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During the campaign and in the early stages of his presidency, there were two competing theories on how President Donald Trump would relate to Republicans in Congress. One said they would clash, repeatedly, first over the new President's pledge to spend big on infrastructure. Another suggested they would quickly gel, as Trump provided the GOP majorities on Capitol Hill with a long awaited rubber stamp in the Oval Office.

President Donald Trump Tuesday signed a measure nixing a regulation aimed at keeping guns out of the hands of some severely mentally ill people.

Ireland's Prime Minister is facing calls to break from tradition and skip the annual St. Patrick's Day festivities at the White House.

President Donald Trump welcomed governors and insurance company executives to the White House on Monday to discuss Obamacare and other matters. But not all his claims held up well against scrutiny.

A man who was shot while attempting to intervene in an attack on two Indian men in a bar near Kansas City is calling on President Donald Trump to address the possible hate crime in his speech to Congress Tuesday night.

President Donald Trump will seek to sell his political agenda -- including tax reform, Obamacare repeal and a military buildup -- to Americans outside the capital following his first joint address to Congress Tuesday night.

More than 20 members of the House Freedom Caucus huddled over Panera dinners Monday night in a Rayburn office building committee room to talk about their greatest emerging concern: the House GOP leadership's trajectory to dismantle Obamacare.

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are being urged to stay on their best behavior when President Donald Trump addresses Congress for the first time Tuesday night.

When Donald Trump steps up to the House speaker's rostrum Tuesday night for arguably the biggest moment of his nascent presidency, he will be addressing a multitude of audiences that extend far beyond the House chamber.

New York Democratic Rep. Eliot Engel has arrived bright and early to save a prime aisle seat for the President's joint congressional address every year since he was elected. But he announced Tuesday he won't angle for a coveted spot to get face time with President Donald Trump.

What American doesn't love a good deal? A free lunch, a gallon of unleaded for $1.50, half-priced theater tickets -- they never get old. We love them so much that we even invent opportunities for more in the form of game shows such as "Let's Make a Deal" or "The Price Is Right."

President Donald Trump ran on a vow to not cut benefits for Medicare, but House Speaker Paul Ryan said he thinks that is still an "open question."

In his first major public speech since taking office, Attorney General Jeff Sessions pledged Tuesday that a Justice Department crackdown on violent crime will reverse what he views as a dangerous new trend.

President Donald Trump is set to give an address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday -- but it technically won't be his first State of the Union address.

Tom Perez is rolling out a new effort to highlight the stories of immigrants deported by President Donald Trump's administration as one of his first moves as the new Democratic National Committee chairman.

President Donald Trump is set to address a joint session of Congress Tuesday night, and Democrats have tapped former Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear to offer their message in response.

President Donald Trump is set to deliver his first address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night -- where he's expected to make the case for a budget that boosts defense spending and slashes funding for agencies.

Approval ratings for Donald Trump's job performance have been at historic lows, but the President's own report card of his performance has high marks.

For Republicans eager to dismantle Obamacare, President Donald Trump's prime-time address to Congress Tuesday night is shaping up as a high-stakes proposition.