emerged on social media Tuesday. In the video recorded by Marvel Gibson, he is heard saying that he was going door-to-door to distribute cards for his business of mowing yards while his