Trump Plans to Begin E.P.A. Rollback With Order on Clean Water  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Tuesday aimed at rolling back one of former President Barack Obama's major environmental regulations to protect American waterways, but it will have almost …

Does Stephen Miller Speak for Trump?  Or Vice Versa?  —  The 31-year-old is a driving force behind the White House's policies.  —  by  —  From Subscribe Reprints  —  Stephen Miller's corner office in the West Wing of the White House is utterly barren—no pictures on the walls …

DeVos sparks controversy with comments on black colleges  —  President Donald Trump's efforts to bolster relations with historically black colleges erupted in controversy Tuesday after Education Secretary Betsy DeVos released a statement equating the history of the schools …

The White House's Politico slime job, from start to finish  —  Politico reporter Alex Isenstadt paid a certain price for his Sunday scoop about White House press secretary Sean Spicer's treatment of his underlings in the White House communications office.  Under the headline …

The ‘Kellyanne Conway on the couch’ controversy is so incredibly dumb  —  On Monday night, this photo began making the rounds on the Internet:  —  The photo, taken Monday, shows White House counselor Kellyanne Conway perched on a couch in the Oval Office as President Trump stands behind …

Are Republicans Ready To Charge Ahead On Obamacare Repeal?  —  Alice Ollstein contributed reporting.  —  The movement to repeal the Affordable Care Act appears to be approaching a do-or-die moment for Republicans, as the clock ticks on dismantling Obamacare in time to also tackle tax reform before Congress's summer recess.

George W. Bush Breaks His Silence on the Direction of the Country Under President Trump: 'I Don't Like the Racism and Name-Calling'  —  For eight years since leaving the White House, George W. Bush has refused to criticize publicly those who succeeded him, saying he didn't want to make an already tough job …

Elderly Veteran Lays on Floor in Pain While Waiting at VA Hospital  —  An elderly veteran lay on the floor in pain and resorted to using his bag of medication as a pillow while waiting at a Veterans Affairs medical center in Durham, North Carolina on Friday.

Donald Trump Blames SEAL's Death On Military: ‘They Lost Ryan’  —  The buck stops with ‘them.’  —  President Donald Trump on Tuesday dodged responsibility for a botched mission he ordered in Yemen last month, placing the onus on the military and Barack Obama's administration instead.

Trump says Obama behind leaks  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump said he believes former President Barack Obama has been behind the leaks within his administration and the sizable, angry town hall crowds Republicans have faced across the country.  —  Trump was asked in an interview on Fox News' …

'He's a Performance Artist Pretending to be a Great Manager'  —  More than 27 years before Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, Bruce Nobles, then the president of the Trump Shuttle airline, assessed with some befuddlement the business and managerial practices of his boss.

Trump's silence on deadly Olathe shooting is disquieting  —  By The Kansas City Star editorial board  —  At some point, embarrassingly late begins to verge on something more disquieting.  —  President Donald Trump has silently planted himself in that space.

New NSC chief pushed Trump to moderate his language on terrorism  —  What words the president uses from the podium tonight will give a hint about McMaster's clout.  —  President Donald Trump's new national security adviser, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, advised him in a closed-door meeting last week …

'It's got bad karma': Trump-branded hotel grand opening shunned by Vancouver officials  —  VANCOUVER, B.C. — Kerry Jang, a council member in this picturesque Canadian city, recalls being in the crowd nearly four years ago to welcome Donald Trump to announce plans for an iconic new skyscraper …

GOP leader: Leaked ObamaCare replacement ‘no longer’ viable  —  A day after House conservatives panned a leaked GOP draft ObamaCare replacement plan, a top Republican leader on Tuesday described the proposed legislation as “no longer even a viable draft that we're working off of.”

New Commerce Secretary at nexus of lucrative Trump Russian deal  —  With a line that runs through newly confirmed Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Rachel Maddow connects the dots between a billionaire Russian oligarch and a Donald Trump deal worth tens of millions of dollars. ...

This Is How Your Hyperpartisan Political News Gets Made  —  BuzzFeed News traced a group of liberal and conservative websites back to the same company.  “The product they're pitching is outrage,” said one liberal writer.  —  The websites Liberal Society and Conservative 101 appear to be total opposites.

Senior House Democrat plans to skip Trump's speech to Congress  —  A liberal House Democrat from California plans to skip President Donald Trump's address to Congress this evening.  —  Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., the ranking member on the House Financial Services Committee …

FCC chairman says net neutrality was a mistake  —  He's ready to roll it back  —  FCC chairman Ajit Pai said today that net neutrality was “a mistake” and that the commission is now “on track” to return to a much lighter style of regulation.  —  “Our new approach injected tremendous uncertainty …

Trump Slow to Submit Nominations for Top Administration Posts  —  Of 549 key positions that require Senate confirmation, just 15 picks have been confirmed  —  President Donald Trump wants to overhaul the tax code, replace the national health-care system and roll back regulations on most major industries.

The Highs and Lows of President Trump's Job Approval  —  President Trump heads into his first address to Congress with the lowest job approval of any chief executive since Dwight D. Eisenhower, when Gallup began tracking the initial months of a president's term.

Did the Oscars Just Prove That We Are Living in a Computer Simulation?  —  Last night's Oscar bizarreness was not just bizarre but bizarre in a way that is typical of this entirely bizarre time.  The rhythm of the yes-they-won-oh-my-God-no-they- didn't event, with “La La Land” replaced by …