Catherine Lucey

The president stunned Republicans last week by announcing he wanted to try again to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, insisting the GOP could become the “party of health care.”

The president’s comments underscored the feeling among lawmakers that Trump was not always helpful in the negotiations.

The televised discussion was Trump’s first encounter with the newly empowered Democrats since their midterm victories in the House.

But ongoing differences over steel and aluminum tariffs the U.S. has imposed on its northern and southern neighbors encroached on the celebratory moment.

CNN dropped it’s lawsuit over the revocation of Jim Acosta’s White House credentials.

The president continued to maintain his innocence while launching a fresh round of attacks on the probe.

After Ford’s tearful recounting of allegations that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were in high school, Trump expressed sympathy for Kavanaugh and his family.

Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said she was “appalled” by the president’s morning tweet.

The mayor of Puerto Rico’s capital replied that Trump is “delusional” for rejecting the official conclusion 2,975 people died on the island because of Hurricane Maria.

Hillary Clinton, scrambling to recover from her double-digit defeat in the New Hampshire primary, repeatedly challenged Bernie Sanders’ trillion-dollar policy plans at their presidential debate Thursday night and portrayed him as a big talker who needed to “level” with voters.