Trump admits he thought being president would be a lot easier than his old life  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  He misses driving, feels as if he is in a cocoon, and is surprised how hard his new job is.  —  President Donald Trump on Thursday reflected on his first 100 days …

State Department Wants to Clear Nikki Haley's Remarks Before She Speaks  —  UNITED NATIONS — The United States ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki R. Haley, has often been the first, most outspoken member of the Trump administration to weigh in on key foreign policy issues …

‘I was all set to terminate’: Inside Trump's sudden shift on NAFTA  —  President Trump was set to announce Saturday, on the 100th day of his presidency, that he was withdrawing from the North American Free Trade Agreement — the sort of disruptive proclamation that would upend both global …

Exclusive: Federal probe of Fox News expands  —  Fox News still under grand jury probe  —  The U.S. Justice Department's investigation of Fox News has widened to include a second law enforcement agency.  —  Financial crimes experts from the United States Postal Inspection Service are now involved …

Why can't House repeal Obamacare?  Because a lot of Republicans don't want to  —  “We're going to go when we have the votes,” Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday when asked when the House will pass a bill to repeal and replace Obamacare.  Lawmakers will not be constrained by any “artificial deadline,” Ryan declared.

Obama scores another $400K speaking fee amid criticism … Even as President Obama faced criticism for getting $400,000 for a speech to a Wall Street bank, he pocketed the same amount of money for a second speech, The Post has learned.  —  Obama made another $400,000 on Thursday when he appeared …

Donald Trump's first 100 days have been a moneymaking success story  —  He's getting what he cares about.  —  Donald Trump attracted a reputation over the years as a ruthless and unscrupulous businessman.  He said on the campaign trail that having been “greedy all my life,” …

AP FACT CHECK: Claims about Trump's tax plan don't hold up  —  Getting to the bottom of President Donald Trump's tax plan is difficult because it exists so far as bullet points on a single page, with no detail.  Still, there are reasons to be wary about some of the claims coming out of the White House about it.

Emails reveal FBI, Justice probe of Burlington College  —  BURLINGTON — The Justice Department was investigating the activities of the now-defunct Burlington College as recently as February, according to emails obtained through a public records request.  —  The emails show the U.S. attorney …

John Kasich Sounds Like He's Over The Republican Party  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — Is John Kasich still a Republican?  —  The Ohio governor and mainstay of the party's mainstream is out this week with a book that at times reads like an angry breakup letter.  —  “Oh yeah, I'm a Repub... ,” …

Alt-right thugs want to bring muscle to liberal protests … An alt-right group apparently is trying to build a small street army — vowing to use violence if necessary to defend free speech from leftist extremists.  —  Kyle Chapman — a “proud American nationalist” who became a conservative hero …

Trump's Executive Orders Are Mostly Theater  —  President Donald Trump signed his first executive order on his first day in the White House, taking aim at his predecessor's signature achievement.  “Trump Signs Executive Order to Roll Back Obamacare,” Forbes reported.

Exclusive: 'If there's a shutdown, there's a shutdown,' Trump says  —  President Donald Trump downplayed the severity of a potential government shutdown on Thursday, just two days shy of a deadline for Congress to reach a spending deal to avert temporary layoffs of federal workers.  —  “We'll see what happens.

Lewandowski's firm appears to offer Trump meetings  —  A firm co-founded by Donald Trump's original campaign manager Corey Lewandowski appears to have been pitching clients around the world by offering not only policy and political advice, but also face time with President Trump …

‘SportsCenter’ anchor agrees politics are hurting ESPN … ESPN's sweeping staff cuts are not just the result of ambitious TV rights deals and an overburdened budget, popular “SportsCenter” anchor Linda Cohn suggested Thursday.  —  The network may be losing the subscriber revenue …

Living in the Trump Zone  —  Fans of old TV series may remember a classic “Twilight Zone” episode titled “It's a Good Life.”  It featured a small town terrorized by a 6-year-old who for some reason had monstrous superpowers, coupled with complete emotional immaturity.

People Are Trolling Trump's New Anti-Immigrant Hotline With Reports Of Space Aliens And The Government Is Not Amused  —  On Wednesday, the Trump administration launched a new office called the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office (VOICE), to assist victims of crimes committed …

Donald Trump's Art Of The Retreat  —  The master negotiator hasn't had much success, you know, negotiating.  —  WASHINGTON Just three months into his presidency, Donald Trump's bestselling The Art of the Deal might be due for a sequel: The Humility of the Failed Bluff.

The Global Effort to Flatter Ivanka  —  The international project of flattering Ivanka Trump—which some of the world's most notable women, from Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany, to Queen Máxima, of the Netherlands, engaged in at a panel discussion during the W20 conference …

Here are 100 Lies and False Statements From Trump's First 100 Days … claim that a wave of people voting illegally cost him the popular vote is a lie.  So is his claim of gigantic crowds at his inauguration.  And from that foundation flowed an unprecedented torrent of flat lies …

There's a Logic to Trump's War On the Media  —  This article appears under the title, “Trump's Media War,” in the Spring 2017 issue of The American Prospect magazine.  Subscribe here.  —  Donald Trump's attacks on the news media since taking office have been so persistent, so over-the-top …