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The Republican-led Congress took its first steps Wednesday to roll back environmental, financial disclosure and energy regulations put in in place by the Obama administration.

Nearly two weeks after his inauguration, President Donald Trump's White House isn't yet open to the public for tours.

The Trump administration is getting tough with Iran -- but can't yet say how it will back up its rhetoric.

Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska both said Wednesday they would not vote to support President Donald Trump's choice for education secretary, Betsy DeVos, the first two sitting Republican senators to publicly say they wouldn't back one of Trump's Cabinet nominees.

Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's national security adviser, condemned Iran's recent ballistic missile launch as being in defiance of a UN Security Council Resolution.

Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley is planning to have confirmation hearings in six weeks for Supreme Court justice nominee Neil Gorsuch, the Iowa Republican told CNN on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump met Wednesday with several African-American leaders for a listening session to kick off Black History Month.

While much of the attention is focused on President Donald Trump's pick to sit on the high court, the policy world continues to churn. Health care insurers are clearly concerned they won't have clarity on the fate of Obmacare in time to make a decision on 2018. The border adjustment tax, which could be used as an alternative to Trump's tariff idea, may not be able to get through the Senate. And fallout from the travel ban continues to impact the business world.

A source familiar with deliberations in the White House said Wednesday that the administration was working to scrap a program to fight extremism in favor of one focusing on extremism among Muslims.

President Donald Trump is making an unannounced visit to Dover Air Force Base for the return of the remains of the US service member killed in the raid in Yemen.

Nearly two weeks after her husband assumed office, Melania Trump has made her first official hire as first lady.

New details have emerged surrounding Sunday's deadly joint US-United Arab Emirates counterterrorism raid on an al Qaeda compound in Yemen, shedding light on why the mission happened when it did -- and what went wrong.

Hawaii Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard says she will pay out of her own pocket for the cost of her recent heavily criticized trip to Syria.

Several days before President Donald Trump announced the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, he predicted that "evangelicals, Christians will love my pick."

A top assistant to President Donald Trump dismissed concerns Wednesday that the administration's travel ban would embolden extremists overseas.

For those in the White House yearning for a more controlled structure than existed in Donald Trump's presidential campaign, the messy rollout of the executive order restricting travel into the US may have been a gift.

The Senate has approved former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as the next secretary of state, filling one more slot on President Donald Trump's national security team.

Ollie once was lost, but now is been found.

There was a dramatic scramble across Capitol Hill Wednesday morning as Republicans tried to get President Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees approved and Democrats tried to stand in their way, boycotting hearings. Republicans actually changed the Senate rules to move forward. Here's what happened.

President Donald Trump's Supreme Court team whisked nominee Neil Gorsuch to the Capitol Wednesday in a packed day that amounted to one part victory lap and another part listening tour as Republicans try to gauge whether Democrats will attempt a filibuster.