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Politics 16 hours ago

Trump tweets NFL players should stand for national anthem Sunday

President Donald Trump restated his call for NFL players to stand during the playing of the "Star-Spangled Banner" ahead of this weekend's games, tweeting Saturday night that it was "very important" and calling on players to "Respect our Flag and our Country!"

Politics 16 hours ago

HHS Secretary Price to repay nearly $52G for charter flights, calls move 'unprecedented'

Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price said Thursday that he would reimburse the government for a series of costly charter flights he used to travel to various engagements at taxpayer expense.

Politics 16 hours ago

Fox News Poll: Low marks for Trump on health care, taxes -- higher on economy

Taxes and health care. Both are top priorities in Washington -- and both are issues where voters give President Trump some of his worst job ratings.

Politics 16 hours ago

Republican bill collapses again, because health care is harder than football

President Trump may have put points on the board with his weekend offensive against the NFL, but he lost a big game where the score really counts.

Politics 16 hours ago

Trump tweets he'll 'revisit' DACA if Congress can't pass immigration bill

President Donald Trump tweeted late Tuesday that he would "revisit" his decision to end the DACA program for illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. at a young age if Congress cannot come up with an alternative.

Politics 16 hours ago

Obama: Targeting Dreamers is 'wrong' and 'cruel'

Former President Barack Obama released a lengthy statement on Tuesday, criticizing President Trump's decision to end a program giving illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children a reprieve from deportation.

Politics 16 hours ago

Schumer, Pelosi say they have deal with Trump to protect 'Dreamers'

Democratic congressional leaders emerged from a meeting with President Donald Trump Wednesday vowing to pursue an agreement protecting immigrants who were brought illegally into the U.S. as children from deportation.

Politics 16 hours ago

Trump signs resolution condemning Charlottesville violence after reviving hate group debate

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a resolution condemning white supremacists and hate groups, hours after reviving his assertion that there were "bad dudes" among the people who assembled to oppose a white nationalist protest in Charlottesville, Va., last month.

Politics 16 hours ago

Trump vows 'no amnesty' for 'Dreamers,' says GOP leaders 'on board' with talks

President Donald Trump said Thursday that Republican congressional leaders were "very much on board" with negotiations to protect so-called "Dreamers"— hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who were brought into the U.S. illegally — from deportation.

Politics 16 hours ago

Food stamp rolls plummet in states that restore work requirements

After the food stamp rolls swelled for years under the Obama administration, fresh figures show a dramatic reduction in states that recently have moved to restore work requirements.

Politics 16 hours ago

EPA moves to nix Obama's 'waters of the US' regulation

The Trump administration Tuesday announced plans to scrap an Obama-era environmental rule that had been attacked as federal overreach by farmers and property-rights groups.

Politics 16 hours ago

Nikki Haley says she and son were booed at NY restaurant during gay pride parade

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley took to Twitter Sunday to claim that she and her son were heckled as they left a New York City restaurant while the city's annual Gay Pride Parade was taking place.

Politics 16 hours ago

Joe Biden to LGBT gala: 'Hold President Trump accountable'

Former Vice President Joe Biden, warning of transgender Americans "under attack" in Republican-led states, on Wednesday challenged the nation's LGBT community to push back against President Donald Trump's administration.

Politics 16 hours ago

Trump in Iowa: President calls for barring immigrants from welfare for five years

President Trump announced Wednesday night that he will soon ask Congress to pass legislation banning immigrants from accessing public assistance within five years of entering the U.S.

Politics 16 hours ago

Congressional Black Caucus rejects Trump invitation for second meeting

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) said Wednesday that its members had voted to reject an invitation to meet with President Trump, claiming that the administration's policies are causing "legitimate alarm" among African-American lawmakers and their constituents.

Politics 16 hours ago

White House: Jobless benefits should be 'first new legislation' of 2014

The White House on Wednesday marked the new year by urging Congress to make extending unemployment benefits its top priority when lawmakers return to Washington.

Politics 16 hours ago

Getting hot in here: Why the media hate Trump's climate deal exit

It was a very Trumpian announcement yesterday in the Rose Garden.

Politics 16 hours ago

Paris Agreement on climate change: Pence says Trump 'fighting for American jobs'

Vice President Mike Pence praised President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, telling Fox News' "Hannity" Thursday that the president was "fighting for American jobs."

Politics 16 hours ago

Leaked Trump administration birth control rule would expand religious exemption

Women's groups are threatening to take the Trump administration to court after a leaked, draft regulation revealed a plan to let employers opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women for religious and moral reasons.

Politics 16 hours ago

Ex-Clinton pollster: Surveys about Trump reveal 'polling bubble'

Mark Penn, a former pollster for Bill and Hillary Clinton, told Fox News' "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Tuesday that surveys about Donald Trump's early performance in office reveal a "polling bubble" that under-records support for the president.

Politics 16 hours ago

Trump expands ban on funding abortions overseas

President Trump has moved to broaden a ban on federal dollars going to international groups that perform abortions or provide abortion information, senior administration officials said Monday.

Politics 16 hours ago

Conway on 'Hannity': Trump has 'great record of accomplishments' in first 100 days

Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway told Fox News' "Hannity" Tuesday that President Trump had put together "a great record of accomplishments' in the first 100 days of his administration and vowed more changes would be coming at a "breakneck pace."

Politics 16 hours ago

Marijuana industry braces for clash with Trump administration

Marijuana legalization advocates and industry leaders are bracing for new tensions with the Trump administration – even coaching those in the business how to handle federal raids – as top officials predict “greater enforcement” on the horizon.

Politics 16 hours ago

Hannity: It's time for Republicans to 'step up' and back Trump's agenda

Sean Hannity called on congressional Republicans to "step up" and back President Donald Trump's agenda after he addressed a joint session of Congress Tuesday night.

Politics 16 hours ago

Trump says Mexican president 'has got a problem' with cartels, slams California 'sanctuary state' push

President Donald Trump told Fox News' Bill O'Reilly in an exclusive interview Monday that Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto "has got a problem" with drug cartels in his country.

Opinion 16 hours ago

Will your future be built by entrepreneurs or by politicians?

The idea that government will bring social progress isn't new.

Opinion 16 hours ago

Don't be fooled, Virginia, our government is not Santa Claus

It’s the season for giving. That doesn’t mean it’s the season for government.

Politics 16 hours ago

Good intentions or power grab? HUD unveils regs to diversify neighborhoods

The Obama administration announced new rules on Wednesday that are meant to racially integrate America's neighborhoods but some conservatives claim are an attempt by Washington to play a heavy-handed role in creating “utopias.”

Politics 16 hours ago

Administration rebrands controversial immigration post to skirt funding cut-off

The Obama administration is being accused of trying to pull a fast one on lawmakers by re-branding a controversial immigration job -- a "public advocate" for both legal and illegal immigrants -- after Congress explicitly voted to defund it.

Politics 16 hours ago

In a first, VP Joe Biden officiates a gay wedding

Vice President Joe Biden has officiated a gay wedding, a first for the early proponent of same-sex marriage.

Politics 16 hours ago

Conservatives outraged over Obama transgender directive to public schools

The Obama administration's directive Friday that every public school provide transgender access -- or face the loss of federal funds -- drew swift and strong condemnation from conservatives, with one public official blasting it as presidential "blackmail."