Mandy Mayfield

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Following President Trump's Twitter announcement that transgender people will be barred from the military, the personnel, health care and fairness issues sure to ensue may compel some soldiers, sailors and others to hide their identities and live a lie to remain in the military.

Oops: Obama-era official blasts Trump for his 2013 tweet about World War III

Mandy Mayfield · August 8, 2017 10:42 pm

Kellyanne Conway made the comment during a press briefing in Bedminster, N.J., along with Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price. The briefing focused on the opioid epidemic. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

National Security

Kellyanne Conway calls Trump’s ‘fire and fury’ threat against North Korea ‘strong and obvious’

Mandy Mayfield · August 8, 2017 9:55 pm

President Trump sang his praised Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Saturday following an announcement by the Department of Justice about its plan to crack down on leakers. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, file)

Trump praises Jeff Sessions after weeks of harsh criticism

Mandy Mayfield · August 5, 2017 11:27 pm

"Working in Bedminster, N.J., as long planned construction is being done at the White House. This is not a vacation -meetings and calls!" President Trump tweeted. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump on latest trip: ‘This is not a vacation!’

Mandy Mayfield · August 5, 2017 11:05 pm

Fox News host Eric Bolling has been suspended after allegations that he sent lewd photos of male genitalia to his female co-workers arose. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Fox News host Eric Bolling suspended after allegedly sending unsolicited lewd photos to female colleagues

Mandy Mayfield · August 5, 2017 8:38 pm

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., expressed his party's uncertainty about President Trump running for office again in 2020, according to a report Saturday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

John McCain on Republican confidence in Trump for 2020: ‘They see weakness in this president’

Mandy Mayfield · August 5, 2017 5:35 pm

President Trump is spending part of the day at his New Jersey golf club on Saturday -- his 45th trip to one of his golf properties since taking office in January. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Trump makes 45th visit to golf property since taking office

Mandy Mayfield · August 5, 2017 4:07 pm

"For those like myself that have nothing to hide, we're doing business as usual," Sebastian Gorka said after being asked if the White House administration has tightened up during White House operations. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Sebastian Gorka on leaks: ‘Do not toy’ with John Kelly

Mandy Mayfield · August 5, 2017 3:12 pm

Shirtless photos of the Russian president released by Russian state television shows Putin fishing with a rod, underwater fishing with a spear gun, and driving a boat through a lake while accompanied by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and other Russian officials, according to the Associated Press. (Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin revives shirtless action shots during spearfishing excursion

Mandy Mayfield · August 5, 2017 1:51 pm

Hillary Clinton has hired two former aides from her 2016 presidential campaign to join "Onward Together," a political action committee working to advance the platform that the former secretary of state campaigned on, according to a report on Friday. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Hillary Clinton enlists former campaign staffers for political group: Report

Mandy Mayfield · August 5, 2017 1:05 am

The Trump family is set to spend a portion of August at the president's golf resort in Bedminster, N.J. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

West Wing being cleared out for August renovations

Mandy Mayfield · August 4, 2017 10:19 pm

A friend of Scaramucci's told a journalist the divorce has been in the works for a while and she was using his newfound fame as leverage. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Anthony Scaramucci shares cartoon mocking his 11-day White House stint

Mandy Mayfield · August 4, 2017 9:07 pm