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WASHINGTON — On a visit to CIA headquarters Saturday, President Donald Trump took a shot at Democrats, saying they were playing politics with the confirmation of Kansas Rep. Mike Pompeo, his choice to head the agency. An objection from three Democratic senators delayed the U.S. Senate’s vote to confirm Pompeo as the CIA’s new director

Washington (dpa) – Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators packed the National Mall in Washington on Saturday, creating a sea of pink “pussy hats” and protest signs, for a Women’s March in opposition to President Donald Trump one day after his inauguration. Organizers in Washington increased their expected participation to more than 500,000 participants, but final

After President Donald Trump’s inauguration, alt-right leader Richard Spencer was punched in the face by a protester while in the middle of an interview. RELATED: The alt-right will soon end its love affair with Donald Trump Watch the video Spencer was on the corner of 14th and K Streets around 2:30 p.m. when a masked

WASHINGTON—After months of mocking the CIA and questioning its conclusions on Russian interference in the election, President Donald Trump went to the agency headquarters in Langley, Va., on Saturday ostensibly to reach out but instead delivered an animated, rambling address in front of its memorial to fallen officers. The visit was designed to send a

NEW YORK—The inauguration of President Donald Trump was watched by 30.6 million television viewers on Friday, 19 percent below the audience of 37.8 million for former President Barack Obama’s first swearing-in ceremony in 2009. The figure is based on preliminary data from Nielsen for inauguration coverage that aired from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern

WASHINGTON — He’s been bounced out of the U.S. Senate, but will Mark Kirk’s landing spot be just down the road at Washington’s home of lobbying, K Street? Speaking Thursday night at the Heartland Ball, a bipartisan celebration of the presidential inauguration for Illinoisans in D.C., the former U.S. senator told Chicago Inc. that he’s

There was no pivot. There was no olive branch, no binding of wounds, no lofty summons to the better angels of our nature. The 16-minute inaugural address that President Donald Trump delivered was Trumpism distilled to its raw essence: angry, blunt-spoken and deeply aggrieved. He spoke of ending the “American carnage” under President Barack Obama,

Just moments after he recited the oath of office on Friday morning, President Donald Trump used his brief inauguration speech to promise that he will fight for all Americans, always, and never allow for them to be ignored. In a national address that was reminiscent of his campaign speeches, Trump vowed to bring to the

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump aims to deliver quickly on his promise to break from the progressive policies of President Barack Obama. But the first official acts of his presidency were the signing of routine paperwork. In a ceremonial office of the Capitol shortly after he took the oath Friday, Trump took the first steps

On Friday morning, WhiteHouse.gov included a section dedicated to President Obama’s efforts to fight climate change. By 1 p.m., virtually all mentions of climate change had been removed, replaced by new President Donald Trump’s promise of an “America First Energy Plan.” The swift changes on the official White House website underscore how quickly the Trump