(CNN) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that Puerto Rico faced a situation “worse than Katrina” as he explained why he was rating his administration’s response to the hurricane a 10 out of 10. “It was probably the most difficult when you talk about relief, when you talk about search, when you talk about all the different levels. Even…… MORE
(CNN) — President Donald Trump engaged in a public feud Wednesday with a Democratic congresswoman over her claim that he told the widow of a US serviceman killed in an ambush in Niger that “he knew what he signed up for, but I guess it still hurt.” Trump has emphatically denied Florida Rep. Frederica Wilson’s account…… MORE
(CNN) — Senators Lamar Alexander and Patty Murray have reached a deal “in principle” to restore Affordable Care Act cost-sharing reduction payments for two years in exchange for more state flexibility in Obamacare. One Senate aide said the plan would also restore just over $100 million in funding for Obamacare outreach, which is particularly critical since the…… MORE
(CNN) — US President Donald Trump has “lit the wick of the war” against North Korea, a Russian state news agency quoted North Korea’s foreign minister as saying on Wednesday. The statement follows weeks of escalating tensions between North Korea and the United States, fueled by Pyongyang’s repeated nuclear tests and Trump’s tough talk. Speaking…… MORE
(CNN) — The Trump administration dropped a potential bomb into negotiations on the future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy on Sunday night — but key players on the Hill still aren’t sure yet whether the fuse is actually lit. Reaction to the administration’s priorities list of tough border security and immigration enforcement…… MORE