Full Transcript and Video: Trump News Conference  —  President Trump on Thursday announced his new nominee for labor secretary, Alexander Acosta, during a news conference at the White House.  Following is a transcript of that event, as prepared by the Federal News Service.

Flynn in FBI interview denied discussing sanctions with Russian ambassador  —  Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn denied to FBI agents in an interview last month that he had discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia with that country's ambassador to the United States before President …

Christie says Trump made him order the meatloaf at meal together  —  TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says President Donald Trump made him order meatloaf when they dined together at the White House this week.  —  Christie and his wife, Mary Pat, joined Trump at the White House on Tuesday.

In First Month, Views of Trump Are Already Strongly Felt, Deeply Polarized  —  Opposition to Trump's refugee policy; improved views of economy  —  Less than a month after Donald Trump took office, the public's initial impressions of the new president are strongly felt, deeply polarized and far more negative than positive.

Trump family's elaborate lifestyle is a ‘logistical nightmare’ — at taxpayer expense  —  On Friday, President Trump and his entourage will jet for the third straight weekend to a working getaway at his oceanfront Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla.  —  On Saturday, Trump's sons Eric and Don Jr. …

Trump tells Jewish magazine's reporter to ‘sit down,’ blames anti-Semitism on ‘the other side’  —  Trump: I am the least anti-Semitic person  — A reporter from a Jewish magazine asked Trump about threats to dozens of Jewish Community Centers  —  Washington (CNN)In response …

Former Obama aide fined $90,000 for illegally lobbying Emanuel on Uber's behalf  —  David Plouffe speaks before United States President Barack Obama appears at campaign fundraiser at Navy Pier in Chicago, IL on April 14, 2011.  —  A former senior executive for Uber who once served …

GOP May Cap Insurance Tax Break as ACA Repeal Bill Nears  —  Tax proposal is on ‘menu’ of options under consideration  —  Some Republicans say they're opposed to idea as a tax increase  —  Republicans are considering capping the U.S.'s tax break on job-provided health insurance …

FBI arrests man in Myrtle Beach allegedly planning attack ‘in the spirit of Dylann Roof’  —  MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - A man with connections to a white supremacy group was arrested in Myrtle Beach Wednesday after purchasing a gun from an undercover FBI agent, apparently intending to commit an attack “in the spirit of Dylann Roof.”

Building Global Community  —  On our journey to connect the world, we often discuss products we're building and updates on our business.  Today I want to focus on the most important question of all: are we building the world we all want?  —  History is the story of how we've learned …

White House dismisses 6 over failed background checks  —  Several White House staffers were dismissed Thursday morning after failing FBI background checks, according to sources familiar with the matter.  —  Some of the aides were “walked out of the building by security” …

Trump Winery Seeks Even More Foreign Workers  —  The Virginia wine producer, owned by Eric Trump, is the latest Trump family business to seek foreign guest workers for US jobs.  Latest request asks for 23 laborers, on top of six sought in December.  —  WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 16 …

A HUD Official Once Criticized Trump.  Now He's an Ex-Official.  —  WASHINGTON — A top aide to President Trump's housing secretary nominee, Ben Carson, was fired and led out of the department's headquarters by security on Wednesday after writings critical of Mr. Trump surfaced in his vetting …

Woolly mammoth on the verge of resurrection, scientists say  —  Scientist leading ‘de-extinction’ effort says Harvard team just two years away from creating a hybrid embryo, in which mammoth traits would be programmed into an Asian elephant  —  The woolly mammoth vanished from the Earth 4,000 years ago …

About ‘The Press Conference’  —  This is that rare time when I think the cliched phrase is appropriate: That press conference speaks for itself.  There's very little I can think to add.  It all amounts to a confirmation of what most of us already know.  This man is not emotionally …

Chief gaming regulator secretly recorded conversation with attorney general, turned tape over to FBI  —  This morning, The Nevada Independent filed a public records request for the recording of the attorney general made by the chairman of the Gaming Control Board.

Fox News anchor Heather Nauert in talks to be State Dept. spokesperson  —  Fox News anchor Heather Nauert is in talks to be named the next spokesperson for the State Department, multiple sources with knowledge of the talks tell POLITICO.  —  Nothing is final, as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson …

Suicide attack on Pakistani shrine kills 72, claimed by Islamic State  —  A suicide bomber attacked a crowded Sufi shrine in southern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 72 people and wounding dozens more in the deadliest of a wave of bombings across the South Asian nation this week.

Unions Are Losing Their Decades-Long ‘Right-to-Work’ Fight  —  Mandatory fees are endangered at the Supreme Court, statehouses, and Congress.  —  by  —  Subscribe Reprints  —  Last year the total share of U.S. workers who belong to a union fell to 10.7 percent, a record low.