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President Trump said the only thing he wants to do is Make America Great Again. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Trump: ‘All I want to do is #MAGA’

Melissa Quinn · August 30, 2017 1:54 pm

President Trump on Wednesday seemed to rule out the possibility of negotiating some kind of truce with North Korea, just days after his secretary of state suggested that strategy. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

National Security

Trump rules out North Korea negotiations: ‘Talking is not the answer’

Melissa Quinn · August 30, 2017 1:07 pm

The Internet lit up with criticism of first lady Melania Trump's shoe choice as she left the White House with President Trump to visit Texas in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. The first lady wore stilettos when she left the White House, but changed into a pair of sneakers before before getting off Air Force One in Texas. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trevor Noah defends Melania Trump’s shoe choice: ‘Who cares?’

Caitlin Yilek · August 30, 2017 1:04 pm

For Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, a devout Christian, tweeting out Bible verses to his three million followers has become a routine. Though these tweets regularly receive thousands of likes, one disgruntled nonprofit is claiming they amount to an unconstitutional breach of the separation between church and state. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Beltway Confidential

Foundation attacks Sen. Marco Rubio’s Bible verse tweets as unconstitutional

Emily Jashinsky · August 29, 2017 11:40 pm

A University of Tampa professor tweeted his way to unemployment this week. As Hurricane Harvey ravaged southeast Texas on Sunday, University of Tampa Adjunct Sociology Professor Ken Storey, safe in central Florida, had a remarkably mean-spirited take on the tragedy. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Beltway Confidential

University fires professor who blamed Republican supporters in Texas for Hurricane Harvey, said Republicans elsewhere ‘deserve’ similar fate

Emily Jashinsky · August 29, 2017 6:05 pm

"I deeply regret a statement I posted yesterday. I never meant to wish ill upon any group. I hope all affected by Harvey recover quickly," Storey tweeted Monday. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

University of Tampa fires professor who said Hurricane Harvey was ‘instant Karma’ for Texas

Melissa Quinn · August 29, 2017 4:34 pm

Trump tweeted 15 times on Saturday and Sunday, and only four of his tweets were not related to Harvey. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Beltway Confidential

Let’s focus on the substance of Trump’s response to Harvey, not a few tweets

Emily Jashinsky · August 28, 2017 3:50 pm

Obama didn't pardon either Chelsea Manning or Oscar Lopez Rivera, but rather commuted their sentences. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump shares tweet incorrectly claiming Obama pardoned a ‘traitor’ and a ‘terrorist’

Melissa Quinn · August 28, 2017 3:31 pm

Congressional Republicans are bracing for another round of name-calling and criticism from President Trump before returning to Washington next month, fearing his outbursts will complicate their legislative agenda as such behavior becomes a defining feature of his presidency. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Republicans brace for September chaos as Trump puts himself before party

Gabby Morrongiello · August 28, 2017 4:01 am

North Korea threatened launching missiles at the U.S. island territory of Guam after President Trump said on Tuesday that North Korea would be met with "fire and fury" if it continues its hostile actions and rhetoric against the United States. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Chris Murphy blasts Trump for tweeting politics during Hurricane Harvey floods

Todd Shepherd · August 27, 2017 5:07 pm

Trump railed against NAFTA on the campaign trail before his election and has wanted to pull the country out of the mid-1990s deal for months. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Trump plays hardball over NAFTA renegotiation: ‘May have to terminate?’

Kyle Feldscher · August 27, 2017 1:58 pm

Jennifer Bryant looks over the debris from her family business destroyed by Hurricane Harvey Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, in Katy, Texas. Harvey rolled over the Texas Gulf Coast on Saturday, smashing homes and businesses and lashing the shore with wind and rain so intense that drivers were forced off the road because they could not see in front of them. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Chest-high waters flood Houston streets as Harvey drenches Texas

Kyle Feldscher · August 27, 2017 12:28 pm