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Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the White House is still deliberating on what type of proposals it will support.  The report is fueling speculation that the national security adviser will soon leave his current position.  Massachusetts might be known as a liberal bastion, but the state’s political power structure has long been a boys’ club. That’s starting to change.  At least we finally know what Ben Carson has been up to: Shopping!

MORE’s family members are increasingly coming under fire, deepening the sense of crisis surrounding the White House. Presidential son-in-law and senior adviser MORE has lost his top-level security clearance, raising fresh doubts about whether he can still handle his broad portfolio and sparking new calls from Democrats for him to be fired. His inability to pass a background check will prevent him from accessing sensitive intelligence related to China, Mexico and the Middle East — all areas Trump tapped him to oversee. MORE<

A top official with the National Rifle Association's lobbying arm (NRA-ILA) said Thursday following an Oval Office meeting with his call to "take the guns first, go through due process second." "I had a great meeting tonight with @realDonaldTrump & @VP. We all want safe schools, mental health reform and to keep guns away from dangerous people.

MORE said Thursday that he will impose steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from around the world next week, defying Republican lawmakers who have pushed back against the move. Trump said he will announce tariffs of 25 percent on imported steel and 10 percent on aluminum from all countries that send their metals to the United States, a decision sure to lead to retaliation by key trading partners. “We'll be signing it next week. And you'll have protection for a long time in a while,” Trump said, casting the effort as a way to protect U.S.

House conservatives say they are baffled by MORE’s recent support for a string of Democratic-backed gun control ideas, with some lawmakers even questioning how committed he is to protecting the Second Amendment. “I don’t know how he came unmoored,” said libertarian Rep.

Senate Majority Leader on Tuesday that he will give an immigration bill a vote, but it won't be attached to a spending deal. "It is still my view that I will call up a DACA related immigration bill that ... the president will sign and that it will not be a part of any overall spending agreement," McConnell told reporters, referring to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Congress has less than two weeks to meet a Jan.

Ordering combative action on foreign trade, President Donald Trump declared Thursday the U.S. will impose steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, escalating tensions with China and other trading partners and raising the prospect of higher prices for American consumers and companies. With "trade war" talk in the air, stocks closed sharply lower on Wall Street. Trump said firm action was crucial to protect U.S.

The White House and Pentagon have been preparing for National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster to move out of his role in the administration and possibly return with a promotion to a job in the military, sources tell ABC News. While Lt. Gen. McMaster's departure does not appear imminent, it has been contemplated for several weeks — a transition expected possibly as soon as this spring, the sources said. “We frequently face rumor and innuendo about senior administration officials.

President Wilbur Ross and industry executives. One aluminum company executive said his industry has lost jobs due to unfair competition that's led to a lack of investment. “We need a level playing field or we are going to lose our manufacturing infrastructure and the national security issues that surround having a vibrant, capable manufacturing sector,” John Lapides, CEO of United Aluminum. Wall Street's reaction was sharply negative with the Dow closing down more than 400 points, with traders concerned that a company l

More than 200 people were arrested on immigration violations during a four-day operation in Northern California, but authorities said Thursday that hundreds eluded capture because of a warning from Oakland's mayor. U.S.