When President Trump journeys to the Capitol on Tuesday to deliver his first State of the Union address, some members of his party know exactly what they want to happen: As little as possible.
“I hope the speech is uneventful in a good way,” said Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pa.), a moderate Republican who has previously criticized the president. “Last year, he addressed Congress and that speech was reasonably measured. I hope that is what happens again.”
But as Dent and others acknowledge, there is no telling how Trump will behave at any given moment.
President Trump will pitch his long-awaited infrastructure plan during his inaugural State of the Union address next week, using the stage as an opportunity to start selling both Congress and the public on his ambitious rebuilding effort.
President Trump in two late-night tweets on Saturday pitched his immigration plan while slamming Democrats, saying they are only interested in obstruction.
The Trump administration and Congress have a matter of weeks to agree to an immigration deal that would protect potentially millions of undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children from deportation.
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. – Hundreds of the nation’s top conservative donors gathered at an exclusive resort in the California desert on Saturday to strategize ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.
Republican National Committee (RNC) finance chairman Steve Wynn is stepping down from his post following sexual misconduct allegations, according to a Republican source familiar with the matter.
Federal health officials warned Friday that this year's flu outbreak is more severe than any other since the 2009 swine flu pandemic, and that its intensity is still increasing.
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Beset by poor poll numbers and the grind of the Russia investigation, President Donald Trump will look to reset his term with his first State of the Union address, arguing that his tax cut and economic policies will benefit all Americans.
He will deliver the address Tuesday at a juncture of opportunity and peril for his presidency, and his anxious allies hope he will summon the capacity to do something he has never done before: bring the country together.
Republicans warn of a dark plot to overthrow the Trump government and Democrats talk of a creeping authoritarianism unchecked by Congress. A near-permanent state of gridlock threatens to diminish American democracy itself.
Key Democratic lawmakers are calling on the State Department's watchdog to conduct an "immediate review" of personnel practices after a number of employees told CNN they were unlawfully targeted for political reasons due to their work under the last administration.
U.S. President Donald Trump would take a “tougher” approach to Brexit negotiations than Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May, he said in a television interview to be broadcast later on Sunday.
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The Trump administration and Congress have a matter of weeks to agree to an immigration deal that would protect potentially millions of undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children from deportation.
President Trump is winding down the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which allowed qualified immigrants to work and go to school. The White House set a March 5 deadline for action by Congress.
Before then, lawmakers face a Feb. 8 deadline to fund the government — not too long after a three-day shutdown triggered by the fight over DACA. The Senate will start its immigration debate immediately after the spending deadline.