Evening Edition: Lawmakers question Trump’s dealmaking skills, say he’s an unreliable negotiator
Widow of slain soldier says she was 'very upset and hurt' by Trump's call; 'Let us do our job': Anger erupts over EPA's apparent muzzling of scientists
Ahead of votes on tax cuts and budget measures, lawmakers say President Trump's propensity for diversions and tangents has kept him from focusing on his legislative agenda. Some Republicans are devising strategies to keep him from changing his mind on issues.
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Myeshia Johnson said on "Good Morning America" that she has "nothing to say" to President Trump after the controversial condolence call following the death of her husband, Army Sgt. La David Johnson, one of four soldiers killed in Niger. Shortly after the interview, Trump took to Twitter to dispute part of Johnson's account.
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Protesters gathered outside a Rhode Island conference after the Trump administration stopped EPA researchers from presenting climate change-related research there.
While Sen. John McCain's comments were obviously meant to disparage the president, Trump was simply an example of the broader issue McCain was highlighting — an issue that's been largely forgotten in the decades since the war ended.
As the United States considers a more aggressive counterterrorism mission in Africa, some caution that a heavy-handed approach could trigger a spiral of violence similar to those the U.S. military has helped to create in the Middle East.
The military judge who will decide whether the Army sergeant goes to prison for leaving his post in Afghanistan indicated that the president's remarks about the case could raise doubts about the fairness of the legal proceedings.
Bids came from D.C. and all but seven states, as well as from most of southern Canada, three regions of Mexico and Puerto Rico, according to the online retail giant.
The president's remark follows reports that congressional Republicans were weighing a cap on contributions to 401(k) programs as part of a broad overhaul of the tax code.
Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo had been invited by Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., the United States' highest-ranking military officer, to attend a conference in Washington on countering violent extremism. Before his departure, however, the airline informed him that U.S. Customs would deny his entry.
The first lady's office issued a statement about her plan to participate in National Bullying Prevention Month. The statement expressed sentiments that President Trump often fails to exemplify.
During a VIP tour of the National Archives collection, the self-professed history geek covered his eyes with his hands and recited the Constitution's preamble from memory.
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