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Betsy DeVos confirmed as education secretary; vice president casts historic tie-breaking vote

Billionaire philanthropist Betsy DeVos was confirmed as President Donald Trump's Education Secretary, bringing her rocky confirmation process to a historic conclusion. Vice President Mike Pence offered the 51st vote in favor of DeVos

February 07, 2017

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Trump: 'Blame the Judge'

February 06, 2017

Rex Tillerson testifies on Capitol Hill at his confirmation hearing to become the Secretary of State in Washington on Jan. 11, 2017. Patsy Lynch—MediaPunch/IPx/AP

Tillerson Confirmed

February 01, 2017

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February 01, 2017

More Americans approve of Trump’s travel ban than disapprove – poll

Republicans were more likely to say the ban made them feel safer, at 58 percent, while only 10 percent of Democrats felt the same.

February 01, 2017

Pro-Trump demonstrators yell slogans during protest against the travel ban imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order, at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 29, 2017. © Ted Soqui / Reuters

January 31, 2017

President Trump Nominates Neil Gorsuch to Supreme Court

In both writing style and constitutional philosophy, Gorsuch, 49, is a natural replacement for Scalia.

January 31, 2017

Neil Gorsuch talks to an attendee after he delivered prepared remarks before a group of attorneys at a luncheon in a legal firm in lower downtown Denver on Jan. 27, 2017. David Zalubowski—AP

January 31, 2017

Trump administration to allow 872 refugees into U.S. this week

The U.S. government has granted waivers to let 872 refugees into the country this week

January 31, 2017

Trump administration to allow 872 refugees into US this week

January 31, 2017

Senate Committee approves DeVos as education secretary

The US Senate committee for health, education, labor and pensions voted 12-11 to approve Betsy DeVos as education secretary, clearing the way for a full Senate vote on the nomination

January 31, 2017

Betsy DeVos arrives at the Senate Health, Education and Labor Committee confirmation hearing to be next Secretary of Education on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. © Yuri Gripas / Reuters

January 30, 2017

The Latest: New acting attorney general Boente sworn in

Reporters and news photographers were not invited to witness the ceremony.

January 30, 2017

January 30, 2017

Acting AG tells DOJ lawyers not to defend Trump travel ban order

Acting Attorney General Sally Yates instructed Justice Department attorneys to not legally defend President Donald Trump's executive order on refugees and immigration.

January 30, 2017

U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates © Kevin Lamarque / Reuters / Reuters

January 30, 2017

Trump orders two-for-one repeal for all new regulations

he signing of the regulatory order followed a meeting with small-business owners in the White House on Monday morning.

January 30, 2017

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January 29, 2017

Trump executive order: White House stands firm over travel ban

The Trump administration is standing firm over its ban on immigration from seven countries despite court rulings and mass protests against it.

January 29, 2017

Lawyers gathered to represent those facing travel bans

January 28, 2017

Refugee Program Suspended

President Trump Friday signed an executive order suspending the State Department's Refugee Assistance Program and visa entry from Iraq, Syria and five other countries, saying they are "detrimental to the interests of the United States"

January 28, 2017

Trump executive order: Refugees detained at US airports

Rights groups have filed a lawsuit in a New York court to demand the release of refugees in transit who have been detained at John F Kennedy airport.

January 28, 2017

Refugees from Syria's civil war will not be granted entry to the US

January 27, 2017

Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May discuss NATO, trade, Brexit

Trump and May are scheduled to conduct a joint news conference after their Oval Office meeting.

January 27, 2017

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks during the 2017 ''Congress of Tomorrow''

January 27, 2017

Donald Trump to Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto: ‘Pay up or don’t come’

PRESIDENT Donald Trump has declared the “whole world is angry right now”, as he outlined his plans to screen people coming in to the US, fight terrorism and build a wall on the US border with Mexico.

January 27, 2017

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and US President Donald Trump. Picture: AP; AFP

January 26, 2017

Trump brands Chelsea Manning an 'ungrateful traitor'

Chelsea Manning is an "ungrateful traitor" who "should never have been released from prison", President Donald Trump has said on Twitter.

January 26, 2017

FOX NEWS / Image caption US media have pointed out the Trump tweet came minutes after this segment on Fox News

January 19, 2017

Chelsea Manning thanks Obama for prison release

The US army private serving a 35-year prison sentence for leaking classified documents has thanked President Barack Obama for shortening her sentence.

January 19, 2017

January 17, 2017

Pulse nightclub shooting: Wife of gunman 'knew of attack'

The widow of the man who killed 49 people at a Florida gay nightclub knew of the attack before it happened, a court in California has heard.

January 17, 2017

REUTERS / Salman told investigators that her husband was radicalised in the year leading up to the attack

January 17, 2017

Obama commutes Chelsea Manning sentence

President Barack Obama has commuted Chelsea Manning's sentence for leaking documents to Wikileaks in 2010.

January 17, 2017

Manning declared her new identity the day after sentencing

January 15, 2017

Rep. John Lewis ‘Would Not Invite’ Donald Trump to Visit Selma

Rep. John Lewis said he would not invite President-elect Donald Trump on a visit to Selma, Alabama with him in an interview released after Trump attacked the congressman on Twitter. Lewis has frequently visited the city with politicians from both sides of the aisle over the years

January 15, 2017