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Corker fires back: Trump’s White House ‘has become an adult day care center’

October 8, 2017

Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) fired back at President Trump after his criticism on Sunday, calling Trump's White House "an adult day care center.""It's a shame the White House has become an adult...

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Mulvaney: West Wing ‘much more orderly’ under Kelly

October 8, 2017

Rebecca Savransky

White House budget chief Mick Mulvaney said Sunday the West Wing is "much more orderly" under chief of staff John Kelly."It is a much more orderly and aligned West Wing than it was previously," he said on NBC's "Me...

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Trump touts Tillerson, Kelly on way to fundraiser

October 7, 2017

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President Donald Trump addressed questions Saturday evening about his relationships with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and White House chief of staff John Kelly amid reporting about tensions among his top aides.

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CNN’s Bernstein: ‘The wheels are coming off the presidency’

October 6, 2017

Joe Concha

CNN's Carl Bernstein declared Friday that "the wheels are coming off the presidency" and called the current state of affairs at the White House "unlike anything I have seen in 50 years in Washington." Bernstein, th...

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Pence cuts short Latin America trip and pressures Chile to sever all ties to North Korea

August 16, 2017

Philip Rucker

SANTIAGO, Chile — Vice President Pence is cutting short his Latin America trip by one day to return to Washington for a strategy meeting Friday at Camp David with President Trump and the national security team. Pence also has canceled two scheduled political appearances on Saturday in Virginia — a campaign stop with Republican gubernatorial […]

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Pence says he stands with Trump but did not defend president’s ‘both sides’ comments on Charlottesville

August 16, 2017

Philip Rucker

SANTIAGO, Chile — Vice President Pence says he is standing by President Trump in the aftermath of deadly violence at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, but he declined Wednesday to defend the president’s statement from the day before that “both sides” were to blame. Asked at a news conference whether he agreed with Trump that there […]

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Steve Bannon firing not in the offing, Trump says, but president open to idea

August 15, 2017

Dave Boyer

President Trump defended the character of embattled White House strategist Steve Bannon Tuesday against rising calls for his resignation for allegedly stoking racial divisions, but the president stopped short of promising that he wouldn't fire his top ...

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Lewandowski: Kelly ‘very sure’ he can dismiss White House staff

August 6, 2017

Rebecca Savransky

Corey Lewandowski said he thinks White House chief of staff John Kelly has been clear in his directions to staff at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave."It's been widely reported that they put their country first, they put the p...

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Trump monitoring developments in Marine aircraft crash

August 6, 2017

Olivia Beavers

President Trump is receiving updates on the crash of a Marine Corps aircraft off the coast of Australia, a White House official said Sunday.White House chief of staff John Kelly is "keeping the president apprised"...

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Trump appears to confirm obstruction investigation, attack Rosenstein in morning tweet rant

June 16, 2017

Abby Phillip

President Trump fired off tweets Friday morning attacking the special counsel's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, and apparently, Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein. I am being investigated for firing the FBI Director by the man who told me to fire the FBI Director! Witch Hunt — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June […]