Trump Says Interior Secretary Zinke Leaving Administration
15 December 2018 - Zinke, 57, played a leading part in Trump's efforts to roll back environmental regulations and promote domestic energy development.
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Texas Judge Rules Health Care Overhaul Unconstitutional
14 December 2018 - A federal judge in Texas has ruled the Affordable Care Act "invalid" on the eve of the sign-up deadline for coverage next year.
7-Year-Old in Good Health, Border Agents Said; Then She Died
14 December 2018 - CBP Commissioner Kevin McAleenan said agents "did everything in their power" to save her.
Trump Picks Mulvaney to Be Next Chief of Staff
14 December 2018 - Trump tweeted that Mulvaney "will be named Acting White House Chief of Staff, replacing General John Kelly, who has served our Country with distinction."
Senate Rebukes Trump, Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi, Yemen War
14 December 2018 - "The current relationship with Saudi Arabia is not working," said Republican Senator Lindsey Graham.
Court: Trump Can’t Let Companies Deny Birth Control Coverage
13 December 2018 - The ruling, however, may be short lived because the administration has adopted new rules on contraceptive coverage that will likely prompt renewed legal challenges.
Trump Invokes ‘Advice-of-Counsel’ Defense in Campaign Probe
13 December 2018 - The advice-of-counsel defense is a real thing. But it can be risky.
In Plea Deal, Russian Woman Admits to Being a Secret Agent
13 December 2018 - The case has offered insight into how Moscow seeks to influence American policy.
As Protectors Abandon Trump, Investigation Draws Closer
13 December 2018 - Both Michael Cohen and American Media Inc. now say they made hush money payments to a porn star and a Playboy Playmate for the purposes of helping his 2016 White House bid, a campaign finance violation.
Judge Gives Ex-Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen 3 Years in Prison
12 December 2018 - Cohen was sentenced three years in prison in New York, for dodging taxes, lying to Congress and violating campaign finance laws.
Julian Castro Moves Toward 2020 White House Run
12 December 2018 - The move gives the 44-year-old former San Antonio mayor an early start to what's shaping up as a crowded Democratic field without a clear front-runner to challenge President Donald Trump.
Behind Closed Doors, Pelosi Disparages Trump’s ‘Manhood’
11 December 2018 - She told Democrats privately, "He said at the end of the meeting, he said, 'We can go two routes with this meeting: with a knife or a candy. I said, 'Exactly.'"
