Author: Isaac Arnsdorf

Washington Post – Politics:

The president’s ultimatum drew condemnation across the political spectrum and intensified open debate about his credibility, morality and sanity.

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As a candidate, Trump had pledged to prioritize child care affordability and preserve Medicare. A spokeswoman argued that the president was referring to fraud.

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Trump told a lengthy story about negotiating over the price of Sharpie pens. The company says it has no record of any such conversation.

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President Donald Trump acknowledged for the first time a personal rationale for attacking Iran: “I got him before he got me.”

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Activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a draft executive order that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.

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At first, President Donald Trump stuck to a largely positive message. But his big speech took a turn about an hour in.

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Army policy prohibits partisan displays, and most service members refrained from cheering.

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Supporters said they’d never seen Trump like this before and wondered if he’d achieved his purpose of assuaging concerns about the economy.

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A DHS official leading the process previously worked at the America First Policy Institute, a pro-Trump nonprofit where the contractor’s CEO was a donor.