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Knowing Elaine Chao from afar for many years, there are a lot of words I would use to describe her: smart, tough, accomplished and, yes, badass.

Scott Pruitt is the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. Six days ago, with his strong approval, President Donald Trump pulled the US out of the Paris climate accords -- making America one of only three countries, along with Nicaragua and Syria, to do so.

On Sunday night, the White House sent out its daily schedule -- as it does every day. Except, one thing was different: Sarah Huckabee Sanders rather than her ostensible boss, Sean Spicer, would be giving the daily press briefing on Monday.

A staunch supporter of President Donald Trump said Tuesday that it was London Mayor Sadiq Khan, not Trump, who sparked the feud between the two leaders.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi accused President Donald Trump on Tuesday of disregarding constitutional checks on power in his recent series of tweets supporting his travel ban.

Donald Trump's tweets are the best window into his unfiltered thoughts -- and the media can't deal with it!

Former Vice President Joe Biden will be interviewed by Mitt Romney Friday evening at Romney's annual gathering in Utah of donors and business leaders.

Acting US ambassador to China David Rank resigned from his post in Beijing over President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, several sources familiar with the decision told CNN.

So much for the eclipse of the Steve Bannon wing of the Trump administration.

President Donald Trump complained Monday that the Senate has not confirmed his ambassadors -- but he has yet to formally nominate some of them, including a wealthy donor he said in January he would send to the United Kingdom.

President Donald Trump asked Secretary of State Rex Tillerson not to let the ongoing political saga back home stand in the way of improving ties with Moscow, the top US diplomat said Tuesday.

The Justice Department announced charges Monday against a federal contractor with Top Secret security clearance, after she allegedly leaked classified information to an online media outlet.

New Jersey voters are headed to the polls Tuesday to select the Republican and Democratic candidates to replace Gov. Chris Christie.

One of the most reliable patterns of Donald Trump's presidency may be his ability to undercut his own aides -- even mere hours after they attempted to defend him.

US President Donald Trump's war of words with the Mayor of London continued Monday, with the two men trading barbs even as the city mourns the victims of Saturday's terror attack.

President Donald Trump's decision to knock London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Monday didn't come out of nowhere.

On March 11, 45% of Americans approved of the job Donald Trump was doing in Gallup's daily tracking poll. It's been all downhill since then.

Vice President Mike Pence on Monday said now is the time for NATO to "stand united and stand strong" in the wake of the recent terror attack in London.

The Russia maelstrom raging around Donald Trump's presidency reaches a momentous plot twist this week with a quintessential Washington drama set to unfold when ex-FBI Director James Comey testifies before the Senate.

House Speaker Paul Ryan isn't concerned about his House majority. At least publicly, that is, where he dismisses questions about "Democratic waves" and repeatedly steers talk back to the GOP agenda at hand.