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June 14, 2021 at 5:46 am

Biden’s goal with Putin: Keep U.S.-Russia ties from worsening

President Joe Biden has a modest goal when he sits down with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva this week: make sure the U.S.-Russia relationship...

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FILE – In this Jan. 20, 2021, file photo, former Vice President Mike Pence greets supporters after arriving back in his hometown of Columbus, Ind. Pence is steadily re-entering public life as he eyes a potential run for the White House in 2024. He’s writing op-eds, delivering speeches, preparing trips to early voting states and launching an advocacy group likely to focus on promoting the accomplishments of the Trump administration.(AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File) WX206 WX206

April 7, 2021 at 7:48 am

Pence lines up allies, nodding at possible 2024 campaign

Advancing American Freedom will "build on the success of the last four years by promoting traditional Conservative values and promoting the successful policies of the...

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February 9, 2021 at 6:40 am

Biden to ask 56 Trump-appointed U.S. attorneys to step down

President Joe Biden's Justice Department is preparing to ask most U.S. attorneys appointed by former President Donald Trump to resign their positions while asking two...

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January 17, 2021 at 10:11 pm

Trump farewell ceremony planned for Wednesday morning ahead of Biden oath

WASHINGTON — White House officials are planning a farewell ceremony for Donald Trump as he leaves Washington on Wednesday morning for the last time as...

President Donald Trump walks down the steps before a speech near a section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Alamo, Texas. (Delcia Lopez/The Monitor via AP) TXMCA702 TXMCA702

January 14, 2021 at 5:47 pm

Trump plans to live at Mar-a-Lago and employ some current aides

It isn’t clear when President Donald Trump will depart Washington for Florida but he has said he will not attend Joe Biden's inauguration. Some of...

December 14, 2020 at 11:48 am

White House official recovering after 3-month hospitalization, amputation of foot and lower leg from covid, friend says

A White House official who fell ill with covid-19 in September is recovering after three months in the hospital, though he lost his right foot...

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Surrounded by Army cadets, President Donald Trump watches the first half of the 121st Army-Navy Football Game in Michie Stadium at the United States Military Academy, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) DCAH427 DCAH427

December 13, 2020 at 2:18 pm

Trump, top officials to be offered vaccine within days

President Donald Trump and other top U.S. officials will be offered the newly approved coronavirus vaccine within days as part of a plan to ensure...

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November 29, 2020 at 7:28 pm

Kushner to lead U.S. delegation to Middle East as tensions simmer

Jared Kushner, senior adviser to President Donald Trump, will travel to Saudi Arabia and Qatar this week in a bid to ease tensions in the...

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November 12, 2020 at 1:39 pm

Trump loyalists hit with new wave of COVID-19 after election party

WASHINGTON — A new wave of people in Donald Trump’s orbit — including longtime adviser Corey Lewandowski and Republican lobbyist Jeff Miller — have tested...

November 6, 2020 at 8:01 pm

Trump Aides Frustrated After Meadows’s Silence on Infection

(Bloomberg) -- Some of Donald Trump's White House and campaign aides are frustrated that the president's chief of staff, Mark Meadows, didn't issue a statement...

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