What to know about Rep. Ron DeSantis, Florida gubernatorial candidate

Trump endorsed DeSantis even before he had officially declared he was a candidate for governor

• Jul 31, 2018

Thousands fleeing violence in Nicaragua after deadly crackdown on protests

Costa Rica says nearly 8,000 Nicaraguans have filed asylum claims since anti-government protests began in April

• Jul 31, 2018

Trumka says that tariffs have gone too far

Despite previous praise for the tariffs, the AFL-CIO president argued that they targeted too many countries

• Jul 31, 2018

Questions on family separation remain largely unanswered after Senate probe

Immigration officials across the federal government were grilled on the Trump administration's policy of separating families at the border

• Jul 31, 2018

John Kelly now expected to stay through 2020

Chief of staff Kelly just marked his one-year anniversary in the West Wing

• Jul 31, 2018

As Trump heads to Florida, how are voters there feeling about him?

CBS News polling recently surveyed Florida voters on Trump's approval and his handling of the economy

• Jul 31, 2018

Trump says he "spoke to NRA" about 3D plastic guns

President tweeted that the issue of 3D plastic guns "doesn't seem to make much sense"

• Jul 31, 2018

Trump slams billionaire conservative Koch brothers as "total joke"

Trump tweeted that he's "a puppet for no one"

• Jul 31, 2018

U.S. military boosts troop security after deadly Niger ambush

AFRICOM chief says military adding armed drones, armored vehicles, looking harder at when U.S. forces go out with local troops

• Jul 31, 2018

Trump rallies Florida supporters for Ron DeSantis as governor

Trump will hold a rally in Tampa Tuesday to show support for the Republican congressman

• Jul 31, 2018

Former Iraqi translator for troops to finally become citizen after lawsuit

The Iraqi native was at a June 2017 naturalization ceremony in Georgia for 20 immigrant recruits when he was stopped and told he wouldn't be participating

• Jul 31, 2018

Bob Woodward writing inside account of Trump White House

Woodward is drawing on "hundreds of hours" of interviews, along with notes, files and diaries to evoke the "harrowing life" within the White House

• Jul 31, 2018

2 Californians sue state senator for blocking them on Twitter

The case is similar to a successful lawsuit that barred Trump from blocking critics on his Twitter account

• Jul 31, 2018

Lawmakers struggle with response to Trump-Putin relationship

As Trump and Putin weigh another face-to-face meeting, lawmakers in both parties — particularly in the Senate — appear motivated to act

• Jul 31, 2018

What you need to know about the Paul Manafort trial

The former Trump campaign chairman's trial is set to being Tuesday in Alexandria, Virginia

• Jul 31, 2018

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